Games Like Skin Deep

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: Stealth 33.3%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, FPS 12.2%, Futuristic 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in non-linear immersive sim design that rewards stealth, hacking, and creative navigation.

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Stealth 57%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled freedom of movement and a sandbox approach to stealth-oriented gameplay.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: Stealth 26.7%, FPS 23.4%, Immersive Sim 20.6%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a sandbox approach to assassination in a stylish, sci-fi setting with time-loop mechanics.

Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Why similar: Stealth 56.3%, Immersive Sim 17%, Immersive 8.5% ★, First-Person 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational stealth experience that influences the genre's focus on non-lethal navigation and sound management.

In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

Why similar: FPS 40.8%, Immersive Sim 17.2%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Stealth 8.5%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply complex, weird, and experimental sci-fi immersive sim that offers immense player freedom.

Filcher is a first-person 2.5D noir stealth game. As Sporey the master thief, break into guarded buildings to steal from the wealthy and corrupt, using only your senses, your wits, and a handful of tools and gadgets.

Why similar: Stealth 44%, Immersive Sim 34.1%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pure stealth experience that emphasizes non-linear navigation and environmental awareness.

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 46.9%, First-Person 20.6%, Stealth 10.2%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Exploration 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An early Arkane title that prioritizes deep, tactile interactions with the game world and complex systems.

The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.

Why similar: FPS 27.1%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Stealth 9.1%, Exploration 7.9%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on exploration and tactical combat in a desolate, alien sci-fi environment.

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 46.1%, Sci-fi 20.9%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 7.6%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a sci-fi FPS experience with unique time-manipulation mechanics that directly impact the environment.

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, FPS 18.6%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Space 10.7%, Shooter 6.8%

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 41.6%, Immersive 12.5% ★, Sci-fi 10.8%, Shooter 10.4%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven immersive sim that excels at environmental storytelling and atmospheric world-building.

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.9%, FPS 16.9%, Stealth 15.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, FPS 18.2%, Immersive Sim 17.5%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.8%, Stealth 23.4%, FPS 20.3%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Shooter 5.7%

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Stealth 30%, Immersive Sim 25.5%, FPS 17.8%, Shooter 7.1%, First-Person 6.7%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: FPS 22.7%, Immersive 21% ★, Sci-fi 14.8%, Shooter 8.6%, Futuristic 7.3%

Use computers (via GUIs or the command line), unlock doors, crawl through vents, fight enemies head on or find other ways to neutralize or avoid them...

Why similar: Stealth 28.1%, Immersive Sim 27.2%, FPS 17.7%, First-Person 9.4%, Sci-fi 8%

An immersive first-person-melee RPG where you create your character and fight, talk or sneak your way out of confrontation. From concrete buildings to futuristic environments - start from the bottom and make your way through narrative missions to the top of the city in a bid for control.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31%, Stealth 14.7%, Immersive 14.4% ★, First-Person 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.9%

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: Stealth 25.8%, FPS 20.1%, Space 11%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28%, FPS 24.7%, Stealth 21.1%, Shooter 10.1%, Tactical 7.1%

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: Immersive Sim 20.3%, FPS 14.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Space 13.5%, Stealth 12.3%

Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!

Why similar: Stealth 20.7%, Immersive Sim 19.9%, Sandbox 13.4%, FPS 13.1%, Immersive 12% ★

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

Why similar: Space 40.2%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Shooter 12%, Action 10.2%, Tactical 7.2%

ROOT is a cyber espionage themed hardcore stealth FPS that lets you play it how you want: whether creeping along corridors undetected or bursting into rooms to blow away all adversaries. Cyber terrorism is a dangerous profession, and risks have real consequences.

Why similar: Stealth 35.6%, FPS 23.3%, Shooter 11%, Action 9.7%, Sci-fi 9%

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!

Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Space 20.2%, Sci-fi 18.6%, Tactical 7.4%, First-Person 6.3%

Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.

Why similar: Stealth 43.1%, Space 25.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Tactical 8%, Action 4.4%

Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!

Why similar: Stealth 47.8%, Tactical 21.5%, Immersive Sim 13.9%, Shooter 6.3%, Violent 3.5%

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: Stealth 25.7%, FPS 24.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Tactical 11.6%, Futuristic 9.1%

SCORCH is a noir-inspired stealth, first-person shooter. Takedown thugs as you try to break away from your former life. Stalk the shadows, gather evidence, and get out of town. SCORCH is first and foremost a stealth game before it is a shooter.

Why similar: Stealth 45.8%, FPS 29%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 6.7%, Action 5%

UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.

Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Tactical 18.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Shooter 10%, Space 6.3%

You arrive at Mars Site-113, a decaying monument to the SCP Foundation's ambition—and its failures. Once the most secure facility, now a cradle of horrors calling you to uncover its secrets. Face relentless anomalies, humanity's darkest truths, and a mission that demands survival above all else.

Why similar: Stealth 23.8%, FPS 18.5%, Space 13.6%, Sci-fi 12%, Shooter 9.6%

The ultimate spy-vs-guards simulator. Carefully sneak your way to the objective as Intruders or use the wide variety of tactical gadgets to trap your opponents as Guards. Intruder allows for stealth, teamwork, and environmental interactions never before seen in a multiplayer game.

Why similar: Stealth 31.7%, FPS 23.4%, Tactical 11.3%, Shooter 11.2%, Immersive 10.4% ★

A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!

Why similar: FPS 33%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Shooter 13.8%, Exploration 11.2%, First-Person 7.7%

Peripeteia is a first-and-third-person role-playing stealth game taking place in alt-history cyberpunk Poland. Inspired by immersive sims from Ion Storm and Looking Glass Studios, Peripeteia expands on the formula with new ideas and an original setting.

Why similar: Stealth 30.1%, Immersive Sim 29.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%, First-Person 7.1%

Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.

Why similar: Space 33.8%, Sci-fi 23%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

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: Immersive Sim 30.5%, FPS 25.1%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Shooter 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Receiver was created for the 7-day FPS challenge to explore gun handling mechanics, randomized levels, and unordered storytelling. Armed only with a handgun and an audio cassette player, you must uncover the secrets of the Mindkill in a building complex infested with automated turrets and hovering shock drones.

Why similar: FPS 47.9%, First-Person 13.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Stealth 8.4%, Tactical 5.8%

Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?

Why similar: Stealth 30.8%, Immersive Sim 21.7%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Space 12.7%, Tactical 12.1%

A murky first-person immersive sim with tightly-wound melee combat and tangled, vertical levels to explore. Use your forked tail to tie your enemies in knots and climb impossible heights. Kill your mark with quickness and cunning, using whatever tools you see fit.

Why similar: Stealth 26.3%, Immersive Sim 23.9%, FPS 17%, Shooter 10.8%, Exploration 7.5%

Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…

Why similar: Shooter 36.8%, Sci-fi 31.8%, Exploration 17.9%, Action 9.9%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

Why similar: FPS 50.9%, Shooter 13.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Action 5.6%

A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!

Why similar: Stealth 28.5%, Immersive Sim 18.6%, Space 16.5%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Exploration 7.2%

Receiver 2 simulates every internal part of each firearm based on manufacturer schematics and gunsmithing resources. Learn exactly how each sidearm works, including how to load and unload them, clear malfunctions, and operate their safety features.

Why similar: FPS 38.6%, Shooter 19%, First-Person 13.5%, Stealth 12.9%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.

Why similar: Space 23.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%, FPS 15%, Sandbox 13.7%, Futuristic 10.2%

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: Stealth 30.1%, FPS 24.7%, Immersive Sim 21.4%, Shooter 9.5%, First-Person 8%

Subdivision Infinity is an immersive and pulse pounding sci-fi space shooter featuring stunning graphics and tight spaceship game play. Hunt down and destroy enemy spacecraft, crush capital ships, mine asteroids for rare minerals, and find blueprints to craft amazing new vessels!

Why similar: Space 29.5%, Sci-fi 22.6%, Shooter 12.2%, Exploration 10.4%, Action 9.8%

Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.

Why similar: Stealth 49.3%, Sci-fi 20.3%, FPS 18.2%, Action 8.1%, Indie 3%

CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.

Why similar: Sci-fi 39.3%, Exploration 21.2%, First-Person 19.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Action 7.3%

Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.

Why similar: Stealth 36.5%, Tactical 19.1%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Violent 6.9%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.8%, Stealth 30.3%, Sandbox 21.7%, First-Person 7.6%, Atmospheric 2.9%

Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.

Why similar: Space 20.8%, Sandbox 17.7%, FPS 15.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Exploration 8.5%

Lock and load into the Starship Troopers universe and join the Mobile Infantry in the most realistic depiction of war ever made! Experience an original story in this action-packed, first-person retro shooter. Would you like to know more?

Why similar: Sci-fi 25.8%, FPS 17.4%, Shooter 12.9%, Space 12.4%, Futuristic 10%

Explore and fight your way through a crashed human spaceship infested with relentless hordes of aliens as you become more powerful with exciting weapon upgrades and powerups in this retro inspired first-person shooter.

Why similar: FPS 31.3%, Space 15.2%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Shooter 14.8%, Exploration 11.1%

The Ship is a murder mystery alternative to traditional FPS multiplayer games - hunt and be hunted! Package includes multiplayer, single player and tutorial.

Why similar: Action 64.5%, FPS 23.2%, First-Person 5.5%, Indie 3.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%

"Boiling Steel" - is a sci-fi story-based FPS VR shooter. You are one of many who set off in search of a better life in the distant bastion of scientific progress. Immerse yourself in the thick of events and witness the inexplicable global cataclysm.

Why similar: FPS 26%, Shooter 17.3%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Sandbox 15.2%, First-Person 8.5%

The Voidness is a SCI-FI psychological horror game where it takes place inside the void where it's filled with just gloom - the only way to see is by scanning the environment with your range finder device, however you are not alone. Don't breathe ... as they are listening.. and watching.

Why similar: Stealth 22.3%, Immersive Sim 17.1%, FPS 16.8%, Space 13.5%, Sci-fi 12.4%

Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound.

Why similar: Stealth 53.9%, FPS 16.3%, First-Person 10.1%, Violent 5.7%, Action 5.5%

Deep Sixed is a roguelike space sim that will force you to use strategy, ingenuity and duct tape to keep your ship (and your skull) in one piece as you risk exploring a mysterious nebula protected by dangerous alien creatures.

Why similar: Space 31.8%, Sci-fi 22%, Action 18.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Indie 7.6%

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 24.9%, Violent 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Action 11.1%, Space 10.7%

Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.

Why similar: Sci-fi 36.1%, Shooter 23.3%, Exploration 19.2%, Action 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.2%