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iRank79
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Terminator Salvation down to the 40 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Bionic Commando and Shadow the Hedgehog top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Terminator Salvation.
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Terminator Salvation
40 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Terminator Salvation. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and offline
Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode65
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 1992Dev Konami
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: offline, co op and visual isometric
Where it drifts furthest from Terminator Salvation: visuals.
It predates Terminator Salvation by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Game mode51Visuals46
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB90· 5
Year 2008Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB97· 4
Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 516RAWG👍 73%· 59MC69IGDB76· 3
Year 2006Dev RebellionPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling
Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.
Genre100Visuals100Setting78Game mode52
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird PersonCo-op
Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95
Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings co op, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling
Released 16 years after Terminator Salvation.
Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode52
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOpen World
IGDB82· 6
Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting66
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Where it drifts furthest from Terminator Salvation: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting48
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ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonCo-op
Year 1999Dev Rare
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and co op, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
It predates Terminator Salvation by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode71Setting66
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
IGDB80· 1
Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, offline and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Visuals100Setting66Game mode65
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
IGDB61· 7
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Visuals100Setting66Game mode65
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB78· 4
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Terminator Salvation
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Pragmata
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Jak II
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Ratchet & Clank
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Infamous: First Light
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
True Crime: Streets of LA
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Jak 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Mega Man Legends
Shooter · Third-person shooter
66
Second Sight
Shooter · Third-person shooter
65
Dark Sector
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Splatoon 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Splatoon 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Crackdown 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Halo: Spartan Assault
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Inversion
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Contra
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Ikaruga
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
Gears of War: Judgment
Shooter · Third-person shooter
55
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Shooter · Third-person shooter
55
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
Shooter · Third-person shooter
55
Star Fox
Shooter · Third-person shooter
55
Earthworm Jim 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
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