Science fiction 2016 for PC — top best games in the Science fiction genre

Space Hulk: Deathwing - a game in the Science fiction genre

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

Game released: PC → 14 December 2016

Players: 8/10

Steam: 74/100

Metacritic: 57/100

Space Hulk: Deathwing is a tactical team shooter with a first-person view in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. As a Space Marine from the Death Wing unit, you will...

Steins;Gate

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 8 September 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 95/100

Metacritic: 84/100

Steins;Gate is a visual novel in an adventure style and anime style. You follow a ragtag group of tech-savvy young students as they discover ways to change the past...

Quantum Break

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

Game released: PC → 5 April 2016

Players: 7.8/10

Steam: 83/100

Metacritic: 72/100

Quantum Break is a futuristic action game with a third-person view from the creators of Alan Wake and Max Payne. The main character is endowed with incredible...

Distant Space

Arcade, Science fiction, Indie, Space

Game released: PC → 20 December 2016

Steam: 83/100

An old-school arcade adventure with a '80s feel. The player controls a spaceship and destroys rows of aliens moving in a specific pattern. There are 26 unique...

Technomancer

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

Game released: PC → 28 June 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 68/100

Metacritic: 61/100

Technomancer — action role-playing game with a third-person view in a futuristic setting from the creators of Mars: War Logs and Bound by Flame. The game...

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation

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

Game released: PC → 10 November 2016

Players: 4.8/10

Steam: 79/100

Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation is a futuristic real-time strategy game with an isometric camera view. The human race expanded across the galaxy thanks to the...

Space Rangers: Quest

Role-playing game, Adventure, Puzzle, Visual novel, Science fiction, Space

Game released: PC → 5 September 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 56/100

Space Rangers: Quest is a sci-fi text adventure with role-playing elements in the Space Rangers universe. You will have to investigate the nature of a new threat...

Halo Wars: Definitive Edition

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

Game released: PC → 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 Halo Wars with...

MechRunner

Action, Third-person view, Combat robots, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 July 2016

Players: 1/10

Steam: 50/100

An endless action game about piloting a combat mech against the robotic forces of the secret organization O.S.O. After Soviet intelligence discovers an alien...

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada

Strategy, In real time, Futurism (Future), Fantasy / Medieval, Space, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 21 April 2016

Players: 7.9/10

Steam: 67/100

Metacritic: 77/100

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada is a real-time strategy game set in the popular Warhammer 40K universe. The game offers rich management of each ship that makes up the...

Extraterrestrial Armies

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

Game released: PC → 3 March 2016

Players: 5.8/10

Steam: 60/100

Metacritic: 54/100

This science-fiction first-person shooter is set on a depleted Earth, where those left behind have united as the Forsaken and taken up a fight for power and...

Soul Axiom

Adventure, First-person view, Indie, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 29 February 2016

Steam: 76/100

Metacritic: 51/100

This first-person science-fiction adventure unfolds in Elysia, a digital world where memories and dreams become reality. After a soul is uploaded, the protagonist...

Six Sides of the World

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

Game released: PC → 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 various traps. As...

Offworld Trading Company

Strategy, In real time, Business / Management, Futurism (Future), Replayability, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 28 April 2016

Players: 5.5/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 78/100

Offworld Trading Company — real-time economic strategy in a sci-fi setting. The events of the game take place in the distant future, when it has become...

Brigador: Up-Armored Edition

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

Game released: PC → 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 character is a heavily...

The Turing Test

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

Game released: PC → 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 — Europa. In the role...

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak

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

Game released: PC → 20 January 2016

Players: 8.1/10

Steam: 78/100

Metacritic: 79/100

Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak is a real-time strategy game that is a prequel to the Homeworld series. The game invites you to go on an expedition and find out the...

Goat Simulator: Waste of Space

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

Game released: PC → 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 goat to conquer...

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada - Space Marines

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Fantasy / Medieval, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 21 June 2016

Steam: 74/100

Battlefleet Gothic: Armada — Space Marines is an addition to the real-time space strategy in the Warhammer 40,000 universe — Battlefleet Gothic: Armada...

Steins;Gate 0

Adventure, Anime / Manga, Visual novel, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 31 March 2014

Players: 8.6/10

Steam: 94/100

Metacritic: 81/100

STEINS;GATE 0 is the continuation of the wonderful Japanese-style adventure visual novel Steins;Gate. The story describes the events after Okabe Rintaro returns to...

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair

Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Combat robots, Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 18 July 2016

Players: 8.5/10

Steam: 96/100

Metacritic: 64/100

Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair is an improved edition of Earth Defense Force 2025 for modern platforms. The game takes place in the near future...

Furi

Action, Slasher, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Top-down view, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 5 July 2016

Players: 8.9/10

Steam: 91/100

Metacritic: 76/100

Furi is an action-slasher game with a third-person view from the French studio The Game Bakers. The main character, armed with a samurai blade, will confront...

Event[0]

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

Game released: PC → 14 September 2016

Players: 9/10

Steam: 79/100

Metacritic: 75/100

Event[0] is a sci-fi adventure with a first-person view. The game takes place on a deserted ship that drifts in deep space. The only interlocutor present on the...

Duskers

Exploration, Space, Roguelike, Tactics, Top-down view, Science fiction, Horror

Game released: PC → 18 May 2016

Steam: 89/100

Metacritic: 83/100

The player controls a drone and explores abandoned spaceships to find means of survival and learn how the universe turned into a giant graveyard. Dangerous...

Muv-Luv

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

Game released: PC → 14 July 2016

Players: 10/10

Steam: 93/100

Muv-Luv is an adventure visual novel in a sci-fi setting. The game takes place in an alternate reality where, after a failed expedition to the Moon in 1967, the...

Duke of Alpha Centauri

Arcade, Indie, Shooter, Science fiction, Side view, Action, Casual game

Game released: PC → 29 December 2016

Steam: 76/100

Duke of Alpha Centauri is a fantastic arcade side-scrolling indie shooter. The main goal of our game is to have fun blasting hordes of different types of enemies...

The Away Team: Lost Exodus

Top-down view, Simulation, Text quest, Adventure, Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 22 July 2016

Steam: 73/100

The scientific and fantastic adventure of the AI-Pilot of the last inter-star ship of the Earth, which is instructed to find a house for his team-the last remnants...

Star Wars: Battlefront - Bespin

Action, Shooter, DLC, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Star Wars

Game released: PC → 21 June 2016

Star Wars: Battlefront — Bespin is an addition to the first-person online shooter in the Star Wars universe. With him you will have the opportunity to fight...

Headlander

Arcade, Shooter, Adventure, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Science fiction, Action, Metroidvania

Game released: PC → 26 July 2016

Steam: 90/100

Metacritic: 76/100

This side-scrolling action-adventure is set in a retro-futuristic world where humanity has transferred its minds into robotic bodies and is ruled by a deranged...

AuroraRL

Role-playing game, Turn-based, Indie, Roguelike, Science fiction

Early Access: PC → 8 April 2016

AuroraRL is a sci-fi RPG with turn-based combat and a procedurally generated world. You have to become the captain of a large starship and go to conquer space. The...

ChromaGun

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

Game released: PC → 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 specially created...

Star Rogue

Free game, Space, Side view, Indie, Platformer, Science fiction, Roguelike, Action

Early Access: PC → 1 February 2016; Game released: PC → 15 August 2023

Steam: 90/100

The main character is a space marine who must clear the space station from hostile robots and aliens. In each playthrough, the hero encounters a different...

Prospekt

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

Game released: PC → 18 February 2016

Players: 7.7/10

Steam: 61/100

Metacritic: 43/100

Prospekt is a first-person shooter that is a separate, paid modification for Half-Life 2. In the story, Gordon Freeman is caught and put in prison, but friendly...

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero

Strategy, DLC, In real time, Turn-based, Science fiction, Indie

Game released: PC → 8 March 2016

Players: 8.8/10

Steam: 75/100

StarDrive 2: Sector Zero is an add-on to the sci-fi strategy with turn-based battles in space StarDrive 2. It introduces large-scale changes to the structure of the...

Star Vikings Forever

Arcade, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Side view, Match-3 (Three in a row), Science fiction, Strategy, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Casual game

Game released: PC → 6 October 2016

Steam: 93/100

Star Vikings Forever is an arcade strategy game with role-playing elements and a side view. Your task will be to assemble your invincible team of Vikings and fight...

Radial-G: Racing Revolved

Arcade, Racing, Futurism (Future), Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction

Game released: PC → 28 March 2016

Steam: 77/100

This futuristic arcade combat racer sends players along anti-gravity tracks in deep space, around a derelict asteroid-mining station. Races take place on tubular...

Interstellar Logistics Inc.

Arcade, Top-down view, Futurism (Future), Puzzle, Indie, Casual game, Science fiction

Game released: PC → 15 August 2016

Steam: 80/100

Interstellar Logistics Inc. — a top-down arcade puzzle game in a futuristic setting. You will have to become interstellar transport workers and use gravity to...

Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense

Adventure, Futurism (Future), Card game, Visual novel, Science fiction, Strategy

Game released: PC → 9 March 2016

Steam: 74/100

Planet Stronghold: Colonial Defense is a sci-fi card game with visual novel elements. The events of the game will take place in the early times of the human colony...

BladeShield

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

Game released: PC → 28 November 2016

Steam: 91/100

BladeShield is a sci-fi action game for VR devices in which you will need to repel the onslaught of enemies attacking you and save your spaceship. Your arsenal will...

P·O·L·L·E·N

Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Science fiction, Exploration

Game released: PC → 19 April 2016

Players: 1/10

Steam: 84/100

Metacritic: 64/100

P.O.L.L.E.N is a first-person sci-fi adventure with VR support. The game takes place on Saturn's moon Titan. As a space engineer at research station "M," you must...

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Best Games in the Science fiction genre of 2016 for PC