- #1 Control Ultimate Edition
97% 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: Female Protagonist 28.2%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Third Person 16%, Story Rich 11.3%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a powerful female protagonist navigating a mysterious, atmospheric sci-fi environment with supernatural combat abilities.
- #2 Transistor
96% matchVery Positive94% of 31,025 reviews2014
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.7%, Great Soundtrack 20.4%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Beautiful 9.2% ★
Why You'll Like It: Combines a striking cyberpunk aesthetic with a compelling female lead and a unique, tactical combat system.
- #3 ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition
96% matchVery Positive86% of 8,075 reviews2013
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.
Why similar: Third Person 14.8%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Action 11.8%, Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same team, this game shares a similar focus on cinematic, character-driven action and linear storytelling.
- #4 Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
95% matchVery Positive92% of 29,215 reviews2013
Dev: Eidos MontrealPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 18.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...
Why similar: Cyberpunk 57.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Dystopian 6.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential cyberpunk experience that emphasizes narrative choice, stealth, and action in a futuristic society.
- #5 Mirror's Edge™
94% matchVery Positive88% of 38,753 reviews2009
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In a city where information is heavily monitored, couriers called Runners transport sensitive data. In this seemingly utopian paradise, a crime has been committed, & you are being hunted. You are a Runner called Faith and this innovative first-person action-adventure is your story.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.2%, Parkour 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Dystopian 7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct, stylized aesthetic and a female protagonist navigating a high-tech, oppressive city through fluid movement.
- #6 Quantum Break
94% matchVery Positive86% of 29,913 reviews2016
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.6%, Third Person 20.9%, Story Rich 18.8%, Action 13.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a high-stakes sci-fi narrative centered on time-manipulation mechanics and cinematic third-person action.
- #7 DmC: Devil May Cry
93% matchVery Positive93% of 31,437 reviews2013
Dev: Ninja TheoryPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.5%, Hack and Slash 17.4%, Action 17.2%, Third Person 15.9%, Beat 'em up 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same developer's flair for stylish, combo-heavy spectacle combat and edgy, modern art direction.
- #8 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
92% matchVery Positive90% of 75,429 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.7%, Third Person 16.6%, Story Rich 16.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an intense, narrative-heavy experience with a strong female lead exploring psychological themes and atmospheric environments.
- #9 Alice: Madness Returns
91% matchVery Positive91% of 28,372 reviews2011
Dev: Spicy Horse GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.3%, Third Person 19.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Hack and Slash 9.5%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric third-person action game featuring a female protagonist and surreal, imaginative level design.
- #10 ECHO
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,805 reviews2017
Dev: ULTRA ULTRA
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
After a century in stasis the girl En arrives at her destination: A Palace out of legend. Out here, using forgotten technologies, she hopes to bring back a life that shouldn’t have been lost. But nothing could prepare her for what she’ll face in the ancient halls below.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.9%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Third Person 14%, Cyberpunk 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi stealth game with a female lead that features a unique mechanic where the environment learns from your actions.
- #11 Binary Domain
90% 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: Cyberpunk 49.3%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Action 8.9%, Third Person 8.6%, Story Rich 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A squad-based third-person shooter set in a futuristic world that explores themes of artificial intelligence and humanity.
- #12 Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst
89% 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: Cyberpunk 34.4%, Female Protagonist 17%, Parkour 16%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Dystopian 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the parkour-focused gameplay of the original with a more open-world approach to its futuristic city.
- #13 Cloudpunk
88% matchVery Positive88% of 15,104 reviews2020
Dev: ION LANDS
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis. It’s your first night on the job working for the Cloudpunk delivery service. Two rules: Don’t miss a delivery and don’t ask what’s in the package.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Third Person 7%, Futuristic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the atmosphere and narrative of a sprawling cyberpunk city, perfect for those who enjoyed the world-building of Remember Me.
- #14 Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
87% matchVery Positive88% of 127,476 reviews2020
Dev: GuerrillaPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 41.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Beautiful 14.3% ★, Sci-fi 12.8%, Third Person 10.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An epic sci-fi action-adventure featuring a strong female lead in a beautifully realized, technologically advanced post-apocalyptic world.
- #15 Republique
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 877 reviews2015
Dev: Camouflaj
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Help a woman named Hope escape in a thrilling and topical stealth-action game that explores the perils of government surveillance in the Internet Age.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 51%, Female Protagonist 21%, Dystopian 8.5%, Action 5.6%, Adventure 5%
Why You'll Like It: A stealth-adventure game set in a dystopian, cyberpunk-inspired facility with a female protagonist at the center of the story.
- #16 ANNO: Mutationem
86% matchVery Positive81% of 6,438 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
ANNO: Mutationem is an action-adventure game with RPG elements set in a cyberpunk world, featuring a unique mix of pixelated 2D & 3D graphic style with a rich, dark and bizarre plot.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.9%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Story Rich 6.5%, Futuristic 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish cyberpunk action-adventure featuring a female protagonist and a blend of 2D and 3D gameplay.
- #17 Cyberpunk 2077
86% 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: Cyberpunk 54.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%, Futuristic 7.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the most immersive and expansive cyberpunk action-adventure experience available today.
- #18 Ghostrunner
85% matchVery Positive91% of 65,586 reviews2020
Dev: One More LevelPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 50.4%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Action 7.1%, Futuristic 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-speed, visceral cyberpunk action that emphasizes precision and fluid movement.
- #19 Dex
84% matchVery Positive87% of 3,498 reviews2015
Dev: Dreadlocks Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Dex is a 2D, side-scrolling, open-world cyberpunk RPG with a focus on exploration and non-linear gameplay.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 59.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Action 4.2%, Story Rich 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D open-world cyberpunk RPG that captures the gritty, high-tech atmosphere and features a female lead.
- #20 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 41,700 reviews2016
Dev: Eidos MontrealPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 52.6%, Sci-fi 12%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%, Dystopian 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the deep, choice-driven cyberpunk narrative and stealth-action gameplay of its predecessor.
- #21 Dreamfall Chapters
83% matchVery Positive82% of 4,509 reviews2017
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Final Cut is the ultimate collector's edition of Dreamfall Chapters, a story-driven 3D adventure about choice and consequence, set in parallel worlds: a cyberpunk vision of the future and a magical fantasy realm.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 40.5%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Story Rich 10.2%, Third Person 8.3%, Sci-fi 8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich adventure game that balances multiple worlds and complex character choices.
- #22 ICEY
82% matchVery Positive90% of 27,487 reviews2016
Dev: FantaBlade NetworkPub: XD
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
ICEY is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a META game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through ICEY's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 31.2%, Cyberpunk 26.8%, Action 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Hack and Slash 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, meta-narrative action game featuring a female protagonist and hack-and-slash combat.
- #23 Bayonetta
82% matchVery Positive92% of 31,212 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Action 12%, Hack and Slash 10.4%, Third Person 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its over-the-top spectacle combat and a powerful, iconic female protagonist.
- #24 State of Mind
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,268 reviews2018
Dev: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 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: Cyberpunk 40.4%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Dystopian 9.9%, Futuristic 8.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi adventure that explores themes of memory, identity, and digital consciousness.
- #25 Resist
80% matchVery Positive84% of 125 reviews2022
Dev: The Binary Mill
Windows
A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, and hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, and an immersive story campaign.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.1%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Dystopian 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game featuring a female lead in a dystopian, futuristic city with a focus on movement and combat.
- #26 Bright Memory
79% matchVery Positive90% of 32,983 reviews2020
Dev: FYQD-Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.1%, Sci-fi 25.9%, Hack and Slash 12.3%, Action 11.1%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced action game that blends first-person shooting with hack-and-slash combat and a female protagonist.
- #27 Memory Lost
77% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Magic HazardPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Memory Lost is a story-driven fast-paced cyberpunk shooter where you are not just fighting enemies — you become them. Possess enemies, adapt their weapons and skills, and fight ruthless corporations. Uncover secrets, upgrade abilities, and shape your own fate in this world.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Beat 'em up 13.6%, Third Person 12.1%, Hack and Slash 6.3%
- #28 Axiom of Maria: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Ganzheit
Windows
Axiom of Maria is an action-adventure game featuring Kay as the protagonist trying to get back her family from an AI in Seoul, a ghost town due to population decline.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 41.8%, Female Protagonist 14%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Story Rich 7.1%, Third Person 6.9%
- #29 NEON STRUCT
79% matchVery Positive83% of 366 reviews2015
Dev: Minor Key Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but with the eyes of the world upon you, who can you trust?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 53.8%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Story Rich 6%, Action 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist stealth-action game set in a cyberpunk world that rewards careful planning and navigation.
- #30 Life is Strange: Before the Storm
77% matchVery Positive93% of 37,673 reviews2017
Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.1%, Female Protagonist 28.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Third Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #31 《Drifting : Weight of Feathers》
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: MING YEN WUPub: Light of Creators
Windows
Play as a gorgeous female wanted-criminal Faye. Utilize her grappling hook and acrobatics to fight enemies and traverse the ocean-engulfed planet Bluestar! (This game has steep learning curve, play with caution)
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Parkour 11%, Dystopian 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #32 Glass Wings
74% matchVery Positive85% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: Violet Angel Interactive
Windows
Glass Wings is a fast paced third-person parkour platformer. Explore a stunning minimalist world in a series of linear courses in which your only objective is to complete the level. No combat, no story - just run.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28.4%, Female Protagonist 14%, Parkour 12%, Third Person 10%, Sci-fi 8.6%
- #33 SONOKUNI
72% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: DON YASA CREWPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Battle your way through a biopunk and Japanese mythology-inspired landscape filled with over-the-top, hip hop-infused 2D action. A single hit means death, but use your time-bending skills to take down your oppressors and you might yet save your dying nation.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 38.4%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Dystopian 12%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Futuristic 7.9%
- #34 >observer_
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,884 reviews2017
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: Bloober Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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: Cyberpunk 64.2%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Dystopian 8.1%, Story Rich 5.1%, Futuristic 4.1%
- #35 Deus Ex: The Fall
78% matchMostly Negative37% of 4,597 reviews2014
Pub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Deus Ex: The Fall is set in 2027– a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 70%, Sci-fi 13%, Action 6.4%, Dystopian 3.2%, Adventure 2.8%
- #36 Recompile
75% matchMixed69% of 174 reviews2021
Dev: PhigamesPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
This atmospheric, Metroidvania hacking adventure lets you take control of a semi-sapient program struggling against deletion. In the sprawling 3D world of a Mainframe, Recompile features intense combat, tight 3D platforming, super-powered abilities and an environmental logic-based hacking mechanic.
Why similar: Beautiful 28.8% ★, Sci-fi 25.3%, Third Person 21.8%, Action 9%, Adventure 7.1%
- #37 Steel Seed
71% 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: Cyberpunk 33.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Parkour 11%, Third Person 9.6%
- #38 Possessor(s)
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Possessor(s) is a fast-paced action side scroller with combat inspired by platform fighters, a story told through dangerous characters, set in a deep interconnected world ready for exploration.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28%, Action 21.1%, Dystopian 17.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Action-Adventure 6.1%
- #39 Hard Reset Extended Edition
74% matchVery Positive82% of 4,907 reviews2012
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 68.5%, Sci-fi 16%, Action 7.2%, Dystopian 6.5%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 SANABI
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,256 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and traps and defeat powerful enemies.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 52.7%, Story Rich 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Action 7.6%, Adventure 3.9%
- #41 Tomb Raider: Underworld
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 6,670 reviews2008
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.6%, Third Person 20.7%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 11.4%, Parkour 9.1%
- #42 NieR:Automata™
70% 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: Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Hack and Slash 15.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #43 Tomb Raider: Legend
72% matchVery Positive87% of 5,868 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.2%, Third Person 20.9%, Action 14.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Parkour 4.9%
- #44 LOST PLANET® 3
73% 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: Sci-fi 36.7%, Action 26.4%, Third Person 16.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #45 METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 87,529 reviews2014
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: KONAMI
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.2%, Cyberpunk 18.7%, Hack and Slash 9.1%, Third Person 8.9%, Action 8.4%
- #46 Distortions
73% matchMixed59% of 215 reviews2018
Dev: Among Giants
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Use the power of music to reawaken long forgotten memories in Distortions, a story-driven journey through a world of unparalleled beauty.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 58.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Action 15.7%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #47 Prototype™
71% matchVery Positive80% of 13,675 reviews2009
Dev: Radical EntertainmentPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Why similar: Third Person 22.4%, Parkour 20.8%, Action 16.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Hack and Slash 6.6%
- #48 Ereban: Shadow Legacy
68% matchVery Positive88% of 303 reviews2024
Dev: Baby Robot Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Ereban: Shadow Legacy is a fast-paced stealth platformer game where you become Ayana, the last descendant of a forgotten race. Harness mystical shadow powers, high-tech gadgets and avoid or kill to uncover the truth about your past and the key to saving a dying, morally grey universe.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.1%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Sci-fi 18%, Dystopian 10.8%, Third Person 8.3%
- #49 Beyond Good & Evil - 20th Anniversary Edition
67% matchVery Positive82% of 1,350 reviews2024
Dev: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.6%, Third Person 19.5%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Action 15%, Adventure 9.8%
- #50 Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
69% matchVery Positive87% of 20,525 reviews2015
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Pub: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The smash-hit stylish action game DMC4 is back and better than ever, boasting new playable characters and game modes!
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Action 15.1%, Hack and Slash 14.8%, Third Person 14.3%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #51 Beyond: Two Souls
67% matchVery Positive88% of 39,194 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Story Rich 16.6%, Sci-fi 10.5%, Beautiful 10.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.5%
- #52 RUINER
68% matchVery Positive89% of 12,065 reviews2017
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
RUINER is a brutal action shooter set in the year 2091 in the cyber metropolis Rengkok. A wired psychopath lashes out against a corrupt system to uncover the truth and retrieve his kidnapped brother under the guidance of a secretive hacker friend.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 61.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Action 6.1%, Dystopian 4.4%
- #53 Contrast
68% matchVery Positive91% of 5,616 reviews2013
Dev: Compulsion Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
CONTRAST is a puzzle/platform game where you can move between a fantastic 3D world and a mysterious shadowy universe in 2D in the blink of an eye. Delve into a dreamlike and surreal 1920s world, inspired by the performance art world of vaudeville and film noir, and cradled by a smooth and sultry jazz ambiance.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 39.8%, Great Soundtrack 21.6%, Third Person 13.1%, Adventure 8.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #54 Everreach: Project Eden
71% 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: Sci-fi 26.1%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Action 15.3%, Beautiful 10.9% ★, Third Person 8.7%
- #55 Katana ZERO
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,545 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Katana ZERO is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.5%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Action 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.5%
- #56 RKGK / Rakugaki
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 251 reviews2024
Dev: Wabisabi Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Turn heads. Drop jaws. Be bright. In this single-player 3D platformer, you’re the only one who can take down Mr. Buff and his lackies to restore color and life to the citizens of Cap City. Accompany Valah and the RKGK crew on their journey to take down the oppressive B Corp.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Third Person 18.2%, Parkour 15.2%, Action 9.7%, Dystopian 8.7%
- #57 CrossCode
67% matchVery Positive93% of 17,652 reviews2018
Dev: Radical Fish GamesPub: Deck13
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 42.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.8%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Cyberpunk 15%, Sci-fi 12%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #58 The Technomancer
69% matchMixed68% of 2,979 reviews2016
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 43.6%, Sci-fi 18.9%, Third Person 14.5%, Action 8%, Great Soundtrack 5.5%