6 Narrative games like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 18 games similar to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection down to the 6 that fit the “Narrative” category. Deep Rock Galactic, Beyond: Two Souls and Ecco the Dolphin top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

The best narrative games like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Deep Rock GalacticClosest overall match

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Co-opRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiSpaceHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 375KRAWG👍 85%· 689MC84IGDB82· 6OC85· 32

Year 2020Dev Ghost Ship Games · Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation, skill tree progression and exploration and discovery, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Closed AlphaWant to try the game - earlier than early access? http://www.deeprockgalactic.com/ About the GameJoin a team of badass space dwarves and fight, dig and explore your way through enormous cave systems and uncover the greatest riches.

Released 7 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCo-opMultiplayerNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 88%· 40KIGDB66· 15OC71· 36

Year 2013Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: horror tension, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 85%· 13RAWG👍 46%· 26IGDB30· 1

Year 2006Dev SEGAOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and setting anime, while skipping survival mechanics

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying! Until one day, all of that changed.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: visuals and game mode.

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#4The Path

GenreAdventureSubgenreAction-Adventure

SoloMeleeNarrativeProceduralPost-Apocalyptic

Year 2017Dev LosCabezaOn PC

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, procedural generation and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

Concepto: Eres un rehén obligado a guiar a tu secuestrador que intenta llegar a su refugio. Tendrás que decidir si guiarle hasta su destino, o buscar alguna otra alternativa. Mientras recorréis las enrevesadas calles de la ciudad, le irás conociendo más a fondo.

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: setting and visuals.

Released 4 years after Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreOpen World Action-Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeSpaceSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 600RAWG👍 22%· 23MC73IGDB90· 1

Year 2013Dev Santa RagionePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection: strong narrative focus, setting space and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

MirrorMoon EP is a game about mystery and exploration set in outer space. These space travels begin on a red planet and its unique moon and extend across galaxies. The single player part of MirrorMoon EP blends adventure and exploration with navigation-based puzzle solving.

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#6PeakClosest on game mode

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