- #1 Black Mesa
97% 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: FPS 28.5%, Mod 27.8% ★, Sci-fi 12.4%, Shooter 9%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This is a faithful, high-fidelity reimagining of the original Half-Life that perfectly captures the series' core gameplay loop.
- #2 Half-Life 2
96% 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: FPS 46.9%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Action 11.7%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: As the foundation for Prospekt, this game is the essential experience for anyone enjoying the Source engine's physics-based combat.
- #3 Half-Life: Opposing Force
96% 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: FPS 63.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Action 8.6%, Shooter 8.4%, First-Person 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: This classic expansion offers a similar perspective shift within the Half-Life universe, focusing on a different character's journey.
- #4 Half-Life: Blue Shift
95% 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: FPS 53.3%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action 11.7%, Shooter 10.3%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Another essential expansion that provides a unique viewpoint on the events of the Black Mesa incident.
- #5 Transmissions: Element 120
94% 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% ★, FPS 15.2%, Shooter 9.6%, Action 7.2%, First-Person 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality Source engine mod that delivers a focused, atmospheric shooter experience similar to Prospekt.
- #6 Half-Life: Alyx
94% 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: FPS 34.2%, Sci-fi 17%, Shooter 15.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Action 11%
Why You'll Like It: This title represents the modern pinnacle of the Half-Life universe, offering unparalleled immersion and narrative depth.
- #7 Half-Life
93% 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: FPS 38.9%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Shooter 14.4%, First-Person 10.8%, Action 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original masterpiece that started the franchise and established the sci-fi shooter conventions Prospekt builds upon.
- #8 Sven Co-op
92% matchVery Positive94% of 32,117 reviews2016
Dev: Sven Co-op team
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 24.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
Why similar: FPS 47.1%, Shooter 22.2%, First-Person 15.9%, Action 14.8%
Why You'll Like It: A standalone classic that brings cooperative gameplay to the original Half-Life engine and its many community-made maps.
- #9 Portal 2
91% 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: FPS 40%, Sci-fi 16.5%, First-Person 15.8%, Action 14%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Sharing the same engine and universe, this game offers the same polished first-person mechanics and environmental storytelling.
- #10 Synergy
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,011 reviews2025
Dev: Leikir StudioPub: Goblinz Publishing
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
An ecosystem City Builder in a unique world. Build your settlement, manage your workers and optimize your resources. Analyzing your environment, spreading new plants, and harvesting them are key to prosperity.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
Why You'll Like It: This mod allows you to experience the Half-Life 2 campaign in a cooperative setting, perfect for fans of the series.
- #11 Singularity™
90% 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: FPS 47.4%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action 12.9%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi shooter that utilizes time-manipulation mechanics to create a unique and engaging experience.
- #12 Cry of Fear
89% matchVery Positive89% of 82,586 reviews2013
Dev: Team Psykskallar
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Why similar: Mod 46.6% ★, FPS 20.9%, First-Person 9.7%, Action 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Originally a Half-Life mod, this standalone game captures the same dark, atmospheric, and intense shooter feel.
- #13 Project: Snowblind
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal DynamicsPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world. Hong Kong, 2065. 2nd Lt.
Why similar: FPS 33.3%, Action 25.8%, Shooter 17.6%, Sci-fi 13.5%, First-Person 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced sci-fi shooter that emphasizes high-tech weaponry and tactical movement in a futuristic setting.
- #14 Dystopia
88% matchVery Positive85% of 1,122 reviews2009
Dev: Puny Human
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Dystopia is a cyberpunk game with tense combat situations in a high-tech world spanned by computer networks. Playing as either Punk mercenaries, or Corporate security forces, the player will fight through the physical world to gain access, via jack-in terminals, to cyberspace.
Why similar: Mod 64.7% ★, FPS 14.9%, Action 6%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Shooter 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk-themed Source engine mod that focuses on objective-based team combat with a unique aesthetic.
- #15 Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
86% 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: FPS 41%, Action 25.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive multiplayer experience for the Half-Life 2 engine, focusing on physics-based combat.
- #16 Alpha Prime
87% matchMixed56% of 1,505 reviews2007
Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.
Why similar: FPS 45.2%, Action 18.3%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Shooter 13%, First-Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi shooter captures the aesthetic and gameplay feel of mid-2000s narrative-driven FPS titles.
- #17 Red Faction
86% matchVery Positive86% of 2,916 reviews2009
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards.
Why similar: FPS 46.2%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Action 16.8%, Shooter 10.1%, First-Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi shooter that features impressive environmental destruction and a gritty, industrial atmosphere.
- #18 Quake II
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Why similar: FPS 51.4%, Action 13.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Shooter 12.6%, First-Person 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This classic shooter provides the fast-paced, visceral combat that heavily influenced the design of early Source engine games.
- #19 Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
85% 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: FPS 43.7%, Action 22.6%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Shooter 12.8%, First-Person 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic multiplayer arena shooter that brings the original Half-Life experience to the Source engine.
- #20 F.E.A.R.
84% matchVery Positive94% of 18,784 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 16.2 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 57.5%, Action 14%, Shooter 11.5%, First-Person 6.2%, Sci-fi 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game features legendary AI and tactical combat that aligns with the high-octane FPS action found in the Half-Life series.
- #21 Portal with RTX
82% matchMixed61% of 18,765 reviews2022
Dev: Lightspeed Studios™Pub: NVIDIA
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Experience the critically acclaimed and award-winning Portal™ reimagined with full ray tracing and DLSS 4 in this free DLC for Portal owners. Start thinking with portals, with RTX on.
Why similar: Mod 57.2% ★, Action 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, First-Person 9.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A technical showcase that highlights the beauty and precision of the Source engine's level design.
- #22 BioShock™
81% matchVery Positive94% of 31,721 reviews2007
Dev: 2K BostonPub: 2K
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.6 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 48.1%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, First-Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental storytelling and first-person combat that shares the immersive qualities of the Half-Life games.
- #23 Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
79% matchVery Positive89% of 9,268 reviews2017
Dev: People Can FlyPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
Why similar: FPS 41.7%, Action 18.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, First-Person 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An over-the-top action shooter that prioritizes creative combat mechanics and a punchy, first-person feel.
- #24 Red Alliance
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 291 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: FPS 33.3%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Shooter 16.2%, Action 13.8%, First-Person 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian first-person shooter that emphasizes exploration and survival in a hostile environment.
- #25 Ion Fury
79% matchVery Positive93% of 6,682 reviews2019
Dev: Voidpoint, LLCPub: 3D Realms
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Why similar: FPS 43.3%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Shooter 14.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Action 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the classic build-engine shooter that delivers intense, retro-inspired action.
- #26 Chaser
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,353 reviews2010
Dev: CauldronPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Mars, 2044. The UN establishes MARSCORP (Martian Security and Economics Committee) under the leadership of Samuel Longwood. In the years that follow, the UN gradually loses control of MARSCORP, mainly due to the non-transparent licence policy of its director.
Why similar: FPS 48.1%, Action 15.8%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Shooter 9.5%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi FPS that features a sprawling narrative and a variety of weapons consistent with the genre's roots.
- #27 Kvark
75% matchVery Positive87% of 391 reviews2024
Dev: Latest PastPub: Perun Creative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: FPS 46.5%, Shooter 21.8%, First-Person 15.7%, Action 8.9%, Story Rich 7%
- #28 Hunt Down The Freeman
78% matchMixed55% of 4,465 reviews2018
Dev: Royal Rudius Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Just another mission, or so you thought… until aliens from another dimension start invading Earth before a scientist with a crowbar hospitalizes you after wiping out your entire squad. Just when you thought you were finished, a man with a briefcase offers you the chance for another beginning.
Why similar: FPS 43.6%, Shooter 20.4%, First-Person 15.9%, Action 14.7%, Singleplayer 5.4%
- #29 Intrude
76% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 50.8%, Action 28.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Indie 2.8%
- #30 The Stalin Subway
77% matchMixed60% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"The Stalin Subway" is a First Person Shooter-style game where the events take place in post-war Moscow. The game allows to plunge into the depressing atmosphere of the Stalin's period and to play as a Soviet officer.
Why similar: FPS 36%, Action 32.8%, Shooter 16.7%, First-Person 12.2%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #31 Dusk 12
77% matchMixed48% of 236 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dusk 12 is a first person shooter, full of action where the player will incarnate two heroes. One of the soldiers of the group, with unknown past and one of the infected men with the virus, who has strength, speed and fortitude beyond human limits.
Why similar: FPS 56.3%, Action 43.7%
- #32 Prison Simulator Prologue
73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,906 reviews2021
Dev: Baked Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Wanna find out what a prison riot looks like? Check a free stand-alone prologue for Prison Simulator. A story that is not available in the full game! Be warned: Police baton might not be enough to bring order to the prison halls.
Why similar: FPS 41.5%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 15.6%, First-Person 14.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #33 Estranged: The Departure
73% matchVery Positive86% of 2,323 reviews2020
Dev: Alan Edwardes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Estranged: The Departure follows the story of a fisherman, stranded on a mysterious island during a violent storm. Little does he know his adventure has just begun, and the island is home to more than it first seems.
Why similar: FPS 40.1%, Action 38.7%, Shooter 9.2%, First-Person 5.6%, Indie 4%
- #34 Perilous Warp
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 373 reviews2020
Dev: Crystice Softworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Perilous Warp is a fast-paced indie retro-shooter inspired by the classic 3D-actions. Communication with a distant space colony has been lost, and you bravely step into the teleporter with the desire for glorious adventures. But do not expect to win in a heartbeat!
Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Action 30.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Shooter 8.9%, First-Person 8.2%
- #35 Homefront
74% matchMixed61% of 13,132 reviews2011
Dev: Kaos StudiosPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.
Why similar: FPS 44.6%, Action 27.5%, Shooter 16.1%, First-Person 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #36 Project Hive
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: Class of 2019-2020Pub: Campus ADN
Windows
Project Hive is a third-person shooter game in which you play as Alexei, a survivor stranded in the destroyed mining facility Hive on the planet Proxima. His quest will lead him through the dark secrets of Talium Industries.
Why similar: Shooter 34.9%, Sci-fi 31.7%, Action 27.2%, Singleplayer 5.2%, Indie 1.1%
- #37 Project Remedium
76% matchMostly Negative32% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: Atomic Jelly
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Remedium is a story-driven action shooter set inside a human body devastated by illness and bad circumstances. It's a post-apocalypse of sorts, a really tiny one, but for a nanobot named Nano+, the body is a whole world. So he is hell-bent on fixing it with his guns and a unique grapnel.
Why similar: Action 30%, FPS 29.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, First-Person 8.4%
- #38 Wolfenstein 3D
72% matchVery Positive93% of 4,215 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 30%
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
Why similar: FPS 47.1%, Shooter 19%, Action 14.7%, First-Person 14.3%, Singleplayer 5%
- #39 THE MULLER-POWELL PRINCIPLE: Foreword
70% matchVery Positive82% of 265 reviews2023
Dev: Three Dots GamesPub: Take Aim Games
Windows
This prologue was created to present an overall concept of the main game through a pair of gameplay hours to introduce you to some of the game’s mechanics, creatures, and ideas.
Why similar: FPS 47.6%, Action 16.3%, First-Person 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #40 SECTOR
75% matchMostly Negative26% of 152 reviews2015
Dev: UD
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
SECTOR is a simple hardcore classic shooter game that you play the role of Dimitri, he and another scientists made fail biological tests and the infected enemies took possesion of technology evolution. Survive at this severe place, fighting against creatures and solving problems, now you need to place the order.
Why similar: FPS 37.5%, Action 20%, Shooter 19.1%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #41 Action: Source
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: Lights. Camera. Action!
Windows
Lights. Camera. Action!
Why similar: Mod 62.8% ★, FPS 22.6%, Action 14.6%
- #42 Quake 4
71% matchVery Positive88% of 3,762 reviews2011
Dev: RavenSoftPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
Why similar: FPS 48.5%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Shooter 14%, Action 13.1%, First-Person 6.4%
- #43 Prison Loop
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Leakage Games
Windows
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
Why similar: First-Person 46.8%, Action 39.5%, Singleplayer 13.7%
- #44 INDUSTRIA
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: FPS 35.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Shooter 14.1%, Action 11.7%, First-Person 10%
- #45 Project Tower
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Sci-fi 35.4%, Shooter 32.4%, Action 26.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #46 A Night in Prison
69% matchMixed55% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: STuNTPub: STuNT
Windows
You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.
Why similar: First-Person 36.4%, Sci-fi 35.8%, Action 27.8%
- #47 PROZE: Enlightenment
70% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2019
Dev: SignSine
Windows
PROZE is a VR puzzle adventure set in both past and present. It’s a story of friendship and duty, fear and dignity of the people facing the Soviet government and its echoes. Explore a Cold-War era military research facility, deal with the anomalies, solve the puzzles, and find out the answers.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.7%, Action 31.1%, Story Rich 11.2%, First-Person 11.1%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #48 Hard Light Vector
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: Actually A Game Company, L.L.C
Windows
Hard Light Vector is a first-person action platformer where you traverse an alien environment and fight to protect the memories of the dead from corruption.
Why similar: Action 55.5%, First-Person 38.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #49 Mortanis Prisoners
66% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
Windows
Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?
Why similar: FPS 39.9%, First-Person 23.6%, Action 19.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #50 Helium
70% matchMixed51% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: rocketship
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hardcore sci-fi first person shooter. You are a liaison on Vega 237 spacecraft. All crew members died and you are all by yourself in the midst of an unknown planet. Your goal is to find out what happened to the crew and establish the signal's nature.
Why similar: Action 90.7%, Indie 9.3%
- #51 Exodus from the Earth
71% matchMixed58% of 248 reviews2008
Dev: Parallax Arts StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Intelligence Agency has commissioned you, Francis Rixon, to find out what is happening inside the Corporation's confines and to retrieve information about a secret mineral upon which the very existence of the human race may depend.
Why similar: FPS 55.1%, Action 24.2%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%
- #52 Dark Prospect
67% matchMixed69% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: CashcowGames
Windows
Dark Prospect is an asymmetrical FPSvsRTS multiplayer game. FPS players must survive by gathering resources, building defenses and fighting against a player or AI who summons, commands, upgrades monsters and casts spells from an RTS perspective.
Why similar: FPS 49.9%, Shooter 21.4%, First-Person 15.6%, Action 10%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #53 Transience
64% matchMostly Positive70% of 692 reviews2025
Dev: RESURGENT
Windows
Become an Accountant - a hired mercenary who keeps the books balanced by any means necessary. This time though, you are the intended target. Take a journey through New Houston in the year 2056 and follow one man's tale of revenge as he escapes Transience.
Why similar: FPS 49.2%, Shooter 21.8%, Action 13.2%, Story Rich 6.6%, First-Person 5%
- #54 Project Pulsation
69% matchMixed71% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Project Pulsation - a sci-fi first person shooter with elements of horror and stealth. The distant space station 'Complex' located nearby Thanatos Asteroid keeps a valuable Artifact. Fight your way through turrets, unknown creatures and mysterious ghosts, survive and try to get back.
Why similar: Action 67%, FPS 33%
- #55 Prison Run and Gun
67% matchVery Positive91% of 529 reviews2016
Dev: Quantized Bit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The recent events in a state prison, involving Jake from Team Hot Guns was a perfect moment for some prisoners to escape - you are one of them.
Why similar: Action 91.3%, Indie 8.7%
- #56 Ricochet
67% matchVery Positive83% of 6,193 reviews2000
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.
Why similar: Action 46.4%, FPS 31.6%, Sci-fi 7.9%, First-Person 7.4%, Shooter 6.8%