
39 Games with a sci-fi setting like Half-Life Deathmatch: Source that you should try
Games like Half-Life Deathmatch: Source · Find similar →
More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source down to the 39 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Ricochet, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Prey top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source.
Did you find what you were looking for?
Quick answer
Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source is Ricochet — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Prey follow close behind.
Help us build the best rankings
Community poweredVote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.
The best games with a sci-fi setting like Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life Deathmatch: Source. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom, while skipping melee combat
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping melee combat
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

BioShock 2
Shooter · FPS

Singularity
Shooter · FPS

Half-Life 2: VR Mod
Shooter · FPS

Half-Life 2
Shooter · FPS

Command & Conquer: Renegade
Shooter · FPS

Quake Champions
Shooter · FPS

Duke Nukem 3D
Shooter · FPS

Bulletstorm
Shooter · FPS

Borderlands 4
Shooter · FPS

Sanctum
Shooter · FPS

Ratchet: Deadlocked
Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Shooter · FPS

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Shooter · FPS

Quake II
Shooter · FPS

Turok
Shooter · FPS

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Shooter · FPS

Star Fox 64
Shooter · FPS

DOOM 3
Shooter · FPS

Iron Grip: Warlord
Shooter · FPS

Deus Ex
Shooter · FPS

Zombie Panic! Source
Shooter · FPS

Aliens versus Predator
Shooter · FPS

Portal 2
Shooter · FPS

Crysis 2
Shooter · FPS









