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2025 PCXbox −35 % ~~24.99 €~~ 16.24 € 7 days left

A tense first-person horror trek through an abandoned lunar base styled after an 80s vision of the future, where you dodge hostile machines with a clunky tool while uncovering what happened to the crew. With almost no HUD, it relies on atmosphere, sound design and dread.

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Sci-fi setting
Dark, serious atmosphere
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The closest matches for Routine are Alien: Isolation, Signalis and Industria II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Routine special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Alien: Isolation

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2014 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 39.99 € 👍 93 % Very positive, 60,831 reviews on Steam

Sci-fi setting
Lavish presentation
Dark, serious atmosphere

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.

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Signalis

Dark, serious atmosphere

A classic survival horror game with scarce resources, inventory puzzles and a cryptic, melancholic sci-fi story. Its blend of retro 3D aesthetics, anime-inspired bleakness and cosmic dread creates a dense, unsettling atmosphere.

Industria II

Sci-fi setting

A story-driven first-person shooter where you play a woman stranded in a hostile parallel world. A ruling AI dominates the boreal landscape as you scavenge and fight to find a way home.

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.

Moons of Madness

Sci-fi setting

A first-person horror adventure set on a Mars research base, where you play an engineer solving puzzles while facing Lovecraftian cosmic dread. It focuses on atmosphere, isolation and story rather than combat.

Soma

Sci-fi setting

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.

Hollowbody

Focus on a single character

A short tech-noir survival horror set in an abandoned British city: as smuggler Mica you search for your missing partner with scarce resources. It mixes exploration, puzzles and gunplay in the spirit of classic PS1-era horror games.

Resident Evil 2

Lots to discover

The survival horror classic sends Leon and Claire through zombie-infested Raccoon City, where scarce ammo, inventory management, puzzles and fixed camera angles keep tension high. Two intertwined scenarios reward multiple playthroughs.

The Swapper

Sci-fi setting

An atmospheric puzzle platformer where you create clones of yourself and swap between them to solve puzzles on an abandoned space station. Its handcrafted, claustrophobic look and philosophical story about consciousness and identity set it apart.

Sleep Awake

Dark, serious atmosphere

A psychedelic first-person horror trip set in the far future: in Earth's last city people vanish in their sleep, and Katja must face death cults and the ever-present dread of the HUSH. It leans on surreal atmosphere and exploration rather than deep combat systems.