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Games Like Battle For The Sun

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Indie, FPS, Shooter.

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Battle for the Sun is an action-packed, first-person shooter documenting the realities of war seen through the eyes of a special forces soldier in a world under alien attack. We find ourselves abruptly thrown into an adventure as a talented soldier carrying out his duty in this epic war.

Reviews: Mostly Negative — 38% — of 66 reviews
Released: 2015-07-22
Developer: Appsolutely Studios
Genres: Action, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    96% matchMixed57% of 102 reviews2015
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    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    89% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2021
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    Windows

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    90% matchMixed46% of 58 reviews2017
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    85% matchVery Positive94% of 599 reviews2025
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    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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    Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%

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    77% matchMixed67% of 227 reviews2013
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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,869 reviews2019
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    73% matchMixed62% of 50 reviews2016
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    73% matchMixed59% of 87 reviews2018
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    71% matchMostly Positive70% of 60 reviews2020
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    72% matchMixed48% of 236 reviews2014
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    Windows
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    65% matchVery Positive82% of 260 reviews2025
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    69% matchMixed58% of 105 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive90% of 148 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    64% matchVery Positive88% of 82 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    67% matchVery Positive82% of 380 reviews2020
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    Windows

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    66% matchVery Positive92% of 124,756 reviews2014
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    68% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,605 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    69% matchMixed50% of 78 reviews2019
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    65% matchVery Positive89% of 2,289 reviews2019
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    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2019
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