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A sci-fi metroidvania played from a first-person shooter view: as a time-displaced astronaut you explore a space station across two eras, using time-travel powers to find your lost brother. The game is unreleased, so this rating relies on the metadata.

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The closest matches for Tempus Vitae are System Shock, System Shock and System Shock: Enhanced Edition. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Tempus Vitae special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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System Shock

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1994PC

A groundbreaking sci-fi first-person shooter with RPG elements: alone on Citadel Station, you explore bleak corridors, piece together the story through audio logs and face the murderous AI SHODAN. Its dense atmosphere and environmental storytelling shaped later immersive sims.

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System Shock

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This remake of the cult classic leaves you alone on the Citadel space station, ruled by the deranged AI SHODAN. You explore sprawling interconnected levels, fight to survive, solve puzzles and piece together the story through audio logs in a bleak cyberpunk atmosphere.

System Shock: Enhanced Edition

Lots to discover

The 1994 classic sends you as a hacker through a space station overrun by the rogue AI SHODAN. First-person combat, puzzles and audio logs create a dark, tense atmosphere, and the Enhanced Edition adds modern controls and resolution.

System Shock 2

Lots to discover

A landmark immersive sim horror RPG set aboard an infested starship, where scarce resources, flexible skill builds and the unforgettable AI SHODAN create relentless dread.

Half-Life

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Athanasia

Lots to discover

A survival horror shooter with immersive sim elements where you explore a mysterious facility and fend off predators from prehistory and the future using gear and wits. Its Metroidvania structure rewards exploration.

Axiom Verge

Lots to discover

A retro-styled Metroidvania in which a scientist wakes up in a strange biomechanical world. It thrives on a labyrinthine map, offbeat weapons and abilities, and the thrill of uncovering secrets.

Dead Space

Dark, serious atmosphere

As engineer Isaac Clarke, you fight through the derelict mining ship USG Ishimura, strategically dismembering grotesque Necromorphs limb by limb. Its diegetic HUD-free interface, scarce ammo and oppressive sound design make it a landmark of sci-fi horror.

Black Mesa

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Spirits of Xanadu

Shooting and gunplay

You play a lone operative boarding the silent research ship Xanadu, exploring its eerie corridors in an atmospheric sci-fi shooter. It blends action with exploration and the mystery of what happened to the crew.