- #1 SANABI
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 43,901 reviews2023
Dev: WONDER POTIONPub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 23.0 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 30.4%, Pixel Graphics 14.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Side Scroller 9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, pixel-art action game that mirrors the emotional narrative and fast-paced movement of the seed game.
- #2 Katana ZERO
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 74,917 reviews2019
Dev: AskiisoftPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.2 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 40%, Pixel Graphics 21.7%, 2D Platformer 15.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Sci-fi 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same cinematic, one-hit-kill intensity and stylish pixel-art presentation found in high-stakes action titles.
- #3 ANNO: Mutationem
96% matchVery Positive81% of 6,531 reviews2022
Dev: ThinkingStars
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.1 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 31.3%, 2.5D 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Action-Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A 2.5D action-adventure game that blends cyberpunk aesthetics with fluid, stylish combat.
- #4 Minds Beneath Us
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,730 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.5%, Cinematic 20.4%, Dystopian 20.1%, 2.5D 17.1%, Story Rich 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the atmospheric, narrative-driven cyberpunk themes that define the world of the seed game.
- #5 Narita Boy
95% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,802 reviews2021
Dev: Studio KobaPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Become symphonic in Narita Boy! A radical action-adventure as a legendary pixel hero trapped as a mere echo within the Digital Kingdom. Discover the mysteries behind the Techno-sword, lock swords with the corrupt and tainted Stallions. Save the world!
Why similar: 1980s 20.5%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Combat 10%
Why You'll Like It: A visually striking, retro-styled adventure that utilizes cinematic pixel art to tell a compelling story.
- #6 SIGNALIS
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.4%, Cyberpunk 22.3%, Cinematic 15.6%, Dark 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures a haunting, dystopian atmosphere through retro-inspired aesthetics and a deeply mysterious sci-fi narrative.
- #7 Cyber Shadow
93% matchVery Positive84% of 1,506 reviews2021
Dev: Aarne "MekaSkull" HunzikerPub: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The world has been taken over by synthetic lifeforms. A desperate plea for help sets Shadow, the sole survivor of his clan, on one last mission to uncover what started the path to perpetual ruin.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.7%, Side Scroller 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 16.9%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced, side-scrolling action with a distinct cyberpunk aesthetic and challenging gameplay.
- #8 Full Void
91% matchVery Positive91% of 270 reviews2023
Dev: OutOfTheBit Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
A gripping, retro-inspired 2D cinematic puzzle-platformer set in a dystopian future where AI has taken over humanity. A short game in handcrafted pixel art, to experience in a film-like journey. Play as a young teenager, alone in a run-down world, relying only on your hacking skills to survive.
Why similar: Dystopian 42.5%, 2D Platformer 22%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Adventure 5.4%, Story Rich 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art puzzle-platformer that captures the feeling of being a small human fighting against a massive, dystopian system.
- #9 Dex
92% matchVery Positive87% of 3,503 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 50.9%, Side Scroller 19.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world 2D RPG that perfectly captures the gritty, neon-soaked atmosphere of a cyberpunk dystopia.
- #10 INSIDE
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,205 reviews2016
Dev: Playdead
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
Why similar: Narrative 27% ★, 2.5D 18.3%, Cinematic 17.1%, Dark 8%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, side-scrolling storytelling set within a bleak and oppressive dystopian world.
- #11 LUNARK
90% matchVery Positive88% of 339 reviews2023
Dev: Canari GamesPub: WayForward
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A pixel-art sci-fi adventure set in the midst of a rebellion against a totalitarian regime, LUNARK is a modern take on the 2D cinematic platformer genre of the '90s. Run, jump, hang, climb, roll, and shoot your way through gorgeous and mysterious locations!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.7%, Cinematic 14%, Dystopian 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic platformer that pays homage to classic sci-fi adventures with its fluid movement and pixel-art style.
- #12 Ghost Song
89% matchVery Positive83% of 1,413 reviews2022
Dev: Old MoonPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 58%
On the desolate moon of Lorian, a long-dormant Deadsuit awakens from slumber. Journey beneath the surface on an atmospheric 2D adventure of self-discovery, ancient mysteries, and cosmic terror. Explore winding caverns and acquire new abilities to unearth this alien world’s long-buried secrets.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.5%, Dark 14.4%, Sci-fi 14%, 2D Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, sci-fi metroidvania that emphasizes exploration and a moody, isolated aesthetic.
- #13 GRIME
87% matchVery Positive85% of 6,541 reviews2021
Dev: Clover BitePub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.4%, Side Scroller 18.1%, Cinematic 17.5%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Dark 10%
Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique 2.5D perspective to deliver a challenging, atmospheric action-adventure experience.
- #14 Black The Fall
88% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,817 reviews2017
Dev: Sand Sailor StudioPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
After decades of toil, an old machinist plots his escape from Communism, through manipulation and scheming. Along the road, he befriends the most unlikely creature, an abandoned robot. Could they solve the puzzles and flee this bleak world together?
Why similar: Dystopian 21.3%, 2.5D 17%, Cinematic 15.7%, Side Scroller 12.8%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling puzzle-platformer that explores themes of rebellion against a cold, dystopian regime.
- #15 F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
86% matchVery Positive87% of 7,022 reviews2021
Dev: TiGamesPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
Why similar: 2.5D 23.6%, 2D Platformer 22.9%, Action-Adventure 18%, Story Rich 14.6%, Combat 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A 2.5D action-adventure game set in a dieselpunk world that shares the industrial, dystopian feel of the seed game.
- #16 Cloudpunk
86% matchVery Positive88% of 15,203 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 57.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, Adventure 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the narrative and atmospheric exploration of a sprawling, rain-slicked cyberpunk city.
- #17 Rendezvous
85% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Hitcents
Windows
Rendezvous is an adventure game set in a futuristic Indonesia. For Setyo to save his sister from sharing his own fate, he must return to the streets of Neo-Surabaya before it's too late. Is it truly possible to redeem the sins of your past?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.6%, Dystopian 18.9%, 2.5D 14.6%, Side Scroller 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk adventure game that emphasizes pixel-art storytelling and puzzle-solving in a futuristic setting.
- #18 Citizen Sleeper
84% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Cyberpunk 20%, Dystopian 17.9%, Artificial Intelligence 12.1%, Sci-fi 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy experience that excels at building a deep, melancholic cyberpunk world through text and atmosphere.
- #19 Possessor(s)
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 588 reviews2025
Dev: Heart MachinePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Side Scroller 32.6%, Dystopian 25.4%, Action-Adventure 17%, Adventure 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action-adventure game that focuses on platforming and intense, fast-paced combat.
- #20 Anomaly Agent
82% matchVery Positive95% of 9,614 reviews2024
Dev: Phew Phew Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29.4%, Side Scroller 27.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that features fluid combat and a unique, stylized aesthetic.
- #21 The Fall
84% matchVery Positive88% of 3,697 reviews2014
Dev: Over The Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Take the role of ARID, the artificial intelligence within a high-tech combat suit. The Fall is a unique combination of adventure-game puzzle solving and side-scroller action, all set within a dark and atmospheric story. Get ready for a disturbing journey as you explore the world of The Fall.
Why similar: Side Scroller 24.3%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Cyberpunk 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven sci-fi adventure that explores the perspective of an AI trapped in a suit, much like the seed game's protagonist.
- #22 HUNTDOWN
82% matchVery Positive95% of 4,271 reviews2021
Dev: Easy Trigger GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the mayhem-filled streets of the future where criminal gangs rule and cops fear to tread, only the bounty hunters can free the city from the corrupt fist of felony. Lay waste to the criminal underworld and make a killing in this hard boiled action comedy arcade shooter.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.5%, Side Scroller 22.8%, Dystopian 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%, 1980s 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, arcade-style action set in a gritty, cyberpunk-inspired future.
- #23 BLADECHIMERA
81% matchVery Positive89% of 1,367 reviews2025
Dev: Team LadybugPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Explore a dark and sinister Osaka as the Demon Hunter Shin. Battle demons, regain lost skills, and uncover the truth of your forgotten past in this exciting occult-inspired cyberpunk metroidvania.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.2%, Side Scroller 21.4%, Dystopian 20.1%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling metroidvania that emphasizes fast-paced, stylish combat and exploration.
- #24 Bionic Bay
80% matchVery Positive86% of 753 reviews2025
Dev: Psychoflow StudioPub: Kepler Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Why similar: Dark 21.4%, 2D Platformer 17.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Action-Adventure 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that focuses on atmospheric storytelling and physics-based movement in a dark, sci-fi world.
- #25 VirtuaVerse
81% matchVery Positive83% of 1,107 reviews2020
Dev: Theta DivisionPub: Blood Music
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
VirtuaVerse is a challenging old school cyberpunk point & click adventure set in a future not so far away narrating tales of technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker groups, tribes of cryptoshamans, digital archeology, epic cyberwars and virtual reality debauchery.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 34.5%, Dystopian 29.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Story Rich 6.7%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure that dives deep into the classic, dystopian cyberpunk aesthetic.
- #26 PRAGMATA
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 44,928 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Why similar: Sci-fi 32.6%, Artificial Intelligence 21.5%, Action-Adventure 19.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 8.4%
- #27 MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
76% matchVery Positive94% of 11,866 reviews2026
Dev: Fumi GamesPub: PlaySide
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
Why similar: Combat 34.2%, Story Rich 33.1%, Adventure 11.7%, Indie 11.2%, Singleplayer 9.8%
- #28 Steel Seed
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 391 reviews2025
Dev: Storm in a TeacupPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.1 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: Narrative 33.9% ★, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Cinematic 14.2%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-adventure game that emphasizes stealth and narrative-driven combat in a futuristic setting.
- #29 Hail to the Rainbow
76% matchVery Positive91% of 2,447 reviews2025
Dev: Носков Сергей
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
Why similar: Alternate History 31.6%, Cinematic 27.8%, Dystopian 20.8%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #30 Terminator 2D: NO FATE
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,408 reviews2025
Dev: Bitmap BureauPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
Why similar: Side Scroller 42.3%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 20%, Combat 12%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #31 LIBERATED
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 858 reviews2020
Dev: Atomic WolfPub: Walkabout
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Lock, load, and get ready for a new kind of action adventure! Immerse yourself in a noir rain-soaked city inside a paperback comic. Uncover a cyberpunk conspiracy against human rights. THIS is the revolution.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.6%, Dystopian 18.8%, 2.5D 16.1%, Side Scroller 14.2%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, comic-book-styled action-adventure game that explores themes of surveillance and dystopian control.
- #32 The Alters
75% matchVery Positive90% of 17,492 reviews2025
Dev: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
Why similar: Sci-fi 34.2%, Action-Adventure 33.2%, Story Rich 17.2%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #33 Mixtape
74% matchVery Positive88% of 6,954 reviews2026
Dev: Beethoven and DinosaurPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
On their last night together, three friends embark on one final adventure. Play through a mixtape of memories, set to the soundtrack of a generation.
Why similar: Narrative 71.3% ★, 1980s 11.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #34 Rendezvous: Shadows of the Past
77% matchVery Positive81% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Pendopo CreationsPub: Hitcents
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
He can't escape the memories that haunt him, and soon Setyo realizes he must return to Neo-Surabaya to save what's left of his family. Experience the upheaval of Setyo's mundane life in Bay City in this action-adventure prologue to Rendezvous.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.8%, 2.5D 18.4%, Dystopian 14.2%, Side Scroller 14%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #35 Shadow Complex Remastered
78% matchVery Positive85% of 954 reviews2016
Dev: ChAIR EntertainmentPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
Why similar: 2.5D 42%, Side Scroller 40%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Singleplayer 3.3%, Adventure 2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic 2.5D action-adventure game that focuses on exploration and high-stakes combat.
- #36 Dispatch
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 174,629 reviews2025
Dev: AdHoc Studio
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
Why similar: Cinematic 51.1%, Story Rich 31.7%, Singleplayer 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%, Adventure 3%
- #37 MegaSphere
79% matchMixed64% of 133 reviews2015
Dev: AKGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a special ops combat unit sent to investigate why the stars around Solar System are going dark in MegaSphere — a story-based post-cyberpunk action platformer adventure game of supermassive scale set in early 22nd century: smart guns, robots, self-reconstructing environments, and vast AIs.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 42.1%, Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure title that features procedurally generated sci-fi environments and intense combat.
- #38 RoboCop: Rogue City
73% matchVery Positive87% of 34,530 reviews2023
Dev: TeyonPub: Nacon
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 36.6%, Dystopian 23.1%, Story Rich 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%
- #39 REANIMAL
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 21,977 reviews2026
Dev: Tarsier StudiosPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
Why similar: Cinematic 47.5%, Dark 25.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #40 American Arcadia
72% matchVery Positive94% of 4,003 reviews2023
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
American Arcadia is a cinematic puzzle game that combines a 2.5D platformer and first-person game to tell the tale of a thrilling escape. Experience the extraordinary story of Trevor, an average man escaping from the world's most popular reality tv show.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.8%, Cinematic 23.8%, Side Scroller 19.3%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #41 Cairn
70% matchVery Positive95% of 18,677 reviews2026
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
Why similar: Cinematic 37.7%, Action-Adventure 17.8%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 7.2%
- #42 MIO: Memories in Orbit
71% matchVery Positive82% of 3,685 reviews2026
Dev: Douze DixièmesPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Play as android MIO in this mesmerizing metroidvania where you explore the Vessel, an enormous technological ark overgrown with machines gone rogue. Uncover its secrets, enhance MIO's abilities, and save the spaceship and its residents from oblivion.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.6%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Combat 13.6%
- #43 ROUTINE
70% matchVery Positive92% of 7,023 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Cinematic 39.3%, Dark 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #44 Slave Zero X
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 447 reviews2024
Dev: Poppy WorksPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Slave Zero X is a stylish 2.5D character action game set in the biopunk world of Slave Zero (1999). Run & Slash your way through a dystopian future in this character action game which will resonate with fans of Devil May Cry, Strider, and Guilty Gear.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.1%, Alternate History 19%, Dystopian 18.2%, 2.5D 14.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #45 Shieldmaiden: Remix Edition
74% matchVery Positive91% of 240 reviews2020
Dev: Dumativa
Windows
The end of the world just started and everyone is gone. The machines took over and your only goal is to look for your missing sister in a retro wave atmosphere. Fight and find your way into the danger with your shield in this vibrant pixel art world.
Why similar: Dystopian 26.4%, Cyberpunk 22%, Side Scroller 15.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
- #46 Cronos: The New Dawn
69% matchVery Positive88% of 10,404 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.
Why similar: Dystopian 28.5%, Dark 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Combat 10.7%
- #47 INAYAH - Life after Gods
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 295 reviews2025
Dev: Exogenesis StudiosPub: Headup
Windows
A hand-drawn 2D metroidvania in a post-apocalyptic world. Forge your destiny in a non-linear story with multiple endings. Explore diverse biomes, conquer 20+ unique bosses, and master a magical Gauntlet with ever-evolving powers.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 29%, Side Scroller 27.5%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #48 NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,534 reviews2025
Dev: The Game KitchenPub: Dotemu
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A brand-new side-scrolling entry to the NINJA GAIDEN series from the team behind Blasphemous, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound redefines the classic platformer saga in a spectacular, thrilling and challenging ninja adventure.
Why similar: Side Scroller 39%, 2D Platformer 26.1%, Pixel Graphics 21.2%, Adventure 5.3%, Indie 4.4%
- #49 FORECLOSED
72% matchMixed69% of 137 reviews2021
Dev: Antab StudioPub: Silver Lining Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
FORECLOSED is a narrative-driven action-adventure set in a Cyberpunk world filled with action, suspense, and experimental augmentations. Follow the story of Evan Kapnos in this sleek comic book styled game as he unravels the conspiracy behind his identity foreclosure. Who is responsible and why?
Why similar: Dystopian 33%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%
- #50 Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 618 reviews2022
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 17.7%, Alternate History 17.6%, Cinematic 16.4%, Dystopian 12.8%, Artificial Intelligence 11%
- #51 The Red Strings Club
68% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 46.1%, Pixel Graphics 15.3%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dystopian 10.4%, Atmospheric 7%
- #52 Noir Punk
69% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Milpitians
Windows
2D sidescrolling adventure narrative game with puzzle solving and platforming elements.
Why similar: Side Scroller 29.9%, Cyberpunk 25%, 2D Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #53 MOTORSLICE
65% matchVery Positive87% of 3,850 reviews2026
Dev: Regular StudioPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Parkour through the ruins of a megastructure, climb massive bosses, and hunt down every construction equipment in this slice of life action-adventure with immaculate vibes.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 22.9%, Dark 19%, Sci-fi 17%, Atmospheric 16.9%, Combat 14.3%
- #54 Keep Driving
64% matchVery Positive94% of 6,029 reviews2025
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An atmospheric management RPG about life on the open road. Pick up hitchhikers, work odd jobs, customize and repair your car, and map your route across the country. Use upgrades, skills and items to overcome challenges. And remember to take it easy. You’re young. You have time.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 44.8%, Atmospheric 30.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 5.3%
- #55 Sect-Machina
69% matchMixed60% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: Skelecrew Games
Windows
Sect-Machina is a fluid, atmospheric bug-themed metroidvania rendered in a vibrant 2D pixelated style, crafted with meticulous attention to detail in its combat, characters, environments, sound, and story.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 19.5%, Side Scroller 18.2%, Dystopian 17%, 2D Platformer 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%
- #56 INDIKA
65% matchVery Positive90% of 8,070 reviews2024
Dev: Odd MeterPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
Why similar: Cinematic 45%, Dark 22.7%, Story Rich 17.2%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Adventure 4.7%
- #57 Hell is Us
64% matchVery Positive86% of 5,738 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.3%, Action-Adventure 19%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Dark 15.9%, Adventure 8.9%
- #58 Axiom Verge
67% matchVery Positive90% of 6,505 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 27.4%, Cyberpunk 20%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Side Scroller 13%, Indie 6.8%
- #59 The Rogue Prince of Persia
63% matchVery Positive90% of 2,590 reviews2025
Dev: Evil EmpirePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this challenging, fast-paced roguelite, every death is a unique chance to rewrite fate, save Persia or die trying. Master fluid, acrobatic combat and parkour as you explore your kingdom to right your wrongs!
Why similar: Side Scroller 40.5%, Action-Adventure 24.5%, Atmospheric 16.2%, 2.5D 14.3%, Singleplayer 4.6%