- #1 INDUSTRIA 2
97% matchMixed52% of 481 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: Dystopian 21.9%, FPS 20.9%, Surreal 11.9%, Mystery 8.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the narrative and gameplay style of the original in a refined, expanded format.
- #2 Singularity™
96% matchVery Positive93% of 5,922 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 32%, Alternate History 14.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Shooter 8.2%, Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the Cold War-era setting, sci-fi mystery, and time-bending FPS mechanics that define the INDUSTRIA experience.
- #3 Atomic Heart
96% matchVery Positive81% of 51,402 reviews2023
Dev: MundfishPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 17.6%, FPS 14.2%, Robots 13.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar alternate-history, Cold War-inspired sci-fi setting with heavy emphasis on FPS action.
- #4 Half-Life 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 278,367 reviews2004
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 31.1%, Dystopian 15.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Shooter 8.4%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game serves as the primary inspiration for the movement, combat, and environmental storytelling found in INDUSTRIA.
- #5 SIGNALIS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,140 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 25.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Mystery 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the surreal, psychological, and retro-futuristic sci-fi themes that make INDUSTRIA so haunting.
- #6 Kvark
93% matchVery Positive87% of 490 reviews2024
Dev: Latest PastPub: Perun Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Kvark is an FPS game set in a fictional version of the 80s Czech Republic. The player finds themselves in an underground facility that is falling apart as they travel through it. They will have to navigate through dark tunnels and will encounter many obstacles and enemies that will test their skills
Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, FPS 19.6%, Dystopian 15.9%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title is a direct homage to Cold War-era shooters, featuring similar alternate-history aesthetics and first-person combat.
- #7 Metro 2033 Redux
92% matchVery Positive92% of 140,709 reviews2014
Dev: 4A GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: FPS 31.6%, Horror 13%, Story Rich 11.9%, Shooter 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game excels at creating a claustrophobic, atmospheric, and narrative-heavy experience within a gritty, post-apocalyptic setting.
- #8 Prey
91% matchVery Positive91% of 54,492 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: FPS 24.2%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, First-Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim offers a deep, mysterious sci-fi narrative paired with environmental exploration and tactical combat.
- #9 GET EVEN
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,808 reviews2017
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
Why similar: FPS 26%, Mystery 19.5%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Shooter 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological mystery and narrative-driven exploration, mirroring the investigative nature of the seed game.
- #10 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
90% matchVery Positive86% of 62,941 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.8%, Surreal 17.6%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: The game leans heavily into surrealism and mysterious, reality-bending environments that feel like a high-budget evolution of INDUSTRIA's themes.
- #11 Observer: System Redux
89% matchVery Positive85% of 2,998 reviews2020
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 26.7%, Dystopian 20.2%, Surreal 16.8%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game excels at building a dark, dystopian atmosphere through investigation and psychological horror.
- #12 ADACA
89% matchVery Positive91% of 901 reviews2022
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Why similar: Dystopian 25.7%, FPS 22%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Shooter 9.9%, Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This indie FPS captures the atmospheric, exploration-heavy feel of classic sci-fi shooters with a surreal edge.
- #13 ROUTINE
86% matchVery Positive92% of 8,198 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Sci-fi 22.8%, Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 12.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Story Rich 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi horror game captures a similar sense of isolated, cinematic exploration within a mysterious, retro-futuristic facility.
- #14 System Shock
87% matchVery Positive90% of 12,905 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: FPS 23.4%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Horror 12.1%, Shooter 9.1%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This remake provides a tense, atmospheric sci-fi experience that emphasizes exploration and mystery in a hostile, high-tech setting.
- #15 BioShock™
88% matchVery Positive94% of 32,118 reviews2007
Dev: 2K BostonPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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 24.5%, Immersive 12.2% ★, Dystopian 11.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game is a masterclass in atmospheric, narrative-driven FPS gameplay set within a surreal and isolated environment.
- #16 Deliver Us Mars
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,013 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: Robots 25.5%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, First-Person 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a narrative-driven, sci-fi adventure that emphasizes mystery and atmospheric environmental puzzles.
- #17 The Invincible
84% matchVery Positive88% of 13,189 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 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: Robots 30.2%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on atmospheric, narrative-heavy exploration of a mysterious, alien world that feels grounded in hard sci-fi.
- #18 INDIKA
84% matchVery Positive89% of 9,251 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Surreal 30.3%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 12.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle 11%
Why You'll Like It: The game offers a deeply surreal, narrative-focused experience that mirrors the strange, dreamlike quality of INDUSTRIA.
- #19 Wolfenstein: The New Order
85% matchVery Positive92% of 62,163 reviews2014
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.3%, Alternate History 21.6%, Shooter 9.5%, Dystopian 7.9%, Sci-fi 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, narrative-driven FPS experience set in an alternate-history timeline with strong dystopian themes.
- #20 SOMA
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Sci-fi 17.2%, Horror 15.8%, Story Rich 11%, Mystery 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a profound, existential sci-fi narrative that matches the sense of isolation and mystery found in INDUSTRIA.
- #21 INFRA
83% matchVery Positive88% of 3,717 reviews2016
Dev: Loiste Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.
Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Atmospheric 15.6%, First-Person 14.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the exploration of decaying, industrial environments, mirroring the grounded, gritty feel of the seed game.
- #22 A Void Hope
81% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Immersive 35.6% ★, Dystopian 32.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Mystery 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: The game captures a lonely, dystopian atmosphere through its art style and environmental storytelling.
- #23 Black Mesa
81% matchVery Positive95% of 144,474 reviews2020
Dev: Crowbar Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Shooter 11.5%, First-Person 8.9%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This reimagining of a classic sci-fi shooter provides the same tight, atmospheric combat and environmental storytelling.
- #24 Metal Garden
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,391 reviews2025
Dev: Tinerasoft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
Why similar: Immersive 24.5% ★, FPS 15.9%, Dystopian 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Mystery 9.2%
- #25 The Signal From Tölva
82% matchMixed68% of 1,118 reviews2017
Dev: Big Robot Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.
Why similar: Robots 27.6%, FPS 24.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Shooter 7.2%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This open-world sci-fi shooter focuses on exploration and mystery in a desolate, atmospheric landscape.
- #26 G String
80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,301 reviews2020
Dev: Eyaura
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.9 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 16%, Immersive 14.4% ★, Dystopian 13.1%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Action 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk-inspired shooter offers a gritty, atmospheric, and action-packed experience in a dystopian world.
- #27 Dishonored
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 87,991 reviews2012
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Dystopian 26.2%, First-Person 16.7%, FPS 14.3%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: It features world-class environmental storytelling and atmospheric level design that rewards careful exploration.
- #28 Crisol: Theater of Idols
75% matchVery Positive86% of 4,204 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Dystopian 22.3%, FPS 17.6%, Shooter 10.1%, Mystery 10%, Horror 8.6%
- #29 Portal 2
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 465,820 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, First-Person 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a surreal, narrative-driven approach to environmental puzzles within a mysterious, high-tech facility.
- #30 Red Matter
79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,183 reviews2018
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.3%, Mystery 18.4%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a highly atmospheric, sci-fi mystery experience centered on exploration and puzzle-solving.
- #31 F.E.A.R.
78% matchVery Positive94% of 19,478 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
Why similar: FPS 41.1%, Horror 20.7%, Shooter 10.2%, Action 6.6%, Atmospheric 6%
Why You'll Like It: It combines intense FPS combat with a haunting, atmospheric mystery that keeps the player on edge.
- #32 Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
76% matchVery Positive83% of 2,352 reviews2022
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
Why similar: Shooter 13.2%, Mystery 11.6%, FPS 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #33 ZERO PROTOCOL
75% matchVery Positive83% of 628 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 19.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Shooter 10.5%, First-Person 9.1%
- #34 METAL EDEN
73% matchVery Positive84% of 2,240 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 22.5%, Robots 15.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Surreal 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #35 Hail to the Rainbow
71% matchVery Positive91% of 2,707 reviews2025
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Why similar: Alternate History 18.4%, Robots 15.6%, Dystopian 14.5%, FPS 12.6%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #36 Moon Mystery
74% matchMixed65% of 715 reviews2024
Dev: CosmoscoutsPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: FPS 17.1%, Robots 16.7%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Shooter 8.3%
- #37 Irreversible
73% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Delusional Reality Studio
Windows
Irreversible is an immersive single-player VR narrative-driven adventure featuring branching dialogues, exploration of uncanny desert mysteries and shooter elements. Communicate via radio with your colleague Anna and face off against the local fauna in your struggle to make your way back home.
Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Alternate History 19%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Mystery 10%
- #38 Albert Innovation
74% matchVery Positive91% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Delirium Den
Windows
Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.
Why similar: Immersive 38.4% ★, Mystery 15.6%, FPS 14.6%, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #39 Spirits of Xanadu
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 479 reviews2015
Dev: Good Morning, CommanderPub: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.
Why similar: FPS 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Mystery 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%, Shooter 8.7%
- #40 Inner Chains
77% matchMixed48% of 607 reviews2017
Dev: Telepaths TreePub: IMGN.PRO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: FPS 19%, Dystopian 17.4%, Surreal 15.1%, Shooter 9.4%, Horror 9.3%
- #41 Bitardia
72% matchVery Positive88% of 833 reviews2021
Dev: varlamov5264
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In Bitardia you will experience all the rules of the Internet in action, and venture on a journey in the spirit of classic low-budget shooters, making your way through the obstacles of the fantastic world of an imageboard.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.3%, FPS 18.1%, Surreal 14.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Shooter 7.7%
- #42 NEDRA
71% matchMixed67% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Davit AndreasyanPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.
Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Horror 14%, Shooter 12.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%
- #43 Red Alliance
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 297 reviews2018
Dev: 2ndUp Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Red Alliance is an atmospheric, dark action thriller single player game with elements of horror. The game takes place in Eastern Europe where the society is under oppressive regime enforced by a mysterious scientist whom the player must stop to restore justice.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.2%, FPS 17.4%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 7.8%
- #44 Red Matter 2
71% matchVery Positive92% of 702 reviews2022
Dev: Vertical Robot
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Enter an extraordinarily convincing sci-fi world in this story-driven VR puzzle adventure. Explore off-world facilities, operate tactile tools, solve environmental puzzles, and unravel a reality-bending Cold War mystery.
Why similar: Mystery 19%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.4%
- #45 Mother Hub
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
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: FPS 27.2%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Horror 14.1%, First-Person 9.5%
- #46 Same Room Same Day
69% matchMixed56% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Bugi Games
Windows · Mac
Step into the mind of Rosaline in this psychological horror FPS. Face her fears, engage in intense combat, and help her find peace. Solve puzzles to unlock her psyche's secrets and progress by completing quests
Why similar: FPS 23.7%, Immersive 20.4% ★, Shooter 12.8%, Horror 9.8%, First-Person 8.6%
- #47 Blood Facsimile
66% matchVery Positive98% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Rene McCarthy
Windows
An immersive FPS adventure set in a dark and surreal sci-fi world
Why similar: FPS 33.2%, Dystopian 17.9%, Shooter 12.4%, Horror 7.8%, Sci-fi 7%
- #48 Peripeteia
66% matchVery Positive86% of 3,395 reviews2025
Dev: Ninth Exodus
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 29.3%, FPS 21.2%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Horror 8%
- #49 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
66% matchVery Positive94% of 3,222 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Puzzle 20.6%, Mystery 20.4%, Horror 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #50 S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
70% matchMixed68% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: VolframePub: Art Games Studio S.A.
Windows
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
Why similar: FPS 18.5%, Mystery 13.6%, Surreal 13.3%, Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #51 Beyond Hanwell
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 749 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Immersive 28.4% ★, FPS 14.6%, Shooter 14.4%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 8.4%
- #52 Beastiarium
72% matchMixed51% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: Fazan
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Beastiarium — plunge into the mysterious world full of secrets and monsters, its atmosphere will keep you in suspense throughout the story. The action takes place in underground Petersburg in the beginning of 20th century, one hundred years later since the monsters invaded the planet.
Why similar: Dystopian 35.3%, Horror 14.4%, Atmospheric 11%, First-Person 10.8%, Puzzle 10.6%
- #53 RED NIGHT
68% matchMostly Positive77% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: REDSOFT
Windows
In RED NIGHT, you play as Tess and face a demonic artificial intelligence in a horror anthology game. Each level explores a universal fear through unique and chilling worlds.
Why similar: FPS 33%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Shooter 11.1%, Horror 7.5%, Action 6.3%
- #54 State of Mind
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,296 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.
Why similar: Dystopian 30.5%, Sci-fi 25.3%, Story Rich 13.3%, Robots 11.8%, Adventure 6.3%
- #55 Noch
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: Fair Games StudioPub: Sad Horse studio
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Go alone (or with a friend) to find the girl who destroyed the world. An ominous surreal first-person adventure full of dangerous monsters and secrets of the deceased world
Why similar: Story Rich 17.9%, Atmospheric 17.1%, First-Person 16.6%, Horror 15.7%, Puzzle 15.1%
- #56 Close To The Sun
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,344 reviews2020
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.1%, Horror 21.7%, First-Person 16%, Adventure 15.9%, Indie 8%
- #57 Saint of Chains
65% matchVery Positive86% of 83 reviews2026
Dev: MystiveDev
Windows
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.
Why similar: FPS 24.1%, Surreal 17.4%, Shooter 11%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 9.4%
- #58 Fortune's Run
67% matchVery Positive88% of 606 reviews2023
Dev: Team Fortune
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: FPS 22.8%, Dystopian 20.3%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Shooter 6.9%
- #59 Yerba Buena
65% matchVery Positive86% of 56 reviews2026
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Dive into a surreal 1970s gameworld and save San Francisco from a sinister threat. Play as Barb, and use the Oscillator to capture and reapply the physical traits of objects to solve mind-bending environmental platforming puzzles.
Why similar: Surreal 29%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, First-Person 13%, Puzzle 11.9%, Story Rich 11.5%