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

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Alien Shooter

91 %Match

2003PEGI 16PC, PlayStation96 % positive5.19 €

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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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Zombie Shooter 2

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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

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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.

AquaNox 2: Revelation

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An underwater action shooter set in the year 2666, where you pilot a combat submersible as freighter pilot William Drake through a grim world. Mission-based gameplay with weapon and equipment upgrades drives a linear science-fiction story.

Shadowgrounds Survivor

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You blast your way through dark, alien-infested facilities on Jupiter's moon Ganymede in a top-down shooter, armed with a flashlight and a heavy arsenal. You can upgrade weapons and gear and play the campaign in co-op.

The 3rd Birthday

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A third-person shooter RPG and Parasite Eve sequel in which Aya Brea uses "Overdive" to jump into other fighters' bodies while battling monstrous creatures in a ruined New York. Its blend of gunplay, character upgrades and a mysterious story about Aya's memory drives the experience.

Alien Breed 3: Descent

  • Systems like Dead Effect

A top-down sci-fi shooter where engineer Conrad fights through swarms of aliens aboard a doomed, crashing spaceship. Dark atmosphere, hard-hitting weapons and upgrades define the experience.

Shadowgrounds

  • Systems like Dead Effect

A top-down shooter where you blast through dark corridors on an alien-infested colony. Tense atmosphere, flashlight-lit horror and upgradable weapons drive the action, with optional co-op on the same PC.

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