41 Games with a sci-fi setting like X-Out: Resurfaced 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 X-Out: Resurfaced down to the 41 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Portal 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to X-Out: Resurfaced.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like X-Out: Resurfaced

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to X-Out: Resurfaced. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Insanely Twisted Shadow PlanetClosest overall match

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping visual pixel

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50

Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping visual pixel

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Portal 2Closest on setting

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Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9

Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual 2d

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Doom II: Hell on Earth

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals and setting.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5BroforceClosest on visuals

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeSci-FiPixel Art2D

Steam👍 97%· 61KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC83IGDB72· 9OC79· 43

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, precision platforming and vibe casual, while skipping puzzle design

Broforce is a parody run-and-gun game made in a 2D side-scrolling manner. Players are offered to take control of a Bro – one of the soldiers of the special Broforce unit. Actually, players are going to assume roles of several protagonists (all are Bros) while completing game levels.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiCyberpunk

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Year 2012Dev Starbreeze Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Aliens: Colonial Marines

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for X-Out: Resurfaced.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 21IGDB75· 1

Year 1996Dev 3D Realms · MacSoft GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping co op

The 1996 shooter that made levels feel like places: working light switches, destructible scenery, shrink rays and jetpacks, with Duke's one-liners over the top of it all. It remains genuinely inventive level design. Note which release you are buying — this is the barebones Anthology version, and it lacks the controller support, extra episodes and multiplayer options the Megaton Edition carries at a similar price.

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Star Wars Battlefront

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112

Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and setting space, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against positive for X-Out: Resurfaced.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 81%· 1.6KRAWG👍 28%· 94MC74IGDB75· 2

Year 2005Dev FrozenbytePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline.

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Journey to the Savage Planet

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

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#15Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

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

Where it drifts furthest from X-Out: Resurfaced: visuals.

It predates X-Out: Resurfaced by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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