12 Games with a sci-fi setting like Aphelion 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 41 games similar to Aphelion down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Gunpoint, Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut Edition and Assassin's Creed Syndicate top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aphelion.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Aphelion

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aphelion. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1GunpointClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiMelee

Steam👍 98%· 13KRAWG👍 85%· 293MC83IGDB88· 5

Year 2013Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Gunpoint is a stealth puzzle game that lets you rewire its levels to trick people. You play a freelance spy who takes jobs from his clients to break into high security buildings and steal sensitive data. To get past security, you'll need to make creative use of your main gadget: the Crosslink.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut EditionClosest on tone

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 25KRAWG👍 77%· 419MC79

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Assassin’s Creed is an action-adventure game that follows the confrontation of the Assassins and the Templars. It’s the first installment in the series, followed by several standalone titles and DLCs.

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Assassin's Creed SyndicateClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 80%· 32KIGDB72· 19OC77· 103

Year 2015Dev Ubisoft Québec · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Assassin's Creed II

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 60KIGDB90· 8

Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic

#5Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiMelee

Steam👍 88%· 13KIGDB82· 11OC82· 95

Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of stealth-action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep RPG systems and shooter, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and visuals.

It predates Aphelion by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Assassin's Creed III

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 14KIGDB81· 17

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Assassin's Creed: Liberation HD

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 54%· 3.2KIGDB55· 3OC65· 16

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Sofia · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are stealth-action games — sharing adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, melee combat and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Assassin's Creed Brotherhood

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 26KIGDB83· 9

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 107KIGDB96· 19OC93· 120

Year 2015Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world and setting.

It predates Aphelion by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Remember MeClosest on world

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloStealthNarrativeLinearSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB70· 12

Year 2013Dev DON'T NOD · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Aphelion, expect adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and linear, story-driven structure

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: setting.

Same studio: DON'T NOD.

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#11Hitman 2: Silent Assassin

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GenreActionSubgenreStealth

SoloStealthSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 82%· 4.8KRAWG👍 84%· 653MC87IGDB77· 2

Year 2002Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the stealth-action games cluster, with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping adventure storytelling

Hitman 2: Silent Assassin is the second part of the Hitman series, which tells us about the killer clone. The game takes place in 2002-2003. The story begins after the events of Hitman: Codename 47 (the first part of the series).

Where it drifts furthest from Aphelion: world.

It predates Aphelion by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12The Matrix: Path of Neo

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