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Games like The Terminator

1992 Classic

A 16-bit side-scrolling shooter based on the 1984 film: as Kyle Reese you fight through present-day Los Angeles and the future war to protect Sarah Connor from the Terminator.

What defines The Terminator:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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Butcher

94 %

2016 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch −80 % 9.99 € 1.99 € 👍 86 % Very positive, 1,274 reviews on Steam

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A fast, extremely gory 2D pixel-art shooter where you play a cyborg blasting through grim levels, killing enemies with chainsaws, shotguns or environmental hazards. A throwback to early 90s action games.

Bio Menace

Sci-fi setting

A classic 1993 run-and-gun platformer where you play Snake Logan, blasting mutants and robot guards with a machine gun and grenades on the way to Dr. Mangle's fortress.

Abuse

Dark, serious atmosphere

A 1996 side-scrolling shooter where you move with the keyboard and aim freely with the mouse. You battle swarms of mutants and solve simple switch puzzles across dark sci-fi levels.

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Sci-fi setting

A film tie-in action game where you play as different characters, including a raptor and a T-Rex, fighting and evading dinosaurs through jungle levels with a mix of shooting and platforming.

Collapse

Dark, serious atmosphere

A Ukrainian third-person action game set in Kyiv after a dimensional catastrophe, mixing gunplay with melee combat in a grim, post-apocalyptic world.

Super Star Wars

Sci-fi setting

A classic 2D run-and-gun platformer based on the original Star Wars film, letting you fight as Luke, Han or Chewbacca from Tatooine to the Death Star. Vehicle stages add variety, and the difficulty is famously high.

Oni

Dark, serious atmosphere

A third-person action game where you play agent Konoko in an anime-inspired cyberpunk future, blending martial arts melee with gunplay. It focuses on fast combo-based fights and a dark conspiracy story.

G-Police

Dark, serious atmosphere

As helicopter-style gunship pilot Jeff Slater, you patrol dark domed colony cities on distant moons, taking on mission-based combat while investigating your sister's death. Its moody cyberpunk atmosphere and corporate intrigue set it apart in the late 90s.

Codename: Gordon

Pure single-player experience

A free 2D Flash sidescroller that brings Half-Life 2 into a side view: as Gordon Freeman you fight through levels with familiar weapons, enemies and locations, mixed with light puzzles.

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