Games like Vampire Survivors
Eight survivors-like and bullet heaven games on PC — Brotato, Halls of Torment, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and more — with what each one changes about the formula.
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Xianxia and cultivation games on PC
A primer on xianxia, wuxia and xuanhuan, then eight games: cultivation sandboxes, sect management, story RPGs, mythological action and xianxia deckbuilders.
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Drawing puzzle games like Crayon Physics
Draw-a-line physics puzzles and their relatives — Crayon Physics Deluxe, Max: The Curse of Brotherhood, World of Goo, Poly Bridge — plus tips for solving line-drawing puzzles.
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Island survival games like Raft
Eight survival crafting games set on islands, oceans and jungles — Raft, Stranded Deep, The Forest, Subnautica, Green Hell and more — compared by setting, tone and threat.
Read the guide →Games like Tale of Immortal
Eight games for Tale of Immortal fans — Amazing Cultivation Simulator, The Scroll of Taiwu, Kenshi, Yi Xian and more — with which part of the cultivation sim each one delivers.
Read the guide →Fantasy games with cultivation mechanics
What a cultivation system really is — realms, breakthroughs, qi, tribulations, lifespan — and eight games that have one, marked literal or cultivation-adjacent.
Read the guide →Cultivation card games and xianxia deckbuilders
Cultivation deckbuilders and roguelike card games on PC — Yi Xian, Slay the Spire, Monster Train, Griftlands, Inscryption, Balatro — and why the genres fit.
Read the guide →How we write these: we only list games we're confident about, with the developer and the year they first came out, and we leave out prices, scores and anything else that changes week to week. Each guide includes one of our own games; it is always labelled as ours. Looking for how we build things instead? See the devlog.