47 Games with a sci-fi setting like Splatoon that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Splatoon down to the 47 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Crackdown, Splatoon 3 and Inversion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Splatoon.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Splatoon

47 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Splatoon. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Crackdown

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSandbox World

IGDB85· 2

Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB82· 6OC83· 124

Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSoloSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7

Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

IGDB83· 17OC83· 118

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping skill tree progression

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Nintendo

#5Jet Force Gemini

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Year 1999Dev Rare

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping skill tree progression

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#6Contra

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Year 1988Dev Konami

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping skill tree progression

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#7Halo: Spartan Assault

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37

Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and combat tactical, while skipping precision platforming

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#8Contra

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SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

IGDB50

Year 1987Dev Konami

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping skill tree progression

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#9Crackdown 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

IGDB62· 11OC63· 124

Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, multiplayer gameplay and exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

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#10Gears of War: Judgment

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiSkill TreeThird Person

IGDB77· 9

Year 2013Dev People Can Fly · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping precision platforming

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#11Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6

Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping precision platforming

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#12ARC Raiders

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSci-FiSkill TreeThird PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95

Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2

Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping co op

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonOffline

IGDB50· 1

Year 2005Dev Namco · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping precision platforming

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#15Pragmata

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative

Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189

Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

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Steam Xbox PS

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