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2026PCPlayStationXbox29.99 €

A cinematic sci-fi adventure from Don't Nod where a stranded astronaut climbs across an icy alien world and sneaks past a lurking threat to save her injured partner.

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Lavish presentation
Sci-fi setting
Strong, story-driven narrative

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The closest matches for Aphelion are Soma, Alien: Isolation and Metal Gear Solid. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Aphelion special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Soma

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2015PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified95 % positive28.99 €

A harrowing combat-free horror journey through a ruined deep-sea research station that confronts you with unsettling questions about consciousness and identity. Its philosophical story lingers long after the credits roll.

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Alien: Isolation

Sneaking and hiding

A nerve-shredding survival horror game where, as Amanda Ripley, you are hunted through Sevastopol station by an unpredictable, unkillable Alien. Its faithful lo-fi retro-futurist look from the 1979 film and constant dread make hiding in lockers terrifying.

Metal Gear Solid

Strong, story-driven narrative

Kojima's stealth classic sends Solid Snake to infiltrate a snowy nuclear weapons facility, rewarding sneaking over shooting. Its cinematic storytelling, codec conversations, memorable bosses like Psycho Mantis and fourth-wall-breaking tricks made it a genre-defining landmark.

Echo

Sneaking and hiding

Echo has you play En exploring a lavish, otherworldly palace that learns from your behavior and turns it against you through copies of herself. Habits like sprinting or shooting get adopted by enemies, making stealth a clever cat-and-mouse game.

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Strong, story-driven narrative

Solid Snake's lavishly staged farewell blends flexible stealth and gunplay on near-future battlefields with marathon cutscenes that wrap up the convoluted Metal Gear saga. It is melancholic, frequently absurdly funny, and packed with fan-service moments.

République

Strong, story-driven narrative

You act as a remote operator hijacking the surveillance network of a totalitarian state, guiding the trapped Hope through stealth sections via cameras and hacking. A dystopian tale about surveillance told across five episodes.

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Strong, story-driven narrative

Kojima's landmark stealth thriller moves espionage to an offshore facility, pairing smart enemy AI, gadgets and bizarre bosses with a twisting, meta-fictional story about information control. It deliberately subverts player expectations and was far ahead of its time.

Crysis Remastered

Sneaking and hiding

A sci-fi first-person shooter set on a tropical island where a nanosuit lets you cloak, boost strength or armor up and approach firefights your own way. The remaster updates the classic with modern visuals and ray tracing.

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay

Sneaking and hiding

An atmospheric first-person shooter blending stealth, brutal melee and gunplay as Riddick breaks out of the maximum-security prison Butcher Bay. Strong storytelling, cinematic presentation and a grim sci-fi setting set it apart.

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Sneaking and hiding

As augmented agent Adam Jensen you explore a densely layered Prague hub and tackle missions through stealth, hacking, social manipulation or open combat. Its strength lies in remarkable player freedom and a bleak cyberpunk tale of segregation and conspiracy.