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We filtered the 50 games similar to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter down to the 41 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Red Faction and Unreal II: The Awakening top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Serious Sam: The Second Encounter is Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Red Faction and Unreal II: The Awakening follow close behind.

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

41 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-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 adventure storytelling

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

Red Faction
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2
Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Missing: dark, oppressive atmosphere.

Unreal II: The Awakening
ShooterFPS
SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 641IGDB61· 2
Year 2003Dev Legend Entertainment · Atari, Inc.On PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Resistance 3
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Turok
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2008Dev Propaganda Games · Touchstone GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Resistance 2
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 8
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, while skipping offline

Red Faction II
ShooterFPS
SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 52%· 1.3KIGDB81· 2
Year 2002Dev Outrage Games · THQOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, 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 adventure storytelling

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

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
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 adventure storytelling

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

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2
Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with online features and visual third person, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB64· 1OC64· 11
Year 1998Dev Iguana Entertainment · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

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

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

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