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We filtered the 44 games similar to Super Metroid down to the 34 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995), Metroid Prime and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Metroid.

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Year 1994Dev Nintendo R&D1

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Super Metroid is STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995) — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Metroid Prime and The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Super Metroid

34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Metroid. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiPixel ArtRangedMelee
Steam👍 89%· 3.1KRAWG👍 68%· 261IGDB66· 3
Year 1995Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Metroid Prime
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationOpen WorldFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB89· 5
Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
IGDB86· 4
Year 2007Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 14KRAWG👍 62%· 1.2K
Year 2005Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, melee combat and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Metroid: Other M
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB78· 5
Year 2010Dev D-Rockets · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Dishonored 2
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 90%· 66KIGDB86· 20OC87· 145
Year 2016Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Thief
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiStealth
Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75
Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, horror tension and sandbox world, while skipping precision platforming

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationOpen WorldFantasy
IGDB83· 7
Year 2009Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Half-Life 2: Episode One
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiRanged
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2
Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

Doom: The Dark Ages
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiMelee
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping precision platforming

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiRanged
Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1
Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

Quantum Break
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeSci-FiMeleeThird 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Scorn
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiMelee
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

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