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2008 PCPlayStationXbox 19.99 € 👍 92 % Very positive, 27,660 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

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.

What defines Dead Space:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

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The Callisto Protocol

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2022 PCPlayStationXbox 58.99 € 👍 65 % Mixed, 39,430 reviews on Steam Steam Deck verified

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Lavish presentation

A brutal sci-fi survival horror set in a prison on a moon of Jupiter, where you play convict Jacob Lee fighting mutated inmates with melee, dodging and scarce ammo. Its grim, cinematic presentation and graphic gore define the experience.

Alien: Rogue Incursion

Sci-fi setting

A single-player VR horror shooter set in the Alien universe that puts you right in the middle of tense xenomorph encounters. The blend of gunplay and dread makes the threat feel intensely immediate.

Code Violet

Sci-fi setting

A third-person action horror game where you play Violet, a girl pulled from the past, trying to escape an infested bioengineering complex. You sneak, hide or fight your way past the creatures.

Alien: Isolation

Sci-fi setting

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.

Scars Above

Sci-fi setting

A challenging sci-fi third-person action game where you play a scientist stranded on an alien planet, fighting monsters with elemental weapons and solving puzzles. Its checkpoint-based difficulty echoes soulslikes, while a mystery story drives you onward.

Doom 3

Sci-fi setting

A grim first-person shooter set on a Mars research base where hell breaks loose. Cramped, pitch-black corridors, jump scares and scarce resources make it feel more like survival horror than the fast-paced classic Doom.

Metro Awakening VR

Dark, serious atmosphere

A VR trip into the bleak post-apocalyptic Moscow metro, where you sneak, fight and scavenge with a gas mask, flashlight and scarce supplies. The story of a doctor searching for his wife feels especially intense thanks to VR immersion.

Cronos: The New Dawn

Dark, serious atmosphere

Bloober Team's survival horror casts you as a Traveler moving through a retro-futuristic, ruined Poland, from the 1980s to the apocalypse. Scarce ammo, monsters that merge unless you burn their corpses, and a layered time-travel plot keep the tension high.

Pragmata

Strong, story-driven narrative

Capcom's sci-fi action game on a lunar station blends third-person shooting with real-time hacking, as android companion Diana cracks enemy defenses while Hugh fires. Their bond drives the story.

Returnal

Sci-fi setting

As a stranded astronaut caught in a time loop, you fight across a constantly shifting alien planet. Frantic bullet-hell shooting and a dark, enigmatic story make every run intense and punishing.

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