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Games like Dead Effect

2013PC73 % positive

You wake up as an elite operative on a starship overrun by zombified crew and blast your way through tight corridors in classic FPS style. Weapon and skill upgrades plus a dose of B-movie humor round it out.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong character progression

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In short: Games like Dead Effect

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

Similar in what way?

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

Not for me Exclude horror, turn-based combat, pixel art …

Games where this is clearly part of it are left out, no matter how well the rest fits.

10 games with a similar feel, sorted by match · How is this calculated?

Best match

Alien Shooter

90 %Match

2003PEGI 16PC, PlayStation96 % positive5.19 €

Brings what grabs you about Dead Effect: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and action-packed real-time combat.

A classic top-down arcade shooter where you blast alone through swarms of aliens in an infested research base. Light RPG elements like weapon purchases and stat upgrades add some long-term motivation.

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Disruptor

Shooting and gunplay

You fight as a LightStormer soldier against mutants, space marines and aliens threatening Mars, Earth and space stations. Psionic powers implanted in your brain turn you into a fast, versatile first-person shooter hero in dark sci-fi settings.

Judge Dredd: Dredd Vs. Death

Sci-fi setting

A linear first-person shooter set in the dystopian Mega-City One, where you play Judge Dredd arresting or gunning down criminals while fending off an undead supernatural threat. The Lawgiver pistol and its multiple ammo types drive the action through grim levels.

Zombie Shooter 2

Realistic visuals

A top-down shooter where you blast through huge zombie hordes on your own, upgrading skills and buying weapons and gear. It delivers nonstop action with light RPG elements.

Zombie Shooter

Realistic visuals

An old-school top-down arcade shooter where you blast through hordes of zombies in a secret research facility. Light RPG elements like weapon and skill upgrades provide progression.

Area 51

Sci-fi setting

A linear first-person shooter where you play HAZMAT soldier Ethan Cole investigating a viral outbreak inside the secret Area 51 facility. Mutants, aliens and a conspiracy create a dark sci-fi horror mood.

Hard Reset: Redux

Sci-fi setting

A fast, old-school first-person shooter set in a neon-lit cyberpunk city, where you mow down hordes of machines with upgradable weapons and explosive environments. Linear, uncompromising and focused on pure action.

Trepang2

Shooting and gunplay

A brutal, fast-paced first-person shooter where slow-motion dives, optional stealth and hard-hitting guns carry you through bloody firefights against smart enemy AI. It focuses on fluid, action-movie gunplay in a near-future setting with a horror streak.

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