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2012PC82 % positive18.99 €

A 2D blend of shooter and real-time strategy where you play a disembodied brain remotely controlling many expendable clone and robot bodies. A fully destructible pixel world and physics chaos make every fight unpredictable.

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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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2019USK 12PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable84 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Cortex Command: a sci-fi setting, complex systems to tinker with and good gunplay.

As a mercenary pilot you command giant BattleMechs from a first-person cockpit, take contracts and grow your merc company and mech bay. The blend of weighty tactical battles and company management is its appeal.

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Pixel art

A quirky platform brawler where you assemble your fighter from parts won off defeated enemies, each granting its own abilities. Take them into tournaments or destructible arenas against friends.

Rec Room

Sandbox with your own goals

Rec Room was a social VR platform where you hung out with friends, played minigames across millions of player-made rooms, or built your own creations. It centered on community and creativity, and its servers were shut down in mid-2026.

Capsule Force

Pixel art

A fast 2D arena shooter inspired by 80s space anime, where you duel opponents, deflect shots back with an energy shield and dodge lasers. The focus is clearly on competitive local multiplayer.

Naval Action

Sandbox with your own goals

An online naval sandbox set in the age of sail, where you build ships, trade and fight tactical battles shaped by wind and cannon fire. The open world is driven by player economy and faction warfare.

Crackdown

Shooting and gunplay

As a genetically enhanced Agent you take down three crime lords across the open city of Pacific City. Fighting, racing and collecting agility orbs make you stronger until you leap across skyscrapers like a superhero.

M.U.G.E.N

Sandbox with your own goals

M.U.G.E.N is a 2D fighting engine where you can pit thousands of community-made fighters from games, shows and original creations against each other. Quality varies wildly, but almost any character you can imagine is probably already in there.

Rigs: Mechanized Combat League

Sci-fi setting

You pilot a towering mech in team-based arena matches that play out like a futuristic sport. What sets it apart is the blend of fast shootouts with the structure and rivalry of a competitive league.

Rivals of Aether

Pixel art

A fast platform fighter in the vein of Super Smash Bros., with pixel art visuals and animal fighters tied to the elements of fire, water, air and earth. Precise movement, timing and local multiplayer brawls are the core of the experience.

Retimed

Pixel art

A local arena shooter for 2 to 4 players in which time slows down in a bubble around anyone in danger. The shift between frantic action and tense slow motion makes for distinctive duels.

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