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2015 PC 9.75 €

A deep tower defense game where combinable gems replace traditional towers to hold back endless monster hordes. Extensive skills, upgrades and a story-driven campaign give it a lot of strategic freedom.

What defines GemCraft - Chasing Shadows:

  • Tactical depth
  • Strong character progression
  • Fantasy setting
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for GemCraft - Chasing Shadows are Cataclismo, Against the Storm and Age of Darkness: Final Stand. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes GemCraft - Chasing Shadows special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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  • Tactical depth
  • Fantasy setting
  • Challenging difficulty

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