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We filtered the 46 games similar to Arken Age down to the 29 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time and TimeShift top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Arken Age.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Arken Age

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Arken Age. 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.

#1Insanely Twisted Shadow PlanetClosest on genre

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMeleeSci-FiFantasyExploration

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: visuals.

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

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#2Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time

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SoloFantasySci-FiExplorationFirst Person

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Year 2009Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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#3TimeShiftClosest on combat

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SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5

Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: game mode.

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMeleeFantasySci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 448MC59

Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre. It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: combat.

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

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SoloCo-opFantasySci-FiFirst Person

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Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, historical setting and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: progression.

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

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#6Dishonored 2Closest overall match

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCraftingExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 66KIGDB86· 20OC87· 145

Year 2016Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping fantasy world

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

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Prey

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166

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

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

It predates Arken Age by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#8Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB92· 8

Year 2011Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and setting cyberpunk, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

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

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#9System Shock 2Closest on game mode

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SoloCo-opStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 7.8K

Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting and progression.

It predates Arken Age by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Arken Age.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#11Journey to the Savage Planet

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SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Deus Ex: Invisible War

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SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 58%· 2.5KRAWG👍 47%· 306MC80IGDB80· 3

Year 2003Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, ranged combat and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Approximately 20 years after the events depicted in Deus Ex, The World is only beginning to recover from a Catastrophic worldwide depression.

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Arken Age.

It predates Arken Age by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#13Thief

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75

Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Arken Age.

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB67· 13OC69· 86

Year 2016Dev PlatinumGames · Nintendo of Europe

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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#15The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB89· 5

Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Arken Age by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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