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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Strategy, RTS, Action RTS, 3D.

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A Third Person Systemic Card Game - TPSCG (1 v 1) Take part in the Pentad Mage Duels, where you and other apprentices control paper avatars to duel in a paper castle and become mages. With a deck of 130 cards that combine in different ways, use real-time systemic strategy to win.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2025-05-28
Developer: Gently Giant LLC
Genres: Action, Indie, Strategy
Platforms: Windows

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    93% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
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    Why similar: Action RTS 36.3%, RTS 28.4%, Strategy 16.1%, Medieval 6.1%, Colorful 5.8%

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    Windows · Linux

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    91% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows

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    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    87% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    86% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Filip Gichev
    Windows

    Command armies of wizards, gather resources, and build magical structures to dominate the battlefield. Use powerful spells, customize your hero, and outsmart opponents in intense solo or multiplayer battles.

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    84% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    76% matchNo user reviews2025
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    Windows

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    74% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    71% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 93.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    71% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Paweł Murias
    Windows

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    70% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive86% of 269 reviews2022
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    68% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2026
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    Windows

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    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Timothy
    Windows

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    69% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
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    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Studio 37
    Windows

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    67% match7 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
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    67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    67% matchNo user reviews
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    66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
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    66% matchMixed66% of 331 reviews2022
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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