Science fiction 2017 — top best games in the Science fiction genre

Mass Effect: Andromeda - a game in the Science fiction genre

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Open world

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 11 June 2020

Players: 7.1/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Mass Effect: Andromeda is a continuation of the space action role-playing game with a third-person view in the Mass Effect universe. Events take...

Prey

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space, Horror

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC → 5 May 2017

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 91/100

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...

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Science fiction, Online

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 27 April 2017

Players: 7.5/10

Steam: 47/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is a continuation of the popular real-time strategy series in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The game combines the...

Dead Space 3

Action, Horror, Third-person view, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 18 June 2020

VGTimes: 8.5/10

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A third-person science-fiction horror game about Isaac Clarke and Sergeant John Carver travelling to the icy planet Tau Volantis to find the source...

SOMA

Action, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Survival horror

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4, Mac, Linux, Xbox One → 21 September 2015

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 82/100

SOMA is a new project from Frictional Games, the creators of Penumbra and Amnesia. The plot revolves around the underwater research facility...

Observer

Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cyberpunk, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2017

Players: 8.3/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Observer is an adventure with horror elements and a first-person view in a cyberpunk style from the creators of Layers of Fear. The game takes place...

The Surge

Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 16 May 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 73/100

Futuristic action role-playing game with a third-person view from the creators of Lords of the Fallen. The events of the game take place in the...

Mass Effect 3

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Space

Game released: Wii U, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC → 8 December 2012

VGTimes: 8.3/10

Players: 8.2/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 90/100

Mass Effect 3 is the final part of the space role-playing trilogy with a third-person view. Events begin with a devastating attack on Earth by an...

Mass Effect 2

Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, In real time, Third-person view, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 29 January 2010

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 77/100

Metacritic: 95/100

Mass Effect 2 is a continuation of the space role-playing trilogy with a first-person view. The events of the game continue the story told in the...

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Strategy, Turn-based, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 31 August 2017

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 77/100

A space-based tactical strategy game set during the First Cylon War, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock follows the Colonial Fleet as it defends the...

Red Faction 2

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: GameCube, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 4 → 6 June 2003

Players: 9.6/10

Steam: 52/100

Metacritic: 75/100

A first-person shooter set on twenty-second-century Earth, where a squad of super-soldiers moves against the dictator Sopot. Five years after the...

Talos Principle

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Logic, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 11 December 2014

Players: 9.4/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 85/100

Talos Principle is a first-person adventure puzzle game in a sci-fi setting from the creators of Serious Sam. In an unknown place, deserted and...

Tacoma

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Walking Simulator, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 1 August 2017

Players: 7.3/10

Steam: 89/100

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...

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

Strategy, In real time, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Online, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Xbox One → 20 April 2017

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 92/100

Metacritic: 81/100

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is a special edition of the sci-fi real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view, a remaster of the original...

Garena Free Fire

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Science fiction

Game released: iOS, Android → 20 November 2017

Players: 7.1/10

Garena Free Fire is an action battle royale game where 50 players land on an island and try to defeat each other. The island is quite large in size...

The Turing Test

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S → 30 August 2016

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 87/100

Metacritic: 77/100

The Turing Test is a sci-fi action puzzle game with a first-person view. You will be transported to one of the largest moons of Jupiter &mdash...

Vanquish

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 22 October 2010

Players: 7.6/10

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 82/100

Vanquish is a fantasy action game with a third-person view. You play as government agent Sam Gideon, who equips himself with a special combat suit...

Pacer

Simulation, Racing, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Sports game

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 31 May 2017

Players: 6.6/10

Steam: 72/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Pacer is a dynamic racing arcade game with a third-person view in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game will take you to 2075 to the world...

Zomborg

Online, Educational game (Education), Top-down view, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Zombies, Action

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 10 November 2017

Steam: 57/100

The game takes place in the year 2000. The UN created quarantine zones around the world to conceal the spread of an unknown virus. Scientists...

SCP: Secret Laboratory

Shooter, Online, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Science fiction, Cooperative (co-op), Survival horror, Horror

Game released: PC → 29 December 2017

Players: 10/10

Steam: 92/100

Asymmetric multiplayer horror in the SCP Foundation universe, where each round turns into an unpredictable experiment. Participants are divided into...

Outlast: Trinity

Action, Horror, First-person view, Collection, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 25 April 2017

Players: 8.7/10

Outlast: Trinity is the complete edition of the Outlast series for consoles, which includes Outlast, Outlast: Whistleblower and Outlast...

Bullet Soul

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Beat them all, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

Game released: Xbox 360, PC → 16 September 2016

Steam: 81/100

Bullet Soul is an arcade space shooter about a group of heroes standing against the Mecha-warl empire, which seeks to conquer space. Among those who...

Steven Universe: Save the Light

Indie, Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Turn-based, In real time, Side view, Science fiction, Futurism (Future)

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 13 August 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 92/100

This role-playing adventure follows Steven and the Crystal Gems as they try to stop a mysterious Homeworld warrior who has stolen a powerful weapon...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

Arcade, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Action, Science fiction, Cyberpunk

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 2 June 2016

Steam: 94/100

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — improved version of the original Brigador with refined controls, lighting, and revised mechanics. The main...

Six Sides of the World

Logic, Puzzle, Science fiction, Arcade, Casual game, Indie, Action

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Wii U → 20 January 2016

Steam: 84/100

Six Sides of the World is an atmospheric arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, where you will explore various cubic planets that are filled with...

Falcon Squad - Space shooter

Space, Shooter, Top-down view, Science fiction

Game released: Android → 1 November 2017

Players: 3.2/10

Dynamic retro-style game, inspired by classic arcades such as Galaga, Galaxian, Space Shooter , and Space Shooter: Galaxy Attack. The...

Sentience: The Android's Tale

Adventure, Top-down view, Indie, Science fiction, Exploration, Space

Game released: PC, Mac → 2 June 2017

Steam: 86/100

A narrative adventure where the story begins at the moment of the android's "activation." Consciousness is formed right before your eyes, and the...

Son of Scoregasm

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PS Vita, PC, Mac, Linux → 11 October 2017

Steam: 70/100

Son of Scoregasm is a top-down sci-fi arcade shooter. You are entrusted with the most important task — to destroy all the alien invaders and...

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space

Arcade, Action, DLC, Third-person view, Science fiction, Simulation, Indie, Casual game

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Mac, PlayStation 4, Linux → 26 May 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 87/100

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space is an addition to the fantastic arcade sandbox with a third-person view, Goat Simulator. The addition will send our...

Robinson: The Journey

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction

Game released: PlayStation 4, PC → 9 November 2016

Players: 9.2/10

Steam: 56/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Robinson: The Journey is a virtual adventure from developers from Crytek for virtual reality devices PlayStation VR and Oculus Rift. The player will...

Star Trek: Bridge Crew

Adventure, First-person view, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 30 May 2017

Metacritic: 77/100

Star Trek: Bridge Crew is a first-person sci-fi adventure for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR virtual reality devices. The game is...

Iron Marines

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Indie, Tactics, Science fiction, Action

Game released: Android, iOS, PC → 20 October 2017

Players: 6.1/10

Steam: 77/100

Iron Marines is a tower defense strategy game in a futuristic setting from the creators of Kingdom Rush. In this game you will act as the commander...

ECHO

Action, Adventure, Stealth, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 19 September 2017

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 76/100

ECHO is a third-person sci-fi adventure game powered by Unreal Engine 4. After a century of sleep in a state of stasis, Girl N finds herself in the...

ChromaGun

Action, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Science fiction

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One → 16 February 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 72/100

ChromaGun is an action-adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. You will become the world's first tester of a modern gun and go through...

EVE: Valkyrie - Warzone

Role-playing game, Simulation, Action, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Space, Science fiction, Virtual Reality (VR)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 4 → 26 September 2017

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 56/100

EVE: Valkyrie — Warzone is a special version of the original EVE: Valkyrie that runs on devices that do not support VR. You have to create a...

Marble Land

Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Virtual Reality (VR), Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 7 December 2017

Steam: 86/100

Marble Land is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view for virtual reality devices HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. The goal of the game is to...

Corona Blossom Vol.3 Journey to the Stars

Visual novel, Anime / Manga, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 26 January 2017

Steam: 96/100

This science-fiction visual novel concludes the story of Keiji and R-ne, a shapeshifting metallic lifeform that came from space. After a summer of...

Sublevel Zero - Redux

Arcade, Shooter, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Science fiction, Adventure

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, Linux → 8 March 2017

Steam: 85/100

Metacritic: 71/100

Sublevel Zero — Redux is an arcade futuristic shooter with a first-person view and six degrees of freedom. The action takes place in a universe...

Muv-Luv Alternative

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Combat robots, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: PC, PS Vita → 18 September 2017

Steam: 94/100

Muv-Luv Alternative is a continuation of the Japanese style adventure visual novel. Three years have passed since the day when an unsuspecting...

Starfighter Origins

Simulation, Action, Adventure, First-person view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 25 April 2017

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 46/100

Starfighter Origins is a first-person sci-fi space simulator based on the classic games of the late 90s. You will find gameplay completely focused on...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre of 2017 (Game released)