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Best Sci-fi & Futuristic Games Ever Made

Despite popular belief, imposed by a well-known franchise, war is indeed changing. New types of weaponry are emerging, some strategies are replaced by others, and troops are receiving newer and newer equipment.

In future games, one can see possible scenarios for the development of humanity - new military conflicts, as well as potential directions for the development of technologies, including those related to combat operations.

Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
Role-playing game, Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Shooter
December 10, 2020
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 70/100
The game from CD Projekt RED, the creators of The Witcher, inspired by the tabletop game Cyberpunk 2020 by Mike Pondsmith. The player is sent to the year 2077...
Starfield
Starfield
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Open world
September 6, 2023
Players: 7/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Role-playing action in a pseudo-open world of distant space, focusing on well-developed and immersive quests with high replayability in each playthrough. The game...
No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Simulation, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival, Open world
August 9, 2016
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 75/100
No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on a journey to explore space and planets, some of...
Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic
October 19, 2010
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Fallout: New Vegas is an adventure role-playing shooter with a first-person view in the post-apocalyptic Fallout universe. The events of the game will take you to...
Stellaris
Stellaris
Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future)
May 9, 2016
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Stellaris is a real-time space strategy game. The local space is procedurally generated, and the local planets are inhabited by different alien races. At the...
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Star Wars, Futurism (Future)
April 27, 2023
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Players once again take on the role of Cal Kestis, a young Jedi trying to survive in the dark times after Order 66. The events of the game take place several years...
RimWorld
RimWorld
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Tactics, Roguelike
October 17, 2018
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 87/100
RimWorld is a sci-fi survival simulator on an alien planet with real-time strategy elements and a top-down view. Under your control is a small group of people who...
Half-Life 2
Half-Life 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle
November 16, 2004
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 93/100
Half-Life 2 is a continuation of the legendary adventure shooter with a first-person view. You once again have to lift the crowbar of the scientist-researcher...
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
October 28, 2008
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 91/100
Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe. The events of the games take place in 2277. 200 years have passed since the...
Borderlands 2
Borderlands 2
Action, Shooter, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)
September 17, 2012
VGTimes: 9.4/10
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Borderlands 2 is a continuation of a dynamic cooperative shooter with a first-person view and role-playing elements in a post-apocalyptic world. A new era of...
Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawn
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
February 28, 2017
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game with a third-person view in the world of a futuristic post-apocalypse. The game is dedicated to the confrontation...
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Star Wars, Science fiction
November 15, 2019
Players: 7.9/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order – a new chapter in the history of "Star Wars", a canonical story from Disney, EA, and Respawn. As a young padawan, the player will have...
Doom
Doom
Action, Shooter, Horror, Beat them all, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
May 12, 2016
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Doom is another installment of the famous series, in which the player, as a space marine, will embark on a long journey through the corridors of an abandoned space...
Detroit: Become Human
Detroit: Become Human
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Puzzle, Interactive movie, Science fiction
May 25, 2018
Players: 9.2/10
Metacritic: 79/100
Detroit: Become Human is an interactive adventure with a third-person view, from the creators of Fahrenheit and Heavy Rain. Players can expect an outstanding game...
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
Action, Stealth, Simulation, Online, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
June 26, 2025
VGTimes: 6.8/10
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 90/100
A sequel to the cult action game from Hideo Kojima, which once again intertwines philosophy, science fiction, and an unconventional approach to gameplay. The action...
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view
February 23, 2017
Players: 9.1/10
Metacritic: 86/100
NieR Automata is an action RPG with a third-person view. The game is a direct continuation of NieR. Events revolve around an alien invasion of Earth. Due to its...
Alien: Isolation
Alien: Isolation
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 6, 2014
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Alien: Isolation is a first-person stealth horror adventure set in the Alien universe. The plot of the game takes place fifteen years after the events of Ridley...
Death Stranding
Death Stranding
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Simulation, Shooter, Stealth
November 8, 2019
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Death Stranding is an auteur game by Hideo Kojima, a realistic walking and logistics simulator with elements of action, survival, and stealth, viewed from a...
Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West
Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Adventure, Exploration
February 18, 2022
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 86/100
Adventure action with RPG elements in the vast open world Horizon Forbidden West is a stereotypical sequel, where there is more content, the graphics are...
Dead Space
Dead Space
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Survival horror
January 27, 2023
Players: 8.8/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Third-person shooter with elements of horror and survival Dead Space — a completely revamped version of Dead Space (2008), featuring a new engine, modern...
XCOM 2
XCOM 2
Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics
February 4, 2016
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 87/100
XCOM 2 is a tactical turn-based strategy set in a futuristic setting and in the XCOM universe. The game continues the storyline of the first part, and the action...
Watch Dogs Legion
Watch Dogs Legion
Action, Shooter, Third-person view
October 29, 2020
Players: 7.5/10
Metacritic: 73/100
Watch Dogs Legion is a multi-genre sandbox game from a third-person perspective set in an open world, continuing the popular series of hacker action games. The...
System Shock Remake
System Shock Remake
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction, Remake
May 30, 2023
Players: 7.9/10
A remake of the legendary role-playing shooter System Shock. The game takes place in the year 2072, where all resources on Earth have been practically depleted...
Overwatch
Overwatch
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game
October 4, 2022
Players: 5.7/10
Metacritic: 78/100
A team-based first-person shooter that continues the story of a future world experiencing a technological crisis from Overwatch 2016. The disbanded Patrol is a...
Prey
Prey
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
May 4, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Prey is a futuristic first-person shooter. The main character's name is Morgan. The year is 2034. The hero under your control will be on the space station Talos 1...
The Outer Worlds
The Outer Worlds
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 25, 2019
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
The Outer Worlds – a single-player first-person sci-fi RPG with elements of shooter, action, and stealth. The focus is on role-playing and the dialogue system in...
Doom 3
Doom 3
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 3, 2004
Players: 7.8/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Doom 3 is a science fiction shooter with a first-person perspective and horror elements that was released in 2004 as a reboot of the original DOOM (1995). The game...
Dead Space 2
Dead Space 2
Action, Shooter, Horror, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
January 25, 2011
VGTimes: 9.0/10
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Dead Space 2 is a continuation of the action-horror adventure with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting, which takes place on a space station infected with...
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Cyberpunk
August 23, 2016
Players: 8.6/10
Metacritic: 83/100
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is a continuation of the futuristic role-playing game with a first-person view, stealth elements and cyberpunk style. The year 2027 was a...
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
December 10, 2019
Players: 7.6/10
Metacritic: 73/100
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a sci-fi action game with a first-person view. The game will take you to a sci-fi universe where several factions fight each other for...
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite
Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 15, 2021
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 84/100
Halo Infinite is a continuation of the series of first-person shooter adventures in the Halo universe. The game will tell a new story from the life of Master Chief...
Crysis 2
Crysis 2
Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
March 22, 2011
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Crysis 2 is a continuation of the futuristic first-person shooter. Aliens have invaded the streets of New York, and only you have the weapon that can save the city...
Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner
Action, Futurism (Future), First-person view, Cyberpunk
October 27, 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 77/100
Ghostrunner is a cyberpunk action game with a first-person view, set in a post-apocalyptic setting. The game will take you to the gloomy world of the future, in...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Action, Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
October 8, 2012
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 88/100
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga
February 19, 2013
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 82/100
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a dynamic action-slasher game with a third-person view in the Metal Gear universe. The game will tell about the events taking...
Destiny 2
Destiny 2
Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
September 6, 2017
Players: 7.7/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Released in 2017, Destiny 2 is a sequel to the first-person MMOFPS Destiny. The last city of humanity fell under the assault of a massive army led by Ghaul, an...
Cloudpunk
Cloudpunk
Arcade, Adventure, Third-person view, Cyberpunk, Indie
April 23, 2020
Players: 8.5/10
Metacritic: 64/100
Cloudpunk is an adventure arcade game with a third-person view in the style of cyberpunk. The game takes place over the course of one night. The protagonist is a...
Warframe
Warframe
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Cooperative (co-op)
March 25, 2013
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 76/100
A dynamic online third-person action game where the warrior's journey takes place through an expansive interplanetary system torn by faction conflicts. Under the...
Portal 2
Portal 2
Action, Platformer, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cooperative (co-op), Online
April 18, 2011
VGTimes: 9.4/10
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 95/100
The game takes place several years after Portal. The main character Chell wakes up after a long sleep to find that the Aperture Science complex is now in ruins...
Crysis 3
Crysis 3
Action, Shooter, Stealth, In real time, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
February 19, 2013
VGTimes: 7.8/10
Players: 8.2/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Crysis 3 is a continuation of the popular first-person shooter with stealth elements. The game takes place 20 years after the events of the second part. Despite the...
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
November 11, 2014
Players: 8.9/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is a fantastic collection that includes updated versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4. You will be able to...
Oxygen Not Included
Oxygen Not Included
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, Side view
May 18, 2017
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 85/100
Oxygen Not Included is a side-view management simulator. You have to set up a space colony on an asteroid and help the residents survive in difficult conditions...
Remember Me
Remember Me
Action, Adventure, Stealth, Fighting, Third-person view, Cyberpunk
June 3, 2013
Players: 8.1/10
Metacritic: 69/100
Remember Me is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in a cyberpunk style. The game takes place in Paris in 2084, where the main character is a girl...
Quake 4
Quake 4
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
October 11, 2005
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Quake 4 is a first-person action game with shooter elements from Raven Software. The game publisher is Activision, and 1C is responsible for translating Quake 4...
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Stealth, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk
August 23, 2011
VGTimes: 9.4/10
Players: 8.4/10
Metacritic: 89/100
Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a continuation of the legendary first-person action role-playing game Deus Ex. The game will take you to 2027, in which you will play...
Into the Breach
Into the Breach
Strategy, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Roguelike
February 27, 2018
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 90/100
Into the Breach is a tactical strategy game with turn-based battles about fighting off an alien invasion from the creators of FTL: Faster Than Light. You will...
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Strategy, Isometric, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based
August 6, 2019
Players: 7.1/10
Metacritic: 81/100
Age of Wonders: Planetfall is a continuation of the Age of Wonders series, embodied in the science fiction genre. The game will tell about a galactic empire, for...
XCOM: Enemy Within
XCOM: Enemy Within
Action, Shooter, Strategy, DLC, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Tactics
November 12, 2013
Players: 8.7/10
Metacritic: 90/100
XCOM: Enemy Within is an isometric action game with a mixture of shooter, strategy and tactics from the studio Firaxis Games. The game is published by 2K Games, and...
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 3, 2016
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 76/100
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare is a continuation of the futuristic first-person shooter in the popular Call of Duty series. The game will tell the story of Captain...
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Mirror's Edge (2008)
Action, Platformer, Third-person view, Parkour
November 11, 2008
Players: 8.3/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Tacoma
Tacoma
Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future)
August 1, 2017
Players: 7.3/10
Metacritic: 78/100
Tacoma is a futuristic adventure with a first-person view from the creators of Gone Home. The main story of the game is hidden behind the façade. You arrive at the...
Mass Effect Trilogy
Mass Effect Trilogy
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Collection, Futurism (Future)
November 6, 2012
Players: 9.1/10
Mass Effect Trilogy is a third-person role-playing game with a dash of action and shooter from BioWare. The game is published by Electronic...
Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition
Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots
August 1, 2017
Players: 8.8/10
Titanfall 2: Ultimate Edition is the complete edition of the competitive futuristic first-person shooter with all the extras. Everyone who owns this edition will...
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
Action, Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel
June 21, 2016
Players: 9/10
Metacritic: 81/100
VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a unique adventure bartender simulator in a sci-fi cyberpunk setting. The events of the game take place in the distant...
Cyberprank 2069
Cyberprank 2069
Adventure, Cyberpunk, Indie
July 20, 2019
Players: 8/10
Cyberprank 2069 is a “next-gen RPG” set in a future where AI has taken over humanity. The main character is a “cop from the past” who wants to become the richest...
Unreal Tournament (2018)
Unreal Tournament (2018)
Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Free game, Online
December 5, 2018
Anticipation Rating: 5.3/10
Unreal Tournament is an online first-person shooter with fantasy elements. A new game in the legendary Unreal Tournament series, created by developers in tandem...

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