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XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a turn-based tactics game where players control XCOM, a multinational paramilitary organization,...

Strategy Tactical Sci Fi Retro

9.0 Excellent

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Super Hexagon

Super Hexagon is a minimalist action game created by Irish developer Terry Cavanagh. Noted for its intense, hypnotic gam...

Arcade Minimalist Challenging INDIE

8.9 Great

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Spelunky

Spelunky is an action-adventure video game developed by Derek Yu. It presents players with procedurally generated cave e...

Exploration Retro Challenging Roguelike

8.9 Great

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SimCity 2000

SimCity 2000 is a city-building simulation developed by Maxis in 1993 for Macintosh and MS-DOS. It expanded upon the ori...

Strategy Classic Simulation Retro

8.8 Great

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World of Goo

World of Goo is a physics-based puzzle game developed by 2D Boy. Players strategically arrange interconnected blobs of “...

Creative Challenging INDIE Puzzle

8.8 Great

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Braid

Braid is a puzzle-platform game created by Number None and designed by Jonathan Blow. Initially released for Xbox Live A...

Challenging INDIE Narrative Driven 2000S

8.8 Great

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Oxygen Not Included

Oxygen Not Included is a challenging strategy video game where players manage a group of colonists inhabiting an undergr...

Strategy Sci Fi Management Simulation

8.8 Great

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The Binding of Isaac

The Binding of Isaac is a roguelike action-adventure game based on the Biblical narrative of Isaac’s flight into a monst...

Challenging Roguelike INDIE Dark Fantasy

8.4 Great

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Prison Architect

Prison Architect is a strategy simulation game challenging players to design, build, and manage their own correctional f...

Strategy Management Simulation PC

8.1 Great

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Two Point Hospital

Two Point Hospital is a business simulation game where players design and manage hospitals in the fictional Two Point Co...

Strategy Management Casual INDIE

8.1 Great

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Orcs Must Die!

Orcs Must Die! presents a third-person action-tower defense experience developed by Robot Entertainment. Players strateg...

Strategy Action RPG PC Challenging

8.1 Great

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Ultimate Custom Night

Ultimate Custom Night is a video game within the Five Nights at Freddy’s series. Players assume the role of a night guar...

Strategy Independent Retro Survival

7.2 Good

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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator is a video game series centered around surviving five nights within Freddy Fazbear’s...

Management INDIE Atmospheric Puzzle

7.2 Good

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60 Seconds!

60 Seconds! is a survival game where players control a family attempting to collect resources before a nuclear detonatio...

Strategy Mobile Post Apocalyptic Poland

7.1 Good

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Ark: Survival Evolved

Ark: Survival Evolved is a 2017 action-adventure survival game created by Studio Wildcard. Players are stranded on vario...

Strategy Multiplayer Survival Sandbox

6.9 Fair

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Growtopia

Growtopia is a massively multiplayer online sandbox game where players cultivate resources and construct environments. I...

Strategy Simulation Casual INDIE

6.8 Fair

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out

The Simpsons: Tapped Out was a mobile city-building game developed by EA Mobile. It featured users constructing their ow...

Strategy Mobile Simulation Family Friendly

6.2 Fair

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SimCity BuildIt

SimCity BuildIt is a mobile strategy video game developed by Electronic Arts. Players design and manage their own cities...

Strategy Mobile Simulation Casual

6.1 Fair

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CityVille

CityVille is a mobile strategy video game where players build and manage their own cities. Released in 2010 by Zynga, it...

Strategy Mobile Simulation Casual

5.7 Mediocre

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SimCity

SimCity is a strategy video game that simulates urban development and management. Players design and build cities within...

Strategy Simulation City Building Game Science Fiction

4.9 Poor