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We filtered the 45 games similar to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter down to the 31 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Lost Planet 2, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Ratchet: Deadlocked top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is Lost Planet 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron and Ratchet: Deadlocked follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11
Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Ratchet: Deadlocked
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB70· 1
Year 2005Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Borderlands 4
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71
Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping online features

Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person

Overwatch
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 30%· 401KIGDB83· 3OC90· 138
Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition and free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3
Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

F.E.A.R. 3
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5
Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual third person

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2
Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and offline, while skipping online features

Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping online features

Syndicate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB79· 6
Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Fallout 76
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149
Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping melee combat

Star Fox Zero
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB67· 13OC69· 86
Year 2016Dev PlatinumGames · Nintendo of Europe

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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