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The closest matches for Flashback: The Quest for Identity are DeadCore, The Way and Cyberia. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Flashback: The Quest for Identity special – the reasons are listed right on each game.
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DeadCore is a fast first-person platformer with guns, in which you climb a massive, fog-shrouded tower. Precise jumping, timing and speedrun appeal take center stage, wrapped in a dreamlike sci-fi atmosphere.
90 % 14.99 €
Focus on a single character
A pixel-art sci-fi platformer in the vein of Another World and Flashback: you travel to an alien planet seeking a way to bring a loved one back to life. Puzzles, platforming and exploration form the core.
90 % 9.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A 90s pre-rendered sci-fi adventure in which you solve puzzles in a secret Russian base and fight rail-shooter-style sequences in a cockpit to stop a world-ending superweapon.
90 % −30 %Sci-fi setting
A single-player, story-driven sci-fi action-adventure that mixes fluid platforming with bullet-hell combat. You follow Fawkes, a prisoner on Luna, caught between a cryptic prophecy and a prison sentence.
90 % 18.98 €
Sci-fi setting
A fast 3D platformer where you rocket through floating ruins in a jet-powered suit, dodging hazards and hostile robots while chasing leaderboard times. Precision and freedom in choosing your route are the core appeal.
90 % 29.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A challenging sci-fi third-person action game where you play a scientist stranded on an alien planet, fighting monsters with elemental weapons and solving puzzles. Its checkpoint-based difficulty echoes soulslikes, while a mystery story drives you onward.
89 % −75 %Sci-fi setting
A physics-driven 2D platformer where a swap mechanic lets you trade places with objects to leap and puzzle your way through an eerie, alien sci-fi world. Precise timing and inventive puzzles define the experience.
89 % 28.99 €
Sci-fi setting
A VR adventure built around a thorough physics simulation, where weapons, objects and your own body are handled physically to beat enemies and puzzles. Climbing, throwing and melee combat feel tangible and experimental.
89 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
A 1996 isometric sci-fi shooter in which you play the Silencer, blasting through heavily guarded bases with big weapons and destructible environments while fighting a tyrannical corporation. Traps, tricky jumping sections and live-action cutscenes make it unforgiving yet gloriously explosive.
89 % 19.50 €
Pure single-player experience
A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.