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2018PC87 % positive

Beacon is a top-down sci-fi shooter where you fight through a randomly generated hostile planet to find your distress beacon. Each death lets you recombine DNA harvested from enemies, so every run makes your next attempt stronger.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Build variety
  • Shooting and gunplay
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In short: Games like Beacon

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Beacon special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Good Robot

93 %Match

2016PC, Steam Deck playable90 % positive8.79 €

Brings what grabs you about Beacon: runs that differ every time, a sci-fi setting and good gunplay.

A fast twin-stick shooter where you play the only good robot blasting through underground cities, collecting upgrades and fighting robot hordes with a dry sense of humor.

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Runs that play out differently every time

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Neon Chrome

Runs that play out differently every time

A frantic top-down cyberpunk shooter where you fight through randomly generated floors of a giant mega-structure. Each death lets you upgrade stats and cybernetic implants, and you can try different roles like the Hacker or Cyber Psycho.

Space Robinson

Runs that play out differently every time

You dive into procedurally generated levels full of enemies and will die countless times along the way. A punishing sci-fi action shooter with roguelike structure and RPG progression.

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor

Build variety

A survivor-like set in the Deep Rock universe where a lone dwarf auto-shoots through alien swarms while carving through destructible rock for minerals. Synergizing weapon upgrades and persistent unlocks deliver that one-more-run pull.

Hypergun

Build variety

In Hypergun you blast through waves of alien invaders while assembling a procedurally generated weapon of dubious quality. The fast roguelite shooter thrives on experimenting with each new run.

Star of Providence

Runs that play out differently every time

You fight your way down through ever deeper floors of a facility in this top-down shooter, where enemies and weapons grow more dangerous with each descent. Procedurally generated layouts make every run feel different.

Pathogenic

Build variety

A roguelike shooter where you play as a pathogen invading the human body, evolving your parasite with collected organelles. You fight the host's immune system across procedurally generated microscopic environments.

Deadlink

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast cyberpunk first-person shooter with roguelite structure where you pilot a remote combat shell through corporate strongholds. Fluid movement, destructible environments and upgrades between runs drive the pace and replayability.

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