Games Like The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

Why similar: Space 23.2%, RPG 14%, Action RPG 13.8%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Character Customization 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: As a modern space-faring RPG, it provides the grand scale, ship exploration, and sci-fi setting that fans of The Outer Worlds often seek.

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: RPG 21.9%, FPS 13.7%, Action RPG 13.1%, Exploration 8.9%, First-Person 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the signature narrative depth, faction-based choices, and dark humor found in The Outer Worlds.

From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

Why similar: Shooter 14.3%, RPG 13.9%, Action RPG 13.9%, FPS 13.8%, Exploration 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar first-person open-world RPG loop with extensive exploration, crafting, and character customization.

The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.

Why similar: Action RPG 17.9%, Space 16.7%, RPG 16.4%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Character Customization 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for sci-fi narrative RPGs, offering deep companion relationships and significant choices that shape the galaxy.

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: FPS 22.3%, RPG 14.8%, Action RPG 13.5%, Sci-fi 13.2%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A high-fidelity first-person RPG that excels in narrative branching, world-building, and action-oriented combat within a futuristic 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: FPS 21.9%, Space 21.4%, Sci-fi 19%, First-Person 10.8%, Exploration 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An immersive sim that emphasizes player agency and environmental storytelling within a sophisticated, isolated sci-fi space station.

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: FPS 21.5%, RPG 19.3%, Sci-fi 19%, Shooter 14.6%, First-Person 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person RPG offers complex level design and multiple solutions to objectives, mirroring the choice-driven gameplay of Obsidian titles.

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Why similar: Shooter 23.3%, FPS 22.1%, Comedy 11.4%, RPG 10.6%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the satirical, over-the-top humor and looter-shooter mechanics that define the corporate-dystopian vibe of The Outer Worlds.

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Why similar: FPS 24.4%, Shooter 19.3%, RPG 12.9%, Sci-fi 12.8%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more linear, it captures the same colorful, stylized aesthetic and narrative-heavy first-person experience found in the Spacer's Choice universe.

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: FPS 22.6%, Shooter 16.9%, RPG 12.7%, Sci-fi 12.6%, First-Person 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a unique, stylized sci-fi setting with first-person action that emphasizes exploration and narrative-driven combat.

In this sequel to the vintage Open World RPG ELEX, Jax must once again unite the free people of the Science-Fantasy world of Magalan against a new threat - the Skyands, who want to change the face of the planet forever.

Why similar: Action RPG 37.3%, RPG 23.7%, Exploration 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Action 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG that blends science fiction and fantasy, focusing on faction politics and player-driven consequences.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: FPS 38.4%, Shooter 20.3%, First-Person 14.6%, Exploration 9.6%, Action 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, atmospheric first-person experience with a strong focus on exploration and survival in a post-apocalyptic sci-fi world.

The hit RPG returns! Remastered with stunning visuals and refined gameplay Re-Reckoning delivers intense, customizable RPG combat inside a sprawling game world.

Why similar: Action RPG 34.8%, RPG 27.9%, Character Customization 15.1%, Action 10.4%, Combat 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG with a vibrant, colorful world and fluid combat systems that emphasize player build variety.

Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.

Why similar: FPS 18%, Action RPG 14.5%, Shooter 14.4%, Comedy 12.2%, Character Customization 11%

Why You'll Like It: A looter-shooter that leans heavily into humor and character customization, offering a lighthearted approach to the RPG genre.

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: First-Person 38.1%, Action 21.3%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in immersive sim design, allowing for creative, choice-based approaches to missions in a highly detailed world.

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: FPS 27.4%, Comedy 20.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.7%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the satirical, comedy-focused writing and first-person shooter mechanics that make The Outer Worlds feel so distinct.

Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.

Why similar: RPG 36%, Character Customization 28.2%, Action RPG 19.5%, Adventure 6.5%, Action 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: An RPG that prioritizes diplomacy, faction choices, and exploration in a unique setting that feels distinct from standard fantasy.

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Shooter 24.9%, Action RPG 24%, RPG 21.4%, Action 10.8%, Character Customization 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a dense, atmospheric sci-fi world with RPG progression systems that feel right at home for fans of futuristic settings.

Enter the adrenaline-filled world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution. With stunning vistas, visceral gunplay, and a huge variety of gameplay experiences, there's never been a better time to join the fight.

Why similar: FPS 24%, Shooter 18.7%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a massive open-world first-person experience with a heavy focus on faction-based conflict and exploration.

Avowed is a first-person fantasy RPG set in the world of Eora, where your choices carve a path through war, intrigue, and ancient mysteries. Navigate a land in turmoil, forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.

Why similar: Action RPG 21.4%, Character Customization 17.2%, RPG 16.2%, First-Person 13.2%, Combat 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person fantasy RPG from the same developer that carries over the studio's focus on narrative, dialogue, and world-building.

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Shooter 32.3%, RPG 24.7%, Action 14.3%, Adventure 13%, Combat 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG with deep exploration and sci-fi themes that rewards players for uncovering secrets in diverse, strange worlds.

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

Why similar: RPG 32.3%, Shooter 24.2%, FPS 22.8%, Exploration 11.7%, Character Customization 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Expands the open-world RPG experience into a multiplayer environment, perfect for those who enjoy the Fallout-style exploration loop.

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

Why similar: FPS 22.6%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Space 13.6%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational immersive sim that influenced the genre, offering deep sci-fi exploration and environmental storytelling.

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Sci-fi 25%, Action 19.9%, Shooter 19.4%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Adventure 15%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven action game with a mysterious, supernatural atmosphere and a deep, interconnected world to explore.

Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

Why similar: FPS 36.9%, Shooter 22.6%, Sci-fi 14.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features some of the best first-person sci-fi action and narrative pacing in the genre, with a focus on mobility and combat.

Experience the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn™ with stunning new visuals and upgraded features. In a far future where colossal machines roam the Earth, pockets of humanity survive in unique tribes among the lush, overgrown ruins of our long-lost civilization.

Why similar: Sci-fi 31.8%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Action 18.7%, Adventure 11.7%, RPG 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a beautiful, unique sci-fi post-apocalyptic world with a strong emphasis on exploration and action-adventure gameplay.

Embark on this epic adventure in up to 4K 60 fps with improved graphics and audio, a new speedrun mode, updated achievements, and an exclusive anniversary gallery.

Why similar: Exploration 23.7%, Action 23%, Adventure 21%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic action-adventure title with a strong narrative, memorable characters, and a distinct sci-fi setting.

The Full Package, Remastered – With enhanced graphics, improved lighting, reworked environments, and visual effects, Steelport and The Third Street Saints have never looked so good.

Why similar: Shooter 24.2%, Comedy 24%, Character Customization 14.9%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world action game that prioritizes over-the-top humor and player freedom, matching the satirical tone of the Spacer's Choice universe.

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: Action RPG 24.9%, RPG 20.5%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 10.2%, Character Customization 8.8%

Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

Why similar: Action RPG 23.8%, RPG 23.8%, Character Customization 16.8%, Exploration 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%

Following the critically acclaimed 2014 Game of the Year winner Wasteland 2, the RPG series that pioneered the post-apocalyptic genre in video games returns with Wasteland 3.

Why similar: Character Customization 45.1%, RPG 36.5%, Sci-fi 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A deep tactical RPG that captures the dark, cynical humor and consequential choice-making that Obsidian fans appreciate.

BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.

Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Character Customization 19.3%, Action RPG 19.1%, Action 13.1%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world action-RPG with a colorful, post-apocalyptic setting and a focus on mutation-based character builds.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Action RPG 18%, FPS 14.3%, RPG 9.4%, Space 8.6%, Shooter 8%

Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Action RPG 20.9%, FPS 19.5%, Space 14.5%, RPG 10.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%

Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.

Why similar: Space 19.4%, Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 14.2%, RPG 12.6%, Exploration 11%

Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.

Why similar: Action RPG 21.5%, Character Customization 18.9%, Space 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, RPG 13.4%

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Shooter 19.5%, First-Person 12.7%, Action RPG 12.6%, RPG 9.2%

Winner of over 130 Game of the Year awards, discover the definitive Dragon Age: Inquisition experience. The Game of the Year Edition includes the critically acclaimed game, all three official add-ons - Jaws of Hakkon, The Descent, and Trespasser - and more.

Why similar: RPG 27.8%, Character Customization 27.5%, Action RPG 19.5%, Adventure 7.1%, Action 6.9%

Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.

Why similar: Action RPG 22%, RPG 17.9%, Exploration 16.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.9%

Rollerdrome is a BAFTA award-winning third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics into one complementary and challenging whole, to create an original adrenaline-pumping shooter experience like no other.

Why similar: Shooter 33.8%, Action 14.8%, Combat 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Exploration 9.9%

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Why similar: RPG 24.5%, FPS 17.8%, Sci-fi 11.3%, First-Person 11%, Action RPG 9.7%

Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.

Why similar: Character Customization 28.2%, Shooter 21.9%, Comedy 19.5%, Action 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%

PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.

Why similar: RPG 33.3%, Action RPG 14.3%, Character Customization 13.1%, First-Person 12.8%, Exploration 12.1%

Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!

Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Shooter 17%, Action 14.3%, Space 10.5%

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: FPS 42.7%, Shooter 22.9%, First-Person 17.1%, Action 11.2%, Adventure 5.1%

EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

Why similar: Action RPG 20.1%, Space 17.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Exploration 9.4%, RPG 8.6%

Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!

Why similar: RPG 22.2%, Space 20.8%, Sci-fi 14.7%, Exploration 12.9%, Adventure 11.7%

FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE.Fully re-mastered with HD visuals and audio, Fable Anniversary is a stunning rendition of the original game that will delight faithful fans and new players alike! The all new Heroic difficulty setting will test the mettle of even the most hardcore Fable fan.

Why similar: RPG 35.4%, Action RPG 25.5%, Character Customization 12.8%, Comedy 10.8%, Adventure 9.7%

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier. Reconnect with your lost heritage and discover what it means to be Na'vi.

Why similar: Shooter 14.9%, Character Customization 12.7%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Adventure 10.4%

Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

Why similar: RPG 31.3%, Shooter 18.4%, Action 14%, Adventure 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%

Lose yourself in the dystopian world of New York, 2329; immortality comes at a price that someone has to pay. In this interactive noir story, lead the investigation using advanced technology, as Detective James Karra who risks it all in pursuit of a serial killer targeting the city’s elite.

Why similar: First-Person 43.9%, 3D 31.2%, Multiple Endings 24.9%

Made in a close partnership with Games Workshop, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader is a story-rich classical RPG from Owlcat Games, developers of the critically acclaimed game, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.

Why similar: Space 25.1%, Character Customization 20.4%, RPG 17.7%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Action 9.2%

Unite the Veilguard and defy the gods in Dragon Age™: The Veilguard, an immersive single-player RPG.

Why similar: Action RPG 35.9%, RPG 34.7%, Character Customization 14.7%, Action 4.8%, Adventure 4.6%

Decide the fates of altruistic scientist Anu, her ambitious, "streetwise" brother Octavio, and the fierce, frogurt-slinging Fran. Claw and con your way through five thrilling chapters!

Why similar: Space 34.2%, Character Customization 27%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Action 12.9%, Adventure 10.8%

Become a Hired Gun. The money’s good, the dog’s loyal, and the gun’s reliable. Embark on a fast-paced, violent, and thrilling FPS set in the darkest reaches of Warhammer 40,000’s most infamous hive city.

Why similar: FPS 31%, Shooter 23.4%, First-Person 13.2%, Action 11.7%, Adventure 9.3%

Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!

Why similar: RPG 19.5%, Action RPG 18.6%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Action RPG 26.9%, FPS 24.2%, First-Person 13.8%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 11.2%

Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.

Why similar: Action RPG 19.7%, RPG 14.8%, Character Customization 13.5%, FPS 13.5%, First-Person 11%

Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.

Why similar: First-Person 28.3%, FPS 24.5%, Action 13.8%, Exploration 13.5%, Combat 11.1%