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2021 PCPlayStationXbox 29.99 € 👍 74 % Mostly positive, 22,884 reviews on Steam

An isometric twin-stick shooter with RPG systems set in a stunningly detailed, towering cyberpunk arcology. Gear up with cyberware and weapons and blast through gangs and corporate goons solo or in co-op.

What defines The Ascent:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong character progression
  • Dark, serious atmosphere

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Warframe

94 %

2013 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch free 👍 87 % Very positive, 626,503 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong character progression

A fast free-to-play co-op shooter where you play a space ninja, flipping, slashing and gunning across the solar system while collecting and modding dozens of Warframes. Beneath the deep grind lies a surprisingly strange and memorable story.

Destiny 2

Strong character progression

A free-to-play looter shooter with best-in-class gunplay, where you roam the solar system as a Guardian wielding space magic and chasing ever-better gear. It truly shines in demanding co-op raids with friends and in its PvP modes.

Destiny

Strong character progression

Bungie's shared-world shooter pairs silky Halo-style gunplay with loot chasing, cooperative strikes and raids, wrapped in an evocative space-myth setting and a superb soundtrack.

Synduality: Echo of Ada

Dark, serious atmosphere

An extraction shooter set in a poisoned future: as a Drifter you venture into the polluted outside with your AI companion Magus to gather valuable AO Crystals and make it back alive to the underground city. Mech combat and a customizable vehicle define the experience.

Marathon

Co-op or multiplayer

Bungie's extraction shooter drops you as a cybernetic Runner, solo or in a crew of three, onto the mysterious world of Tau Ceti IV to grab loot and fight rival players for a successful escape. Its bold, graphic-design-driven sci-fi aesthetic sets it apart from typical military shooters.

Off The Grid

Co-op or multiplayer

A cyberpunk battle royale with extraction mechanics: you fight other players, grab valuable loot and must escape alive. Cyberlimbs and modular weapons make for flexible, fast firefights.

ARC Raiders

Co-op or multiplayer

A tense third-person extraction shooter where you scavenge a machine-ruled future Earth for loot. Every other Raider you meet might become an ally or a threat. A striking 70s-inspired retro sci-fi look gives the world a strong atmosphere.

Active Matter

Strong character progression

A sci-fi extraction shooter in which you play an operative caught in a time loop, entering unstable zones full of physics-warping anomalies, looting and fighting rivals, and escaping before the zone collapses.

Atomic Heart

Dark, serious atmosphere

A first-person shooter set in a retro-futuristic Soviet utopia where the robots have turned on their makers. It mixes punchy melee and gunplay, glove-powered abilities, puzzle-filled test facilities and bizarre humor with a striking art direction.

Borderlands 4

Strong character progression

A colorful looter-shooter sending Vault Hunters to the new planet Kairos, packed with endless procedurally generated guns, deep skill trees and a now seamless open world with expanded movement. It shines brightest as chaotic co-op mayhem with friends.

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