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1989 Classic

A retro adventure inspired by 1950s B-movie horror: as geologist Dr. Bradley you fight giant ants threatening a desert town. It mixes exploration, time and resource management, and action sequences.

What defines It Came from the Desert:

  • Choices with consequences
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots of humour
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for It Came from the Desert are Star Control II, Skin Deep and Consortium. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes It Came from the Desert special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Star Control II

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1992 PC 4.15 € 👍 80 % Very positive, 154 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lots of humour
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A classic space adventure where you captain a single ship across a huge galaxy, meeting eccentric alien races, gathering resources and allies, and fighting 2D ship duels against an overwhelming threat. Witty dialogue and a legendary soundtrack make it memorable.

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Skin Deep

Lots of humour

A comedic immersive-sim shooter where you infiltrate pirate-infested starships as a shoeless insurance agent, using stealth, sabotage and creative tricks. Its interlocking systems reward chaotic experimentation.

Consortium

Choices with consequences

A first-person sci-fi RPG set entirely aboard a giant futuristic aircraft. Dialogue, choices and interlocking systems shape how the story of parallel dimensions unfolds.

The Long Journey Home

Choices with consequences

A procedurally generated space odyssey where you hop between dangerous star systems with a small crew, manage scarce resources and pilot a ship under Newtonian physics. Alien encounters and hard choices reshape every attempt to get home.

Deus Ex

Choices with consequences

The foundational immersive sim: as augmented agent JC Denton you unravel a global conspiracy and tackle every mission your way – sneaking, hacking, talking or shooting. Open-ended levels, meaningful choices and thought-provoking themes keep it a timeless classic.

Crying Suns

Choices with consequences

As a fleet commander you cross a collapsed star empire in a roguelite built around tactical, pausable space battles. Each run reveals more of a story in the vein of Dune and Foundation.

60 Parsecs!

Choices with consequences

You flee a nuclear strike into space with a small crew and must manage supplies, morale and tough decisions in a darkly funny retro-futuristic survival story. Random events make each run play out differently, often ending in surprising or fatal ways.

Space Rangers 2: Dominators

Lots of humour

A unique genre blend of turn-based strategy, space trading, and real-time combat in a living galaxy where you fight as a Ranger against the Dominator invasion. Humorous text quests and great freedom in playstyle add to the charm.

Heat Signature

Tactical depth

You dock a tiny pod onto enemy spaceships and infiltrate them with improvised plans to take out guards, steal loot, or hijack the whole vessel. It thrives on pausable top-down tactics and chaotic, emergent stories.

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