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Games Like Five Elements

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, Indie, RPG, Turn-Based.

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Five Elements is a real time strategy game about managing energies of five Taoist elements (fire, earth, metal, water and wood). The hero is a monk in quest for Enlightenment.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 73% — of 40 reviews
Released: 2017-03-24
Developer: TaosX
Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 4.8 hrs
Mean playtime: 5.6 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 97%

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    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 99%

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    94% matchMixed61% of 44 reviews2016
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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows

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    91% matchMixed54% of 35 reviews2016
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    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 43 reviews2016
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    Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    Windows

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    90% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2016
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    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    89% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2016
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    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%

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    88% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2017
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    80% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    76% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    Windows

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    73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    71% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2019
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Negative28% of 25 reviews2018
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    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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    69% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2020
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    69% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    62% matchNo user reviews
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    71% matchMixed50% of 10 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    61% matchNo user reviews
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    61% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    70% matchMostly Negative36% of 14 reviews2019
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    60% matchNo user reviews
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    60% matchNo user reviews
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    60% matchNo user reviews
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    59% matchNo user reviews
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