
26 Games with a sci-fi setting like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire down to the 26 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project and Pragmata top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire.
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is Star Wars: Rogue Squadron — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project and Pragmata follow close behind.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire. 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.

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping melee combat

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping melee combat

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and free to play, while skipping melee combat
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

MDK
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Earthworm Jim 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Dino Crisis 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter

The Thing
Shooter · Third-person shooter

True Crime: Streets of LA
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Second Sight
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Bionic Commando
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Red Faction: Guerrilla
Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Fox 64 3D
Shooter · Third-person shooter









