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We filtered the 49 games similar to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime down to the 34 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Star Wars Battlefront, Descent and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime.

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Year 2015Dev Asteroid Base

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is Star Wars Battlefront — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Descent and Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-FiSpace
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: third-person shooting, online features and PvP competition, while skipping deep simulation

Descent
ShooterFPS
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 deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping adventure storytelling

Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 81%· 2.2K
Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Freaking Meatbags
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceBase Building
Steam👍 86%· 173MC69
Year 2014Dev Wild Factor · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Resistance 3
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

Red Faction
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2
Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Unreal II: The Awakening
ShooterFPS
SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 67%· 641IGDB61· 2
Year 2003Dev Legend Entertainment · Atari, Inc.On PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

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

Red Faction II
ShooterFPS
SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 52%· 1.3KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Outrage Games · THQOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

Turok
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2008Dev Propaganda Games · Touchstone GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11
Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFantasy
IGDB64· 1OC64· 11
Year 1998Dev Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping deep simulation

Borderlands 4
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

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