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2007 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 80 % Very positive, 1,336 reviews on Steam

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

What defines TimeShift:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for TimeShift are Resistance: Burning Skies, Red Faction and Resistance: Fall of Man. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes TimeShift special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Resistance: Burning Skies

96 %

2012 PlayStation

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

A handheld-exclusive first-person shooter set in the Resistance universe, following a New York firefighter fighting for survival during the Chimera invasion. It uses the PS Vita's dual analog sticks and offers alien weapons with alternate fire modes.

Red Faction

Realistic visuals

A first-person shooter set on Mars where you play a miner joining a rebellion. Its Geo-Mod tech lets you blast through walls and terrain in real time, which made for standout moments back then.

Resistance: Fall of Man

Sci-fi setting

A grim first-person shooter set in an alternate 1951 where you play Sgt. Nathan Hale fighting an alien invasion across ravaged Britain. It stands out for blending a World War II look with sci-fi and for its inventive arsenal.

Quake 4

Sci-fi setting

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

Pariah

Realistic visuals

A linear 2005 sci-fi first-person shooter in which a doctor fights to survive in a plague-ridden future. It offers vehicle sections, upgradable weapons and multiplayer matches built on a modified Unreal engine.

Aliens versus Predator 2

Sci-fi setting

An atmospheric first-person shooter where you play three distinct campaigns as Marine, Predator and Alien, each with its own playstyle. The dark Alien-universe setting creates tense horror built on ambushes and hunting.

Killzone

Sci-fi setting

A grim sci-fi first-person shooter set in the war between the Helghast and the ISA, letting you switch between four heroes with different strengths. It also offered 16-player online multiplayer, though the servers are now shut down.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The landmark shooter where Master Chief battles the alien Covenant across a mysterious ringworld, with smart enemy AI, vehicles and open combat sandboxes. An iconic soundtrack and split-screen co-op helped redefine console shooters.

Devastation

Realistic visuals

A 2003 first-person shooter set in a ruined 2075, where a resistance fighter battles an all-powerful megacorporation. Bleak, war-torn environments and straightforward gunfights define the experience.

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