13 Games with a sci-fi setting like Retronika 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 42 games similar to Retronika down to the 13 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Death Track: Resurrection, F-Zero and Crash Nitro Kart top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Retronika.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Retronika

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Death Track: ResurrectionClosest overall match

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloSci-FiMultiplayerMeleeRanged

Steam👍 57%· 172MC53IGDB30· 1

Year 2009Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, shooter and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Do you have what it takes to Survive? Death Track: Resurrection is a racing/action title that takes players into a post-apocalyptic, not-too-distant future where traditional sports have been replaced by far more violent entertainment.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for Retronika.

It predates Retronika by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2F-ZeroClosest on game mode

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SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 1990Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · St. GIGA

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping shooter

It predates Retronika by 35 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloSci-FiMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB77· 2

Year 2003Dev Vicarious Visions · Universal Interactive Studios

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping shooter

It predates Retronika by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Metal Drift

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SoloSci-FiMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 62%· 144IGDB70· 1

Year 2009Dev Black Jacket StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Metal Drift is a vehicular sport combat game set in a distant future. As the player, you command an agile, high powered hover tank in a futuristic sports arena. Core game play centers on intense tank-on-tank multiplayer team combat seen through an immersive, first person cockpit.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for Retronika.

It predates Retronika by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Blur

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Steam👍 98%· 463IGDB79· 4

Year 2010Dev Bizarre Creations · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the arcade racing games cluster, with racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloSci-FiOfflineMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Amusement Vision · Nintendo

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: offline, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Star Wars: Episode I - Racer

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SoloSci-FiMultiplayerOfflineMelee

Steam👍 87%· 2.3KIGDB70· 2OC69· 28

Year 1999Dev LucasArts · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of arcade racing games: racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloSci-FiOfflineMultiplayerThird Person

IGDB66· 2

Year 2006Dev NOW Production · SegaOn PC

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with offline, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9F-Zero X

GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloSci-FiOfflineMultiplayerThird Person

Year 1998Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10BallisticNG

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GenreSportsSubgenreRacingSub-subgenreArcade Racing

SoloSci-FiOfflineMultiplayerMelee

Steam👍 94%· 3.7KRAWG👍 73%· 26

Year 2016Dev NeognosisPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are arcade racing games — sharing racing gameplay, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and offline, while skipping shooter

BallisticNG is a free anti-gravity racing game that takes the genre back to its roots. It's fast, technical and unforgiving. Pick the ship that's right for you and become the best pilot the AGL has ever seen. The game sports five increasingly difficult speed classes across a large range of tracks.

Where it drifts furthest from Retronika: game mode.

It predates Retronika by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#11Rock n' Roll Racing

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