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24 alternatives to Evil Cogs

A mystery game about war between light & darkness

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Evil Cogs launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Warlight▲87

   Customizable risk-like strategy game

   2015 · war.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Cogmind▲57

   Sci-fi roguelike

   2015 · gridsagegames.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Where Shadows Slumber▲83

   A dark puzzle game where shadows can make objects disappear.

   2018 · whereshadowsslumber.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   none*2▲87

   A mysterious game of riddles, episode2

   2015 · whatisnone.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reiner Knizia's The Confrontation▲65

   A turn-based strategy game pitting Light vs Dark.

   2015 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Bugged Word Search▲69

   A little game that will grow to BUG you

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dark Echo▲88

   A sound based horror game

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Phrazed & Confused▲73

   A code phrase word puzzle game

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Dexter: Hidden Darkness▲53

   Step into the shoes of America’s favorite serial killer.

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Evil Witch▲66

    Evil Witch is a frenetic Action Endless game.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Darkside Detective▲55

    A humorous micro-adventure game investigating the occult

    2015 · spookydoorway.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Night That Speaks▲82

    A horror game where enemies die after you flip them off

    2015 · adamgryu.itch.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Jack the detective▲62

    Player VS Player murder mystery game on mobile

    2016 · prefundia.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Carrots and Cream▲60

    A horror game about carrots

    2015 · aergia.itch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Bad Dinos▲53

    A New Kind of Tower-Defense Game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Sentence Wars▲67

    Competitive silliness for discerning players

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Blocklight▲56

    Don’t get trap in this miscellaneous world

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Leave the Light On▲59

    Simple yet fun puzzle game!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Warhammer 40,000: Deathwatch - Tyranid Invasion▲72

    Turn-based strategy game

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    DarkMaus▲74

    A challenging action game with a minimalist style

    2016 · store.steampowered.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Slashy Souls▲73

    Challenge death to a battle of will and claim your victory!

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Dead Eyes▲99

    Help Jack survive in this turn-based zombie puzzle game

    2015 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Warhammer 40,000: Freeblade▲70

    This was the game demoed at the September Apple Event.

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Battle Skylands▲60

    Fight against other leaders in the magical scenery

    2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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