- #1 Eternity: The Last Unicorn
97% matchMostly Negative35% of 223 reviews2019
Dev: Void StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Classic RPG, with lore based on Norse mythology. Travel through mesmerizing locations, meet fantasy characters and fight to protect Elven immortality.
Why similar: RPG 38.6%, Action 19%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Indie 10.6%, Action RPG 4.6%
- #2 Mass Effect (2007)
96% matchVery Positive94% of 16,577 reviews2008
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Why similar: RPG 27.4%, Sci-fi 23.2%, Third-Person Shooter 11.9%, Action 8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #3 Deliver Us Mars
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,036 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.5%, Female Protagonist 22.2%, Action 13.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Third Person 10%
- #4 EVERSPACE™
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 11,489 reviews2017
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.1%, Action 26.7%, Space 21.2%, Indie 10.4%, Shooter 4.9%
- #5 Transistor
94% matchVery Positive94% of 31,271 reviews2014
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.2%, Beautiful 17.1% ★, Sci-fi 16.7%, RPG 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%
- #6 Scars Above
94% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,639 reviews2023
Dev: Mad Head GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.1%, Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Action 15.9%, Third Person 5.8%
- #7 Orange Cast: Sci-Fi Space Action Game
93% matchMixed48% of 193 reviews2021
Dev: Team RezPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
As humanity’s elite space trooper, you take on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy. Explore planets, protect colonies, and be the first to meet the unknown! Dive into the original story inspired by James S.A. Corey’s The Expanse series...
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.4%, Third-Person Shooter 23.7%, Action 13.3%, Space 9.4%, Third Person 7.5%
- #8 Batora: Lost Haven
91% matchMixed65% of 453 reviews2022
Dev: Stormind GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Batora: Lost Haven® is a choice-driven isometric action adventure with RPG elements and a unique duality system affecting combat, story, dialogues, puzzles, and endings, that will make you question the meaning of sacrifice.
Why similar: RPG 30.3%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Action 13.9%, Action RPG 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #9 Morphite
92% matchMixed69% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Crescent Moon Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Morphite is a casual atmospheric FPS, inspired by the classics. Research plants and animals, battle hostile entities, and unravel a mystery surrounding a rare material called Morphite.
Why similar: Action 39.5%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Indie 18.8%, Space 11.7%, Adventure 6.5%
- #10 Iconoclasts
91% matchVery Positive86% of 5,021 reviews2018
Dev: Joakim SandbergPub: Bifrost Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join renegade mechanic Robin and uncover the secrets of a dying planet. Explore a big world filled with intricate puzzles, interesting characters and menacing bosses in a beautiful platform adventure that tells a personal story about faith, purpose and the challenge of helping people.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.3%, Action 21.5%, Indie 13%, Story Rich 11.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #11 AGRYOS: Recovering Eden
89% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2022
Dev: SMU Guildhall
Windows
AGRYOS: Recovering Eden is a third-person shooter with elements of a bullet hell where you play as Neziha, an adventurer fighting to recover the Branch of Eden from a failed space colony. Destroy hordes of robots with Neziha’s versatile arm cannon as you blast through this fallen AI-created society.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.5%, Third-Person Shooter 24%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Action 12.8%, Third Person 9%
- #12 The Technomancer
90% matchMixed68% of 3,034 reviews2016
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Why similar: RPG 41%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Action 15%, Third Person 8.3%, Story Rich 2.3%
- #13 Chorus
89% matchVery Positive82% of 4,715 reviews2021
Dev: Deep Silver FishlabsPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Indie 11.7%, Space 7.7%
- #14 EVERSPACE™ 2
86% matchVery Positive86% of 13,135 reviews2023
Dev: ROCKFISH Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
Why similar: RPG 17.6%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Third-Person Shooter 13.9%, Action 9.8%, Space 8.2%
- #15 CrossCode
87% matchVery Positive92% of 18,486 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 43.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Action RPG 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%
- #16 METAL EDEN
85% matchVery Positive84% of 2,356 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.
Why similar: Action 31.8%, Sci-fi 30.5%, Female Protagonist 22%, Shooter 12.1%, Adventure 1.8%
- #17 ELEA
88% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Kyodai LtdPub: SOEDESCO
Windows
Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.5%, Female Protagonist 24.2%, Indie 15.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Space 7.6%
- #18 INDUSTRIA
86% matchMostly Positive71% of 4,373 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Sci-fi 32.1%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Action 17.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Shooter 7.7%
- #19 ANDARA: RISE FOR REBELLION
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: Chivito GamesPub: ESAT
Windows
Ordon’s armies have invaded Hailstone and are plundering their resources. Become Andara, the tyrant’s daughter, in this frenetic third-person shooter. Engage enemy weak points and move fast in a brief yet intense single-player campaign. Rise for rebellion.
Why similar: Action 24.8%, Third-Person Shooter 22.1%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Shooter 7.7%
- #20 FRACTALS OF DESTINY
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: KRAKATOA STUDIOS
Windows
FRACTALS OF DESTINY features new gameplay called Hybrid RPG, great visuals and epic story delivered by superhero female protagonist with unique combat style while exploring beautiful planets.
Why similar: RPG 31.2%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Action RPG 16.8%, Action 15.7%, Third Person 7.8%
- #21 Within the Cosmos
82% matchMixed44% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: debdev
Windows
Within the Cosmos is a sci-fi RPG. After awakening in a secluded star system, you soon discover a fractured human society grappling with an emerging android threat. Explore planets, uncover mysteries, and navigate differing philosophies. Your choices will shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: RPG 27.7%, Sci-fi 24.4%, Action 9.5%, Action RPG 8.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #22 Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0!
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 179 reviews2025
Dev: LuluGamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Welcome to Planet E1d0r4d0 is a narrative-driven management sim and side-scrolling hunting adventure about a young girl searching for the meaning of existence at the edge of the cosmos. In this chaotic, lawless universe, even immortality feels devastatingly fragile.
Why similar: RPG 32.9%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Action RPG 16.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 4.9%
- #23 INSOMNIA: The Ark
83% matchMixed59% of 1,267 reviews2018
Dev: Mono StudioPub: HeroCraft PC
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
INSOMNIA is a dieselpunk sci-fi RPG about the slowly degrading remnants of human society attempting to survive on an abandoned space metropolis. Develop your character, explore lovingly handcrafted locations, interact with peculiar NPCs and factions and try to stay alive in this brutal world.
Why similar: RPG 26.2%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Action 11.5%, Third Person 6.3%, Action RPG 6%
- #24 Outcast - Second Contact
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,035 reviews2017
Dev: Appeal StudiosPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title which sparked the open world, action-adventure genre. Take off on an exploration of Adelpha, an alien world as beautiful as it is dangerous, where your heroic journey places the fate of two worlds in your hands.
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.2%, Action 28.8%, Third-Person Shooter 12%, Third Person 11.4%, Story Rich 6.7%
- #25 LunarLux
78% matchVery Positive95% of 445 reviews2023
Dev: CosmicNobab GamesPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Experience a sci-fi action-adventure RPG on the Moon in the year 30XX! Join Bella in a story of science, truth, justice, and trust, as she travels the silver globe to find a way to save humanity from Comet Coda! It's time to unleash your Lux!
Why similar: RPG 28.7%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Action 9.2%, Action RPG 7.7%
- #26 Project Nimbus: Complete Edition
79% matchVery Positive85% of 1,700 reviews2017
Dev: GameCrafterTeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Project Nimbus is a high speed mech action game set in a post apocalyptic world. Players control 'Battle Frames' - humanoid battle suits armed with an arsenal of weapons.
Why similar: Action 46.3%, Sci-fi 34.3%, Indie 18.3%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #27 Fading Echo
75% matchVery Positive91% of 157 reviews2026
Dev: EmeteriaPub: New Tales
Windows
Fading Echo is a fast-paced elemental action-adventure RPG where creativity fuels combat. Manipulate water, trigger chain reactions, and shift through surreal worlds as One, a young Legend on a mission to save a dying desertscape from the grip of the Paradox corruption.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Action 22.2%, Third Person 16%, Story Rich 14.6%, Action-Adventure 5.9%
- #28 Protodroid DeLTA
78% matchVery Positive81% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Adam KareemPub: Balor Games
Windows
Reach your potential in a fast and fluid 3D action-platformer set in a beautiful and hopeful Solarpunk world. Take on challenging bosses, upgrade your systems, and show humanity the promise of AI.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Action 17.1%, Third Person 9.3%, Indie 8.4%
- #29 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
76% matchVery Positive88% of 128,328 reviews2020
Dev: GuerrillaPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Why similar: RPG 20%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Beautiful 16.1% ★, Sci-fi 13.5%, Action 9.6%
- #30 Distortions
80% matchMixed59% of 217 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: RPG 41.3%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Action 15.5%, Indie 11.1%, Adventure 3.6%
- #31 Eastward
76% matchVery Positive84% of 16,630 reviews2021
Dev: PixpilPub: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to the charming world of Eastward - population declining! Journey through a society on the brink of collapse. Discover delightful towns, strange creatures and even stranger people! Wield a trusty frying pan and mystic powers on an adventure into the unknown…
Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Action 14.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Action RPG 11.3%
- #32 XEL
79% matchMixed48% of 301 reviews2022
Dev: Tiny RoarPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
XEL is an epic 3D sci-fi fantasy action-adventure. Explore the mysterious world of XEL and help protagonist Reid to uncover her enigmatic past. Make new friends and foes along the way and collect exciting gadgets to master challenging dungeons and solve time bending puzzles.
Why similar: RPG 20.8%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Action 10.9%, Action RPG 8.8%
- #33 Epistory - Typing Chronicles
77% matchVery Positive95% of 6,828 reviews2016
Dev: Fishing Cactus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Epistory immerses you in an atmospheric action/adventure game where you play a girl riding a giant fox who fights an insectile corruption from an origami world. As you progress and explore this world, the story literally unfolds and the mysteries of the magic power of the words are revealed.
Why similar: RPG 29.6%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Action 13%, Story Rich 11.2%, Indie 7.8%
- #34 Lunar Drifter
73% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: RoseHoodGames
Windows · Linux
Lunar Drifter is an Arcade First Person Shooter, your mission is to tear, blast, and crush an entire legion as fast as possible within the time limit. Featuring 4 playable characters with their own gimmicks and arsenal, more than 15 unique hand-crafted levels, and includes online Co-Op!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.5%, Sci-fi 22.3%, Action 20.8%, Shooter 11.3%, Indie 8.1%
- #35 The Gunk
73% matchVery Positive86% of 6,079 reviews2022
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.9%, Female Protagonist 25%, Third Person 11.8%, Space 10.9%, Action-Adventure 4.9%
- #36 Punishing: Gray Raven
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,643 reviews2026
Dev: KURO GAMES
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
As the commandant of the Gray Raven squad, you must assemble the most powerful Construct soldiers ever created and lead them into battle. Uncover the dark truths behind the Punishing Virus, push back the Corrupted, and reclaim Earth in this stylish, high-octane action RPG.
Why similar: RPG 41.9%, Action 27.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Third Person 8.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%
- #37 Under The Island
71% matchVery Positive92% of 526 reviews2026
Dev: Slime King GamesPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Embark on an epic adventure in Under the Island! A 2D action-adventure steeped in ‘90s charm, step into the shoes of Nia, and battle fierce monsters, solve clever puzzles, and explore a world alive with mystery as you race to save your new home before it’s too late.
Why similar: RPG 40.3%, Female Protagonist 27.3%, Action RPG 13.5%, Action 10.3%, Exploration 4.1%
- #38 Eternal Strands
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,784 reviews2025
Dev: Yellow Brick Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
Why similar: RPG 30.6%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Action RPG 11.6%, Action 10.5%, Third Person 9.9%
- #39 Apex Heroines
72% matchVery Positive90% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: XIAOXIAO STUDIOPub: Wise Games
Windows
Apex Heroines is a 3D light sci-fi action game that focuses on fast-paced and exhilarating battles, with multiple roles to choose from, beautiful fashions, and a variety of styles to create as you wish, so not only does it look great, but it's even better to play!
Why similar: RPG 32.8%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Action 18%, Action RPG 11.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%
- #40 Even the Ocean
75% matchVery Positive86% of 284 reviews2016
Dev: Melos Han-TaniPub: Analgesic Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A story-rich 2D platformer where you'll delve into dangerous power plants and massive creatures, while uncovering the truth of your world. Explore towns and cities, and help a world thrown out of balance!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.7%, Story Rich 26%, Indie 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 9%, Adventure 5.5%
- #41 Exoplanet: First Contact
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 333 reviews2016
Dev: AlersteamPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Build your path in this alien world. Do a dirty job for food or become the one who makes calls. Sometimes the right word makes a bigger impact than a big gun. Explore local culture and mysteries, and discover the harsh yet beautiful nature in this handcrafted singleplayer action RPG.
Why similar: RPG 44.5%, Action RPG 18.5%, Third Person 11.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Choices Matter 6.7%
- #42 Otherskin
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Game AtelierPub: FDG Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
Why similar: Sci-fi 25.2%, Third-Person Shooter 23%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Action 14.2%, Third Person 6%
- #43 Seed of Life
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 96 reviews2021
Dev: MadLightPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Seed of Life is an epic adventure game about the persistence of life. You're Cora, the last known survivor of Lumia, a dying planet. Your only hope to save your homeworld is to activate the Seed of Life and rekindle the sun once again. Will you be the light that conquers the darkness?
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.7%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Action 20%, Third Person 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #44 Severed Steel
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,298 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.7%, Action 29.6%, Shooter 14.1%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #45 Nirvana
68% matchVery Positive94% of 531 reviews2025
Dev: ESMA - Ecoles Creatives
Windows
Wake up and embrace your new powers. In this Bullet Hell Fast-FPS, dare to take on mystical creatures to defeat the God Raj. Nirvana awaits...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.6%, Action 32.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%, Adventure 4.6%
- #46 Advent Rising
74% matchMostly Positive77% of 591 reviews2006
Dev: GlyphX GamesPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A common legend pervades the galaxy-that of a powerful, highly intelligent ancient race that will one day deliver the universe. They are known as Humans. The Advent of Humanity Begins...
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.1%, Action 30.9%, Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Story Rich 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%
- #47 Stellar Blade™
65% matchVery Positive94% of 94,885 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 27.4 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43%, Action 21.1%, Third Person 11.2%, Action RPG 10.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #48 Creatures of Ava
69% matchVery Positive87% of 564 reviews2024
Dev: Inverge StudiosPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Let your empathy guide you as you play an exciting action-adventure, creature-saver game. Understand and tame the creatures of Ava and let them lead you through a variety of ecosystems – all in the hopes of saving the planet from a life-consuming infection.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.2%, Female Protagonist 22.8%, Action 15.6%, Space 10.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #49 The Invincible
67% matchVery Positive88% of 13,757 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37%, Female Protagonist 27%, Space 11.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #50 Caster
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,960 reviews2009
Dev: Elecorn
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Dash across Scenic Locations destroying bug like creatures called the Flanx using 6 Unique Attacks that include Massive Terrain Deformation and High Speed Barrages of Energy Blasts!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.8%, Action 25.8%, RPG 24.6%, Indie 12.9%, Third Person 4.6%
- #51 Luna Abyss
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,051 reviews2026
Dev: Kwalee LabsPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Luna Abyss is a single player story driven action-adventure with fluid platforming and bullet hell combat. Follow the journey of Fawkes, a prisoner of Luna caught between a cryptic prophecy and their prison sentence.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.6%, Action 21.9%, Story Rich 14.2%, Shooter 10.7%, Action-Adventure 5.6%
- #52 PRAGMATA
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 53,781 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.2%, Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Action 16.6%, Third Person 6.3%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #53 ZeroRanger
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,251 reviews2018
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
This is the story of a fighter who wanted to become...
Why similar: Action 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Indie 16.1%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #54 Rodina
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,333 reviews2014
Dev: Elliptic Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
A single-developer passion project. A seamless full scale solar system. Thrilling action. Be part of an incredible journey as a Universe is built from the ground up!
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.7%, Space 21.5%, Action 15%, Indie 11.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%
- #55 Genesis Survivors
68% matchMixed62% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: Aeternum Game Studios S.L
Windows
Welcome, hackers, you're being transferred to Eden City to defend its citizens against the alien threat! Eden Survivors is a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter where players must defeat hordes of alien invaders until the extraction time.
Why similar: Sci-fi 36%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Action 22.6%, Indie 12.4%, Choices Matter 3.2%
- #56 Ex-Zodiac
67% matchVery Positive94% of 1,097 reviews2022
Dev: MNKYPub: Pixeljam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 35%
A fast-paced low-poly 3D rail shooter heavily inspired by classics of the early 90's. Join protagonist Kyuu as she fights to free the worlds of the Sanzaru Star System, overrun by the intergalactic terrorist organization known as Zodiac.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.1%, Action 22.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Space 13.2%, Indie 8.5%
- #57 Empyreal
66% matchMixed69% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Silent GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Empyreal is a complex, challenging, feature-rich action RPG. In a far-flung corner of the galaxy an Expedition arrives on a hitherto unexplored planet to find a colossal Monolith built by a lost civilisation.
Why similar: Sci-fi 26.2%, RPG 26.1%, Action 12.9%, Action RPG 10%, Third Person 8.6%
- #58 Selaco
64% matchVery Positive93% of 5,133 reviews2024
Dev: Altered Orbit Studios
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.7%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Action 16.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Shooter 9.7%