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2005 PCXbox

A linear 2005 sci-fi first-person shooter in which a doctor fights to survive in a plague-ridden future. It offers vehicle sections, upgradable weapons and multiplayer matches built on a modified Unreal engine.

What defines Pariah:

Sci-fi setting
Action-packed real-time combat
Dark, serious atmosphere
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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The closest matches for Pariah are Resistance: Burning Skies, Devastation and TimeShift. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Pariah special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Resistance: Burning Skies

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2012 PlayStation

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

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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Devastation

Realistic visuals

A 2003 first-person shooter set in a ruined 2075, where a resistance fighter battles an all-powerful megacorporation. Bleak, war-torn environments and straightforward gunfights define the experience.

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: Fall of Man

Sci-fi setting

A grim first-person shooter set in an alternate 1951 where you play Sgt. Nathan Hale fighting an alien invasion across ravaged Britain. It stands out for blending a World War II look with sci-fi and for its inventive arsenal.

Forsaken

Sci-fi setting

A fast 1998 sci-fi shooter where you pilot a hovering craft through twisting tunnels of a ruined future world, fighting in every direction. Its full six-degrees-of-freedom movement and frantic multiplayer deathmatch set it apart.

Resistance 2

Sci-fi setting

A console first-person shooter set in an alternate 1950s, where humanity fights the Chimera invasion across the United States. Besides the campaign, it offers an eight-player class-based co-op mode and large-scale online multiplayer.

Command & Conquer: Renegade

Focus on a single character

A first/third-person shooter set in the Command & Conquer universe, where you play commando Havoc infiltrating Nod territory. Its multiplayer mode blends shooter combat with base building, vehicles and infantry in an RTS-flavored mix.

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.

Red Faction

Realistic visuals

A first-person shooter set on Mars where you play a miner joining a rebellion. Its Geo-Mod tech lets you blast through walls and terrain in real time, which made for standout moments back then.

Earthfall

Realistic visuals

A four-player cooperative first-person shooter about fending off an alien invasion together, fortifying positions and completing objectives. Teamwork and hordes of enemies are the core of the experience.