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24 alternatives to 12 is Better Than 6

Explore the dangers of Wild West in hand-drawn Top-down sho…

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. 12 is Better Than 6 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Hard West▲79

   "Weird" West World with Turn-Based RPG Combat

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Overland (First Access)▲89

   Make the most of a terrible situation

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Steamroll▲68

   A steampunk adventure and puzzle game

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Roguelands▲66

   A pixelated multiplayer RPG

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt▲194

   Visually stunning RPG full of meaningful choices/consequence

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

   Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Dungeon Warfare▲73

   Tower defense meets Gauntlet-era graphics

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Planescape: Torment▲66

   Classic Forgotten Realms DnD based cRPG. Possibly the best.

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   Dungeon League▲60

   Everything awesome about RPG's without the boring bits

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    War for the Overworld▲66

    Rule the Under AND Overworld as you build your dungeon.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Firewatch▲107

    A mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Raining Blobs▲72

    1-8 players, challenging, falling blobs, puzzle game

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Hearthlands▲70

    A city-building game set in a medieval/fantasy world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Bit Pit▲74

    Score-hoarding arcade jumparound

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Happy Mitten - 22: Board Games, Business, and West Michigan Tabletop Gamers▲65

    Tips for growing and nourishing a local game community

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Firewatch▲179

    A mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Nuclear Throne▲63

    A brutal, yet adorable, roguelike shooter

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Sublevel Zero▲85

    Roguelike 6DoF shooter where reality is falling apart

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65

    An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Undertale▲70

    A super peaceful RPG

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Bendy and the Ink Machine▲68

    When cartoon characters come alive and want to kill you

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Evoland 2▲62

    An homage to traditional RPGs, travel through time and games

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    2-bit Cowboy▲82

    A Westernvania adventure game!

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    0 A. D.▲99

    A free, open-source game of ancient warfare

    2015 · its alternatives →

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