6 Puzzle games like System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster down to the 6 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Dead Space 3, Wii Play and Syndicate top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Dead Space 3Closest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15

Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and roguelike runs, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster.

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonIsometricThird Person

IGDB60· 1

Year 2006Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, visual isometric and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3SyndicateClosest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB79· 6

Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster: setting.

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Doom II: Hell on EarthClosest on tone

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster: combat.

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB83· 2OC60· 69

Year 2004Dev People Can Fly · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6XIIIClosest on combat

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SoloMultiplayerStealthDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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