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1995USK 18PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable88 % positive

An early Star Wars first-person shooter where you play mercenary Kyle Katarn aiding the Rebels, starting with stealing the Death Star plans. Its maze-like levels, key hunts and vertical design set it apart as a Doom contemporary with its own identity.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Interconnected level design
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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In short: Games like Star Wars: Dark Forces

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Star Wars: Dark Forces special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Crusader: No Remorse

93 %Match

1995USK 18PC

Brings what grabs you about Star Wars: Dark Forces: a sci-fi setting, good gunplay and interconnected level design.

An isometric sci-fi action shooter where you play a defecting Silencer taking down a corrupt world government with heavy weapons, destructible environments, and tricky traps and puzzles.

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Half-Life

Sci-fi setting

The landmark shooter sends physicist Gordon Freeman through the alien- and soldier-infested Black Mesa facility, telling its story seamlessly without cutscenes while mixing tense firefights with environmental and physics puzzles.

Doom 64

Interconnected level design

A classic first-person shooter where you blast through 30+ grim levels of demons, hunt secrets and track down the Mother of Demons. The remaster of the N64 original delivers retro pacing, key-hunting level design and an eerie atmosphere.

Black Mesa

Sci-fi setting

A loving fan-made remake of the original Half-Life: as Gordon Freeman you fight through the disaster at the Black Mesa research facility, with rebuilt levels, new voice acting and music. Classic first-person shooter action with alien fights, physics puzzles and the extended Xen finale.

Marathon 2: Durandal

Sci-fi setting

A 90s classic first-person shooter notable for its story told through computer terminals. You fight through sci-fi levels full of switch puzzles, rival alien factions and weapons with multiple fire modes.

Unreal

Shooting and gunplay

A 1998 classic first-person shooter in which you crash-land on an alien world and explore striking landscapes and ancient architecture while fighting the brutal invaders who enslaved a peaceful race. It stresses atmosphere and discovery alongside the gunplay.

Descent II

Interconnected level design

A classic six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting alien mines full of hostile robots. Key hunting, new weapons and disorienting 3D navigation make for intense action.

Prey

Sci-fi setting

A linear 2006 sci-fi shooter in which you play Cherokee mechanic Tommy aboard a living alien mothership. It stands out for its gravity-flipping and portal puzzles, spirit-walking ability, and inventive level design that shakes up the usual shooting.

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter

Lots to discover

A classic late-90s first-person shooter in which you play a time-travelling warrior hunting dinosaurs through sprawling jungle levels, searching for keys and secrets. A wild arsenal and maze-like level design define the experience.

Selaco

Sci-fi setting

A fast-paced sci-fi first-person shooter built on GZDoom, with destructible environments, smart enemy AI and intense firefights inside a research facility. It blends classic shooter speed with modern presentation and a story.

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