4 Games with a sci-fi setting like Dead Reset 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 30 games similar to Dead Reset down to the 4 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Somerville, Maniac Mansion and Detroit: Become Human top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dead Reset.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Dead Reset

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead Reset. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1SomervilleClosest overall match

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SoloDarkSci-FiHorrorMelee

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dead Reset.

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#2Maniac MansionClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiNarrative

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 38 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Detroit: Become Human

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SoloDarkSci-FiNarrativeCyberpunk

Steam👍 96%· 243KRAWG👍 90%· 3.3KMC79IGDB78· 13OC79· 152

Year 2018Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting cyberpunk and visual third person, while skipping horror setting

In the future world, androids do almost everything that people do - they even start to think and feel. Although no one taught them this. The plot of "Become Human" is built around three characters, each with a separate storyline, but they eventually merge into a single picture.

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

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Steam Epic PS

#4Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace