6 Games with a sci-fi setting like Directive 8020 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 34 games similar to Directive 8020 down to the 6 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Beyond: Two Souls, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Somerville top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Directive 8020.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best games with a sci-fi setting like Directive 8020

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Directive 8020. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Beyond: Two SoulsClosest overall match

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerDarkSci-FiHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 40KIGDB66· 15OC71· 36

Year 2013Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension and strong narrative focus

It predates Directive 8020 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Luigi's Mansion 3Closest on tone

iRank87

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person

IGDB89· 14OC85· 133

Year 2019Dev Next Level Games · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and offline

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkSci-FiHorrorThird Person

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 multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Directive 8020: game mode and visuals.

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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 multiplayer gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Directive 8020: visuals and game mode.

It predates Directive 8020 by 39 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#5Detroit: Become Human

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkSci-FiThird PersonNarrative

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 and setting cyberpunk, 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 Directive 8020: game mode.

It predates Directive 8020 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic PS

#6Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace