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Games Like Rhizomatic Compound

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Platformer, Metroidvania, Action.

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Investigate a mysterious colony on a distant alien planet in this hand drawn sci-fi tale of exploitation and collapse from the influential Decadence collective. Explore ruins, hack terminals, reprogram cellular life forms, and cultivate fungi spores to disrupt and penetrate the hostile environment.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: To be announced
Developer: DECASOFT
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    95% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
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    91% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2022
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    90% matchPositive85% of 13 reviews2024
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    89% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2020
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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac
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    73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Escape Code Games
    Windows · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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    72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
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    70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
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    70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    68% matchNo user reviews
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