AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreHorrorSci-FiExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 95%· 31KIGDB75· 9OC76· 118
Year 2020Dev Phobia Game Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android
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We filtered the 43 games similar to System Purge down to the 20 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Carrion, The Fall and The Swapper top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to System Purge.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like System Purge
20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to System Purge. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorExploration2D
Steam👍 88%· 3.7KIGDB78· 2OC74· 38
Year 2014Dev Over The MoonOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and strong narrative focus, while skipping punishing difficulty
It predates System Purge by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting77Visuals59
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloSci-FiHorrorExploration2D
Steam👍 94%· 7.5KRAWG👍 63%· 528MC87IGDB88· 10OC85· 33
Year 2013Dev Curve DigitalPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere
The Swapper is a classical platform game with several elements of Metroidvania focused on solving puzzles. The game follows a female astronaut stranded on the abandoned space research station in a science-fictional universe.
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: tone.
It predates System Purge by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Setting65Visuals59Tone0
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 94%· 5.1KIGDB76· 5OC75· 47
Year 2019Dev doinksoft · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Xbox · Switch
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: tone and setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting45
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art
IGDB85· 2
Year 2002Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting and progression.
It predates System Purge by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Progression45Setting43
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 55%· 260MC49IGDB50· 2
Year 2013Dev Point Five Projects · Digital TribePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Both are Metroidvanias — sharing adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping horror tension
As Sam McRae, last surviving member of the “Titan Hauler” crew, you must hack and blast your way through an onslaught of truly bad 'bots to find a way to prevent a potential planet-destroying catastrophe.
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for System Purge.
It predates System Purge by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Combat81Setting43
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiExploration2D
Steam👍 84%· 2.5KIGDB79· 6OC79· 45
Year 2013Dev Rain Games · CIRCLE EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting and tone.
It predates System Purge by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals59Tone47
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art
IGDB95· 2
Year 2004Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: shooter, open world exploration and loot and gear systems, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting and progression.
It predates System Purge by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Progression47Setting43
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 86%· 4.9KIGDB85· 8OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Joakim Sandberg · Bifrost EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: tone and setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting45
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeHardcoreSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 88%· 172KRAWG👍 85%· 2.3KMC80IGDB83· 13OC82· 176
Year 2019Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension
Cal Kestis—one of the last surviving members of the Jedi Order after the purge of Order 66—is now a Padawan on the run. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order is an action-adventure game set after Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith™.
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: visuals and setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Tone55Setting29
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AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2DPixel Art
Steam👍 90%· 6.5KIGDB84· 15OC85· 90
Year 2015Dev Thomas Happ GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: tone and setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting36
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExplorationPixel Art2D
Steam👍 84%· 6.1KRAWG👍 74%· 307MC88IGDB89· 13OC88· 98
Year 2016Dev D-Pad StudioPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the Metroidvanias cluster, with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping horror tension
Owlboy is a pixel-art platformer game about an owl-humanoid boy called Otus. When his homeland was attacked by pirates, Otus starts an adventure to protect his home and reveal the secrets of his race. He makes new friends on the way. Each of them has special powers, useful during fights.
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: tone and setting.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Setting35
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AdventureMetroidvania
SoloHardcoreSci-FiExploration2D
IGDB84· 11OC87· 153
Year 2021Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Stands apart with shooter and strong narrative focus, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals58Tone50Setting43
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloSci-FiExploration2D
IGDB88· 14OC86· 92
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · Nintendo
AdventureMetroidvania
SoloMeleeSci-FiExploration2D
IGDB85· 4
Year 2009Dev ChAIR Entertainment Group · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of Metroidvanias: adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and precision platforming
≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, shooter and combat tactical, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from System Purge: setting and progression.
It predates System Purge by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Combat58Visuals58Progression45Setting43
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