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Games Like Sapper

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Arcade, Space, Top-Down Shooter.

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In Sapper, you play a small anti-pirate. mine-sapper unit. Cleanse local home vessels and exotic alien craft of enemies, mines, and watch vast ships ride to safety as you collect your bounty.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2020-08-31
Developer: SpriteFlick
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Alchemy Skunkworks
    Windows

    Meteor Havok is a take on the classic Asteroids arcade shooter. Enter the asteroid fields to blast a path to safety with your agile ship and powerful lasers.

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    90% matchNo user reviews2024
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    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2020
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    88% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
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    86% match9 user reviews44% of 9 reviews2018
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    86% matchNo user reviews2025
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    87% matchNegative18% of 38 reviews2011
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    70% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
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    Windows

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    67% matchPositive84% of 44 reviews2022
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    68% matchNo user reviews2024
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    69% matchMixed65% of 40 reviews2015
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    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    70% matchNo user reviews2021
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    68% matchMostly Positive73% of 40 reviews2015
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    66% matchNo user reviews
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