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2005

As a ghost trapped in the Volks Corporation, you possess humans, animals and objects to sneak through the facility, solve puzzles and uncover its dark secrets. The possession mechanic gives every situation several creative ways forward in an eerie science-fiction thriller.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Puzzles and brain teasers
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

The closest matches for Geist are Dino Crisis, The Thing and The Fall. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Geist special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Dino Crisis

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1999PCPlayStation

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

Capcom's survival horror classic sends agent Regina into a research facility overrun by dinosaurs. Scarce ammo, puzzles and relentless raptors keep the tension high throughout.

The Thing

Sci-fi setting

As a squad leader in Antarctica, you fight a shape-shifting alien while deciding which teammates you can still trust. The trust and paranoia mechanics give this third-person horror shooter its tense, claustrophobic character.

The Fall

Puzzles and brain teasers

You play an AI in a combat suit trying to save its unconscious pilot on an alien planet. Classic adventure-style puzzles, a bleak atmosphere and a thoughtful story about duty and consciousness drive the experience.

Solarix

Sci-fi setting

A first-person sci-fi horror game in which an engineer fights to survive on an infected research station. You can sneak past threats or fight them while the protagonist's mind slowly unravels.

Prey

Puzzles and brain teasers

A linear sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a giant alien mothership. Portals, shifting gravity and spirit walking create inventive puzzles and firefights.

Half-Life

Realistic visuals

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle

Shooting and gunplay

You play agent Dalila Reyes in this third-person survival horror prequel, fighting your way through a threatening research facility. Its mix of tense gunfights, scarce resources and an oppressive atmosphere is what makes it stand out.

Resident Evil: Revelations

Realistic visuals

A survival-horror shooter set aboard an eerie luxury liner, mixing claustrophobic exploration with scarce ammo and chapters that switch between characters. The HD version brings the handheld adventure to consoles and PC with improved visuals.

Project Pulsation

Sci-fi setting

You fight through a remote space station in a first-person shooter, facing turrets, alien creatures and ghostly apparitions. Horror and stealth sections create a tense sci-fi mood.

Get Even

Pure single-player experience

A dark psychological thriller where a memory-probing device sends you through fragmented recollections of a kidnapping case. Its strengths are the eerie atmosphere, photogrammetry-based visuals and a disorienting story twist rather than combat.

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