5 RPG 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 5 that fit the “RPG” category. Rage 2, Fallout 76 and System Shock 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster.

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The best rPG games like 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.

#1Rage 2Closest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerStealthDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 63%· 17KIGDB69· 11OC71· 156

Year 2019Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

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

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloDarkOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

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

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Steam Xbox PS

#3System Shock 2Closest on combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opStealthDarkOpen WorldHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 7.8K

Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

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

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#4Borderlands 4Closest on game mode

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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

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Steam Epic Xbox

#5BioShockClosest on setting

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Year 2008Dev 2K Australia · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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

It predates System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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