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296 games like Dead Effect · 1994 – 2025

  • Why 90Form.85World.17Curated.82Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    AdventureIndiePost-apocalypticPuzzleGuitar playing

    Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (developed under the working title Project Fedora) is the upcoming sixth game in the Tex Murphy series of detective adventure games, developed by Big Finish Games and published by Atlus. Like the previou

    74 rating2 lists11 h main storyOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 74Form.12World.79Curated.60Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Over The Moon · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    AdventureIndiePuzzleScienceShooter

    The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown

    78 rating1 list3.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 72Form.11World.08Curated.80Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Blendo Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    AdventureIndiePuzzleFlashbackPropaganda

    Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle u

    84 rating1 list0.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 65Form.17World.17Curated.56Lists.52First-person shooter · Indie · Often paired · Also in First-person shooters

    Streum On Studio · Linux, Windows

    First-person shooterIndieScienceShooterDialogue trees

    In a dark Cyberpunk world, you (and up to 3 friends) wage war against the all-powerful Federation in this Source-powered FPS/RPG.

    78 rating1 list11 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 64Form.20World.13Curated.50Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Big Robot · Linux, Switch, PS5 +3

    AdventureIndieShooterPost-apocalypticRobots

    Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a procedurally-generated British horror in which tweed-wearing robots hunt you for sport. Roam the landscape, scavenge for food, hide breathlessly in the undergrowth, flee in terror, and even fight back with sto

    53 rating1 list4 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.11World.19Curated.50Lists.34Adventure · First-person shooter · Often paired · Also in First-person shooters

    4A Games · Linux, PS4, PS5 +5

    AdventureFirst-person shooterHorrorPost-apocalypticShooter

    Metro Exodus is an epic, story-driven first person shooter from 4A Games that blends deadly combat and stealth with exploration and survival horror in one of the most immersive game worlds ever created. Explore the Russian wilderness across

    83 rating10 lists16 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.17World.13Curated.59Lists.00Adventure · First-person shooter · Often paired

    Quantic Dream · Dreamcast, PS2, Windows

    AdventureFirst-person shooterPuzzleShooterRobots

    Responding to the desperate pleas of a mysterious character from another dimension, your soul must enter the dark and futuristic city of Omikron. This is but the beginning of an epic adventure through an increasingly strange and dazzling pa

    72 rating2 lists14 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.18World.25Curated.57Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Revolution Software · Amiga, Amiga CD32, Linux +4

    AdventureIndiePuzzleSciencePost-apocalyptic

    Beneath a Steel Sky is a cyberpunk, point and click, adventure game. You assume the role of Robert Foster and embark on a quest to make the world a better place, along with your robot companion Joey.

    84 rating5 lists5.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.10World.25Curated.53Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Android, Windows

    AdventureHorrorIndiePuzzleAction

    "I need a heart in order to open it." Imscared is a metahorror game that protagonizes the player, putting him or her in a surreal first-person experience. Find keys, open doors and search for the exit to this nightmare. But I need to let y

    71 rating1 list1 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.05World.27Curated.60Lists.00Adventure · Indie · Often paired

    Radical Fish Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5

    AdventureIndiePuzzleShooterAction

    A retro-inspired 2D Action RPG set in the distant future. CrossCode combines 16-bit SNES-style graphics with butter-smooth physics, a fast-paced combat system, and engaging puzzle mechanics, served with a gripping sci-fi story.

    85 rating6 lists36 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 52Form.25World.20Curated.19Lists.86Adventure · First-person shooter · Also in Zombie games

    Monochrome, Inc · Windows

    AdventureFirst-person shooterIndieShooterZombie

    Contagion takes place in a fictional world where the original Roanoke Colony thrived up until now. A contagion of unknown origins has infected the locals turning them into a mindless horde of flesh eating zombies. It is up to the remaining

    58 rating2 lists22 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 49Form.06World.25Curated.30Lists.00First-person shooter · Indie

    Superhot Team · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5

    First-person shooterIndiePuzzleShooterAction

    Superhot is an independent first-person shooter built around a single core mechanic: time only moves when the player moves. Without health regeneration or ammo drops, players must navigate through enemies using improvised tactics, grabbing

    81 rating1 list2.5 h main story

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  • Why 45Form.25World.25Curated.05Lists.52Adventure · Shooter · Also in Zombie games

    Saber Interactive · Switch, PS4, PS5 +2

    ActionAdventureHorrorPost-apocalypticShooter

    Humanity is on the brink of extinction. From New York to Moscow and Jerusalem, the undead apocalypse continues to spread. As the end looms, a hardened few bands together to defeat the horde and outlive the dead. World War Z is a heart-poun

    73 rating10 lists10 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Xbox console exclusiveWhy 44Form.09World.63Curated.00Lists.24First-person shooter · Shooter

    Valve Corporation · Linux, Windows, Xbox 360 +1

    First-person shooterHorrorPost-apocalypticShooterZombies

    Left 4 Dead 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game, the sequel to Valve Corporation's Left 4 Dead. The Game builds upon cooperatively focused gameplay and Valve's proprietary Source engine, the same game engine used in the origi

    85 rating14 lists10 h main story

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 44Form.31World.25Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Linux, Switch, Windows +2

    AdventureIndiePost-apocalypticPuzzleRobots

    Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secret

    75 rating1 list6 h main story

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  • Why 43Form.25World.20Curated.00Lists.00First-person shooter · Indie

    No More Room in Hell Team · Linux, Windows, macOS

    First-person shooterIndieShooterZombiesPost-apocalyptic

    "When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth." A tribute to the highly acclaimed film series in which the above quote originated from, No More Room in Hell (PC Gamer's Mod of the Year 2011, ModDB's Editor Choice Multipl

    47 rating1 list20 h main story

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  • Why 42Form.17World.17Curated.00Lists.81First-person shooter · Shooter · Also in Zombie games

    PS4, PS5, Windows +2

    First-person shooterPost-apocalypticShooterZombieZombies

    Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. You are at the center of a war against the Ridden. These once-human hosts of a deadly parasite have turned int

    73 rating6 lists15 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 42Form.22World.13Curated.04Lists.53Adventure · Indie · Also in Zombie games

    Smartly Dressed Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    AdventureHorrorIndieShooterZombie

    You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

    67 rating6 lists22 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 41Form.20World.17Curated.00Lists.52First-person shooter · Shooter · Also in First-person shooters

    Tripwire Interactive · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    First-person shooterShooterZombiesActionHorror

    It's 2091. Megacorporation Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monstrosities called "Zeds." Now, only the rebel group Nightfall stands between these infernal creations and the future of humanity.

    67 rating4 lists9 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • Why 41Form.03World.13Curated.36Lists.00Indie

    Minor Key Games · Linux, Windows, macOS

    IndieActionFirst personCyberpunkStealth

    You are Jillian Cleary: an ex-spy on the run, framed for treason and hunted by your former agency. You must move in secret, survive off the grid, and find a way to clear your name. Old friends and new allies will lend their support; but wit

    76 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Why 41Form.18World.13Curated.09Lists.34First-person shooter · Science · Also in First-person shooters

    GSC Game World · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    First-person shooterHorrorPost-apocalypticScienceShooter

    Year 2011. Five years passed since the Second Disaster, which eclipsed the events of April 1986. The Zone is shaken by frequent and powerful blowouts, which move anomaly fields, opening new routes to previously inaccessible locations. Stalk

    77 rating3 lists13 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • Why 41Form.21World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Shooter

    Flux Games · Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    AdventureShooterZombiesActionAction-adventure

    Begin your journey as Rick Grimes, waking alone in a hospital surrounded by the dead. Assemble allies and fight your way through the walker apocalypse across iconic locations from The Walking Dead, including Atlanta, the Greene family farm,

    31 rating2 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 40Form.16World.55Curated.00Lists.34Adventure · First-person shooter · Also in First-person shooters

    Sumo Digital · PS4, PS5, Windows +3

    AdventureFirst-person shooterHorrorShooterZombies

    Dead Island 2 is a survival horror first-person shooter set in a zombie apocalypse in Los Angeles. Players explore an open world, gathering resources, interacting with survivors, and battling swarms of zombies in fast-paced combat. Set fift

    72 rating6 lists16 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 40Form.23World.17Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · First-person shooter

    Skydance Interactive · Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, SteamVR +1

    ActionAdventureFirst-person shooterZombiesPost-apocalyptic

    Your tour through undead New Orleans continues in this new chapter to the Tourist’s story in The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners. Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance,

    85 rating4 lists14 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.19World.47Curated.00Lists.71Indie · Zombie · Also in Zombie games

    DoubleBear Productions · Windows

    HorrorIndiePost-apocalypticZombieZombies

    Dead State is a compelling, high-tension survival RPG set in central Texas at the collapse of civilization and the dawn of the undead apocalypse. As society is beginning to fall apart, the player must organize a group of survivors together,

    74 rating3 lists42 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 39Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.52First-person shooter · Science · Also in First-person shooters

    Madia Entertainment · Windows

    First-person shooterScienceShooterActionScience fiction

    Operation: Matriarchy is a science fiction first-person shooter. In the 24th century mankind has formed itself into the Federation of Earth, and has colonized several other planets. However, around 2350 a mysterious virus ravages the colony

    54 rating1 list5.5 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • Why 39Form.18World.57Curated.09Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Stasis

    2015

    The Brotherhood · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    AdventureHorrorIndiePuzzleScience

    Stasis is a point-and-click, sci-fi, horror adventure game played from a unique isometric perspective. Stasis intertwines a gruesome narrative with retro adventure gameplay. Combine items, interact with computers and solve puzzles while exp

    67 rating6 lists7 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.25World.17Curated.00Lists.66Shooter · Zombie · Also in Zombie games

    Rebellion Developments · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    ShooterZombieZombiesActionHorror

    Hitler's hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940's Europe, as you fight to save humankind

    69 rating9 lists12 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 38Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.52First-person shooter · Science · Also in First-person shooters

    CI Games S.A. · PS3, Windows, Xbox 360

    First-person shooterScienceShooterActionScience fiction

    Unleash a fury of powerful weapons as you blast your way through armies of Alien forces hell-bent on taking you down! Battle through 14 intense levels and prepare to face a barrage of beastly-sized bosses that will test your every skill. Ea

    50 rating4 lists6.5 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 38Form.18World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Shooter

    Vertigo Games · Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, SteamVR +1

    AdventureShooterZombiesPost-apocalypticAction

    Dust off your shotgun and sharpen your machete. Accompanied by an all-new friend, Arizona Sunshine 2 takes you back to the limb-strewn deserts of post-apocalyptic Arizona in this gory, next-gen sequel to one of VR's most-played games.

    77 rating1 list7.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.27World.82Curated.00Lists.00First-person shooter · Shooter · Described alike

    Madfinger Games · Android, Ouya, Windows +1

    First-person shooterShooterPost-apocalypticActionHorror

    “The world has collapsed. In 2012 modern civilization is coming to an end. Global economics have been disrupted, money has lost its value. People have risen against the ignorant politicians who were just lining their pockets – and they did

    69 rating2 listsDescribed alike

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  • Why 38Form.27World.76Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · First-person shooter

    Madfinger Games · Android, iOS

    AdventureFirst-person shooterShooterPost-apocalypticAction

    Dead Trigger 2 is constantly evolving and expanding. Every update features new content intended to make your game even more enjoyable.

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  • Why 38Form.10World.53Curated.10Lists.00Adventure · First-person shooter

    Eidos Montreal · Android, Windows, iOS

    AdventureFirst-person shooterShooterGuitar playingRobots

    This is a port of the original DEUS EX: THE FALL experience, first released on iOS and Android in 2013 – action, stealth, hacking, and social gameplay. A prequel story to Deus Ex: Human Revolution that builds on the DEUS EX universe. Fight

    54 rating2 lists4 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.14World.13Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Dex

    2015

    Dreadlocks Ltd · Linux, Switch, Ouya +5

    AdventureIndieScienceDialogue treesFast traveling

    Discover the truth behind an enigmatic AI striving to reach the Singularity, a theoretical “event horizon” in which artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence and all bets about the future will be off. How will you play your pa

    74 rating5 lists8 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.25World.28Curated.00Lists.86Indie · Shooter · Also in Zombie games

    Kerberos Productions · Windows

    IndieShooterZombiePost-apocalypticAction

    Fort Zombie is a role-playing video game developed by Kerberos Productions.[1] It was released on October 30, 2009. The game takes place on a version of Earth that is being invaded by an evil force which warps reality and creates zombies. P

    1 list3 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 38Form.22World.34Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Zombies

    EKO Software · PS4, Windows, Xbox One

    AdventureZombiesPost-apocalypticActionHorror

    Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana… Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you

    67 rating2 lists27 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.11World.25Curated.21Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Frogwares · PS3, PlayStation Portable, Windows +1

    ActionAdventureIndiePuzzleShooter

    When technology meets Cthulhu! Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, as imagined by author, H. P. Lovecraft. You are Dax, one of seven Magrunners selected among the elite to parti

    58 rating3 lists8.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.20World.25Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Puzzle

    Gremlin Interactive · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    AdventurePuzzleGuitar playingRobotsDialogue trees

    A sinister force now controls the city of Neutropolis. A once-thriving city full of beauty and light, Neutropolis has been reduced to a a stagnant pit of apathy.

    70 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.20World.25Curated.04Lists.52Adventure · First-person shooter · Also in First-person shooters

    Croteam · Linux, PS4, PS5 +4

    AdventureFirst-person shooterIndieShooterAction

    Humanity is under siege as the full force of Mental’s hordes spread across the world, ravaging what remains of a broken and beaten civilization. The last remaining resistance to the invasion is the Earth Defense Force led by Sam “Serious” S

    69 rating7 lists9 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.24World.13Curated.00Lists.61Adventure · Shooter · Also in Zombie games

    Bend Studio · PS4, PS5, Windows

    AdventureHorrorPost-apocalypticShooterZombie

    Days Gone is an open-world action-adventure game developed by Bend Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Released in April 2019 for PlayStation 4 and later for PC in May 2021, the game is set in a post-apocalyptic world wh

    77 rating9 lists36 h main storyAlso in Zombie games

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  • Why 37Form.07World.43Curated.00Lists.00First-person shooter · Science

    DOOM 3

    2004

    Linux, PS3, PlayStation VR +3

    First-person shooterScienceShooterFlashbackFast traveling

    Doom 3 is a first-person shooter with survival horror elements. Played mostly from a first-person perspective, it sends the player through the corridors and facilities of a research base, fighting waves of enemies while managing limited res

    82 rating1 list24 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 37Form.24World.25Curated.00Lists.00First-person shooter · Science

    PS3, Windows

    First-person shooterScienceShooterActionScience fiction

    A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushed the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels.Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island. A week ag

    83 rating2 lists12 h main story

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  • Why 37Form.14World.06Curated.22Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Blendo Games · Windows

    AdventureIndieMovie referenceFlashbackComedy

    Gravity Bone is a freeware first-person adventure video game developed by Brendon Chung under his studio, Blendo Games, and released in August 2008. The game employs a modified version of id Software's id Tech 2 engine—originally used for Q

    79 rating2 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.10World.79Curated.10Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Over The Moon · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4

    ShooterPuzzleAdventureIndieRobots

    The Fall is a side-scrolling adventure game with platforming and combat elements. Your character is an AI controlling a combat suit whose occupant is unresponsive and presumably dead or seriously injured. You have crash landed on an unknown

    78 rating5 lists

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  • Why 36Form.10World.13Curated.09Lists.00Adventure · Indie

    Joey Drew Studios · Android, Switch, PS4 +5

    AdventureHorrorIndiePuzzleAction

    Bendy and the Dark Revival is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.

    77 rating5 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 36Form.19World.25Curated.00Lists.52First-person shooter · Science · Also in First-person shooters

    Chaser

    2003

    Cauldron · Linux, Windows

    First-person shooterScienceShooterAmnesiaFlashback

    Chaser is a first-person shooter action video game that takes place in the future, when humanity has inhabited Mars. The gameplay is fast pace, featuring 12 maps that make up the gameplay over four different game modes.

    67 rating2 lists14 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • Why 36Form.03World.27Curated.00Lists.34Adventure · First-person shooter · Also in First-person shooters

    The Farm 51 · Linux, PS3, Windows +2

    AdventureFirst-person shooterPuzzleShooterAction

    Deadfall Adventures is an action-driven first-person shooter, spiced up with elements from action-adventure games. Become an adventurer, hunt for treasures, explore unknown regions of the world and rescue the damsel in distress from the clu

    52 rating7 lists8 h main storyAlso in First-person shooters

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  • Why 36Form.15World.33Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Zombies

    Switch, PS4, PS5 +3

    AdventurePost-apocalypticZombiesActionHorror

    The last great human settlement exists within an unforgiving, infected world. Exceptional agility and combat skills make you a powerful ally and a valuable commodity. With your unique abilities you have the power to be an agent of change wi

    74 rating3 lists24 h main story

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