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We filtered the 41 games similar to Submachine: Legacy down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Deponia, Sam & Max Hit the Road and The Talos Principle top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Submachine: Legacy.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Submachine: Legacy

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Submachine: Legacy. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1DeponiaClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 87%· 14KRAWG👍 76%· 727MC74IGDB78· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: exploration and discovery.

Quest, very close to the original canon of the genre. The game has a minimum of hints, and puzzle solving is often very unobvious. The plot of the game moves forward with the actions of the main character - Rufus, who lives on the planet of Deponia, long ago turned into a dump.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Sam & Max Hit the Road

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 1.0KRAWG👍 88%· 85IGDB83· 3

Year 1993Dev Lucasfilm · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with Submachine: Legacy: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel, while skipping exploration and discovery

Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3The Talos PrincipleClosest on progression

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB87· 12OC87· 58

Year 2014Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like Submachine: Legacy, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, visual first person and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#4Myst

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFantasy

IGDB55· 4OC75· 16

Year 1993Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Submachine: Legacy, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting63Visuals0

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DRanged

Steam👍 84%· 8.2KIGDB77· 13OC79· 38

Year 2014Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with Submachine: Legacy: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone87Setting63

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.0K

Year 2004Dev Microïds Canada · 1C CompanyOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Linux

✓ Like Submachine: Legacy, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 8.0KIGDB76· 8OC78· 55

Year 2016Dev Bulkhead · Square Enix EuropeOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Submachine: Legacy, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting space and visual first person, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting47Visuals0

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiDarkFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 13K

Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Submachine: Legacy: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Back to the Future: The Game

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Submachine: Legacy: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-Fi2DPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB87· 1

Year 1995Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Submachine: Legacy, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Day of the Tentacle

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-Fi2DRangedFantasy

Year 1993Dev LucasArtsOn Mac

✓ Like Submachine: Legacy, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Submachine: Legacy: setting.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12RoboBlitz

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-FiMeleeProcedural

Steam👍 78%· 94RAWG👍 26%· 22MC80IGDB70· 2

Year 2006Dev Naked Sky Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Submachine: Legacy, expect puzzle design, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

RoboBlitz™ is a humorous, physics-based action game full of inventive gizmos, weapons, characters, and environments. Players take on the role of Blitz, a multi-talented robot who must activate an aging Space Cannon to save his world from a band of maladjusted space pirates.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Submachine: Legacy.

It predates Submachine: Legacy by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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