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1995 PCPlayStationXbox

A linear first-person shooter where you play HAZMAT soldier Ethan Cole investigating a viral outbreak inside the secret Area 51 facility. Mutants, aliens and a conspiracy create a dark sci-fi horror mood.

What defines Area 51:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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The closest matches for Area 51 are Quake 4, Unreal II: The Awakening and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Area 51 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Quake 4

94 %

2005 PCXbox 👍 88 % Very positive, 3,424 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

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Unreal II: The Awakening

Lavish presentation

A story-driven sci-fi first-person shooter where you play Marshal John Dalton, hopping between alien planets from your ship to stop a galactic conflict over ancient artifacts. Your crew and varied locations give the linear shooter its character.

Dead Space: Extraction

Lavish presentation

An on-rails shooter in the Dead Space universe that shows the early Necromorph outbreak on the Aegis VII colony through several survivors. Aimed shooting, limb dismemberment and a grim atmosphere deliver cinematic, intense horror.

Killzone

Lavish presentation

A grim sci-fi first-person shooter set in the war between the Helghast and the ISA, letting you switch between four heroes with different strengths. It also offered 16-player online multiplayer, though the servers are now shut down.

TimeShift

Realistic visuals

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

Resistance 3

Lavish presentation

A grim first-person shooter set in an alien-ravaged 1950s America, where you fight to survive as Joseph Capelli. Upgradeable weapons, the weapon wheel and a co-op campaign define the experience.

Haze

Realistic visuals

A 2008 first-person shooter in which you play a soldier for a private military corporation, using the drug Nectar to boost your abilities until you realize you are fighting for the wrong side. The drug mechanic alters perception and combat, but the game fell short of expectations.

Resistance: Burning Skies

Realistic visuals

A handheld-exclusive first-person shooter set in the Resistance universe, following a New York firefighter fighting for survival during the Chimera invasion. It uses the PS Vita's dual analog sticks and offers alien weapons with alternate fire modes.

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