Futurism (Future)
Science fiction and futurism are very similar gaming settings. Both transport the player to the future of humanity or to a completely different imagined world, whose inhabitants have advanced far beyond modern humanity. Science fiction allows authors to set aside some laws and conventions of the real world, enabling them to create new races, technologies, and magic. Futurism, on the other hand, focuses solely on technological achievements, completely rejecting humanity and the social qualities inherent to people.
Years
Platforms
PlayStationSNESGame BoyPC-FXWindows 3.xNintendo 64TurboGrafx CDSEGA Saturn3DOPC-98SEGA CDDOSGame Gear
Statuses
Best Games in the Futurism (Future) genre of 1996 (Game released)
Game released: Android, DOS, PC, iPad, iPhone, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Xbox 360, Nintendo 64 → 1 November 2011
Players:
8.5/10
Metacritic:
81/100
This first-person science-fiction shooter follows Duke as he fights a deadly alien invasion of futuristic Los Angeles. Its 28 levels span city streets, an orbiting...
Game released: Android, DOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, iOS → 27 July 2012
Players:
10/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
74/100
A real-time strategy war game in which robotic armies fight for territory and resources. Battles unfold across open environments, and the player must capture ground...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Cyberpunk, Adventure, Simulation
Game released: 3DO, DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC, Mac, Linux → 26 January 1996
Players:
10/10
Steam:
94/100
This futuristic cyberpunk action game with puzzles follows Zak, an outlaw computer hacker who infiltrates a secret terrorist base in 2027 to steal a doomsday...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Role-playing game, Science fiction
Game released: DOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 15 May 1996
Steam:
90/100
This science-fiction first-person shooter with role-playing elements unfolds in a world threatened by an evil force. The protagonist joins the resistance and seeks...
Simulation, Adventure, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots
Game released: PC-FX → 28 June 1996
Kokū Hyōryō Nirgends is a first-person simulator with a mixture of adventure, flight simulator, anime or manga game and robot simulator from the...
Arcade, Action, Shooter, Flight Simulator, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Adventure
Game released: CD-i, DOS, Mac, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, PC → 1995
Steam:
83/100
This science-fiction rail shooter is set in 2050, as the alien Kesh Rhan launch an invasion of Earth. The player controls Jessica Darkhill, a pilot in the Orbital...
Role-playing game, Adventure, First-person view, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Turn-based, Cyberpunk
Game released: SEGA CD → 23 February 1996
Shadowrun (1996) is a first-person role-playing game with a dash of adventure and anime/manga action from the masters at Compile. The main publisher of the game is...
Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Turn-based, Action, Science fiction
Game released: DOS, PC, Mac, Linux → 1996
Players:
9.8/10
Steam:
88/100
This science-fiction strategy game centers on colonizing distant planets and competing human factions fighting for resources and territory. The player commands a...