ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo
39 Games with a sci-fi setting like Crysis 2 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Crysis 2 down to the 39 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Metroid Prime Hunters, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Crysis 2.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Crysis 2 is Metroid Prime Hunters — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Crysis 2
39 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crysis 2. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB81· 7
Year 2009Dev Tigon Studios · Atari, Inc.On PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB80· 2
Year 2004Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping stealth mechanics
#4Unreal
97
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
Year 1998Dev Digital Extremes · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB60· 6
Year 2007Dev High Impact Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping stealth mechanics
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonSandbox World
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Digital Anvil · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping stealth mechanics
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2001Dev Monolith Productions · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonDark
IGDB67· 1
Year 1998Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonDark
Year 1996Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB64· 7
Year 2007Dev Epic Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling
#11Wolfenstein
94
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ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB81· 4
Year 2009Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 17KIGDB69· 11OC71· 156
Year 2019Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5
Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonFantasy
Steam👍 85%· 820IGDB59· 2
Year 2002Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiFirst PersonPvP
Steam👍 74%· 39K
Year 2022Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn PC
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Borderlands 4
Shooter · FPS
91
Deus Ex
Shooter · FPS
91
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Shooter · FPS
90
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Shooter · FPS
90
Turok
Shooter · FPS
90
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Shooter · FPS
90
Bulletstorm
Shooter · FPS
90
Star Fox 64
Shooter · FPS
90
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Shooter · FPS
89
Syndicate
Shooter · FPS
89
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
Shooter · FPS
89
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Shooter · FPS
89
Prey
Shooter · FPS
89
Overwatch
Shooter · FPS
89
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
Shooter · FPS
88
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Shooter · FPS
88
Evolve
Shooter · FPS
88
Metroid Prime
Shooter · FPS
88
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
Shooter · FPS
88
Aliens versus Predator
Shooter · FPS
88
Metroid: Other M
Shooter · FPS
88
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Shooter · FPS
88
Duke Nukem Forever
Shooter · FPS