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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 36 games similar to PBA Pro Bowling down to the 8 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Space Trader: Merchant Marine, Thief II: The Metal Age and Thief: Deadly Shadows top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to PBA Pro Bowling.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like PBA Pro Bowling

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to PBA Pro Bowling. 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.

#1Space Trader: Merchant MarineClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreImmersive Sim

SoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration3D

Steam👍 50%· 641RAWG👍 17%· 29

Year 2008Dev Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and setting cyberpunk, while skipping sports simulation

In the far future, humanity is ruled by The Ministry of Accounts, an oppressive bureaucracy that tracks, records and taxes every transaction of daily life. From the depths of Red Tape, a new breed of marketeer arises to challenge the authority and make a profit: the Space Trader is born!

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: tone and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for PBA Pro Bowling.

It predates PBA Pro Bowling by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG Epic

#2Thief II: The Metal Age

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GenreActionSubgenreImmersive Sim

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiStealth

Steam👍 94%· 2.1KIGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: tone and visuals.

It predates PBA Pro Bowling by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#3Thief: Deadly Shadows

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GenreActionSubgenreImmersive Sim

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiStealth

Steam👍 81%· 2.6KRAWG👍 77%· 230MC85IGDB83· 2

Year 2004Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: shooter, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping sports simulation

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows is a stealth-action game developed by Ion Storm Inc. It is the third installment in the Thief franchise. The game is set in a Steampunk world that resembles both the middle ages and the Victorian era. Besides that, there are several fantasy elements in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: tone and progression.

It predates PBA Pro Bowling by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#4X RebirthClosest on combat

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GenreActionSubgenreImmersive Sim

SoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 44%· 7.3KRAWG👍 23%· 40MC33IGDB39· 1OC31· 13

Year 2013Dev EgosoftPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of immersive sims: deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, real-time strategy and first-person shooting, while skipping sports simulation

Collector's EditionThis Collector's Edition of X Rebirth includes the following items: DLC: The Teladi Outpost DLC: Home of Light (new!) Soundtrack Volume 1 (MP3) Exclusive: Soundtrack Volume 2 (MP3) Optional download: X - The Space Opera - Per Musica ad Albion (Video) Bonus download with artworks and X encyclopedia The bonus content will be placed in your X Rebirth installation folder: ...

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for PBA Pro Bowling.

Genre100Combat100Progression74World48Game mode31Setting28

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Steam GOG

#5LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone WarsClosest on progression

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

OfflineMultiplayerSoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB70· 3

Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed PBA Pro Bowling, expect adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and co op, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: visuals.

It predates PBA Pro Bowling by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100World100Progression100Game mode83Setting83Genre50

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Steam GOG Xbox

#6LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

OfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB76· 12OC74· 61

Year 2014Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with PBA Pro Bowling: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and setting space, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: visuals.

Combat100World100Progression100Game mode83Setting61Genre50

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Gears 5Closest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 71%· 24KIGDB88· 12OC85· 150

Year 2019Dev The Coalition · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC

✓ Shared with PBA Pro Bowling: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping sports simulation

Where it drifts furthest from PBA Pro Bowling: tone and visuals.

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Steam Xbox

#8Battletoads / Double Dragon

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi2D

Year 1993Dev Rare · Nintendo

✓ Shared with PBA Pro Bowling: melee combat, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping sports simulation

It predates PBA Pro Bowling by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Combat100Setting100Game mode67Visuals57Genre50

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