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We filtered the 46 games similar to Half-Life: Alyx down to the 10 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours, Alan Wake's American Nightmare and Vital Shell top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half-Life: Alyx.

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Year 2020Dev Valve Software
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Half-Life: Alyx is Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Alan Wake's American Nightmare and Vital Shell follow close behind.

#1Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours97#2Alan Wake's American Nightmare96#3Vital Shell91#4Soma89#5Still Wakes the Deep89
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Half-Life: Alyx

10 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life: Alyx. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
97
iRank94
Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours
HorrorAction Horror
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 104KRAWG👍 87%· 507MC93
Year 2020Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

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#2Alan Wake's American Nightmare
96
iRank71
Alan Wake's American Nightmare
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 74%· 10KRAWG👍 58%· 828MC73IGDB79· 7
Year 2012Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, shooter and survival mechanics, while skipping visual first person

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#3Vital Shell
91
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Vital Shell
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 94%· 1.4K
Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, survival mechanics and procedural generation, while skipping ranged combat

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Steam
#4Soma
89
iRank89
Soma
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94
Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping ranged combat

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#5Still Wakes the Deep
89
iRank84
Still Wakes the Deep
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 12KIGDB82· 3OC76· 83
Year 2024Dev The Chinese Room · Secret ModeOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping ranged combat

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#6R.E.P.O.
73
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R.E.P.O.
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 389KRAWG👍 90%· 40
Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping adventure storytelling

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Steam
#7Dead Space (2008)
54
iRank90
Dead Space (2008)
HorrorSurvival Horror
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 92%· 29KRAWG👍 91%· 2.2KMC86IGDB88· 6
Year 2008Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Half-Life: Alyx, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping visual first person

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#8Close to the Sun
52
iRank68
Close to the Sun
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 74%· 1.3KIGDB61· 5OC64· 76
Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: ranged combat.

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#9Stories Untold
52
iRank83
Stories Untold
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 87%· 5.4KIGDB78· 3OC80· 42
Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Half-Life: Alyx, expect horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping ranged combat

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#10Iron Lung
52
iRank92
Iron Lung
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 11K
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

✓ Shared with Half-Life: Alyx: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat

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