- #1 Front Mission Evolved
97% matchMixed62% of 1,204 reviews2010
Dev: Double Helix GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
Why similar: Mechs 72% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Action 7.8%, Shooter 5.2%, Third Person 1.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the same universe and mech-focused combat mechanics as the seed game.
- #2 METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
96% matchVery Positive92% of 106,004 reviews2015
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 19.0 hrsMean: 65.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Why similar: Stealth 51.4%, Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Action 12.3%, Third Person 7.4%, Shooter 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for the tactical stealth and military action gameplay that LEFT ALIVE™ attempts to emulate.
- #3 ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
95% matchVery Positive92% of 82,830 reviews2023
Dev: FromSoftware, Inc.
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.
Why similar: Mechs 76.5% ★, Military 9.6%, Action 7.9%, Third Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the definitive modern experience for fast-paced, customizable mech combat in a sci-fi setting.
- #4 Terminator: Resistance
94% matchVery Positive92% of 18,032 reviews2019
Dev: TeyonPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
Why similar: Violent 44.6%, Action 21.5%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Shooter 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of fighting for survival against superior mechanical forces in a post-apocalyptic world.
- #5 Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
94% matchVery Positive81% of 2,142 reviews2007
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
Why similar: Mechs 52.8% ★, Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Action 12.5%, Shooter 3.7%, Third Person 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same blend of third-person shooting, survival elements, and heavy mech-suit combat.
- #6 Generation Zero®
93% matchMostly Positive72% of 41,588 reviews2019
Dev: Systemic Reaction™Pub: Avalanche Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.
Why similar: Mechs 64.3% ★, Survival 15.6%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival shooter that pits players against mechanical threats in a desolate, war-torn landscape.
- #7 Binary Domain
92% matchVery Positive86% of 8,057 reviews2012
Dev: Devil's DetailsPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 66.3%, Action 18.2%, Shooter 9.4%, Third Person 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based third-person shooter that features intense combat against robots in a near-future military setting.
- #8 NieR:Automata™
91% matchVery Positive87% of 149,358 reviews2017
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 48.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.
Why similar: Action 52.6%, Violent 47.4%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich action game that explores themes of humanity and war through the perspective of androids.
- #9 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
90% matchMixed69% of 6,934 reviews2024
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 28.8 hrsMean: 55.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Live the future of despair.The year is 2024 AD. The survivors fought against the remaining threats while trying their best to continue their recovery.Three years passed in the year 2027. In a new world without hope, the time has come to once again resist the fate of the Earth.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.1%, Mechs 18.8% ★, Action 12.5%, Gore 11.5%, Violent 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the large-scale sci-fi action and destruction that fans of mech-heavy shooters often enjoy.
- #10 Tom Clancy’s The Division™
89% matchMostly Positive71% of 95,883 reviews2016
Dev: Massive EntertainmentPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 25.4 hrsMean: 93.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 50.3%, Shooter 12.9%, Survival 12.7%, Action 11.1%, Stealth 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on tactical urban survival and third-person shooting in a collapsed society.
- #11 The Surge
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,683 reviews2017
Dev: Deck13Pub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
Why similar: Mechs 50% ★, Violent 18%, Action 14.6%, Gore 9.4%, Third Person 8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action game that features heavy, industrial-style combat and limb-targeting mechanics.
- #12 SIGNALIS
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Violent 42.1%, Third-Person Shooter 35.1%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that excels at creating an atmospheric, sci-fi military narrative.
- #13 Vanquish
87% matchVery Positive89% of 7,662 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.6%, Mechs 27.8% ★, Action 11%, Shooter 8.8%, Gore 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-octane third-person shooting mechanics that emphasize movement and tactical positioning.
- #14 Homefront®: The Revolution
88% matchMixed61% of 16,848 reviews2016
Dev: Dambuster StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.
Why similar: Stealth 23.9%, Action 19.5%, Violent 17%, Shooter 16.3%, Military 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world shooter centered on a resistance movement fighting back against an occupying military force.
- #15 METAL GEAR SURVIVE
86% matchMixed66% of 5,653 reviews2018
Dev: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
Why similar: Stealth 35.7%, Survival 26.6%, Action 17.1%, Violent 14%, Third Person 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the stealth and tactical movement of the series with the survival and resource management mechanics found in the seed game.
- #16 Scars Above
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 3,326 reviews2023
Dev: Mad Head GamesPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 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: Third-Person Shooter 59.2%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Third Person 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person sci-fi shooter that emphasizes exploration and tactical use of gadgets to survive.
- #17 ARC Raiders
81% matchVery Positive86% of 373,688 reviews2025
Dev: Embark Studios
Windows
Median: 40.0 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 55.2%, Survival 16.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Action 7.9%, Third Person 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person extraction shooter that pits players against overwhelming mechanical forces.
- #18 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
82% matchVery Positive84% of 6,399 reviews2024
Dev: Guerrilla GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.
Why similar: Mechs 63.6% ★, Stealth 19.2%, Action 8.7%, Third Person 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on survival and combat against massive mechanical threats in a post-apocalyptic setting.
- #19 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
84% matchMixed59% of 1,495 reviews2019
Dev: YUKE'SPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.
Why similar: Mechs 30.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.2%, Action 17.6%, Gore 16.3%, Violent 15%
Why You'll Like It: A more grounded, gritty take on the series that emphasizes third-person shooting and mech-like armor.
- #20 Atomic Heart
82% matchVery Positive81% of 45,312 reviews2023
Dev: MundfishPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 26.0 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: Gore 48.7%, Shooter 27.3%, Action 24%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, retro-futuristic world filled with hostile machines and intense combat encounters.
- #21 The Surge 2
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 9,164 reviews2019
Dev: Deck13Pub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
Why similar: Mechs 31.6% ★, Violent 29%, Action 16.6%, Gore 16.6%, Third Person 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the sci-fi action and tactical combat of its predecessor with more expansive environments.
- #22 Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
84% matchMixed67% of 490 reviews2020
Dev: Granzella Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the shadow of a massive earthquake, you must brave a destroyed city where your choices will determine who survives.
Why similar: Action 77.5%, Survival 13.7%, Choices Matter 4.9%, Third Person 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the human element of survival and making difficult choices during a catastrophic event.
- #23 Stellar Blade™
79% matchVery Positive94% of 84,403 reviews2025
Dev: SHIFT UP CorporationPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
Windows
Median: 26.9 hrsMean: 40.6 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: Action 62.2%, Third Person 37.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity action game featuring intense combat against mechanical and biological horrors.
- #24 Mecha Knights: Nightmare
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,589 reviews2021
Dev: Damian Kubiak
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.
Why similar: Mechs 51.4% ★, Military 11.1%, Violent 9.8%, Third-Person Shooter 6.2%, Gore 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A single-player mech action game that emphasizes military strategy and customization.
- #25 Project MIKHAIL: A Muv-Luv War Story
80% matchMixed54% of 725 reviews2024
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Set on an Earth where mankind is being steadily annihilated by the alien invaders known as the BETA, Project MIKHAIL lets you pilot a Tactical Surface Fighter in the war to save humanity!
Why similar: Mechs 65.2% ★, Military 18.8%, Action 8.7%, Third Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated mech-combat game that focuses on the brutal reality of military warfare against alien threats.
- #26 LIFE EFFECT Survival
76% matchVery Positive89% of 243 reviews2026
Dev: LIFE EFFECTPub: EFFECT STUDIO
Windows
Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.
Why similar: Mechs 47.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 26.7%, Survival 10.5%, Shooter 8.2%, Action 7.3%
- #27 Singularity™
78% matchVery Positive93% of 5,807 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Action 40%, Gore 32.8%, Shooter 27.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that blends tactical combat with time-manipulation mechanics in a military-industrial setting.
- #28 LOST PLANET® 3
79% matchMixed63% of 3,850 reviews2013
Dev: Spark UnlimitedPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.
Why similar: Mechs 35.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 34.7%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 7.6%, Third Person 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' focus on third-person shooting and survival in harsh, alien environments.
- #29 Try to survive Today
77% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: VIVA
Windows
Try to survive today - This is a fast-paced hybrid three-dimensional first- and third-person action game with the ability to switch to an isometric camera. Control your MECH or attack enemies as Zlata!
Why similar: Mechs 47.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 23.7%, Military 8.9%, Shooter 8.6%, Action 7.5%
- #30 Scar-Lead Salvation
76% matchMixed69% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Play as Willow, who awakens in a deserted military facility with no memory of how she got there, accompanied only by an AI in her ear and a swarm of deadly robots. Can you uncover the mystery of what happened in the facility, learn about Willow's past, and make your way out alive?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 50%, Action 23.7%, Shooter 17.8%, Third Person 8.5%
- #31 ReCore: Definitive Edition
78% matchMixed63% of 1,653 reviews2018
Dev: Armature Studio, LLCPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 66.8%, Action 24.2%, Third Person 9%
- #32 METAL EDEN
73% matchVery Positive86% of 1,722 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Gore 30.4%, Violent 28%, Action 21.9%, Shooter 19.7%
- #33 Secret Archives
75% matchMixed66% of 110 reviews2024
Dev: Juice Game
Windows
This is a third person shooter game The main plot is a secret experiment being conducted somewhere in the future During this process, a strange mineral was discovered and caused a large-scale infection The protagonist's task is to retrieve important "files" and escape from this place!
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 61.9%, Survival 13.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Action 9.2%, Third Person 3.1%
- #34 Wrath of Anna
77% matchMostly Negative35% of 249 reviews2018
Dev: Lorenzo Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You've been stranded on Empress Anna's remote planet of Drumgore during the Cross-Planetary War of 2021. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Violent 30.6%, Gore 28.8%, Mechs 23.9% ★, Action 11%, Survival 5.7%
- #35 LifeZ - Survival
75% matchMixed68% of 240 reviews2018
Dev: iDs Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
LifeZ - Survival is a third-person sandbox-survival game. Build your hideout, search for water and food, mine resources and fight against zombies and finally find ways to contact the outside world and leave Catastrophie Area.
Why similar: Survival 42.5%, Gore 26.9%, Action 22.3%, Third Person 8.3%
- #36 Remothered: Tormented Fathers
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: Stormind Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Why similar: Violent 33.4%, Gore 30.3%, Stealth 20.3%, Action 13%, Third Person 3%
- #37 Bullet Witch
74% matchMixed69% of 788 reviews2018
Dev: Marvelous, Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
An army of demons has driven humanity to the brink of extinction. The only thing standing in their way? A woman in black, with a long gun like a witch’s broom and magical powers to match. Mow down hordes of monsters and reignite the spark of mankind’s resistance!
Why similar: Gore 30.6%, Violent 29.6%, Third-Person Shooter 28.2%, Action 11.7%
- #38 Wanted: Dead
72% matchMixed66% of 1,964 reviews2023
Dev: Soleil Ltd.Pub: Viv's Final Day Off Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 54.6%, Shooter 16.1%, Third Person 9.8%, Gore 9.8%, Action 9.6%
- #39 The Callisto Protocol™
71% matchMixed65% of 42,820 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 62%, Shooter 16.1%, Action 11.2%, Third Person 10.8%
- #40 The Dead Thread
70% matchMixed68% of 57 reviews2026
Dev: JSK Games
Windows
Survive a 3rd-person horror world facing relentless bosses and alluring undead. Manage your inventory, make every bullet count, craft and repair clothes, which can mean the difference between survival and death. Sometimes, hiding from towering enemies may be your only chance when brute force fails.
Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Violent 23.7%, Stealth 16.2%, Third-Person Shooter 15%, Action 13.1%
- #41 The Uncertain: Light At The End
73% matchMixed64% of 1,182 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Choices Matter 51.7%, Third Person 48.3%
- #42 Better Days
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 388 reviews2026
Dev: 全自动花花
Windows
This is a new type of PVE combat game that combines elements such as shooting, skill-based battles, exploration, search-and-destroy missions, PVE combat, survival in a free-roaming environment, vehicle control, and character customization.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 58.4%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 16.9%, Third Person 4.9%
- #43 Invasion 2037
73% matchMixed60% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Little Beavers Games
Windows
Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive
Why similar: Violent 38.4%, Survival 21.9%, Gore 19.2%, Action 15.2%, Third Person 5.3%
- #44 Steel Seed
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 359 reviews2025
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.
Why similar: Stealth 65.4%, Action 18.6%, Third Person 16%
- #45 Instinct
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 108 reviews2024
Dev: Newtonic StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
INSTINCT encompasses horror on a whole new level — experience the chilling gameplay and story through the eyes of three different playable characters in this FPS game!
Why similar: Violent 52.8%, Shooter 26.7%, Action 20.5%
- #46 Everreach: Project Eden
72% matchMixed47% of 629 reviews2019
Dev: Elder GamesPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 41.4%, Action 39.8%, Shooter 8.2%, Third Person 7.9%, Choices Matter 2.8%
- #47 Potentia
70% matchMixed68% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Wily Pumpkin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.6%, Stealth 31.5%, Shooter 13.5%, Action 12.2%, Third Person 7.1%
- #48 Project Lazarus
68% matchVery Positive80% of 1,374 reviews2023
Dev: Terapoly
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
You are the first party mech pilot of alien planet colonizers! Project Lazarus is a survival game with rogue-lite elements. Deploy and upgrade your mech to the metal!
Why similar: Mechs 61.7% ★, Action 38.3%
- #49 CUSTOM MECH WARS
70% matchMixed42% of 591 reviews2023
Dev: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Take customization to the extreme with the Omega Customization System and battle with one-of-a-kind combat units in this all-new third-person shooter mecha game.
Why similar: Mechs 58.8% ★, Third-Person Shooter 29.2%, Action 6.3%, Shooter 5.8%
- #50 A Plague Tale: Requiem
66% matchVery Positive91% of 24,285 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.
Why similar: Action 57.3%, Third Person 42.7%
- #51 Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 18,030 reviews2020
Dev: BioWarePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 50.9%, Violent 16.8%, Action 12.5%, Third Person 9.2%, Choices Matter 5.6%
- #52 Daymare: 1998
69% matchMixed69% of 4,164 reviews2019
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Destructive Creations
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.6%, Gore 22.8%, Violent 22.3%, Action 11.1%, Survival 9.5%
- #53 Arctic alive
71% matchMixed54% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: TortPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.
Why similar: Survival 54%, Action 46%
- #54 Gearbits
66% matchVery Positive96% of 432 reviews2023
Dev: Quackpond Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fast-paced mecha themed third person shooter.
Why similar: Mechs 54% ★, Third-Person Shooter 29.9%, Action 8.7%, Shooter 5.2%, Third Person 2.2%
- #55 Gears 5
67% matchMostly Positive71% of 23,980 reviews2019
Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.6%, Gore 20.6%, Violent 17.5%, Action 16.3%, Shooter 7.9%
- #56 Them and Us
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,574 reviews2021
Dev: TendoGames Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.3%, Violent 18%, Shooter 11.5%, Survival 10.1%, Third Person 9.4%
- #57 Far Cry® New Dawn
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 34,237 reviews2019
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.
Why similar: Stealth 34.8%, Action 28%, Shooter 23.6%, Survival 13.7%