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Games like Unreal

1998PC

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.

Shooting and gunplay
Sci-fi setting
Interconnected level design
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In short: Games like Unreal

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

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Quake II

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1997USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck verified95 % positive9.99 €

A landmark sci-fi shooter: a lone marine fights through the industrial hellscape of Stroggos against a cybernetic alien army. It delivers fast gunplay, interconnected hub levels, a pounding metal soundtrack, and influential deathmatch multiplayer.

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Quake

Strong soundtrack

id Software's landmark shooter sends you through grim, gothic Lovecraftian mazes full of monsters, with lightning-fast movement, frantic gunplay and a brooding industrial soundscape by Trent Reznor. Its multiplayer also made history.

Overload

Shooting and gunplay

Overload is a six-degrees-of-freedom shooter that revives the Descent formula: you fly weightlessly through tight mine complexes, blasting robots and hunting for keys and secrets. Precise controls and fast, frantic combat are the core appeal.

Descent II

Shooting and gunplay

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.

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.

Marathon 2: Durandal

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Star Wars: Dark Forces

Shooting and gunplay

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.

Descent

Shooting and gunplay

A pioneering six-degrees-of-freedom shooter where you pilot a ship in every direction through twisting mine tunnels, destroying hostile robots. Disorienting true-3D mazes and the hunt for keycards give it its unique appeal.

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster

Shooting and gunplay

A classic 90s first-person shooter set in the Star Wars universe, where mercenary Kyle Katarn sabotages the Empire's Dark Trooper project. The remaster adds smooth performance, gamepad support and updated cutscenes while keeping the maze-like, key-hunting level design.

Half-Life

Shooting and gunplay

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.