Games Like Deus Ex: Invisible War

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.8%, Stealth 15.4%, FPS 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational classic that established the complex, choice-driven immersive sim mechanics found in the series.

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.1%, Stealth 19.4%, FPS 10.6%, Transhumanism 9.5% ★, Sci-fi 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterful modern reimagining that perfectly balances stealth, combat, and narrative-heavy RPG progression.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.4%, Immersive Sim 16.2%, FPS 15.3%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A faithful and highly polished remake of the genre-defining classic that heavily influenced the Deus Ex series.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.3%, Stealth 18.3%, Sci-fi 7.9%, FPS 7.7%, Transhumanism 7.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: Refines the immersive sim gameplay of its predecessor with even more verticality and player-choice-driven exploration.

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.2%, FPS 18.3%, Immersive Sim 16.4%, Sci-fi 12%, RPG 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A legendary blend of sci-fi horror and RPG mechanics that shares the dense, atmospheric world-building of Invisible War.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.9%, Sci-fi 20.9%, FPS 20.8%, Stealth 15%, RPG 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The pinnacle of modern immersive sims, offering unparalleled environmental interaction and systemic gameplay in a sci-fi setting.

Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Why similar: Stealth 55.2%, Classic 14.9% ★, Immersive Sim 14.3%, First-Person 5.5%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for first-person stealth, focusing on sound, shadow, and environmental mastery.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 51.2%, FPS 9.5%, Immersive Sim 7.2%, Dystopian 6.9%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep, systemic stealth gameplay where every mission can be approached through multiple creative paths.

Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.6%, FPS 17.2%, Sci-fi 11.8%, RPG 8.6%, Immersive Sim 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern cyberpunk experience, offering a massive open world filled with transhumanist themes and diverse playstyles.

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: RPG 33.6%, Stealth 14%, Classic 13.1% ★, Immersive Sim 9%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same janky but deeply ambitious RPG spirit, offering immense player freedom and a dark, immersive world.

In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 48%, FPS 19%, RPG 9.5%, Immersive Sim 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, surreal, and deeply dense cyberpunk immersive sim that rewards experimentation and player curiosity.

You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.7%, Stealth 16.1%, FPS 13.5%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled immersive sim that feels like a direct love letter to the early 2000s era of genre-defining titles.

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Why similar: Stealth 54.2%, Immersive Sim 15.6%, Classic 12.3% ★, First-Person 4.8%, Action 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the stealth systems of the original with more intricate level design and a compelling steampunk narrative.

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Stealth 53.5%, Immersive Sim 11.1%, Action 7.9%, First-Person 7.7%, Dystopian 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's immersive sim mechanics with more complex level design and two distinct playstyles.

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.7%, FPS 13.8%, Stealth 13.7%, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced boomer-shooter action with the systemic depth and environmental interaction of classic immersive sims.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: FPS 40.8%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 7.7%, Classic 7.5% ★, Dystopian 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to the System Shock lineage that emphasizes environmental storytelling and experimental combat powers.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.8%, FPS 21.8%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Stealth 15.9%, Dystopian 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre, hardcore immersive sim that captures the gritty, transhumanist, and systemic spirit of early 2000s PC gaming.

You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but with the eyes of the world upon you, who can you trust?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.9%, Stealth 30%, Immersive Sim 14.5%, Female Protagonist 4.5%, First-Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, stealth-focused immersive sim set in a dystopian future that emphasizes non-lethal playstyles.

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.3%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, FPS 12.5%, Sci-fi 10%, Classic 8.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: The original classic that defined the immersive sim genre, essential for understanding the roots of the Deus Ex franchise.

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Why similar: FPS 47.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 9.2%, Dystopian 7.4%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Deepens the immersive sim elements of the first game with improved combat mechanics and a more personal narrative.

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Stealth 47.2%, Immersive Sim 13.1%, FPS 10.2%, Action 8.1%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, high-quality stealth experience that provides a satisfying conclusion to its specific narrative arc.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Stealth 34.4%, Immersive Sim 25.1%, FPS 23.7%, First-Person 5.1%, Shooter 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern stealth-focused immersive sim that masterfully blends Victorian aesthetics with deep, reactive gameplay systems.

Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world. Hong Kong, 2065. 2nd Lt.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.8%, FPS 24.2%, Action 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Classic 6.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team as Invisible War, it shares the same action-oriented design and high-tech weaponry.

Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 53.8%, Stealth 13.2%, RPG 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Female Protagonist 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D cyberpunk RPG that captures the spirit of transhumanism and corporate conspiracy through its branching narrative.

Join Sylvester "Sly" Boots and Stiletto Anyway as they trek across six bizarre planets investigating a galaxy-crushing mystery, searching for artefacts from an extinct alien race and unlocking the secrets of a powerful, advanced technology. It's your turn. PICK YOUR POISON.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 50%, RPG 19%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Classic 9.6% ★, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the cyberpunk aesthetic and narrative-heavy structure, offering a unique RPG experience with a distinct sense of place.

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.

Why similar: Stealth 65.3%, Classic 11% ★, Action 10.1%, FPS 5.2%, Shooter 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the non-linear problem-solving and stealth-oriented gameplay that defines the immersive sim experience.

You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist who is out to remake humanity according to her own twisted vision.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.7%, FPS 31.2%, Action 12.2%, Sci-fi 10%, Classic 6.7% ★

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FPS that captures the mid-2000s aesthetic and action-heavy feel of the era's immersive shooters.

After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.

Why similar: Stealth 43.5%, Sci-fi 24.5%, Cyberpunk 11.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Action 6%

Why You'll Like It: A unique stealth-action game that forces players to adapt to an evolving AI that learns from their specific playstyle.

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Why similar: FPS 48.6%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Action 9.9%, Shooter 4.6%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FPS that shares the time-bending, experimental tech themes and atmospheric world-building of the Deus Ex series.

Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 57.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action 7.1%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Dystopian 6%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person action game set in a dystopian cyberpunk future that explores memory manipulation and corporate control.

Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.6%, Stealth 34.9%, Dystopian 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Action 5.2%

"I have many things to tell you and very little time… I come from a universe parallel to yours. My world is desperately in need of your help. Only YOU can save us."Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.6%, Sci-fi 21.1%, RPG 14.1%, Classic 8.2% ★, FPS 8%

An immersive first-person-melee RPG where you create your character and fight, talk or sneak your way out of confrontation. From concrete buildings to futuristic environments - start from the bottom and make your way through narrative missions to the top of the city in a bid for control.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25.6%, Stealth 14.4%, RPG 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Dystopian 10.2%

Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 44.5%, FPS 27.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Action 5.4%, Dystopian 4.2%

Deus Ex: The Fall is set in 2027– a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.4%, Stealth 19.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, RPG 8.6%, FPS 6%

A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 70.7%, Sci-fi 18%, Female Protagonist 3.8%, Story Rich 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%

You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.

Why similar: Stealth 63.1%, Immersive Sim 10.3%, Classic 8.4% ★, Action 5.6%, First-Person 4.3%

It is five years after Kyle's victory over the seven dark Jedi. Invading Imperial forces advance upon a quiet Rebel outpost, interrupting Kyle's training of a brave new Jedi, Mara Jade. First introduced in Timothy Zahn's award-winning Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, Mara Jade blends her past experiences as a one time smuggler and...

Why similar: FPS 31.9%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Action 18.8%, Classic 10.7% ★, Female Protagonist 4.8%

Deus Ex: Breach is an innovative game that offers, for the very first time, an arcade approach on the gameplay of Deus Ex.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 40%, RPG 19.1%, FPS 14.2%, Stealth 13.9%, Action 11.8%

Dystopia is a cyberpunk game with tense combat situations in a high-tech world spanned by computer networks. Playing as either Punk mercenaries, or Corporate security forces, the player will fight through the physical world to gain access, via jack-in terminals, to cyberspace.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.9%, FPS 22.8%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Dystopian 9.6%, Action 6.9%

Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

Why similar: FPS 39.9%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Classic 12.3% ★, Dystopian 7.8%, Action 7.5%

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Dystopian 12%, Action 8%, RPG 7.9%

In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.

Why similar: FPS 34.4%, Action 19.7%, Cyberpunk 11.7%, Classic 10% ★, Sci-fi 9.2%

Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.4%, FPS 22.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Dystopian 6.9%, Action 5.7%

Welcome to Mega-City One, a city of over 400 million people - every one of them a potential criminal. It is the third decade of the 22nd Century, unemployment is widespread, boredom is universal and only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. Empowered to dispense instant justice, they are Judge, Jury and Executioner all in one.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.2%, FPS 24.6%, Action 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Classic 8.8% ★

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 43.1%, Stealth 15.4%, Action 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Shooter 5.5%

Aerannis is a mission-based stealth action game set in a world of conspiracy and full of action and assassinations.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 48.9%, Stealth 35.6%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Action 6%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Slip into the Standard Issue Biosuit as Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.4%, FPS 19%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 12.3%, Dystopian 6.2%

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Immersive Sim 26.6%, Classic 16.2% ★, First-Person 9.2%, Stealth 6.8%

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Why similar: FPS 35.7%, Stealth 19.3%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Action 9.5%, Cyberpunk 6.4%

Infiltrate secure locations across the globe in this stealth-action thriller. Uncover a global conspiracy and stop a deadly bio-terror attack in the second game of the award-winning Splinter Cell series.

Why similar: Stealth 60%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 11%, Story Rich 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.2%

An immersive FPS adventure set in a dark and surreal sci-fi world

Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Stealth 25.1%, Immersive Sim 20.9%, Sci-fi 6%, Dystopian 5.9%

Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.

Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Dystopian 15.7%, Action 7.4%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

You’re now an Operative, a free agent and a speculator in the claustrophobic terminally ill city of (Misplaced) Optimism, the last crater cluster on barren mined-out Titan.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.9%, FPS 19.5%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 8.1%, Shooter 3.2%

Cyber Utopia is a first-person shooter, made in a pastiche, old-school style in the setting of cyber punk. Actions unfold in the distant future, when the technology developed to such an extent that people began to turn into cyborgs.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.2%, FPS 21.4%, Sci-fi 8.9%, RPG 7.6%, Action 6.3%

Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe.

Why similar: Stealth 30.2%, Cyberpunk 22.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Dystopian 8.8%

An Intense Cyberpunk Rpg On the Red Planet! Mars War Logs takes you to Mars, nearly a century after the cataclysm that threw the planet and its colonists into chaos. Water has become the most precious resource on the arid red planet, with a few companies fighting a perpetual war for its control.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.7%, RPG 23%, Sci-fi 22.8%, Action 10.1%, Action RPG 2.9%