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We filtered the 50 games similar to Revenge of the Savage Planet down to the 32 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Risk of Rain 2, Contra III: The Alien Wars and Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Revenge of the Savage Planet.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Revenge of the Savage Planet

32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Revenge of the Savage Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Risk of Rain 2Closest overall match

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 347KRAWG👍 85%· 696MC82IGDB87· 6OC86· 34

Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games · Gearbox PublishingPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, survival mechanics and punishing difficulty

Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East.

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#2Contra III: The Alien WarsClosest on game mode

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Year 1992Dev Konami

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

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, visual isometric and visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Revenge of the Savage Planet: visuals.

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

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Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping co op

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person

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Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: co op.

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Jet Force Gemini

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Year 1999Dev Rare

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping offline

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Shadow the Hedgehog

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Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping co op

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Gears of War: Judgment

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

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Year 2013Dev People Can Fly · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Year 2005Dev Namco · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Gears of War 2

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

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Year 2008Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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IGDB83· 27OC85· 155

Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Year 2006Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Revenge of the Savage Planet: setting.

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 516RAWG👍 73%· 59MC69IGDB76· 3

Year 2006Dev RebellionPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.

Where it drifts furthest from Revenge of the Savage Planet: setting.

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#14Crackdown

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SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSandbox World

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Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fighting mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping offline

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Red Faction: Guerrilla

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SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOpen World

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Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping offline

It predates Revenge of the Savage Planet by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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