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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 43 games similar to Velocity 2X down to the 19 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Geometry Dash, Sunblaze and Planet of Lana top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Velocity 2X.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Velocity 2X is Geometry Dash — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Sunblaze and Planet of Lana follow close behind.

#1Geometry Dash68 #2Sunblaze68 #3Planet of Lana66 #4Freedom Planet 266 #5Freedom Planet66

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Velocity 2X

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Velocity 2X. 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.

#1Geometry DashClosest overall match

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Geometry Dash

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 93%· 593KRAWG👍 78%· 321

Year 2013Dev RobTop GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, vibe casual and skill tree progression, while skipping shooter

Jump and fly your way through danger in this rhythm-based action platformer! Prepare for a near impossible challenge in the world of Geometry Dash. Push your skills to the limit as you jump, fly and flip your way through dangerous passages and spiky obstacles.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals67

68

Sunblaze

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 91%· 466OC75· 12

Year 2021Dev Games From Earth · Bonus Stage PublishingPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

”Whose blood is that on the walls?” -Josie Do you think you’ve got what it takes to be an actual superhero? Well, then you need to help Josie to beat the superhero training simulator, and to become the hero our world needs!

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 7 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals47

Steam GOG Nintendo

#3Planet of Lana

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Planet of Lana

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DNarrative

Steam👍 93%· 9.6KIGDB93· 3OC81· 90

Year 2023Dev Wishfully · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping shooter

Released 9 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals66Setting57

#4Freedom Planet 2

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Freedom Planet 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 96%· 1.7KIGDB88· 1OC83· 26

Dev GalaxyTrailPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Join the heroes of Avalice as they face their greatest challenge yet! An ancient terror has emerged from the depths of the ocean. Merga, a water dragon from Avalice's oldest and deadliest war, has been freed from her crystal prison as a consequence of the Kingdom Stone's destruction.

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting58Visuals43

#5Freedom Planet

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Freedom Planet

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 4.9KRAWG👍 77%· 77MC81IGDB82· 7OC81· 45

Year 2014Dev GalaxyTrail · MarvelousPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping shooter

Freedom Planet is a combat-based platform adventure that pits a spunky dragon girl and her friends against an alien attack force.

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals49Setting46

#6Far: Lone Sails

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Far: Lone Sails

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DNarrative

Steam👍 95%· 26KIGDB78· 2OC80· 40

Year 2018Dev Okomotive · Assemble EntertainmentOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: setting.

Released 4 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals65Setting39

#7Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

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Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus®

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DStealth

Steam👍 95%· 1.7KRAWG👍 86%· 147IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · GT Interactive SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus is a spin-off installment of the Oddworld game series. It is a direct sequel to the Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. ###Setting The game is set in the Oddworld, a planet in another dimension, ten times larger than our Earth.

It predates Velocity 2X by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals66Combat64

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Tinykin

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-FiCozyNarrative

Steam👍 98%· 4.1KRAWG👍 90%· 88IGDB83· 3OC82· 45

Year 2022Dev Splashteam · tinyBuildPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Milo arrives on Earth to find that he's way too small, everybody's gone and a day hasn't passed since 1991! Team up with the mysterious tinykin and use their unique powers to create ladders, bridges, explosions and a lot more!

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 8 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0

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Viewfinder

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeDark

Steam👍 94%· 12KIGDB89· 3OC83· 94

Year 2023Dev Sad Owl Studios · ThunderfulOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 9 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0

#10Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

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Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-Fi2DRanged

Steam👍 92%· 3.1KIGDB78· 10

Year 2013Dev Gaijin GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Genre100Game mode100Combat71Setting71Visuals54

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Q.U.B.E. 2

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeSpace

Steam👍 84%· 1.7KIGDB73· 6OC76· 51

Year 2018Dev Toxic GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 4 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting82Visuals0

#12Thomas Was AloneClosest on visuals

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Thomas Was Alone

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloSci-Fi2DNarrativeHardcore

Steam👍 94%· 9.4KIGDB76· 8

Year 2012Dev Bithell GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, puzzle design and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals68

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Lode Runner

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloSci-Fi2D

IGDB80· 1

Year 1983Dev Brøderbund Software · BanprestoOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, puzzle design and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: shooter.

It predates Velocity 2X by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals65

#14The Talos Principle II

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The Talos Principle II

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeLinear

Steam👍 95%· 13KIGDB90· 6

Year 2023Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Released 9 years after Velocity 2X.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting59Visuals0

#15The Edge Ball

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The Edge Ball

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeSci-FiNarrativeCyberpunk

Steam👍 88%· 39KRAWG👍 83%· 2.4KMC81IGDB73· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic Arts DICE · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, puzzle design and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting cyberpunk, while skipping shooter

Refreshing look of Mirror’s Edge made this first-person action platformer recognizable even by people who have never played it before. The City of the “utopian” society is highly monitored by the totalitarian military groups.

Where it drifts furthest from Velocity 2X: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting53Visuals0

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