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Games like The Swashbugglers

What to play if you like The Swashbugglers

Start with Darkest Dungeon®, Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition, FTL: Faster Than Light. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with The Swashbugglers, then show where the experience changes.

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Darkest Dungeon® cover73% shared experience

Darkest Dungeon®

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Punishment for failure and Combat intensity

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition cover69% shared experience

Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

FTL: Faster Than Light cover68% shared experience

FTL: Faster Than Light

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Combat intensity and Punishment for failure

XCOM® 2 cover68% shared experience

XCOM® 2

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom

Inscryption cover67% shared experience

Inscryption

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Jurassic World Evolution cover65% shared experience

Jurassic World Evolution

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Resource management and Narrative density

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome cover65% shared experience

The Scroll of Taiwu : Beyond The Dome

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Progression

Frostpunk cover63% shared experience

Frostpunk

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Resource management and Narrative density

Balatro cover63% shared experience

Balatro

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Dyson Sphere Program cover63% shared experience

Dyson Sphere Program

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Resource management

Prison Architect cover62% shared experience

Prison Architect

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Resource management

Planet Coaster cover62% shared experience

Planet Coaster

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Resource management

XCOM: Enemy Unknown cover61% shared experience

XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency and Combat intensity

Kenshi cover61% shared experience

Kenshi

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Sandbox freedom and Progression

Sid Meier's Civilization® V cover61% shared experience

Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Social dependency and Combat intensity

SPORE™ cover60% shared experience

SPORE™

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Narrative density

Mewgenics cover60% shared experience

Mewgenics

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

Changes: Progression and Narrative density

Microsoft Solitaire Collection cover60% shared experience

Microsoft Solitaire Collection

Preserves: Strategic depth and Complexity

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