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2005USK 16PC82 % positive4.99 €

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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Shooting and gunplay
Sci-fi setting
Dark, serious atmosphere

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Shadowgrounds Survivor

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2007USK 16PC, Steam Deck playable62 % positive9.99 €

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.

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A top-down sci-fi shooter where you play engineer Conrad fighting through swarms of aliens on a crippled spaceship, upgrading weapons and completing mission objectives, with co-op support.

Alien Breed 3: Descent

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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.

Alien Swarm

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A free top-down co-op shooter from Valve where a squad of four marines with distinct classes fights through hordes of aliens. Teamwork, loadouts and unlockable weapons drive frantic, tactical firefights.

Killing Floor

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A wave-based co-op shooter where up to six players fend off hordes of grotesque clone mutants and gear up at the trader between rounds. Class perks, teamwork and the brutal Patriarch boss fight define the experience.

Resident Evil: Revelations

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A survival-horror shooter set aboard an eerie luxury liner, mixing claustrophobic exploration with scarce ammo and chapters that switch between characters. The HD version brings the handheld adventure to consoles and PC with improved visuals.

Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles

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An on-rails light gun shooter that retells the early Resident Evil games and the rise and fall of the Umbrella Corporation. You blast through familiar locations in short stages, with weapon upgrades and optional co-op.

Resident Evil: Revelations

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A survival horror shooter that revives the claustrophobic tension of early series entries: you scrape by with scarce ammo against eerie mutants aboard an abandoned luxury ship. The Raid mode adds co-op action with loot progression.

Dead Space 2

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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.

Killing Floor: Incursion

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A VR spin-off of the Killing Floor series where you fight through hordes of mutated clones in a grim, horror-tinged campaign, using guns and melee weapons in first person.