10 Games with a sci-fi setting like AlterVerse 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 50 games similar to AlterVerse down to the 10 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Naval Warfare, Hammerfight and STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to AlterVerse.

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a sci-fi setting like AlterVerse

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to AlterVerse. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Naval WarfareClosest overall match

iRank56

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalSci-FiFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 55%· 311MC57

Year 2011Dev Game Distillery · Immanitas EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and single-player focus, while skipping visual first person

In a fantasy world of Victorian architecture, war is raging between the industrial superpowers. As Commander of a Naval Super-Destroyer, it is your duty to destroy the enemy's mighty Boss Units in a military campaign of epic proportions in, under and above the surface.

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: visuals.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MeleeFantasyHistoricalSci-FiSolo

Steam👍 73%· 2.1KRAWG👍 41%· 116IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev Konstantin Koshutin · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, punishing difficulty and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

Hammerfight is about 2D battles of flying machines equipped with various slashing, piercing and blunt weaponry.A unique combat system is based on realistic physics simulation, and it ties the movements of the rider to the movements of your mouse.

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: game mode and visuals.

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#3STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi AcademyClosest on visuals

iRank83

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 14KRAWG👍 89%· 654MC81IGDB69· 5OC67· 19

Year 2003Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, single-player focus and skill tree progression, while skipping combat tactical

New students are arriving at Jedi Academy on distant Yavin IV but unknown enemy shots down their shuttle. As soon-to-be Jedi approach the Academy on foot they stumble upon two stormtroopers and Dark Jedi that seems to be the reason for the calamity.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSolo

Steam👍 90%· 2.5KRAWG👍 61%· 77IGDB39· 1

Year 2015Dev Hello There · Hello There HoldingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, punishing difficulty and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

THE AWARD WINNING KUNG FU SAGA CONTINUES IN ***** KUNG FURY: STREET RAGE – THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK ***** THE UPGRADED HT-3000 CARTRIDGE CONTAINS: *** NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS *** ULTIMATE BOSS FIGHTS IN AN EPIC STORY *** VOICES BY THE ORIGINAL MOVIE ACTORS *** AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU LOVED IN…

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: visuals and setting.

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#5Streets of Rage 3Closest on game mode

iRank82

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSolo

Steam👍 82%· 11

Year 1994Dev Ancient · Tec ToyOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting cyberpunk and single-player focus, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: visuals and setting.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

Co-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSolo

Steam👍 91%· 22

Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, single-player focus and offline, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: visuals and combat.

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#7Battletoads / Double Dragon

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSolo2D

Year 1993Dev Rare · Nintendo

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: visuals and combat.

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#8Alien Shooter

iRank91

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

RangedMeleeSci-FiSoloDark

Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249

Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, shooter and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, roguelike runs and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from AlterVerse: game mode and visuals.

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