PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeStealth
Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS
21 Games with a sci-fi setting like Lode Runner that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 45 games similar to Lode Runner down to the 21 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®, Thomas Was Alone and Geometry Dash top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Lode Runner.
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Year 1983Dev Brøderbund Software
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Lode Runner is Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus® — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Thomas Was Alone and Geometry Dash follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Lode Runner
21 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Lode Runner. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrativeHardcore
Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8
Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeHardcore
Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321
Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeHardcore
Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12
Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiMeleeCozyNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45
Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94
Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiNarrativeRelaxingOpen World
Steam👍 86%· 6.3KIGDB83· 7OC75· 80
Year 2021Dev Shedworks · Raw FuryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiCasualFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 2.1KIGDB74· 11
Year 2012Dev Airtight Games · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB68· 2
Year 2011Dev Toxic GamesOn PC · Mac
✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d
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PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiMeleeNarrativeSpace
Steam👍 84%· 1.7KIGDB73· 6OC76· 51
Year 2018Dev Toxic GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeRanged
Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10
Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiNarrativeLinearSpace
Steam👍 95%· 8.6KIGDB89· 5OC87· 73
Year 2023Dev Geometric Interactive · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90
Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-FiRangedCasualNarrative
Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB69· 2OC79· 17
Year 2014Dev Gone North Games · Coffee Stain StudiosOn Linux · PC · Mac
PlatformerPuzzle-Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeStealth
Steam👍 97%· 74KRAWG👍 90%· 2.6KMC87IGDB93· 39OC91· 169
Year 2016Dev PlaydeadPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
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