12 Games with a sci-fi setting like The Drifter that you should try

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We filtered the 43 games similar to The Drifter down to the 12 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Deponia, Sam & Max Hit the Road and Broken Age top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Drifter.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

The best games with a sci-fi setting like The Drifter

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Drifter. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1DeponiaClosest overall match

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 87%· 14KRAWG👍 76%· 727MC74IGDB78· 2

Year 2012Dev Daedalic EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

Quest, very close to the original canon of the genre. The game has a minimum of hints, and puzzle solving is often very unobvious. The plot of the game moves forward with the actions of the main character - Rufus, who lives on the planet of Deponia, long ago turned into a dump.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Sam & Max Hit the Road

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 1.0KRAWG👍 88%· 85IGDB83· 3

Year 1993Dev Lucasfilm · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Shared with The Drifter: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: visual pixel

Grab your nightstick, squeal like a siren, and Hit the Road with Sam & Max, Freelance Police, as they attempt to crack their toughest case.

It predates The Drifter by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-Fi2DRanged

Steam👍 84%· 8.2KIGDB77· 13OC79· 38

Year 2014Dev Double Fine ProductionsOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Shared with The Drifter: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, ranged combat and fantasy world

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 3.0K

Year 2004Dev Microïds Canada · 1C CompanyOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Linux

✓ Like The Drifter, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5The Talos Principle

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiHardcoreExploration

Steam👍 95%· 33KIGDB87· 12OC87· 58

Year 2014Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Like The Drifter, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

It predates The Drifter by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Myst

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyExploration

IGDB55· 4OC75· 16

Year 1993Dev Cyan Worlds · Acclaim EntertainmentOn PC · PlayStation 3 · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed The Drifter, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

It predates The Drifter by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 8.0KIGDB76· 8OC78· 55

Year 2016Dev Bulkhead · Square Enix EuropeOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like The Drifter, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting space and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Back to the Future: The Game

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiFantasyHistorical

Steam👍 88%· 2.3KIGDB68· 3

Year 2010Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with The Drifter: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, historical setting and visual third person, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloNarrativeSci-FiDarkFantasy

Steam👍 95%· 13K

Year 2015Dev Fireproof GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with The Drifter: puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: visuals.

It predates The Drifter by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-Fi2DPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB87· 1

Year 1995Dev LucasArtsOn PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed The Drifter, expect puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

It predates The Drifter by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Day of the Tentacle

GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-Fi2DRangedFantasy

Year 1993Dev LucasArtsOn Mac

✓ Like The Drifter, it's known for puzzle design, adventure storytelling and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Drifter: setting.

It predates The Drifter by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12RoboBlitz

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GenrePuzzleSubgenreLogic Puzzle

SoloSci-FiMeleeProcedural

Steam👍 78%· 94RAWG👍 26%· 22MC80IGDB70· 2

Year 2006Dev Naked Sky Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed The Drifter, expect puzzle design, setting scifi and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings procedural generation and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

RoboBlitz™ is a humorous, physics-based action game full of inventive gizmos, weapons, characters, and environments. Players take on the role of Blitz, a multi-talented robot who must activate an aging Space Cannon to save his world from a band of maladjusted space pirates.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Drifter.

It predates The Drifter by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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