Games Like SiN Episodes: Emergence

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Why similar: Action 48.4%, FPS 23.2%, Classic 10.9% ★, Cyberpunk 7.7%, Shooter 6%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original classic that provides the necessary context and backstory for the events in Emergence.

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 43.9%, Classic 24.8% ★, Action 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Shooter 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: As the foundational title for the engine and gameplay style found in SiN Episodes, it is the most similar experience in terms of movement and interaction.

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 26.7%, Action 21.5%, Cyberpunk 19.1%, Classic 13% ★, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same fast-paced, gadget-heavy sci-fi shooter experience that defined the mid-2000s.

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 49.1%, Classic 22.7% ★, Action 12.4%, Shooter 6.4%, Sci-fi 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same mid-2000s era of high-fidelity, physics-based combat and intense, cinematic first-person action.

Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

Why similar: FPS 34.6%, Cyberpunk 26.3%, Action 12%, Shooter 8.6%, Sci-fi 8%

Why You'll Like It: This modern title perfectly captures the gritty, industrial cyberpunk aesthetic and heavy-hitting combat feel of the SiN universe.

Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.

Why similar: FPS 37%, Cyberpunk 29.6%, Action 18%, Shooter 8.3%, Sci-fi 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A high-octane, cyberpunk-themed shooter that focuses on intense combat against robotic enemies in a dystopian setting.

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 53.9%, Action 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Shooter 7.4%, Classic 4.6% ★

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, sci-fi FPS that mirrors the episodic, cinematic pacing and environmental storytelling of SiN.

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 58.5%, Classic 18.1% ★, Action 8.3%, Sci-fi 6.2%, Shooter 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic expansion that provides the same tight, corridor-based combat and sci-fi military aesthetic.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: FPS 49.8%, Sci-fi 25%, Action 14.9%, First-Person 8%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: This 2006 title offers a similar blend of unique sci-fi environments and classic, fast-paced shooter mechanics.

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 45%, Classic 17.8% ★, Action 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, sci-fi shooter that focuses on military-grade weaponry and intense, linear combat encounters.

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 46.6%, Action 21.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Gore 7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the over-the-top, action-heavy, and narrative-focused DNA that makes SiN Episodes so memorable.

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: FPS 41.1%, Cyberpunk 27.5%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Sci-fi 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern, high-speed shooter that leans heavily into the cyberpunk aesthetic and visceral, gore-filled combat.

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 46.3%, FPS 27.8%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Action 9.6%, First-Person 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep dive into the cyberpunk themes and corporate conspiracy plots that drive the narrative of SiN.

Master time to become the ultimate weapon! Dr. Aiden Krone has made a Time Jump across the space-time continuum - a reckless act with frightening consequences. Now, a disturbing alternate reality has evolved within the bleak and rain-soaked Alpha District.

Why similar: FPS 46.1%, Action 17.8%, Classic 12.8% ★, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A mid-2000s sci-fi shooter that emphasizes unique gameplay mechanics and a gritty, industrial atmosphere.

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: FPS 54.7%, Action 17%, Shooter 10.1%, Sci-fi 6%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern shooter that successfully recaptures the classic, punchy, and cinematic feel of 2000s-era FPS games.

Welcome to Mega-City One, a city of over 400 million people - every one of them a potential criminal. It is the third decade of the 22nd Century, unemployment is widespread, boredom is universal and only the Judges can prevent total anarchy. Empowered to dispense instant justice, they are Judge, Jury and Executioner all in one.

Why similar: FPS 27%, Cyberpunk 22.4%, Classic 17.8% ★, Action 17%, Sci-fi 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar cyberpunk, law-enforcement-focused narrative set in a dystopian future city.

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 50.4%, Classic 17% ★, Action 13.2%, Shooter 7.2%, Sci-fi 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, it shares the narrative-heavy, sci-fi/dystopian world-building that fans of SiN's setting will appreciate.

In 2455 AD, Kage Mishima used the magical powers of Daikatana, the most powerful sword ever forged, to alter time and establish himself as supreme dictator. You are Hiro Miyamoto, one of the few people on earth who knows what happened.

Why similar: FPS 32.5%, Action 25.9%, Classic 17.4% ★, Shooter 8.4%, Cyberpunk 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, ambitious FPS that shares the experimental, narrative-heavy spirit of the mid-2000s shooter era.

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: FPS 34.3%, Cyberpunk 31%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Action 10.9%, Shooter 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational cyberpunk classic that provides the thematic depth and sci-fi horror elements found in the background of SiN.

The definitive version of the cult classic shooter, Shadow Warrior Classic Redux features remastered visuals and two massive expansion packs. Corporations rule every facet of life in a near-future Japan and employ Shadow Warriors, one-man armies of unparalleled skill, to protect their power and forcefully remove all opposition.

Why similar: FPS 40.7%, Classic 32.9% ★, Action 10.5%, Shooter 6.5%, Old School 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic, fast-paced shooter that captures the irreverent, action-packed spirit of the era.

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 51.4%, Action 21.1%, Sci-fi 11.2%, First-Person 8.7%, Shooter 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, cyberpunk-themed action game that captures the high-tech, neon-drenched atmosphere of Freeport City.

Kingpin is a tale of revenge. Take control of a street gang and order your recruits to attack, defend or even do a little safe-cracking to pick up some needed cash. Use that cash to buy nastier weapons and take down your punk enemies in this intense first-person shooter. Being the Kingpin is half attitude and all action.

Why similar: FPS 37.5%, Classic 29.9% ★, Action 18.9%, Shooter 6.1%, Gore 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, urban-themed shooter that shares the rebellious, mature tone and atmosphere of the SiN series.

A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.

Why similar: FPS 44.9%, Classic 28.6% ★, Action 12.6%, Shooter 7.2%, First-Person 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This 2004 classic shares the era-appropriate shooter mechanics and sci-fi experimentation themes found in SiN.

Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!

Why similar: FPS 55%, Action 17.1%, Shooter 8.1%, Classic 8.1% ★, Gore 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the high-intensity, cinematic shooter experience with a focus on supernatural sci-fi elements.

Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.

Why similar: FPS 41.5%, Classic 32.8% ★, Action 9.6%, Shooter 7.2%, First-Person 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential classic that shares the same pulpy, action-hero attitude found in the character of John Blade.

World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.

Why similar: FPS 39.4%, Classic 32.8% ★, Action 12.4%, Shooter 6%, Sci-fi 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive classic that established many of the cinematic shooter tropes found in later games like SiN.

Red Faction: Guerrilla re-defines the limits of destruction-based game-play with a huge open-world, fast-paced guerrilla-style combat, and true physics-based destruction.

Why similar: Sci-fi 38.3%, Action 34.9%, Shooter 18.8%, Gore 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action game that focuses on environmental destruction and high-stakes combat against a corporate entity.

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline arcade-action shooter heavily focused on frantic action. In a world where cyberpunk meets fantasy-fiction and advanced technology is mixed with black magic and psycho-powers, Sam travels through four beautiful worlds, confronting countless foes on his way to Mental's base.

Why similar: FPS 38.9%, Classic 27.5% ★, Action 16.3%, Shooter 7.6%, Old School 2.7%

Unfinished Business is a new standalone adventure of RoboCop: Rogue City. OmniTower is their fortress, violence their language. Face elite mercenaries all the way to the top of the tower and enforce the law amidst the chaos!

Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Cyberpunk 26.3%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.5%

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: FPS 38.2%, Cyberpunk 34%, Action 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Shooter 5.4%

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 39.4%, Classic 30% ★, Action 10.6%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Shooter 6.3%

Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!

Why similar: FPS 38.6%, Classic 30.9% ★, Action 14.1%, Shooter 6%, Sci-fi 3.4%

Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....

Why similar: Cyberpunk 31.7%, Classic 26.6% ★, FPS 20.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Action 7.1%

Approximately 20 years after Deus Ex, the world is only beginning to recover from a catastrophic worldwide depression. In this techno-nightmare, take part in the dark struggle to raise the world from its own ashes.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.9%, FPS 31.2%, Action 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Classic 6.5% ★

Join BRUTAL JOHN and BRUTAL DOG in a ultraviolent old-school FPS set in a world overrun by crypto-mining technologies, where it’s up to you to destroy them and reclaim control. Prepare for an adrenaline ride that pays homage to the best shooters of the '90s.

Why similar: FPS 47.3%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Old School 8%, Gore 6.9%

An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.

Why similar: FPS 32.4%, Cyberpunk 26.1%, Action 15.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%

It is five years after Kyle's victory over the seven dark Jedi. Invading Imperial forces advance upon a quiet Rebel outpost, interrupting Kyle's training of a brave new Jedi, Mara Jade. First introduced in Timothy Zahn's award-winning Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, Mara Jade blends her past experiences as a one time smuggler and...

Why similar: FPS 32.1%, Action 26.3%, Classic 19.7% ★, Sci-fi 11%, Shooter 6.8%

Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of the action horror game that unleashed the red-headed dhampir on the world. In a story spanning five years, Rayne must stop a madman bent on using occult relics to bring about a new age of domination for the Third Reich.

Why similar: Action 57.9%, Shooter 19.8%, Gore 19.2%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Slip into the Standard Issue Biosuit as Myo Hyori, a gifted Korean teenage girl who must face the perils of the future. Survive many hazards, explore a seemingly endless metropolis and beyond as the world around you implodes and history marches towards its inevitable conclusion.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30%, FPS 26.2%, Action 24.2%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Shooter 4.3%

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 38.5%, Classic 17% ★, Cyberpunk 13.4%, Action 13.1%, Sci-fi 7.4%

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 48.6%, Action 13%, FPS 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Episodic 8.6% ★

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Cyberpunk 33.4%, FPS 27.9%, Action 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Shooter 5.9%

Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS is a brutal, funny, bloody FPS game with an advanced gore system. Featuring 15 beautiful levels, a variety of weapons and a deeply engaging story that follows the journey of a young man and his friend tackling on a criminal underground to give his AI wife a real body.

Why similar: FPS 36.5%, Cyberpunk 32.3%, Action 14.4%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 5.3%

The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Why similar: FPS 52.1%, Action 16.5%, Classic 9.7% ★, Shooter 8.1%, Sci-fi 6.4%

Strap on your combat sandals...Lo Wang is coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to turn out the lights. Experience total blood immersion. If you can't touch, kill or drive something...then blow it away! Whether you're wielding shurikens, an Uzi, or a freshly plundered Guardian head...you've got your work cut out for you.

Why similar: FPS 39.9%, Classic 35.5% ★, Action 10.8%, Shooter 5.3%, Gore 3.9%

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 43.6%, FPS 31.3%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Action 8%, First-Person 4.8%

You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.

Why similar: FPS 40.1%, Action 15.7%, Classic 12.7% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Gore 6.3%

In the years between the World Wars, Agent BloodRayne works as a killing machine for The Brimstone Society--a top secret fraternity that hunts down and destroys supernatural threats. Starring heroine Rayne, this original action horror game unleashed the red headed dhampir on the world.

Why similar: Action 87.8%, Gore 9.2%, Singleplayer 3%

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: FPS 38.8%, Classic 23.5% ★, Action 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Shooter 8%

BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human. Blessed with the powers of a vampire but cursed with the thirst for blood and a weakness to sunlight, Rayne is challenged with her most personal battle yet as she hunts down her siblings.

Why similar: Action 83.9%, Gore 13.8%, Singleplayer 2.3%

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 35.7%, Cyberpunk 25.4%, Action 8.9%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Shooter 8%

The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".

Why similar: FPS 41.8%, Action 15.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Sci-fi 11%, First-Person 6%