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More about this game →We filtered the 43 games similar to Alienation down to the 15 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Metal Gear, Dino Crisis and Astroneer top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alienation.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Alienation is Metal Gear — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. Dino Crisis and Astroneer follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alienation. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping co op
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.
It predates Alienation by 29 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping co op
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.
It predates Alienation by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.
Released 3 years after Alienation.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and co op
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
From Hostile to Habitable You are sent on an hostile planet with one mission: Make it habitable for Humans. You'll have to survive, collect resources, build your base and machines in order to heat the planet, create an atmosphere with enough oxygen and eventually geo-engineer an entire planet!
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.
Released 6 years after Alienation.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, while skipping shooter
Manage interstellar pioneers and their descendants in this detailed sci-fi colony sim. Centuries after planetfall, colonists are still struggling to gain foothold on their lush and alien planet. You settle on the frontier by carefully managing resources, production and different personalities.
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: game mode.
Released 9 years after Alienation.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, deep simulation and adventure storytelling, while skipping shooter
FTL: Faster Than Light is a roguelike strategy game set in space civil war in the Galactic Federation. You control a spaceship that has to deliver an essential package of data to the Federation headquarters. This data can help defeat the rebel’s army and finish the war.
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: setting and game mode.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
ARMORED HEAD is a miniature shooter, where all the action takes place in one arena. The main character is a gladiator who fights against his opponents in pursuit of the grand prize. His task is to defeat 30 waves of opponents, unravel all the secrets of the arena, and win the gold cup.
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
Released 4 years after Alienation.
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter
Security systems have failed and the creatures of the park roam free. Now, a rogue corporation will stop at nothing to acquire the dinosaur embryos stolen and lost by Dennis Nedry.
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
It predates Alienation by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
It predates Alienation by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
Released 7 years after Alienation.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and deep simulation, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and game mode.
Released 3 years after Alienation.
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.
It predates Alienation by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, vibe casual and ranged combat, while skipping shooter
I have been learning to make games in my free time and love making small-yet-solid arcade games with simple mechanics. Please expect 'Bit Blaster XL' to be a small, re-playable, arcade score-chaser game where the only goals are to constantly beat your previous score and unlock some extra ships.
Where it drifts furthest from Alienation: visuals and setting.