Games Like Hail to the Rainbow

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: Alternate History 18.3%, Robots 15.6%, Dystopian 14.6%, FPS 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the alternate-history, dystopian, and narrative-driven FPS focus that defines the seed title.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Dystopian 18.7%, Cinematic 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully captures the melancholic, atmospheric, and sci-fi mystery elements while featuring a similarly lonely protagonist.

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: Alternate History 23.2%, Robots 20.5%, FPS 12.5%, Shooter 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It matches the alternate-history, robot-heavy, and action-oriented gameplay style of the seed game perfectly.

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 37%, FPS 24.3%, Shooter 11.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Survival 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly gloomy, cinematic, and narrative-driven post-apocalyptic experience with intense first-person combat.

Post-apocalyptic story about two travelers who set out on a long journey in the wasteland, left by people after the global epidemic.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 18.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, FPS 14.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic journey that prioritizes atmosphere, survival, and a quiet, lonely narrative.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Puzzle 11.7%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a deeply atmospheric experience with a strong focus on robots, existential dread, and sci-fi storytelling.

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: Robots 34.1%, Walking Simulator 22.6%, Futuristic 18.4%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Mystery 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, atmospheric sci-fi experience that excels at environmental storytelling and mystery.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Alternate History 37.3%, Walking Simulator 25.7%, Dystopian 17.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a gritty, cyberpunk, and atmospheric mystery that mirrors the seed game's focus on dark, futuristic environments.

Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.3%, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 13.4%, Cinematic 13%, Realistic 11%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a gritty, dystopian FPS experience that aligns well with the seed game's tone and setting.

The Uncertain is an story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Experience the mysterious vibe of each of carefully explored locations, solve diverse puzzles, make fateful decisions and discuss intriguing matters to find out the whole truth being kept from you.

Why similar: Robots 34.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Futuristic 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar post-apocalyptic, robot-centric world with a focus on puzzle-solving and narrative.

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

Why similar: FPS 26%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Shooter 13.3%, Action 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk FPS that balances intense action with environmental puzzles and a high-tech, dangerous setting.

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 33.2%, Dystopian 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Shooter 11.6%, Alternate History 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential alternate-history, atmospheric, and narrative-driven shooter that influenced the genre.

KARMA: The Dark World is a first-person cinematic psychological thriller set in a dystopian world where the Leviathan Corporation is omnipresent. The year is 1984, the place is East Germany, and things are not quite what they seem.

Why similar: Cinematic 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Dystopian 18.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the psychological, atmospheric, and first-person narrative focus found in the seed title.

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

Why similar: Robots 31.3%, FPS 28.1%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 10.9%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, robot-focused combat within a gritty, cyberpunk aesthetic that feels very similar to the seed game.

It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. Will he find what he’s looking for? Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. Discover the last story on Earth.

Why similar: Alternate History 28.6%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Post-apocalyptic 17.8%, Dystopian 17%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the alternate-history, walking-simulator, and atmospheric exploration elements of the seed game.

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Robots 21%, Cinematic 18.3%, Walking Simulator 16.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Realistic 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the atmospheric, thriller, and sci-fi walking-simulator vibe found in the seed game.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.7%, Mystery 20.3%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Puzzle 8%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric, puzzle-solving, and cinematic exploration aspects of the seed game.

Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.

Why similar: Cinematic 21.6%, Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, FPS 17.1%, Futuristic 15.2%, Shooter 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an immersive, cinematic, and atmospheric VR shooter experience that feels like a natural extension of the seed game's world.

Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 32.5%, Survival 27.3%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar lonely, atmospheric, and mystery-solving journey set in a harsh, isolated environment.

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20%, FPS 18.4%, Dystopian 15.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the dark, atmospheric, and action-oriented first-person perspective of the seed game.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: FPS 29.1%, Survival 20.9%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a tense, atmospheric, and claustrophobic survival experience with strong FPS elements.

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Survival 33.4%, Sci-fi 30.3%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines survival, robots, and sci-fi exploration in a lonely, dangerous setting that echoes the seed game's tone.

Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.

Why similar: Adventure 33.3%, Puzzle 29.3%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Mystery 17%, Sci-fi 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers deep puzzle-solving and a focus on mechanical, robot-themed storytelling in a unique world.

Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...

Why similar: Cinematic 29.5%, Sci-fi 18%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Puzzle 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric, and sci-fi narrative experience that emphasizes the isolation of its protagonist.

You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.9%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic, action-adventure game with a focus on exploration and survival in a ruined world.

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33.5%, FPS 21.8%, Survival 12.2%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 9.5%

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 35.2%, Sci-fi 16%, Dystopian 15.6%, Shooter 12.4%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational dystopian, robot-filled, narrative-driven shooter that shares the seed game's cinematic DNA.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.7%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Adventure 16.1%, Puzzle 15%, Survival 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric, puzzle-based gameplay in a lonely, dangerous facility that feels very familiar.

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 42.4%, Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Adventure 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a lonely, atmospheric, and horror-tinged exploration experience that mirrors the seed game's mood.

Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.

Why similar: Cinematic 14.4%, Dystopian 14.1%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, FPS 12.3%, Shooter 9.2%

Silence, cold, solitude… What lies ahead? A small atmospheric adventure about a robot lost in a frozen wasteland.

Why similar: Robots 28.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Adventure 8.1%

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 33.3%, Alternate History 22.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features alternate-history, sci-fi, and FPS mechanics with a strong, mystery-driven narrative.

This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, FPS 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Shooter 10.6%, Survival 9.2%

Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.

Why similar: Alternate History 31.6%, Cinematic 27.8%, Dystopian 20.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%

The Moon's haunted - and when an astronaut loses contact with Earth, the adventure begins in full. Fill up your oxygen, load up the guns, and set out on an interstellar FPS adventure across the stars, filled with puzzles, fights, exploration, and strange secrets of the universe.

Why similar: Robots 23.2%, FPS 13.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Shooter 8.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: Alternate History 33.7%, Walking Simulator 23%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Realistic 10%, Mystery 7.3%

Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.

Why similar: FPS 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 19.2%, Futuristic 17.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%

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: Cinematic 16.5%, Robots 13.5%, FPS 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 10.9%, Dystopian 10.3%

A vintage immersive first-person shooter on GZDoom. With an atmosphere of a cold and melancholic postapocalypse, elements of dieselpunk, mix of a retro-style and realism and romantic shoegaze as a soundtrack.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, FPS 17.3%, Shooter 13%, Realistic 10.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%

Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.

Why similar: Cinematic 25%, Walking Simulator 23.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Puzzle 8.8%, Mystery 8.2%

A sidescrolling 3D adventure shortgame that combines multiple genres and features various action and puzzle sequences. Its artistic approach is supported by powerful visuals, intense atmosphere and a unique game narrative on the boundaries of science-fiction and fantasy.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18%, Cinematic 15.2%, Walking Simulator 14.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Welcome to the 7th Sector, set in a mysterious cyberpunk world. Immerse yourself on this intricate path, solving different puzzles, facing its dangers and collecting scattered information to discover the story of this world.

Why similar: Alternate History 45.1%, Walking Simulator 32.7%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 5.5%, Adventure 4.5%

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Cinematic 36.1%, Walking Simulator 20.5%, Puzzle 18.2%, Mystery 12.2%, Atmospheric 7%

You've crash-landed on a forgotten planet and must survive in a hostile open world filled with mutated crabs and other enemies. Armed with weapons, a beat-up bike, and a few skills, you'll explore, fight, scavenge, and level up. A compact open-world shooter with light RPG and survival elements.

Why similar: Robots 18.7%, FPS 17.6%, Post-apocalyptic 13.9%, Shooter 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%

A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.

Why similar: Alternate History 22%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, FPS 11.9%, Shooter 8.9%

A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a psychedelic adventure through a bizarre and unpredictable world.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.3%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Action 11.1%

Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.5%, Psychological Horror 24.2%, Adventure 12.9%, FPS 12.1%, Action 11.7%

As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

Why similar: Robots 26.4%, Alternate History 21.9%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Futuristic 9.8%

While the Great Stargazer is deeply sleeping, the Celestial Guardians protect the equilibrium of the forgotten world…

Why similar: Walking Simulator 19.4%, Dystopian 19.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 8.8%

The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.

Why similar: Robots 27%, Cinematic 26.8%, Futuristic 17.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

"The sands have no pity." The inhabitants of Zetta-115 often say that. The same they instill in their children from an early age. And this is what they whisper about, sitting in their dilapidated shacks, waiting for the impending storm...

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.8%, Cinematic 13.5%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Futuristic 12%, Sci-fi 9.2%

There is only you, the abandoned remains of a former life and the flourishing nature that feels great in the absence of man. This world is both gloomy and empty, but so incredibly beautiful.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Realistic 10.6%

A broke young man takes on the night shift at a roadside diner. In the glow of the blood moon, routine tasks turn into a fight for survival. First-person horror based on a dark creepypasta with a set of rescue rules.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.1%, Realistic 18.9%, Survival 14.5%, Mystery 13.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Son of Perun: Kharkiv is a first-person shooter in the setting of Kharkiv of the future and retrowawe.

Why similar: FPS 23.5%, Shooter 18.6%, Futuristic 15.1%, Realistic 14%, Adventure 8.2%

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: Dystopian 34.3%, FPS 28%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Action 6.2%

A post-apocalyptic 3D platformer combining puzzles with intense action. You play as El, a robot escaping from a dreadful facility and exploring the ruins of civilization.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.1%, Cinematic 17%, Puzzle 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Futuristic 9.5%

A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?

Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.1%, FPS 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Shooter 11.6%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: FPS 19.2%, Dystopian 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Futuristic 10.5%, Shooter 10.1%

Rainbow Gate is a survival horror game set in an abandoned toy factory and amusement park that was once full of joy, but has now become a deadly trap. You are trapped in a twisted game, forced to find a way to escape from the lurking shadows and relentless Animatronics before it’s too late.

Why similar: Cinematic 29.1%, Survival 21.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 13%, Realistic 11.1%