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We filtered the 50 games similar to Control down to the 13 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Sonic Frontiers, Vangers and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Control.

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Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Control is Sonic Frontiers — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. Vangers and Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Control

13 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Control. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

Sonic Frontiers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 28KIGDB72· 8OC71· 137
Year 2022Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping shooter

Vangers
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExploration
Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83
Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

Twinsen's Little Big Adventure 2 Classic
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiFantasyExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 97%· 914RAWG👍 74%· 77
Year 1997Dev DotEmu · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiFantasyExploration
Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB87· 22
Year 2017Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, stealth mechanics and historical setting, while skipping third-person shooting

Metro Exodus
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173
Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

Lost Planet 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12
Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

High on Life
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 89%· 25KIGDB69· 5OC69· 92
Year 2022Dev Squanch GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Agents of Mayhem
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 58%· 4.9KIGDB73· 19OC67· 131
Year 2017Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 17KIGDB91· 15OC88· 200
Year 2021Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, cozy, relaxing feel and setting space, while skipping horror tension

Destroy All Humans!
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 11KIGDB67· 11OC69· 13
Year 2020Dev Black Forest Games · THQ NordicOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 132KRAWG👍 93%· 453OC87· 87
Year 2020Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~13hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Void Bastards
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 5.4KIGDB81· 8OC81· 63
Year 2019Dev Blue Manchu · Humble GamesOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and stealth mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 18KIGDB79· 19OC75· 81
Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping horror tension

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