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2025PC70 % positive28.99 €

A third-person Metroidvania shooter in which Alex explores an alien planet and absorbs organic abilities that reshape both combat and traversal. New powers steadily open up more of the world.

  • Interconnected level design
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Jumping and platforming
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In short: Games like Otherskin

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

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

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Metroid Dread

90 %Match

2021USK 12Nintendo Switch

Brings what grabs you about Otherskin: interconnected level design, a sci-fi setting and lots to discover.

Samus Aran's 2D return pairs fluid, fast movement and precise melee counters with classic Metroidvania exploration. Tense escapes from the near-invincible E.M.M.I. robots and demanding boss fights keep the pressure high.

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Athanasia

Interconnected level design

A survival horror shooter with immersive sim elements where you explore a mysterious facility and fend off predators from prehistory and the future using gear and wits. Its Metroidvania structure rewards exploration.

System Shock

Interconnected level design

This remake of the cult classic leaves you alone on the Citadel space station, ruled by the deranged AI SHODAN. You explore sprawling interconnected levels, fight to survive, solve puzzles and piece together the story through audio logs in a bleak cyberpunk atmosphere.

System Shock 2

Interconnected level design

A landmark immersive sim horror RPG set aboard an infested starship, where scarce resources, flexible skill builds and the unforgettable AI SHODAN create relentless dread.

System Shock

Shooting and gunplay

A groundbreaking sci-fi first-person shooter with RPG elements: alone on Citadel Station, you explore bleak corridors, piece together the story through audio logs and face the murderous AI SHODAN. Its dense atmosphere and environmental storytelling shaped later immersive sims.

Shadow Complex

Jumping and platforming

A 2.5D Metroidvania where you explore a huge underground military complex, using new weapons and gadgets to unlock sealed-off areas. Its satisfying gunplay and blend of action and backtracking drive the appeal.

Shadow Complex Remastered

Jumping and platforming

A 2.5D Metroidvania shooter where you explore a vast underground military base and unlock new areas with gadgets and weapons. The remaster adds improved visuals and new melee takedowns.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Interconnected level design

A sci-fi horror classic where you explore a derelict starship alone, scrape by on scarce resources and build your character like in an RPG. Nightdive's remaster polishes the tech and presentation while keeping the oppressive atmosphere and audio-log storytelling.

Dead Space 2

Shooting and gunplay

Isaac Clarke carves through a Necromorph-infested space station with strategic dismemberment while battling his own haunting hallucinations. It is a faster, more cinematic sequel that keeps the original's oppressive sci-fi horror intact.

Metroid Prime Remastered

Interconnected level design

You explore an interconnected alien planet from first person as Samus Aran, where the Morph Ball and Grapple Beam let you reach hidden areas. Backtracking through a tightly woven world becomes rewarding as new powers open old paths.

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