- #1 Otherskin
97% 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: Metroidvania 32%, Aliens 14.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Exploration 9.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #2 Morphite
96% 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: Adventure 47.5%, Action 42.3%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #3 Anopek
96% matchVery Positive95% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: Captain Bear Games
Windows
Anopek is a genre mashup of metroidvania and retro first-person shooter. You explore a massive temple, solving ancient puzzles and defeating cunning bosses, all while uncovering the relics of the past.
Why similar: Metroidvania 35.2%, FPS 18.9%, Shooter 16.1%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 8.6%
- #4 Exophobia
95% matchVery Positive88% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Zarc AttackPub: PM Studios, inc.
Windows
Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.
Why similar: Metroidvania 28.5%, FPS 18%, Aliens 15.6%, Shooter 11.9%, Exploration 8.1%
- #5 Hubris
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 877 reviews2022
Dev: Cyborn B.V.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.
Why similar: VR 24.7%, FPS 14.1%, Shooter 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Exploration 7.7%
- #6 Vertigo 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,730 reviews2023
Dev: Zach Tsiakalis-BrownPub: Zulubo Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.
Why similar: VR 22.1%, Aliens 19.3%, FPS 15.9%, Shooter 13%, First-Person 8.3%
- #7 Xenosis
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Noah LeePub: USC Games
Windows
Xenosis is a thrilling metroidvania where you traverse an ancient temple that has been overrun by alien creatures. Armed with your blaster, you must combat a variety of challenging enemies and upgrade your weapon to escape
Why similar: Metroidvania 46.1%, Science 20.5%, Exploration 13.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Action 6.4%
- #8 Frogmonster
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 619 reviews2024
Dev: Ben Jungwirth
Windows
Discover some of the most charming and challenging soulslike bosses in Frogmonster, a Metroidvania FPS adventure where you explore a lively world filled with creatures, bugs, and beasts.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.5%, FPS 21.4%, Shooter 16.1%, First-Person 7.5%, Action 6.8%
- #9 Viscerafest
91% matchVery Positive84% of 722 reviews2025
Dev: Acid Man GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.
Why similar: Aliens 21.6%, FPS 21.4%, Shooter 19.9%, First-Person 12%, Exploration 7.2%
- #10 Metal Garden
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,589 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: FPS 22.4%, Shooter 11.7%, Mystery 10.1%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Futuristic 9.6%
- #11 Clockwork Ambrosia
89% matchVery Positive86% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: RealmsoftPub: OI Games
Windows
Design your own arsenal in Clockwork Ambrosia, a steampunk metroidvania in the vein of a run-and-gun platformer. Join Iris, an airship pilot who must combat an army of deadly robots and monsters, and experiment with over 100 rule-based weapon mods and armors to prevail through this wild adventure!
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.7%, Shooter 17.3%, Futuristic 13.8%, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 7.3%
- #12 Mohrta
88% matchVery Positive92% of 1,576 reviews2025
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.
Why similar: FPS 35.9%, Shooter 24.7%, First-Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Action 7%
- #13 BIOMORPH
89% matchVery Positive92% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: Lucid Dreams Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
BIOMORPH is a dark metroidvania game where you become the creatures that you kill! Solve ingenious puzzles and navigate a stunning hand-drawn world. Meet quirky characters, rebuild a city, and uncover the secrets of a sprawling, fallen civilization… and of your own mysterious origins.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.3%, Exploration 14.6%, Action 9.6%, Adventure 9.4%, Combat 6.3%
- #14 INDUSTRIA 2
86% matchMixed52% of 508 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: FPS 34.9%, Exploration 13%, Mystery 11.7%, Action 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #15 And All Would Cry Beware!
87% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2019
Dev: Renegade Sector Games
Windows · Mac
90s-style shooter meets Metroidvania. Step through a portal to a mysterious alien world, and discover the fate of the Lost Expedition.
Why similar: Metroidvania 36.1%, FPS 20.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 7.2%
- #16 Possessor(s)
85% matchMostly Positive76% of 806 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 55%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56%, Action 15.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Female Protagonist 4.6%
- #17 Genopanic
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 52.4%, Exploration 14.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Action 7.5%
- #18 Genome Guardian
83% matchVery Positive92% of 786 reviews2024
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic roguelite turret shooter with macroscopic depth. Survive 6 modes using an astounding array of turrets, perks, mutations and power-ups on this psychedelic journey to the heart of the abyss. Shmup Mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Science 27%, Aliens 23.5%, Shooter 20.9%, Survival 10%, Sci-fi 7.9%
- #19 Galactic Vault
82% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2026
Dev: MeepMeep Games
Windows
Build devastating weapons on the fly in this blend of movement shooter and roguelike action. Sprint, slide, and dash to plunder high-tech vaults. Stack gun upgrades, abilities, and grenades for wild synergies as you survive a spreading infestation.
Why similar: FPS 33.8%, Shooter 22.7%, First-Person 13.6%, Futuristic 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #20 FPS Infinite
84% matchVery Positive84% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: Phr00t's Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Phr00t's Software is all about procedural generation, optional VR support and fun! This is a full free game inspired by Metroid Prime: explore randomly generated worlds for new abilities to unlock new ones. Will you upgrade your missile launcher or teleporting abilities? Will you escape in time?
Why similar: Metroidvania 27.5%, VR 21%, FPS 18.7%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 9.8%
- #21 Wrought Flesh
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 816 reviews2021
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.
Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Futuristic 17.7%, Shooter 12.7%, Exploration 12.1%, Action 8.7%
- #22 BONELAB
82% matchVery Positive82% of 20,528 reviews2022
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.
Why similar: VR 34%, FPS 20.9%, Shooter 17%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 6.5%
- #23 Automaton Lung
81% matchVery Positive94% of 160 reviews2022
Dev: Luke Vincent
Windows · Mac · Linux
Make use of your special abilities to skate, shoot, and fly through over 40 unique locations. In a strange land with almost no information you must be resourceful and clever. Question everything you see and trust nothing you hear.
Why similar: Shooter 30%, Exploration 18.1%, Action 11.5%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 11.1%
- #24 Comatose
78% matchVery Positive97% of 432 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: FPS 20.9%, Shooter 16.5%, First-Person 16.4%, Exploration 15.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%
- #25 Axiom Verge
80% matchVery Positive90% of 6,640 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 68.5%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Action 5.5%, Exploration 5.3%, Adventure 4.6%
- #26 EXOME
79% matchMostly Positive80% of 327 reviews2022
Dev: RudeFrog Studios
Windows
EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration. Battle hordes of aliens, upgrade your arsenal, and uncover the hidden truths of the deep forest. Will you face it alone or bring your friends along?
Why similar: Aliens 19.4%, Shooter 19.2%, Exploration 13.2%, Futuristic 11.3%, Mystery 9.5%
- #27 Relic Odyssey : Ruins Of Xantao
78% matchVery Positive95% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: Honour Bound Game Studios Inc.
Windows
Fight off disgusting beasts and enemies, drill for resources, search for ancient relics, craft technology and upgrades, and use a glove with special abilities in an adventure packed with action!
Why similar: FPS 25.7%, Exploration 12.5%, First-Person 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Survival 9.8%
- #28 Recompile
79% matchMixed69% of 178 reviews2021
Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Exploration 13%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Adventure 7.6%
- #29 ZERO PROTOCOL
76% matchVery Positive83% of 635 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: FPS 22.8%, Shooter 16.2%, Exploration 12.7%, First-Person 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%
- #30 GHOSTWARE: Arena of the Dead
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 196 reviews2024
Dev: Daev TeamPub: Mothership Loudspeakerz
Windows
An unique blend of retro-fps, metroidvania and adventure. Escape the cyber afterlife you've been trapped into, hop between realities and shoot your way out with the help of your new allies. But are they really your friends? The Arena conspiracy goes deeper than you could possibly imagine...
Why similar: FPS 36.8%, Shooter 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 10.3%
- #31 Genopanic: Prologue
77% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Enter 'Genopanic: Prologue,' the beginning of a dynamic story in a Metroidvania-style experience! Wield a plasma cutter, team up with your virtual dog LAIK, outsmart the cunning cat-girl AI VOLGA, uncover the secrets of Dark Matter, and delve into DNA experiments in a galactic adventure.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.8%, Exploration 18.2%, Adventure 12.2%, Action 7.5%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #32 Deformed
75% matchVery Positive95% of 176 reviews2024
Dev: Deformed Studios
Windows
Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.
Why similar: FPS 36.8%, Shooter 25.4%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 13.7%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #33 Voidling Bound
72% matchVery Positive93% of 3,517 reviews2026
Dev: Hatchery Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hatch, evolve, and upgrade powerful space creatures in this action-packed sci-fi 3rd person shooter that reinvents the monster taming genre!
Why similar: Shooter 26.9%, Sci-fi 20.2%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 14.5%, Exploration 14.3%
- #34 INDUSTRIA
76% 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: FPS 26.3%, Shooter 16.3%, Mystery 11.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, First-Person 9.5%
- #35 Relentless Frontier
75% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Fission OgrePub: Hellforge Studios
Windows
Relentless Frontier is a fast paced sci-fi FPS running on the GZDoom Engine, with a strong focus on mobility, strategy, and exploration. Use your Omnistruct to replicate new weapons and abilities to help you traverse the terrain and demolish threats, while escaping from Ross 128-b in one piece.
Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Aliens 18.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Exploration 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%
- #36 Nirvana
71% 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: Aliens 23%, FPS 21.4%, Shooter 16.2%, Mystery 10%, First-Person 7.6%
- #37 HEARTSHOT
74% matchMixed62% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: Meadow Studios
Windows
HEARTSHOT is a story driven VR espionage thriller where fast, chaotic gunplay meets retro-inspired cinematic environments. Armed with high-tech magnet gloves, seize weapons from fallen enemies and manipulate your environment as you make your way through a mysterious subterranean complex.
Why similar: VR 24.5%, FPS 23.6%, Shooter 18.8%, Exploration 11.8%, Action 7.7%
- #38 HOPE 01
70% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Bending Boy Games
Windows · Linux
HOPE 01 is a single player extraction survival RPG with multiple endings. Explore, Loot, and Fight your way through the dangerous enemies and bosses of the hab cluster and solve the mystery of the legendary HAB 01.
Why similar: Metroidvania 61.8%, Action 12.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Inventory Management 7.6%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #39 Project Silverfish
70% matchVery Positive93% of 3,353 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Shooter 20.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Sci-fi 11.2%, First-Person 9.3%
- #40 Genome Guardian 2
69% matchVery Positive96% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: Alpherior
Windows
COMBINE WEAPONS in the microscopic shooter with macroscopic depth. BUILD YOUR NANOBOT from hundreds of parts. SURVIVE the microbial onslaught once more in this psychedelic dive to the Abyss, full of mutations, minerals, anomalies and powerup polyps. SHMUP mode turns it into a vertical shoot 'em up!
Why similar: Science 52.1%, Shooter 33.1%, Action 14.3%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Evil Genome 光明重影
74% matchMixed68% of 526 reviews2017
Dev: Crystal Depths StudioPub: Phoenix Game
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 54%
3D metroidvania game Evil Genome is coming! Heroine Lachesis will lead you to explore the vast wasteland world, experience different battles as well as develop your own character!
Why similar: Metroidvania 60.6%, Adventure 17.3%, Action 17%, Female Protagonist 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #42 Battle Shapers
70% matchVery Positive81% of 1,138 reviews2024
Dev: Metric Empire
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Battle Shapers is an action-packed, sci-fi FPS roguelite in which you shoot and smash your way through swarms of corrupt robots. Wield powerful weapons, abilities, and game-changing new powers stolen from ruthless Overlords.
Why similar: FPS 36.1%, Shooter 26%, First-Person 13.2%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 8.9%
- #43 ANIMAL WELL
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 24,672 reviews2024
Dev: Billy BassoPub: Bigmode
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.
Why similar: Metroidvania 56.4%, Exploration 15.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 5.7%
- #44 Vilde
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Chaotic Minds
Windows
Fast-paced roguelite FPS inspired by Norse mythology. Explore ever-changing levels, fight dangerous enemies, and master powerful magic and weapons. Create unique builds each run by combining different abilities, weapons, and upgrades.
Why similar: FPS 38.6%, Shooter 30.7%, First-Person 9.6%, Action 7.7%, Exploration 7.3%
- #45 The Nightmare Catcher
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: XAEON GAMES
Windows
The Nightmare Catcher is a sci-fi FPS where magic clashes with science. Wield ranged or melee weapons, toss grenades, and harness mystical forces granted by the Aztec gods. Utilize technology to craft items, develop powerful abilities, and shape your destiny on an unforgettable quest.
Why similar: FPS 23.9%, Shooter 17.7%, Exploration 12%, Science 11.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #46 Project Mercury
73% matchMixed58% of 594 reviews2017
Dev: Raxasoft Games
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Make your way on foot, on a hoverbike, up skyscrapers, and down bottomless pits, as you exterminate a threat of unknown origin!
Why similar: Sci-fi 41.6%, Action 39.5%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #47 Heartworm
67% matchVery Positive86% of 502 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Exploration 34.2%, Mystery 31.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #48 The Body Changer
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: TheShortAndTheTall
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A single player metroidvania 3D game with cooperative gameplay. Find out what's going on by taking control of distinct characters and change between them whenever you want. An unique mix of 3rd person shooter and challenging puzzles!
Why similar: Adventure 52%, Action 48%
- #49 ReSetna
68% matchVery Positive82% of 176 reviews2025
Dev: Today's GamesPub: Module16
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
What’s left of humanity are minds trapped in circuits. You are awaken as ReSetna, a warrior on a mission to rescue last human remnants. Explore seven hostile zones, face seven brutal bosses and evolve through a unique upgrade system. Uncover horrifying truth and decide if the future is worth saving.
Why similar: Metroidvania 76.8%, Action 12.1%, Adventure 11.1%
- #50 The Stranger VR
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: RealityArts Studio
Windows
The Stranger is an intense VR combat game which sets in an incredibly detailed exotic world. Explore the rich sci fi universe and survive with your weapons and wrist blade. Welcome to the world of the Stranger!
Why similar: VR 21.3%, FPS 17.6%, Aliens 17.3%, Shooter 13.4%, First-Person 8%
- #51 Iridio
66% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: KR Games
Windows
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.
Why similar: FPS 23%, Shooter 17.1%, Exploration 10%, First-Person 9.2%, Mystery 8.5%
- #52 Letifer
67% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Third Spirit Games
Windows
Take on the demonic threat as Letifer in an action-packed mix of twin-stick shooter, roguelite, and survivors-like gameplay. Gun through brutal Rituals, shape your build with powerful upgrades, and return to base for lasting upgrades to your character and gear.
Why similar: Shooter 62.2%, Action 23.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #53 Dark Matter
73% matchMixed45% of 265 reviews2013
Dev: InterWave StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dark Matter is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror game, set in a derelict spaceship besieged by a sinister alien presence, and infested with deadly parasites. As the Ensign, you must explore fetid hallways and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely...
Why similar: Metroidvania 51.9%, Action 26.6%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Female Protagonist 5.2%
- #54 G String
68% matchVery Positive84% of 1,322 reviews2020
Dev: Eyaura
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: FPS 21.6%, Action 16%, Adventure 15.6%, Futuristic 11.6%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #55 METAL EDEN
65% 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: FPS 25.2%, Shooter 19.5%, Science 18.6%, Action 10.1%, First-Person 9.1%
- #56 BAIONLENJA
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 555 reviews2025
Dev: BAION
Windows
First-Person Adventure that focuses on Source-Engine inspired movement physics. Explore an impossibly huge research facility using physics-breaking abilities granted by a mysterious fossil monolith. Evolve to reach new areas and fight strange machines roaming the laboratories.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38.3%, FPS 17.9%, Futuristic 17%, First-Person 11.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%
- #57 The Mobius Machine
66% matchVery Positive84% of 495 reviews2024
Dev: Madruga Works
Windows
Discover a vast alien world. Fight the ferocious local fauna and killer machines. Reveal its secrets and find a way to escape. The Mobius Machine is a side-scroller action adventure, with an emphasis on free-form exploration and intense combat.
Why similar: Metroidvania 44%, Shooter 14%, Exploration 13.1%, Aliens 12.9%, Futuristic 7.2%
- #58 The Persistence
69% matchMixed67% of 166 reviews2020
Dev: Firesprite Ltd
Windows
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.
Why similar: VR 26.6%, FPS 23.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, First-Person 10%, Survival 9.3%