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games like

Breathedge

Breathedge leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10

12 games like Breathedge

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

DREDGE cover art
DREDGESystems & Chaos · fishing horror adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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The Elder Scrolls III: MorrowindPure Optimization · open-world RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Hit chances rolled behind the screen

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EarthBoundPure Optimization · turn-based RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Status effects, rolling HP strategy, and Franklin Badge usage are solvable

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Animal Crossing: New HorizonsPure Optimization · life sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Trivial inputs.

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Slime RancherPure Optimization · farming sim

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Plort prices and slime spawns vary.

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Starbound cover art
StarboundPure Optimization · sandbox exploration

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 3) - Light platforming and combat, generous margins

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Shadowrun ReturnsPure Optimization · tactical RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Enemy IC and guards run scripted patrol and aggro routines

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RaftPure Optimization · ocean survival crafting

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Raft expansion, food chains, and research order are solvable systems

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Lisa: The PainfulPure Optimization · dark turn-based RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Russian roulette and permanent random losses

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The Sinking CityPure Optimization · detective horror investigation

Both lean on execution about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Case clues are hidden information until investigated

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This Is the PolicePure Optimization · police management sim

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Menu-driven dispatching, no dexterity

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Beholder cover art
BeholderPure Optimization · dystopian management adventure

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (2 vs 1) - Simple point-and-click landlord actions

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Game details

Released
2018
Developer
RedRuins Softworks
Franchise
Breathedge
Platforms
PS4, PC, PS5, XONE, Switch
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
82/100
IGDB users
71/100
Role-playing (RPG)SimulatorAdventureIndieActionScience fictionSurvivalOpen world