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A third-person shooter RPG and Parasite Eve sequel in which Aya Brea uses "Overdive" to jump into other fighters' bodies while battling monstrous creatures in a ruined New York. Its blend of gunplay, character upgrades and a mysterious story about Aya's memory drives the experience.

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Strike Suit Zero

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2013PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable77 % positive3.15 €

Brings what grabs you about The 3rd Birthday: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and lavish production.

A fast arcade space shooter where you switch between a nimble fighter and a heavily armed transforming mech suit. Intense space battles unfold during the last hours of a doomed Earth.

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The Final Station

Post-apocalyptic setting

An atmospheric 2D side-scroller where you ride a train through a collapsing world, scavenge stations for supplies, fight off the infected, and keep your passengers alive. The shift between tense, ammo-scarce station raids and quiet train upkeep creates a bleak, oppressive mood.

AquaNox 2: Revelation

Lavish presentation

An underwater action shooter set in the year 2666, where you pilot a combat submersible as freighter pilot William Drake through a grim world. Mission-based gameplay with weapon and equipment upgrades drives a linear science-fiction story.

Armored Core: For Answer

Post-apocalyptic setting

Fast mech combat where you assemble your own Armored Core from countless parts and take on dystopian missions against colossal Arms Forts. Deep machine customization is the heart of the game.

Chernobylite

Post-apocalyptic setting

A bleak survival horror adventure set in a photogrammetry-recreated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, where a physicist hunts for his vanished fiancée. You scavenge zones, build up a base, recruit companions and plan toward a final heist, with choices you can even rewrite reshaping the story.

Gungrave G.O.R.E

Shooting and gunplay

A flashy third-person shooter where you mow down hordes as the resurrected Grave with dual pistols and a coffin weapon. It focuses on over-the-top combos and revenge in a stylized comic look.

Phoenix Point

Post-apocalyptic setting

A turn-based tactics game in the XCOM tradition where you lead a resistance organization against mutating alien horrors. It stands out for its free-aim shooting with targetable body parts, faction diplomacy on the world map, and enemies that evolve in response to your tactics.

System Shock

Sci-fi setting

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.

NieR

Boss fights as highlights

A bleak action RPG about a father who will do anything to save his sick daughter. It mixes hack-and-slash, bullet-hell and text-adventure moments, carried by a moving story, multiple endings and an outstanding soundtrack.

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