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2016PC53 % positive

You pilot a small spaceship, gather resources in space, colonize planets and defend your home world from incoming asteroids. It blends space strategy, tower defense and shooter action.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
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Apox

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2011PC29 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Forbidden planet: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and a realistic look.

Apox blends real-time strategy with first-person shooter mechanics: you build bases, hold strategic sites and manage resources, while also crouching, throwing grenades and looting corpses. Its standout idea is loading soldiers into vehicles to design your own units.

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Spacejacked

Gameplay comes before story

A frantic arcade tower-defense hybrid where you build turrets and shoot aliens yourself while juggling the defense of several rooms at once.

Wall World

Action-packed real-time combat

You climb an endless wall on a giant robot spider, mining resources below and defending against monster waves above. Permanent upgrades between runs create an addictive roguelike loop.

Codename: Gordon

Realistic visuals

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

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Gameplay comes before story

You command a small squad of soldiers trying to survive on a hostile arctic planet until rescue arrives. Its roguelike structure makes every run play out differently.

Zombie Shooter 2

Realistic visuals

A top-down shooter where you blast through huge zombie hordes on your own, upgrading skills and buying weapons and gear. It delivers nonstop action with light RPG elements.

Alien Rampage

Action-packed real-time combat

A classic 90s 2D run-and-gun shooter where you play an angry alien blasting through hordes of creatures to escape a hostile planet. Large animated sprites and parallax backgrounds deliver straightforward arcade action.

CortexGear:AngryDroids

Action-packed real-time combat

A sci-fi run-and-gun shooter in a 3D sidescroller style where you use mouse and keyboard together to fight hostile droids. It adds an emotional story, but the focus is on fast action.

Lost Nova

Pure single-player experience

After crashing on an alien planet, you explore, salvage, craft, trade and upgrade to find your way home. It mixes platforming action with management and crafting elements.

Planetoid

Gameplay comes before story

You construct physics-based facilities on a small planetoid to fend off enemies and protect the humanoids living there. It blends building, strategy and action in an indie sci-fi setting.

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