- #1 Portal
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 192,498 reviews2007
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
Why similar: Puzzle 29.2%, First-Person 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Sci-fi 14%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original masterpiece that established the portal-based puzzle genre and remains the essential foundation for the series.
- #2 Portal 2
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 456,665 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 29.7 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: Puzzle 16.9%, First-Person 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive sequel that expands on the original's physics-based puzzles with a deeper narrative and iconic humor.
- #3 The Entropy Centre
96% matchVery Positive89% of 4,209 reviews2022
Dev: Stubby GamesPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Think in reverse. Outsmart the impossible. A mind-bending first-person adventure where you solve ingenious and complex puzzles by rewinding objects through time.
Why similar: Puzzle 19.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, First-Person 15.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a time-manipulation mechanic that feels like a spiritual successor to the portal gun in a high-stakes sci-fi facility.
- #4 The Talos Principle 2
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 12,921 reviews2023
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 27.7 hrsMean: 34.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.4%, Sci-fi 19.7%, First-Person 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Story Rich 12.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity, philosophical puzzle game that matches the complexity and atmospheric quality of modern sci-fi titles.
- #5 Viewfinder
94% matchVery Positive94% of 11,827 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Owl StudiosPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.7%, First-Person 21.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.2%, Story Rich 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative puzzle game that allows you to reshape reality by placing photographs into the world, offering a unique perspective-based challenge.
- #6 Superliminal
94% matchVery Positive95% of 32,646 reviews2020
Dev: Pillow Castle
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Perception is reality. In this mind-bending first-person puzzler, you escape a surreal dream world through solving impossible puzzles using the ambiguity of depth and perspective.
Why similar: Puzzle 31.6%, First-Person 21.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A mind-bending, first-person puzzle game that plays with perspective and scale in a surreal, atmospheric environment.
- #7 Aperture Desk Job
93% matchVery Positive95% of 24,676 reviews2022
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 14%
Introducing Aperture Desk Job — a free playable short made for the Steam Deck, set in the universe of the modestly popular Portal games.
Why similar: Action 26.4%, Story Rich 19%, First-Person 18.7%, Funny 15%, Singleplayer 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, humorous, and interactive experience set directly within the Portal universe.
- #8 Half-Life: Alyx
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 102,760 reviews2020
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Why similar: Beautiful 45.5% ★, Sci-fi 11.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: The pinnacle of VR immersion, offering the same high-fidelity, atmospheric sci-fi experience found in Valve's best work.
- #9 Half-Life 2
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 269,553 reviews2004
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 34.9 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: Sci-fi 28.4%, Action 16.8%, First-Person 16.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Puzzle 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The game that pioneered the physics-based gameplay and environmental storytelling that eventually led to the creation of Portal.
- #10 Q.U.B.E. 2
91% matchVery Positive84% of 1,718 reviews2018
Dev: Toxic GamesPub: Trapped Nerve Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.5%, Action 23.5%, First-Person 14.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person puzzle game set in a mysterious, sterile sci-fi environment that requires logical manipulation of the environment.
- #11 The Turing Test
90% matchVery Positive88% of 7,968 reviews2016
Dev: BULKHEAD
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
Why similar: Puzzle 30.1%, Sci-fi 21.9%, First-Person 18.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that explores artificial intelligence and human consciousness within a remote space station.
- #12 Antichamber
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,576 reviews2013
Dev: Alexander BrucePub: Demruth
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
Why similar: Puzzle 58.6%, First-Person 30.9%, Singleplayer 5%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Sci-fi 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: A non-Euclidean puzzle game that challenges your perception of space and logic in a way that feels truly alien.
- #13 Quake II RTX
89% matchVery Positive87% of 4,732 reviews2019
Dev: Lightspeed Studios™Pub: NVIDIA
Windows · Linux
Quake II RTX is a cutting-edge, ray-traced reimagining of id software’s old school classic, by NVIDIA’s Lightspeed Studios. Global lighting effects, including realistic reflections, refraction, shadows, ambient occlusion and global illumination are a result of the path-traced simulation of light.
Why similar: Action 60%, First-Person 32.5%, Singleplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic shooter reimagined with full ray tracing, serving as a perfect technical companion to the visual fidelity of Portal with RTX.
- #14 Control Ultimate Edition
88% matchVery Positive86% of 59,077 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.3 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: Sci-fi 22.2%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Action 17.6%, Story Rich 16.4%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural, physics-heavy action game that features incredible environmental destruction and atmospheric sci-fi mystery.
- #15 Black Mesa
87% matchVery Positive95% of 141,170 reviews2020
Dev: Crowbar Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
Why similar: Mod 28% ★, Sci-fi 21.8%, First-Person 17.2%, Action 12.1%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stunning, fan-made recreation of the original Half-Life that brings the classic sci-fi experience up to modern standards.
- #16 Bridge Constructor Portal
86% matchVery Positive92% of 7,257 reviews2017
Dev: ClockStonePub: Headup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enter the Aperture Science Enrichment Center and experience Bridge Constructor Portal – the unique merging of the classic Portal™ and Bridge Constructor™ games.
Why similar: Puzzle 56.7%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Physics 14.2%, Singleplayer 8.2%, Funny 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A clever spin-off that applies the physics and humor of the Portal series to a structural engineering puzzle format.
- #17 Relicta
86% matchMixed67% of 452 reviews2020
Dev: Mighty PolygonPub: Ravenscourt
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Relicta is a first-person physics-based puzzle game where you need to creatively combine magnetism and gravity to unravel the secrets of Chandra Base.
Why similar: Puzzle 16.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, First-Person 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you manipulate gravity and magnetism to navigate a beautiful, desolate moon base.
- #18 The Lab
85% matchVery Positive95% of 6,594 reviews2016
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Why similar: First-Person 32.7%, Action 20.2%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Singleplayer 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of VR experiments by Valve that showcases the same physics-based interaction and polish found in their other titles.
- #19 Outer Wilds
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 99,459 reviews2020
Dev: Mobius DigitalPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Why similar: Beautiful 41.4% ★, Puzzle 14.3%, Sci-fi 11%, Story Rich 10.1%, First-Person 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy sci-fi game that relies on discovery and understanding complex systems rather than traditional combat.
- #20 The Witness
84% matchVery Positive85% of 20,427 reviews2016
Dev: Thekla, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
Why similar: Puzzle 51.5%, First-Person 23.1%, Beautiful 11.6% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental puzzle design that rewards observation and logic in a stunning, isolated open world.
- #21 Gravitas
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,038 reviews2019
Dev: Galaxy Shark Studios
Windows
Gravitas is a short first-person puzzle platforming game that transports you to the Gallery of Refined Gravity. Manipulate gravity and the gallery itself to prove yourself a pupil worthy of the Curator’s masterwork.
Why similar: Puzzle 36%, First-Person 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.3%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play first-person puzzle game that focuses on gravity manipulation in a surreal, artistic setting.
- #22 P3TT
84% matchMixed62% of 162 reviews2021
Dev: Alon Cohen
Windows
Solve puzzles by creating portals and manipulating time. Inspired by Valve's Portal and Portal 2.
Why similar: Puzzle 36.1%, First-Person 29%, Action 19.9%, Physics 9.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fan-made tribute that captures the core movement and puzzle-solving mechanics of the Portal series.
- #23 BONELAB
80% matchVery Positive81% of 18,748 reviews2022
Dev: Stress Level Zero
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 20.3 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: First-Person 21.6%, Puzzle 21.3%, Action 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-driven sandbox game that allows for creative interaction with the environment using advanced simulation technology.
- #24 Half-Life
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 159,245 reviews1998
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 43.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.5%, First-Person 24%, Story Rich 15.9%, Action 14.6%, Atmospheric 11%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational sci-fi shooter that established the narrative-first approach to the genre.
- #25 ReThink | Evolved
82% matchVery Positive89% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
You volunteered to participate in an AI research as part of an human control group. Solve over 50 different puzzles and use new gameplay mechanics and more player freedom to find creative ways to progress through the game's beautiful world.
Why similar: Beautiful 49.5% ★, Puzzle 17.3%, First-Person 13.7%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Action 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A logic-based puzzle game that emphasizes spatial awareness and environmental manipulation in a clean, sci-fi aesthetic.
- #26 Vectromirror 0™
81% matchVery Positive86% of 463 reviews2020
Dev: The Vectromirror InitiativePub: Burnout Game Ventures
Windows
Become the Test Subject and attempt to complete a challenging experiment to awaken emotional responses in your Artificial Intelligence. Jump, wall-run, and parkour your way through the free-to-play prequel to the upcoming game.
Why similar: Beautiful 36.4% ★, Puzzle 16.7%, Action 10.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, first-person platformer that focuses on precision movement and environmental navigation.
- #27 Cyberpunk 2077
79% matchVery Positive86% of 926,786 reviews2020
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows · Mac
Median: 62.8 hrsMean: 115.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30%, First-Person 23.7%, Story Rich 17.9%, Action 11%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: The industry standard for high-fidelity ray tracing and immersive, dense urban environments.
- #28 SOMA
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 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 20.1%, Puzzle 18.7%, First-Person 16.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, atmospheric sci-fi horror game that focuses on philosophical questions about identity and technology.
- #29 Tacoma
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,721 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.8%, First-Person 19.8%, Story Rich 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive narrative experience set on a space station that focuses on piecing together events through environmental storytelling.
- #30 Magrunner: Dark Pulse
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,123 reviews2013
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Sci-fi 18.1%, First-Person 18%, Action 17.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines portal-like magnetic puzzle mechanics with a dark, Lovecraftian sci-fi narrative.
- #31 Aperture Hand Lab
77% matchVery Positive86% of 1,585 reviews2019
Dev: Cloudhead Games Ltd.Pub: Valve
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 10%
Experience the high fidelity virtual reality of your own hands like never before.
Why similar: First-Person 49%, Sci-fi 26%, Funny 15.4%, Singleplayer 9.6%
- #32 The Portal Trial
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: Espale Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Ingression: The Portal Trial offers a sneak peek into the immersive world of precision platforming with portals. Experience the prologue of the full game for free, tackling not only the initial levels but also venturing into more challenging stages.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.1%, Story Rich 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Action 12.2%
- #33 Transmissions: Element 120
76% matchVery Positive94% of 9,893 reviews2016
Dev: ShokuninPub: Self Published
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
Why similar: Mod 56.5% ★, First-Person 13.1%, Action 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Puzzle 5.5%
- #34 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
73% matchVery Positive94% of 34,321 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: First-Person 39.1%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Story Rich 17.5%, Funny 9.5%, Singleplayer 9.4%
- #35 Splitgate
74% matchVery Positive91% of 111,493 reviews2019
Dev: 1047 Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Why similar: First-Person 35.4%, Sci-fi 31.4%, Action 27.8%, Physics 5.4%
- #36 s&box
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Facepunch Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Our spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, this is a game creation platform built on the Source 2 engine. Play, create, and share games, explore community creations, and experience endless sandbox fun with powerful modern tools.
Why similar: First-Person 50.4%, Action 36.9%, Funny 12.7%
- #37 Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut
76% matchVery Positive82% of 1,904 reviews2014
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Q.U.B.E: Director's Cut is the definitive version of the brain-twisting first-person puzzler. Using special high-tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums - from physics-based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform-based trials.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, First-Person 21.6%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Action 10%, Physics 4.3%
- #38 Peggle Extreme
73% matchVery Positive95% of 2,775 reviews2007
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.Pub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Peggle Extreme delivers fast-paced puzzle action that combines elements of pinball and pachinko to create a truly unique game experience. Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun, now exclusively themed with art and sounds from Half-Life: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2.
Why similar: Puzzle 80.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #39 Crysis 3 Remastered
70% matchVery Positive88% of 7,334 reviews2022
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.9%, First-Person 27.3%, Action 24%, Story Rich 5.7%, Physics 5.3%
- #40 Portal 2 - The Final Hours
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 832 reviews2011
Dev: Geoff Keighley
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Portal 2 draws from the award-winning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original Portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. For more information on Portal 2 click here.
Why similar: Beautiful 63.7% ★, Puzzle 16.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Action 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #41 Half-Life: Blue Shift
72% matchVery Positive93% of 20,378 reviews2001
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Why similar: Sci-fi 33.9%, Action 22.9%, First-Person 19.8%, Singleplayer 6.6%, Puzzle 6.2%
- #42 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
68% matchVery Positive91% of 16,896 reviews2023
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!
Why similar: Sci-fi 30%, Action 22.6%, Singleplayer 15.3%, Story Rich 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
- #43 ReThink | Evolved 2
72% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2018
Dev: Yaeko
Windows
ReThink | Evolved 2 is a Puzzle Game in a futuristic setting. Solve a variety of Puzzles that utilize Lasers and the behavior of light in two and three-dimensional space. Created with the Feedback from its predecessor in mind, ReThink | Evolved 2 features: 40 new Puzzles, enhanced Gameplay...
Why similar: Beautiful 50.7% ★, Puzzle 17.3%, First-Person 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 4.6%
- #44 Elle: Portal
69% matchVery Positive93% of 285 reviews2023
Dev: L. Stotch
Windows
A free spin-off of Elle (puzzle platformer). Collect coins while avoiding the maze keepers.
Why similar: Puzzle 39.6%, Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Singleplayer 10.5%, Platformer 9.1%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #45 DESORDRE : A Puzzle Game Adventure
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: SHK Interactive
Windows
Immerse yourself in the multidimensional universe of Desordre. Solve intricate puzzles, push the boundaries of 4-dimensional thinking. Get ready for a unique experience where reflection takes on a whole new dimension. Created by one-man development studio SHK Interactive using Unreal Engine.
Why similar: Puzzle 21.6%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Action 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.5%, First-Person 10.6%
- #46 Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary
69% matchVery Positive91% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Toxic Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Entirely rebuilt from the ground up, Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary is the ultimate celebration of the decade-old original, bringing refined visuals, completely redesigned and revised gameplay sections, and a whole new chapter to the award-winning, brain-twisting first-person puzzler.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.9%, First-Person 20.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Action 13.8%, Atmospheric 8%
- #47 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
71% matchVery Positive91% of 15,042 reviews2004
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 45.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Fast multiplayer action set in the Half-Life 2 universe! HL2's physics adds a new dimension to deathmatch play. Play straight deathmatch or try Combine vs. Resistance teamplay. Toss a toilet at your friend today!
Why similar: Action 42.8%, First-Person 20.6%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Mod 7.3% ★, Physics 6.1%
- #48 Half-Life: Opposing Force
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 27,778 reviews1999
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 39.3 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Why similar: Sci-fi 31.5%, First-Person 21.4%, Action 20.9%, Puzzle 7.2%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #49 Prospekt
73% matchMixed62% of 1,663 reviews2016
Dev: SCT
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Prospekt begins in the Nova Prospekt prison in the Half-Life universe. Gordon Freeman is slowly being overrun by soldiers in the prison, however unknown to him, his Vortigaunt allies manage to find some help from a forgotten hero.
Why similar: Mod 57.2% ★, Action 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, First-Person 9.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #50 Crysis 2 Remastered
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,586 reviews2022
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Why similar: First-Person 35.7%, Action 32.9%, Sci-fi 27.4%, Singleplayer 4%
- #51 Crysis Remastered
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 16,312 reviews2021
Dev: Crytek
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.6%, Action 22%, Realistic 15.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #52 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Remastered
66% 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: Sci-fi 31.1%, Female Protagonist 28.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Action 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #53 Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,390 reviews2006
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 24%
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is a recreation of the first multiplayer game set in the Half-Life universe. Features all the classic weapons and most-played maps, now running on the Source engine.
Why similar: Action 43.7%, Sci-fi 30.6%, First-Person 23.3%, Atmospheric 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #54 Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
67% matchVery Positive80% of 16,145 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.
Why similar: First-Person 22.7%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Action 11.3%
- #55 Egg RTX
65% matchMostly Positive79% of 476 reviews2024
Dev: Figglebottom Studios
Windows
Experience one of the games of all time like never before with Egg RTX. Fully remastered for next gen performance, Egg RTX includes raytracing and advanced shadows, never before seen in a game about eggs!
Why similar: Atmospheric 54.9%, Funny 26%, Story Rich 19.1%
- #56 Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
62% matchVery Positive81% of 168,324 reviews2025
Dev: Rockstar NorthPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.
Why similar: First-Person 39.8%, Action 39%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Funny 8.6%
- #57 The Talos Principle
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 32,657 reviews2014
Dev: CroteamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
Why similar: Puzzle 39.2%, Sci-fi 19.4%, First-Person 17.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.4%