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Games Like Pesky Humans

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Top-Down Shooter, Arcade, Top-Down, Shoot 'Em Up.

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Pesky Humans is a real-time, top-down, point-and-click sci-fi shooter. It is single player, with setting-appropriate music unique to each difficulty level. Talkative Ship AIs respond to players actions, spoken in English but subtitled for other languages.

Reviews: 1 user reviews — 100% — of 1 reviews
Released: 2021-03-01
Developer: Serious Tangents
Genres: Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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