Games Like System Shock: Enhanced Edition

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: Cyberpunk 26.9%, Immersive Sim 21.9%, FPS 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the original's systems while deepening the RPG mechanics and terrifying atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Cyberpunk 26.8%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Classic 11% ★, Sci-fi 9%, FPS 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: The 2023 remake faithfully recreates the original's vision with modern graphics and intuitive controls.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.2%, Classic 26.6% ★, Immersive Sim 14.8%, FPS 7.3%, Sci-fi 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark title that shares the same DNA, offering deep player choice and complex cyberpunk world-building.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Why similar: Classic 20.3% ★, FPS 19.2%, Horror 12%, Immersive Sim 10%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It carries the legacy of the immersive sim through its environmental storytelling and atmospheric underwater setting.

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 28%, Sci-fi 16.3%, FPS 13%, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 6%

Why You'll Like It: Often considered the true spiritual successor to the System Shock series, it offers unparalleled freedom in how you approach objectives.

Relive Half-Life.

Why similar: Classic 34.8% ★, FPS 17.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%, Horror 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stunning modern reimagining of a classic sci-fi shooter that captures the same sense of isolated exploration.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.5%, FPS 18.5%, RPG 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a hostile, systemic open world that demands careful resource management and tactical awareness.

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: Classic 55.7% ★, Immersive Sim 18.7%, First-Person 6.8%, Horror 6.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creative minds, it focuses on stealth and environmental interaction within a dark, atmospheric world.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.9%, First-Person 19.8%, FPS 14.5%, Action 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at providing multiple systemic solutions to every encounter, a core tenet of the immersive sim genre.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Sci-fi 29.5%, Space 9.1%, Shooter 7.6%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This remake delivers intense sci-fi horror with deep environmental storytelling and visceral combat mechanics.

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: Classic 37.4% ★, RPG 19.9%, Horror 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic RPG that offers deep narrative choices and a dark, immersive urban setting.

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 47.1%, FPS 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%, RPG 8.5%, Immersive Sim 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A polished, modern take on the cyberpunk immersive sim that balances stealth, action, and social interaction.

Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

Why similar: Classic 49.7% ★, FPS 17.4%, 1990's 7%, Horror 4.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational 3D shooter that established the fast-paced, movement-based combat seen in early immersive sims.

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: Immersive Sim 47.3%, FPS 20.8%, First-Person 9%, Retro 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern immersive sim that blends stealth, exploration, and horror in a Victorian-inspired setting.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Horror 31%, Sci-fi 24%, First-Person 10.9%, FPS 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same dread and tension of being hunted by an unstoppable force in a claustrophobic sci-fi environment.

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: Cyberpunk 52.8%, FPS 14.5%, Immersive Sim 9.8%, RPG 9.3%, Sci-fi 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A complex, surreal cyberpunk title that offers deep character customization and experimental gameplay mechanics.

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: Classic 29.7% ★, FPS 17.7%, Horror 10%, Retro 9.7%, 1990's 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the retro FPS feel with a dark, occult-inspired atmosphere that resonates with classic 90s shooters.

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: FPS 23.3%, Horror 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Immersive Sim 9.9%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the original's mechanics with improved combat and a more personal narrative within the city of Rapture.

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: Cyberpunk 48.8%, FPS 23.4%, Action 7.3%, Sci-fi 6.9%, Shooter 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides fast-paced cyberpunk action with a heavy focus on environmental destruction and tactical combat.

The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.

Why similar: Classic 67% ★, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 4.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.9%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive survival-horror experience that emphasizes exploration, resource management, and atmospheric dread.

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: Classic 41.7% ★, Immersive Sim 24%, RPG 14.9%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: An early Arkane Studios title that emphasizes environmental interaction and dungeon-crawling depth.

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Why similar: Classic 53.3% ★, Immersive Sim 23.7%, First-Person 6.9%, Atmospheric 4.2%, FPS 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the stealth systems and level design of the original, focusing on intricate architecture and player ingenuity.

Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

Why similar: Classic 32.5% ★, Horror 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 10.3%, RPG 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological and punishing survival experience that prioritizes narrative and atmosphere over traditional action.

SiN: Gold has returned! Free update for original owners!

Why similar: Classic 23.8% ★, Action 20.5%, FPS 15.2%, Cyberpunk 13.1%, Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk-adjacent shooter that features interactive environments and a gritty, high-stakes narrative.

Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.

Why similar: Classic 26.6% ★, FPS 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Sci-fi 9%, Horror 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential classic shooter that laid the mechanical groundwork for the entire first-person genre.

Outcast 1.1 is an enhanced version of the critically acclaimed action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC.

Why similar: Classic 65% ★, Sci-fi 7.6%, RPG 7.3%, Action 6%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: An early open-world adventure that features strong sci-fi themes and a unique, non-linear approach to exploration.

Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.

Why similar: Classic 63.8% ★, FPS 9.2%, 1990's 6.7%, Retro 4.7%, Sci-fi 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Pioneered 6DOF movement and claustrophobic sci-fi exploration, challenging players to navigate complex, disorienting environments.

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 32.9%, Sci-fi 19%, Horror 12.9%, Classic 9.3% ★, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi FPS that uses unique temporal mechanics to solve puzzles and navigate a decaying, mysterious facility.

Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.

Why similar: Classic 44.8% ★, Story Rich 11.8%, Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Great Soundtrack 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy adventure that experiments with cinematic presentation and player choice in a dark, supernatural setting.

Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.

Why similar: Classic 42.4% ★, FPS 14.5%, 1990's 10.2%, Retro 6.2%, Horror 5.9%

Hailed as the original FPS-RPG game that spawned countless imitators, Strife: Veteran Edition is a love letter to the classic from 1996.

Why similar: Classic 44.7% ★, FPS 15.4%, RPG 9%, 1990's 8.5%, Retro 5.7%

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: Classic 45.7% ★, FPS 18%, 1990's 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6%

Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.

Why similar: FPS 25%, RPG 19.5%, 1990's 16.8%, Action 10%, First-Person 8.5%

A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?

Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.9%, FPS 14.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Horror 12.7%, RPG 7.5%

Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.

Why similar: Classic 49.9% ★, FPS 16.1%, 1990's 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Retro 5.3%

The adventure plunges you into the tortured and hidden past of five humans. Delve into their darkest fears. Outwit the Master Computer AM in a game of psychological warfare. Disturbing, compelling. An adventure you won't easily forget !!

Why similar: Classic 43.4% ★, Horror 13.2%, Cyberpunk 10.5%, 1990's 9%, Retro 7.4%

Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

Why similar: FPS 33.4%, Retro 17%, Classic 15.9% ★, Sci-fi 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%

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: Classic 26.1% ★, FPS 23.4%, Horror 10.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%, First-Person 5.4%

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: Cyberpunk 34.6%, FPS 18.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%, 1990's 9.7%, Retro 9.4%

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 41.8%, Immersive Sim 14.6%, Sci-fi 9.5%, FPS 7.4%, RPG 6.4%

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 52.8%, FPS 22.7%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 4%, First-Person 4%

FLASHBACK™, the hit action-adventure game with over 2.2 million units sold, is back!

Why similar: Classic 34.5% ★, Cyberpunk 23.3%, 1990's 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Retro 8.5%

PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

Why similar: FPS 35.3%, First-Person 14%, Metroidvania 10.2%, Shooter 9.2%, Action 8.4%

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

Why similar: Cyberpunk 37.3%, FPS 18.7%, Sci-fi 10.8%, First-Person 8%, RPG 5.6%

Explore an abandoned space station in this retro-themed explorative action platformer.

Why similar: Metroidvania 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.1%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Retro 11.4%

One of the most acclaimed adventure games of all time is now back, better than ever. Grim Fandango Remastered has the all the beautiful art and engaging story fans remember, but has also been remastered to look, sound, and control even better than the award-winning original release.

Why similar: Classic 66.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Adventure 5.8%, 1990's 5.2%, Story Rich 4.4%

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 35.3%, Immersive Sim 16.8%, FPS 12.5%, Sci-fi 10%, Classic 8.9% ★

You've just unearthed the classic post-apocalyptic role-playing game that revitalized the entire CRPG genre. The Fallout® SPECIAL system allows drastically different types of characters, meaningful decisions and development that puts you in complete control. Explore the devastated ruins of a golden age civilization.

Why similar: Classic 58.9% ★, RPG 16.6%, Sci-fi 9%, 1990's 6.8%, Retro 4.1%

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Sci-fi 20.7%, Horror 14.3%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Classic 19.3% ★, Retro 13.5%, Horror 9.3%, 1990's 7.8%

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: Cyberpunk 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Sci-fi 16.8%, Metroidvania 16.3%, Retro 9.3%

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 68.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Retro 7.2%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 6.7%

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: Immersive Sim 40.3%, FPS 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.3%, RPG 9.5%, Retro 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 58%, Sci-fi 10.7%, RPG 10.7%, FPS 5.9%, First-Person 4.7%

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Sci-fi 33.5%, Horror 30.4%, Retro 9.4%, Adventure 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.6%

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story 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 56.3%, Horror 18.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, First-Person 10%, Story Rich 4.9%