- #1 Exodus from the Earth
97% matchMixed58% of 248 reviews2008
Dev: Parallax Arts StudioPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
The Intelligence Agency has commissioned you, Francis Rixon, to find out what is happening inside the Corporation's confines and to retrieve information about a secret mineral upon which the very existence of the human race may depend.
Why similar: FPS 43.6%, Action 32.4%, Shooter 13.3%, First-Person 10.7%
- #2 Stargunner
96% matchVery Positive81% of 148 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 32%
In the far distant future, an epic war for survival takes place... Deep within the Andromeda galaxy, the people of Zile grow restless and greedy. The Zilions secretly prepare for a massive strike against the nearby planet Ytima. Fearing such an attack, the Ytimians train an elite squad of "Stargunners.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #3 Operation: Matriarchy
96% matchMixed66% of 132 reviews2016
Dev: Madia EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Operation: Matriarchy is a science fiction first-person shooter. In the 24th century mankind has formed itself into the Federation of Earth, and has colonized several other planets. However, around 2350 a mysterious virus ravages the colony planet of Velia, targeting only the females within the population.
Why similar: Action 64.6%, FPS 35.4%
- #4 MDK
95% matchMostly Positive79% of 357 reviews2009
Dev: Shiny Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 34%
ON A GOOD DAY, ONLY 2.5 MILLION PEOPLE WILL DIE. As vast alien mining cities suck the power and minerals from every major metropolis on Earth simultaneously, time is of the essence as millions of civilians are expiring by the second.
Why similar: Classic 68.2% ★, Action 31.8%
- #5 Blake Stone: Planet Strike
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 66 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 20%
It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.
Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Shooter 20.2%, Action 18.7%, First-Person 15.9%, Classic 14.7% ★
- #6 Alpha Prime
94% matchMixed56% of 1,505 reviews2007
Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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 43.3%, Action 29.7%, Shooter 17.6%, First-Person 9.3%
- #7 A.R.M. PLANETARY PROSPECTORS EP1 Asteroid Resource Mining
93% matchMixed40% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Nefarious Dimensions Interactive GamesPub: Nefarious Dimensions Inc.
Windows
An expedition finds an artifact in an asteroid, teleporting the crew to an alien realm. Enslaved on a mining barge, they wield mech suits to survive, scavenging and scheming to escape—and wield the device that could rewrite Earth’s fate.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #8 Z.I.O.N.
91% matchMostly Negative68% of 598 reviews2016
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Z.I.O.N. - First-person shooter in a post-apocalyptic setting, where robotic creatures take over the planet and Z.I.O.N. group agents are trying to save the world.
Why similar: Action 68.1%, FPS 31.9%
- #9 Metal Planet
92% matchMostly Negative31% of 72 reviews2014
Dev: Tiny Game Fort
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The game is set on a distant planet called Metal Planet. Two corporations are fighting for control of a valuable resource capable of transforming matter. You take on the role of a soldier with equipped power armor and powerful weapon.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #10 Chaser
91% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,353 reviews2010
Dev: CauldronPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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 34.8%, Classic 26.2% ★, Action 19.3%, First-Person 9.9%, Shooter 9.8%
- #11 STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
89% matchVery Positive89% of 3,050 reviews2009
Dev: LucasArts
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%
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: Classic 37% ★, FPS 28.9%, Action 14.7%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 8.2%
- #12 A.I.M. Racing
90% matchMixed66% of 117 reviews2010
Dev: SkyRiver StudiosPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
A.I.M. Racing welcomes you to the planet Polygon-4, where deadly vehicles of the distant future compete, swishing planet’s dusty atmosphere at a tremendous pace. Years ago humans along with the Arlings used Polygon-4 for a number of military experiments, but later left the test complex.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #13 Hardwar
87% matchVery Positive93% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Jordan Freeman GroupPub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
You’re now an Operative, a free agent and a speculator in the claustrophobic terminally ill city of (Misplaced) Optimism, the last crater cluster on barren mined-out Titan.
Why similar: FPS 35.4%, Action 33.4%, Shooter 18.3%, First-Person 12.9%
- #14 Raptor: Call of the Shadows (1994 Classic Edition)
88% matchVery Positive89% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Cygnus StudiosPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Become a mercenary of the future and pilot the super-tech Raptor. Embark on interplanetary missions to knock off top competitors of MegaCorp, battle against hordes of relentless enemies and spend the bounty to expand your devastating arsenal, which can be upgraded with 14 hardcore weapons!
Why similar: Action 51.7%, Classic 48.3% ★
- #15 Forsaken Remastered
86% matchVery Positive87% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Scavengers from all over the galaxy have come to a dead Earth to loot the remains of the technology that can found in underground tunnels. You must fight your way past the scum of the universe. As you prepare for deadly combat, you are going to quickly learn that the future is... Forsaken!
Why similar: Classic 41.6% ★, Action 33.2%, FPS 25.2%
- #16 Slave Zero
86% matchMostly Positive80% of 275 reviews2014
Dev: Accolade, Inc.Pub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 30%
It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually one, and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. Your mission: steal the largest, most sophisticated bio-mechanical attack weapon ever designed...and kick some serious ass!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #17 Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
85% matchVery Positive87% of 160 reviews2015
Dev: JAM ProductionsPub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 22%
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
Why similar: FPS 37.4%, Shooter 22.7%, Action 20.9%, First-Person 19%
- #18 Quake II
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,960 reviews2007
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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 39.5% ★, FPS 30.6%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 10.6%, First-Person 5.9%
- #19 Vektor Wars
84% matchMixed68% of 73 reviews2015
Dev: Integer Overflow
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Certified 100% pure arcade action, rendered in eye-melting neon vectors, Vektor Wars is classic first-person blasting for the shooter connoisseur.
Why similar: FPS 34.8%, Shooter 25.2%, Action 22.8%, First-Person 17.3%
- #20 Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death
82% matchVery Positive88% of 1,237 reviews2009
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Classic 28.7% ★, Action 26.4%, FPS 25.6%, Shooter 9.6%, First-Person 9.6%
- #21 Deep Space Exploitation
79% matchVery Positive96% of 108 reviews2025
Dev: JuhrJuhr
Windows
Deep Space Exploitation is a space mining game featuring 2D physics, fully destructible asteroids, and a story of survival under an exploitative corporation. Use your equipment wisely, upgrade your ship, and make difficult decisions to secure your future!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #22 M.A.X.: Mechanized Assault & Exploration
81% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2017
Dev: Interplay Entertainment Corp.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Colonize newly-discovered planets, control the resources found there, and defend your colony against other rival factions in real-time or turn-based action.
Why similar: Classic 52.8% ★, Action 47.2%
- #23 DOOM 64
78% matchVery Positive93% of 8,422 reviews2020
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
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 38.1% ★, FPS 25.6%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 10.7%, First-Person 8.2%
- #24 Requiem: Avenging Angel
81% matchVery Positive81% of 114 reviews2016
Dev: Cyclone StudiosPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Requiem: Avenging Angel is a 3D, first-person action game of biblical proportions set in a world under siege. A holy war rages on Earth between Heaven's Chosen Soldiers and Hell's Fallen Angels.
Why similar: Action 35%, Classic 23.7% ★, FPS 22%, Shooter 9.8%, First-Person 9.5%
- #25 Miner Wars 2081
82% matchMostly Negative36% of 386 reviews2012
Dev: Keen Software House
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Operate an advanced mining ship in a fully destructible and open-world environment!
Why similar: Action 75.1%, Shooter 24.9%
- #26 Project: Snowblind
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2007
Dev: Crystal DynamicsPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 36%
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: Action 30.2%, FPS 23.1%, Classic 19.1% ★, Shooter 17.3%, First-Person 10.3%
- #27 Terminal Velocity™: Boosted Edition
77% matchVery Positive81% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
Windows
In the far future, armadas from surrounding systems have suddenly waged war on Earth. You are a pilot from the Ares Squadron, flying the fastest, most dangerous crafts ever made. You're outgunned, outmanned, and strapped into a flying coffin.
Why similar: FPS 38.1%, Shooter 31.4%, Action 30.5%
- #28 Mekkablood: Quarry Assault
76% matchMixed66% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: KRUMB GamesPub: Judatone Studios
Windows
The Year is 2082. You play the role of Bill, a grizzled, and extremely hairy robojockey. It's up to you to take the reigns of Bill's Mekk, with your friend Rusty, to get your revenge against TorxCorp, who's trying to steal your mining claim.
Why similar: FPS 34.3%, Action 24.8%, Shooter 24.4%, First-Person 16.5%
- #29 Eradicator
78% matchVery Positive84% of 110 reviews2014
Dev: Accolade, IncPub: Atari
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
Explode into action!
Why similar: Action 29.7%, Classic 29.5% ★, FPS 29.2%, First-Person 11.6%
- #30 Ricochet
77% matchVery Positive83% of 6,193 reviews2000
Dev: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 39.5 hrs≥1hr: 14%
A futuristic action game that challenges your agility as well as your aim, Ricochet features one-on-one and team matches played in a variety of futuristic battle arenas.
Why similar: Action 46.8%, Classic 22% ★, FPS 18.9%, First-Person 6.7%, Shooter 5.7%
- #31 Extraneum
73% matchVery Positive97% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: David JalbertPub: Hellforge Studios
Windows · Linux
Extraneum is an old-school, sci-fi single-player first person shooter with an emphasis on exploration and secret hunting. Fight your way through biohacked monstrosities and stop their progress before they take control of the entire world.
Why similar: FPS 38.6%, Shooter 22.1%, First-Person 19.7%, Action 19.6%
- #32 Red Faction
75% matchVery Positive86% of 2,916 reviews2009
Dev: VolitionPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 44.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
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: Classic 34.4% ★, FPS 30.5%, Action 18.8%, Shooter 9.5%, First-Person 6.8%
- #33 Helium
76% matchMixed51% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: rocketship
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Hardcore sci-fi first person shooter. You are a liaison on Vega 237 spacecraft. All crew members died and you are all by yourself in the midst of an unknown planet. Your goal is to find out what happened to the crew and establish the signal's nature.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #34 Expendable
73% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2018
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Somewhere in the future a hostile alien race conquers most of the galaxy. Scientists developed the “Millennium Soldier” project by cloning two super-soldiers. Armed with blasters they will battle scores of monsters, robots and boss aliens to save us and get a well-earned reward.
Why similar: Classic 61.1% ★, Action 38.9%
- #35 Patriot: DemocratiZation
69% matchVery Positive84% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: MADia EntertainmentPub: Strategy First
Windows
2017. Around the world, oil and gas reserves are being depleted. In the United States, forces hungry for world domination are coming to power. In Russia, the economic and political situation is on the verge of complete collapse.
Why similar: Action 34.3%, FPS 30.3%, Shooter 21.9%, First-Person 13.5%
- #36 Artificial Extinction
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 262 reviews2020
Dev: 100Hr Games Inc
Windows
You have 9 days to find a safe place on the planet. Your ship is low on fuel and you have to land. Setup sentry guns around you to defend yourself while you collect more fuel for the ship. AI controlled Drones and Tanks attack you trying to find weaknesses in your defenses.
Why similar: Action 43.6%, FPS 34.9%, First-Person 21.5%
- #37 Stellarion
68% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Zana Domán
Windows
Upgrade your spaceship and conquer the stars in this thrilling space-mining adventure! Mine asteroids, battle enemies, and trade resources for powerful upgrades to customize your ship. Master the galaxy and embark on the ultimate journey!
Why similar: Action 60%, First-Person 40%
- #38 Major Stryker
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2014
Dev: Apogee Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 6 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 23%
In the not-so-distant future, the calamity of World War III led to eventual world peace. But, it didn't last. Earth was invaded by alien marauders - the Kretons. Earth's united military force, still depleted after the mighty onslaught of WWIII, was not nearly sufficient to repel the numerous Kreton attacks.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #39 Iron Soul
74% matchVery Negative19% of 58 reviews2014
Dev: BluBee GamesPub: Effat Effati
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Discovery of a new Goldilocks planet has led to the creation of a new type of army: One that is made of metal and steel. One that can’t feel pain or fear. One that is said to be our only hope against a possible alien invasion.
Why similar: Action 76.2%, Shooter 23.8%
- #40 Infinitum
71% matchMixed81% of 312 reviews2017
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Travel through space. Attend the planets. Gather resources. Find artifacts.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #41 NAM
71% matchMixed70% of 296 reviews2014
Dev: TNT TeamPub: Ziggurat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 22%
You are Alan 'The Bear' Westmoreland, Marine Corps sergeant. The trouble starts on a deadly Viet Cong raid. Here the jungle is your battleground. Your mission, survive.
Why similar: Action 34.1%, Classic 24.9% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 12.6%, First-Person 9.2%
- #42 Total Annihilation
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,674 reviews2015
Dev: Cavedog EntertainmentPub: Wargaming.net
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
Why similar: Classic 96.6% ★, Action 3.4%
- #43 Cosmic Miners
67% matchMixed58% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: bitByte Games
Windows
Explore asteroid fields, trade rare resources, and upgrade your ship in Cosmic Miners. Navigate faction alliances, complete missions, and rise through the ranks in a dynamic space adventure where your choices shape your path to cosmic power.
Why similar: Shooter 52.3%, Action 47.7%
- #44 Earth's Shadow
67% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Earth's Shadow is a third person action Sci-Fi dungeon crawler set in the year 3081 on planet Sumbra; a remote alien planet where legends of valuable relics surround this black world, calling to the greedy and brave explorers seeking a bright future... but end up uncovering an even darker past.
Why similar: Action 51%, Shooter 49%
- #45 DethKarz
68% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: Beam SoftwarePub: Ziggurat
Windows
You're one of the elite racers chosen to compete at exotic locations around the world and beyond. Strap yourself into a fusion-powered racing machine for an explosive and exhilarating futuristic racing experience.
Why similar: Action 72.1%, Shooter 27.9%
- #46 Last Rites
70% matchMixed58% of 66 reviews2018
Dev: Ocean SoftwarePub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
"We are food, but not for long." The Zombie apocalypse has come, and your squad is the last line of defense. Command a Special Forces unit with high-tech weaponry in this mission-based FPS with sprawling indoor and outdoor environments.
Why similar: Action 58%, FPS 42%
- #47 Zomborg
69% matchMixed52% of 1,142 reviews2017
Dev: GameDevLabPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 24%
It is the year 2000, and the United Nations has established several quarantine zones around the world to stem the tide of an unknown virus pandemic. The United Nations called upon a private military company, highly skilled mercenaries to retrieve the data and uncover the secret of the zone.
Why similar: Action 61.4%, Shooter 38.6%
- #48 SECTOR ZERO
63% matchVery Positive97% of 120 reviews2026
Dev: Ondrej Angelovic
Windows
SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.
Why similar: FPS 55.6%, First-Person 44.4%
- #49 Incoming + Incoming Forces
70% matchMixed56% of 353 reviews2014
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Prepare for one of the most action packed-shooters in PC gaming history! Every level is full of enemies and targets for you to destroy! You will become a soldier of the alien species and protect your home world from the forces of the Human armada.
Why similar: Classic 41.1% ★, Action 37.9%, Shooter 21%
- #50 Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 467 reviews2014
Dev: Rage SoftwarePub: Funbox Media Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In 2032 an Earth that knows only peace is forced to relearn the art of war. Twenty years have passed since the population of Earth did a fine job of destroying nearly everything in one final struggle for power by the politicians and military leaders.
Why similar: Classic 53.2% ★, Action 34%, Shooter 12.8%
- #51 Intrude
67% matchVery Positive82% of 211 reviews2016
Dev: Michal Kruba
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Intrude is a first-person shooter. Your mission is to get into a long time abandoned base, suddenly taken over by some kind of private military, find your way up and destroy the source of a signal comming from the base. Collect as much data as you can to find out what they are up to.
Why similar: FPS 40.8%, Action 38.2%, Shooter 21%
- #52 Liquidator
64% matchMixed58% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: Partizan SoftwarePub: Strategy First
Windows
"LIQUIDATOR" will shed light on the true state of events.
Why similar: FPS 36.9%, Shooter 25.9%, Action 23.5%, First-Person 13.7%