6 Games with a cyberpunk setting like Nex Machina that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Nex Machina down to the 6 that fit the “Cyberpunk” category. Astro Duel 2, Ruiner and Hard Reset top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Nex Machina.

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The best games with a cyberpunk setting like Nex Machina

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nex Machina. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Astro Duel 2Closest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflinePvPSoloCo-opMeleeCyberpunkSci-FiTop-Down

Steam👍 99%· 67OC72· 5

Year 2024Dev Rusty Moyher · Wild RoosterOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Nex Machina, expect shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fighting mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty

Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game that blurs the line between top-down space shooter and platform fighter. Whether versus or co-op, prepare to fight in space and on foot at the same time!

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: combat and visuals.

Released 7 years after Nex Machina.

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Steam Epic Nintendo

#2RuinerClosest on genre

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-FiIsometricTop-Down

Steam👍 89%· 12KIGDB76· 12OC77· 88

Year 2017Dev Reikon Games · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: game mode.

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Steam GOG Epic

#3Hard ResetClosest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi

Steam👍 82%· 4.9KIGDB70· 4

Year 2011Dev Flying Wild HogOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, procedural generation and exploration and discovery, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: visuals and game mode.

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Steam

#4MDK2

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi

Steam👍 81%· 237IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev BioWare · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: visuals and game mode.

It predates Nex Machina by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#5SuperHot: Mind Control Delete

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS

SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi

Steam👍 84%· 13KIGDB84· 10OC81· 70

Year 2020Dev SUPERHOT TeamOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: visuals and game mode.

Released 3 years after Nex Machina.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiCyberpunk

IGDB79· 6

Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Shared with Nex Machina: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Nex Machina: visuals.

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