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SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
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We filtered the 36 games similar to Star Wars: TIE Fighter down to the 21 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. System Shock, Freaking Meatbags and Star Wars Outlaws top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Star Wars: TIE Fighter
21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Star Wars: TIE Fighter. 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.
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SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceBase Building
Steam👍 86%· 173MC69
Year 2014Dev Wild Factor · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation
≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, real-time strategy and survival mechanics, while skipping visual first person
Freaking Meatbags throws you into a futuristic world where robots have jobs, cephalopods aren't confined to a single dimension, and humans pretty much just stand around talking to themselves.
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: visuals.
Released 20 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceNarrative
Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200
Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Released 30 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceDark
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: visuals.
Released 29 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting78Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonRanged
Steam👍 98%· 153KRAWG👍 77%· 579MC81IGDB78· 3OC76· 27
Year 2016Dev Monomi ParkPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping setting space
In the far-distant future, far, far away in space (to be exact, a thousand light-years from the Earth), on the planet Far, Far Range, mega-corporations (they, it turns out, will be with us in the distant future!) discovered the ideal source of income, universal natural resource - Plort.
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 22 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat82Setting47
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonDark
Steam👍 93%· 6.7KIGDB84· 8OC78· 73
Year 2019Dev Voidpoint · 3D RealmsOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 25 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting42
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonDark
IGDB77· 2OC76· 25
Year 1997Dev Midway Studios San Diego · Midway Home Entertainment
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 3 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting41
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonDark
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB71· 8OC76· 25
Year 2013Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and action RPG combat, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 19 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals75Setting43
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonNarrative
Steam👍 92%· 18KIGDB51· 4OC57· 48
Year 2019Dev Teyon · Reef EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 25 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting35
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonDark
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Released 28 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting32
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonDark
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Released 28 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting28
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonNarrative
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Released 30 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting24
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiFirst PersonRanged
Steam👍 88%· 39KIGDB87· 6OC86· 212
Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: setting.
Released 31 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat75Setting42
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiDarkLoot
Steam👍 90%· 7.8KIGDB81· 9OC79· 29
Year 2010Dev PlatinumGames · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: visuals.
Released 16 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting58Visuals0
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iRank82
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 30KIGDB77· 23OC78· 134
Year 2016Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation
Where it drifts furthest from Star Wars: TIE Fighter: visuals.
Released 22 years after Star Wars: TIE Fighter.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting56Visuals0
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