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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Dead Space 3 is Aliens: Colonial Marines — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. System Shock 2 and Fallout 76 follow close behind.

#1Aliens: Colonial Marines90 #2System Shock 288 #3Fallout 7693 #4F.E.A.R. 391 #5Aliens vs. Predator89

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Dead Space 3

26 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead Space 3. Each one has been evaluated across 23 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.

#1Aliens: Colonial Marines

90

Aliens: Colonial Marines

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: offline and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#2System Shock 2

88

System Shock 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiSpaceLootSkill Tree

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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and setting cyberpunk, while skipping third-person shooting

93

Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

91

F.E.A.R. 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

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

#5Aliens vs. Predator

89

Aliens vs. Predator

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4

Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#6Killing Floor

87

Killing Floor

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSkill Tree

Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5

Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#7Star Wars Battlefront

87

Star Wars Battlefront

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112

Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, PvP competition and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

86

Descent

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3

Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#9Aliens versus Predator 2

86

Aliens versus Predator 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Year 2001Dev Monolith Productions · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#10Doom II: Hell on Earth

85

Doom II: Hell on Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, visual first person and visual pixel, while skipping third-person shooting

#11Resistance 2

85

Resistance 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiLootSkill Tree

IGDB87· 8

Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and offline, while skipping horror tension

85

DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiLootSkill Tree

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

#13Zombie Panic! Source

85

Zombie Panic! Source

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 85%· 7.8KRAWG👍 56%· 24

Year 2008Dev Zombie Panic TeamPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

90

Evolve

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineStealthSci-FiThird Person

IGDB77· 17OC73· 95

Year 2015Dev Turtle Rock Studios · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping horror tension

#15Wolfenstein: Youngblood

89

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

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