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We filtered the 26 games similar to The Callisto Protocol down to the 8 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Dead Space 2, Alien: Isolation and Barotrauma top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Callisto Protocol.

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GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival
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DarkNarrativeSoloCo-op
Year 2022Dev Striking Distance Studios

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to The Callisto Protocol is Dead Space 2 — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Alien: Isolation and Barotrauma follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like The Callisto Protocol

8 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Callisto Protocol. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

Dead Space 2
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiSpaceThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 29KRAWG👍 93%· 1.4KMC87IGDB90· 8
Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping first-person shooting

Alien: Isolation
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121
Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Barotrauma
SurvivalHorror Survival
Co-opSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 94%· 86KRAWG👍 71%· 193MC81
Year 2023Dev FakeFishPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and procedural generation, while skipping shooter

Resident Evil: Revelations
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 81%· 18KIGDB80· 1OC71· 42
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and online features, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Signalis
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71
Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Subnautica
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57
Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

Subnautica: Below Zero
SurvivalHorror Survival
SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60
Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

Jurassic Park: The Game
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 2.1KRAWG👍 31%· 96MC54IGDB61· 4
Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ If you enjoyed The Callisto Protocol, expect survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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