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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, 2D, Singleplayer, Pixel Graphics.

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"The Superfluous" [soo-pur-floo-uh s] A cave-diving, sci-fi, rogue-lite, platformer with jet packs and lots of explosions. Help stop an apocalyptic asteroid on collision course with Earth. Lead a squad to the center of the asteroid and blast it into space dust.

Reviews: Very Positive — 81% — of 53 reviews
Released: 2017-05-19
Developer: Voided Pixels
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 2.9 hrs
Mean playtime: 3.5 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 94%

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    64% matchVery Positive89% of 608 reviews2022
    Dev: 8BitSkull
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Blast hordes of alien ships into junk. Collect the scrap to upgrade your ship into an unstoppable force of destruction. Unlock new characters and weapons and upgrade your stats between runs.

    Why similar: Roguelite 38.3%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Action 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%, 2D 3.8%

  59. #59 Earth Overclocked
    69% matchVery Positive80% of 198 reviews2015
    Dev: Chronicle Bench
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Earth Overclocked is a frantic rogue-lite adventure starring a scientist who is terrible at making time machines, but great at blasting bad guys. Use a diverse selection of weapons to fight off monsters while searching for pieces of your time machine in randomly generated environments.

    Why similar: Roguelite 31.4%, Adventure 18.9%, Action 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Indie 14.8%

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