97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-FiCyberpunk2D
Year 2004Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
30 Games with a sci-fi setting like Mega Man X3 that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 44 games similar to Mega Man X3 down to the 30 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Mega Man X8, Mega Man X6 and A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mega Man X3.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Mega Man X3 is Mega Man X8 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Mega Man X6 and A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Mega Man X3
30 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mega Man X3. 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.
97
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-FiCyberpunk2D
Year 2001Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleeRanged
Steam👍 69%· 911RAWG👍 26%· 42MC68
Year 2011Dev Extend StudioPlaytime ~2hOn PC
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB85· 1
Year 1993Dev CapcomOn iOS
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB76· 2
Year 1994Dev Shiny Entertainment · Tec Toy
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB67· 2
Year 2011Dev Halfbrick Studios · BeatshapersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB60· 1
Year 1991Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1991Dev Delphine Software · U.S. Gold
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: shooter.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB50· 1
Year 2000Dev Value Wave · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
#10Mega Man 2
95
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1989Dev Capcom
#11Mega Man X2
95
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1994Dev Capcom
#12Mega Man X4
95
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1997Dev CapcomOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
#13Mega Man 6
95
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
Year 1993Dev Capcom · Playtronic
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2D
IGDB35
Year 1992Dev Delphine Software · U.S. GoldOn Mac
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: shooter.
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloSci-Fi2DMeleePixel Art
Steam👍 100%· 11
Year 1995Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Tec ToyOn Linux · Android · PC
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95
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95
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95
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95
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95
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94
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94
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Platformer
94
Jurassic Park
Platformer · Shooter
94
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93
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Platformer · Adventure
93
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Platformer · Adventure
92
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