Games Like TimeShift™

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: Time Manipulation 35.3% ★, FPS 26.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Action 5.3%, Time Travel 5.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest thematic and mechanical match to TimeShift, featuring a time-manipulation device used for both combat and environmental puzzles.

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 41.3%, Bullet Time 19.9% ★, Classic 13.4% ★, Action 7.5%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It remains the gold standard for tactical, bullet-time-focused FPS combat with a dark, atmospheric sci-fi narrative.

SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 41.4% ★, FPS 23.4%, Bullet Time 16.5% ★, Action 6.4%, Shooter 5%

Why You'll Like It: It turns time manipulation into a core gameplay loop where time only moves when you move, creating a unique puzzle-shooter experience.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Bullet Time 22.4% ★, Shooter 14.1%, Sci-fi 8%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the intense, bullet-time-heavy combat and atmospheric tension found in classic shooters like TimeShift and F.E.A.R.

From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 55.2% ★, Sci-fi 11.2%, Bullet Time 9% ★, Time Travel 8.2% ★, Action 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It heavily features time-bending powers and a cinematic sci-fi narrative that mirrors the high-stakes experimentation found in TimeShift.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: FPS 40.1%, Bullet Time 28.9% ★, Shooter 12.2%, Action 9.2%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on fluid movement and bullet-time mechanics, rewarding players for creative, high-speed combat maneuvers.

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: Sci-fi 27%, Action 23.4%, First-Person 20.4%, Futuristic 14.3%, Shooter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes precision, reflex-based combat, and time-slowing mechanics in a fast-paced, futuristic environment.

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 32.2%, Action 18.5%, Shooter 13%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Classic 11.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: This title features a variety of futuristic gadgets and augmentations that allow for creative approaches to combat similar to TimeShift.

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

Why similar: FPS 48.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Action 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similarly gritty, atmospheric, and immersive sci-fi shooter experience that prioritizes tension and world-building.

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 46.5%, Bullet Time 15.2% ★, Action 10.3%, Shooter 8.1%, Classic 4.8% ★

Why You'll Like It: It continues the legacy of the original with visceral, slow-motion combat and a haunting sci-fi atmosphere.

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 37.5%, Sci-fi 29.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Action 8%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends sci-fi exploration with supernatural powers, offering a deep, atmospheric experience that rewards player ingenuity.

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 44.7%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Classic 12.5% ★, Shooter 9.9%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential sci-fi shooter that focuses on fast-paced action and a dark, industrial aesthetic.

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 45.9%, Action 15.2%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Shooter 11.1%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers over-the-top, skill-based sci-fi shooting that rewards players for using the environment and unique weaponry.

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 40.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Shooter 11.5%, Action 7.5%, Time Travel 7% ★

Why You'll Like It: It offers some of the best movement-based FPS combat in the genre, set within a compelling sci-fi universe.

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 38.1%, Action 28.1%, Shooter 15.3%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It features physics-based powers and a mysterious sci-fi setting that captures the feeling of wielding reality-altering abilities.

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

Why similar: FPS 47.5%, Action 15.5%, Shooter 10%, Sci-fi 7.6%, First-Person 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic-style shooter that blends supernatural elements with intense, old-school combat mechanics.

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 52.4%, Action 18.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a pure, fast-paced sci-fi shooter that focuses on intense combat against robotic enemies in a dystopian setting.

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 40.3%, Classic 23.7% ★, Action 9%, Shooter 7.2%, Sci-fi 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a foundational classic that captures the same spirit of linear, mission-based shooter design found in TimeShift.

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 50.9%, Action 11.3%, Shooter 11%, Sci-fi 8.7%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, modern take on the classic shooter formula with a strong focus on alternate-history sci-fi themes.

Time Recoil is a top-down shooter with a slow motion twist! Punch through walls guns blazing while time slows down! See your enemies drop down like flies - and save the world from a mad scientist dictator!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 46.8% ★, Bullet Time 17% ★, Time Travel 9% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down shooter uses time-slowing mechanics to create a rhythmic, high-speed combat experience.

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 48.3%, Action 20.3%, Shooter 17.9%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a sci-fi setting with a heavy emphasis on environmental destruction, providing a dynamic battlefield similar to TimeShift.

Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.

Why similar: FPS 47.4%, Shooter 14.6%, Sci-fi 14%, Action 9.3%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: This retro-style shooter captures the old-school feel of 90s and early 2000s FPS games with a focus on sci-fi combat.

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: FPS 44.3%, Shooter 11.3%, Classic 10.2% ★, Sci-fi 10.1%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the pinnacle of modern, aggressive, and fast-paced FPS combat that demands constant movement and tactical awareness.

Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Each of your 10 weapons comes with two firing modes and you’ll need all of them!

Why similar: FPS 39.1%, Action 18.6%, Shooter 16.4%, Sci-fi 13.5%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a straightforward, high-intensity sci-fi shooter experience with a focus on heavy weaponry.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!

Why similar: Sci-fi 43.2%, Action 27.6%, Shooter 16.9%, Futuristic 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a squad-based sci-fi shooter experience with a focus on tactical combat against advanced robotic threats.

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: FPS 51.5%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 14.2%, First-Person 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It combines fast-paced gunplay with supernatural abilities, offering a chaotic and satisfying combat loop.

Frontlines™: Fuel of War™ is an open-world First Person Shooter set on the frontlines of tomorrow. In a world ravaged by a global energy crisis, environmental decay, and economic depression, players assume the role of an elite soldier in the Western Coalition Army on an epic crusade against the Red Star Alliance to control the last of...

Why similar: FPS 55.9%, Action 19.5%, Shooter 14.8%, Multiplayer 4.1%, First-Person 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a large-scale, military-focused shooter experience that shares the mid-2000s design sensibilities of TimeShift.

A catastrophe is about to happen and you have only a limited time to prevent it. Use your time stopping powers to make the most out of what little time you have!

Why similar: FPS 51.7%, Time Manipulation 37.1% ★, Shooter 6.2%, First-Person 2%, Action 1.9%

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 32.6%, Action 18.5%, Classic 12.3% ★, Time Travel 10.4% ★, Shooter 9.9%

Cyclic Warriors is a movement shooter focused on time travel and speed. Wall-run, slide, kick and bunny-hop to build up massive momentum. Time travel to dodge bullets and flank your enemies. Slow down time for easy kills!

Why similar: FPS 29.5%, Time Travel 20.7% ★, Bullet Time 19.3% ★, Sci-fi 9.8%, Action 7.5%

Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.

Why similar: FPS 50.8%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action 15.3%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 5.1%

Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...

Why similar: Time Manipulation 37.9% ★, FPS 18.6%, Bullet Time 15.5% ★, Sci-fi 7.8%, Shooter 7.4%

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Why similar: FPS 45.9%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 10.2%, First-Person 4.8%

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 39.1%, Classic 12.2% ★, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 9.5%, Bullet Time 8.6% ★

A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Why similar: Action 38.4%, Shooter 25.4%, Sci-fi 24.6%, Singleplayer 5%, Multiplayer 3.6%

District Steel is a full locomotion VR action game, inspired by the FPS classics. Blast your way through the underground SenTRI facility, equipped with a mechanical arm that gives time bending powers and a selection of deadly weapons.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 33% ★, FPS 18.5%, Bullet Time 18.3% ★, Sci-fi 11.5%, Time Travel 8.3% ★

Don't just defy gravity. Command it. Master the fundamental forces of gravity and save the world.

Why similar: Action 48.6%, Sci-fi 33.3%, Shooter 18.2%

Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.

Why similar: FPS 41%, Classic 21.8% ★, Sci-fi 12.8%, Action 9.1%, Shooter 8.5%

Time Rift is a fast-paced puzzle-shooter. You’re a hacker-turned-security tester, but your skills will only get you so far - to take down global megacorp VaultCo, you’ll have to manipulate the flow of time!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 74.9% ★, Sci-fi 14%, Action 6.1%, Shooter 4.4%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Be your own teammates in this unique single-player co-op shooter!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 28.5% ★, FPS 21.9%, Time Travel 12.4% ★, Action 11.3%, Shooter 10.6%

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Why similar: Action 53.8%, Sci-fi 31.8%, Singleplayer 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Get ready for an epic World War II adventure like no other with UberSoldier! Immerse yourself in a gripping first-person shooter that will transport you to the heart of the action. This game developed by Burut Creative Team will have you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Time Manipulation 31.8% ★, Shooter 11.9%, Action 10.5%, First-Person 8.5%

JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards.

Why similar: FPS 40.1%, Classic 18.8% ★, Sci-fi 14.7%, Action 10.8%, Shooter 6.7%

Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.

Why similar: FPS 48.5%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 10%, First-Person 5%

A deadly factory surrounds you. The manipulation of time is necessary to escape this underground facility. Use your wit, your laser blaster, and your time-warping abilities to face your demise head-on and triumph!

Why similar: Time Manipulation 67% ★, Action 15.9%, Time Travel 14.3% ★, Singleplayer 2.7%

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 54.6%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Action 10.7%, Shooter 9.1%, First-Person 5.1%

In the future, giant city-states have emerged, separated from each other by indestructible barriers. Most professions have been taken over by machines. People work mainly as mechanics, programmers or operators.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.1% ★, FPS 22.1%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Action 6.1%, First-Person 5.7%

Twenty-second century Earth. Five years after the rebellion on Mars. For the last 15 years, Sopot, the corrupt dictator, has oppressed the people of the Commonwealth. His relentless pursuit of unification with the neighboring United Republic has left the country soaked in unnecessary bloodshed and poverty.

Why similar: FPS 43.5%, Action 16.6%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Classic 11.1% ★, Shooter 9.4%

Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.

Why similar: FPS 46.2%, Sci-fi 17%, Action 10.3%, Classic 9.4% ★, Shooter 5.8%

TimeShifters is an old school first person shooter inspired by games like TimeSplitters and GoldenEye.

Why similar: FPS 32.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Time Travel 14% ★, Shooter 12.5%, Action 9.7%

A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.

Why similar: FPS 39.7%, Classic 24.5% ★, Action 11.2%, Shooter 10.3%, First-Person 5.7%

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 46.8%, Classic 11.1% ★, Sci-fi 9.5%, Action 8.8%, Shooter 7.8%

All creatures of ancient myth, legend and lore are real — they've just been sealed away for thousands of years inside Pandora's Box, waiting... When a thief named Deckard is hired to steal an ancient artifact, he unwittingly triggers a war between man and myth.

Why similar: FPS 58%, Action 18.7%, Shooter 10.9%, First-Person 6.3%, Atmospheric 2.6%

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: Time Travel 31.8% ★, Sci-fi 30.2%, Action 13.2%, Futuristic 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Amidst the scorched sands of ancient Persia, there is a legend spun in an ancient tongue. It speaks of a time borne by blood and ruled by deceit. Drawn to the dark powers of a magic dagger, a young Prince is led to unleash a deadly evil upon a beautiful kingdom.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 48.8% ★, Classic 24.2% ★, Action 13.2%, Time Travel 9.7% ★, Atmospheric 2.1%

Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.

Why similar: Time Manipulation 51.7% ★, Bullet Time 28% ★, Action 8.5%, Futuristic 7.5%, Atmospheric 4.3%