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308 games like Mercenary · 1982 – 2025

  • Why 90Form.56World1.00Curated.79Lists.00Puzzle · Simulation · Often paired · Described alike

    Novagen · Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST/STE +4

    PuzzleSimulationAction-adventureActionScience fiction

    Due to an engine malfunction, your spaceship crashes on the planet Targ. Unlike your trusty vessel, you survive the crash and now have to find a way to get away from this planet. But hey, while you're at it, you might as well try to get som

    90 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 75Form.26World.28Curated.77Lists.00Science · Simulation · Often paired

    Lucasfilm Games · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit +6

    ScienceSimulationActionScience fictionFirst person

    You play as a techno scavenger in the year 2049, exploring the Koronis Rift, in one of Lucasfilms earliest games. The Ancients abandoned the planet, leaving behind many different artifacts and ships, which you can loot. Send your droid to

    5 listsOften paired

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  • Why 74Form.57World.25Curated.55Lists.00Action-adventure · Simulation · Often paired

    Blackbird Interactive · PS5, Windows, Xbox Series

    Action-adventureSimulationScience fictionFirst personStrategy

    Welcome to LYNX, the galaxy’s leading ship-salvaging corporation! Across your career, you’ll have the privilege of paying your debt to us by purchasing salvaging rights to increasingly large and valuable ships. Cut them open and extract as

    79 rating1 list24 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 71Form.42World.25Curated.59Lists.00Science · Often paired

    PS3, Windows

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.46World.13Curated.50Lists.00Puzzle · Action-adventure · Often paired

    PuzzleAction-adventureActionFirst personAdventure

    Lethe is a first person adventure with survival horror elements. Explore an atmospheric and frightening world and uncover the dark secrets of your origins.

    80 rating1 list4.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.34World.25Curated.50Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle · Often paired

    Mobius Digital · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4

    Action-adventurePuzzleScienceSimulationAction

    Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop. The newest member of the space program in a small village on the planet Timber Hearth, the player navigates a s

    87 rating8 lists12 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.06World.25Curated.69Lists.00Often paired

    Ritual Entertainment · Windows

    ActionScience fictionFirst personBiopunkCyberpunk

    You are John Blade, commander of HardCorps, an elite security force dedicated to protecting the people of Freeport City. Four years have passed since your first battle with Elexis Sinclaire, a beautiful, brilliant, and ruthless scientist wh

    74 rating2 lists3 h main storyOften paired

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 59Form.24World.25Curated.50Lists.00Puzzle · Often paired

    Starpath · Atari 2600, Atari 7800, ColecoVision

    PuzzleActionScience fictionFirst personAdventure

    Are you smart (and fast) enough to escape from the maze of the MindMaster? Featuring realistic first-person graphics, four separate Multi Load segments, maze maps, real-time clock, Alien stalker, direction indicator, sliding force field obs

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.43World.25Curated.32Lists.00Science

    Madia Entertainment · Windows

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    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 story

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  • Why 51Form.72World.39Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    PuzzleScienceSimulationActionScience fiction

    Eris is the fifth planet in the Gamma solar system of nine planets and their nineteen moons around the star Dialis. The comet, Damocles, in its present trajectory will collide with Eris in just a few hours. Damocles is author Paul Woakes f

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.24World.25Curated.34Lists.00

    Kuju Ltd. · PS3

    Science fictionFirst personShooter

    Kuju's cellular shooter offers something a little different than the typical dual-joystick shooter.

    60 rating2 lists

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 47Form.28World.25Curated.29Lists.00Science

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ScienceScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooterPost-apocalyptic

    The sequel to Kileak: The DNA Imperative, Epidemic drops players into a world plagued by a deadly disease: The Gigari virus. Having spread across the globe, it has forced the remnants of human civilization into hiding underground. Home to h

    40 rating4 lists

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  • Why 47Form.34World.25Curated.25Lists.00Science

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    Terrawars: NY Invasion is a budget-priced first-person shooter that takes place in an alien-infested New York City. You play as John Armstrong, a medical student that's been drafted into the Army National Guard to fight the aliens. The game

    1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 45Form.13World.29Curated.35Lists.00Simulation

    Dreamcast, Windows

    SimulationActionScience fictionFirst personFlight simulation

    A local multiplayer game for 2-4 players. Only the fastest guns and the fastest on their feet can win!

    2 lists

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  • Why 45Form.33World.25Curated.24Lists.00Science · Simulation

    Argonaut Games · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +3

    ScienceSimulationActionScience fictionFirst person

    Starglider II is a sci-fi flight simulator and space combat game.

    3 lists

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  • Why 44Form.53World.13Curated.11Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Linux, Switch, PS4 +3

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureIndie

    Knights and Bikes is a co-op action adventure game set in a beautifully hand drawn 3D world. You play as our two heroines, Nessa and Demelza. Nessa is an orphan from the mainland, who has run away to the island searching for her past and he

    74 rating4 lists8 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 44Form.64World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Game Boy

    Action-adventureActionAdventure

    King Barius is back for revenge! From the flaming depths of evil, he returns, bringing forth legions of monsters more vicious than anything the world has ever known! Gather your wits and grab your sword! Team up with a band of worthy compa

    73 rating1 list

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  • Why 44Form.66World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC

    Action-adventurePuzzleScience fictionAdventureThird person

    The Self-Willed Extreme Environment Volitional Organism, or Sweevo for short, is a goofy-looking and generally incompetent robot. His world is Knutz' Folly, and it comprises almost 200 isometric-viewed screens of danger and challenge, makin

    2 lists

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  • Why 43Form.19World.25Curated.29Lists.00Science

    MSX

    ScienceActionScience fictionShoot 'em upShooter

    The game takes place in the year 2039, two decades after the super computer DIA51 attacked and decimated the Earth. After the long restoration period, Earth is invaded by a race of alien plant-like humanoids called the Vagand, intent on fin

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  • Why 43Form.25World.32Curated.24Lists.00Science

    Breed

    2004

    Windows

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    In Breed, you must take control of a squad of soldiers and win 18 different missions. They take place on tropical islands, Antarctica and even outer space. There is a variety of vehicles including tanks, buggies and fighter jets, ensuring t

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.62World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Surreal Software · PS2

    Action-adventureActionRole-playing

    After the dragon rider Rynn returns to her home village, she finds it destroyed, and all its inhabitants massacred. Her dragon, Arokh, tells her that he hears a voice that calls them to the city of Surdana. There, they find out that race of

    61 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.24World.25Curated.25Lists.00Action-adventure

    Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 6 · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

    Action-adventureActionScience fictionFirst personAdventure

    Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran! After an unexpected accident in the wake of their clash, Samus finds herself transported to Viewros— a mysterious planet once inhabited by an ancient ra

    80 rating6 lists

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  • Why 42Form.21World.25Curated.26Lists.00Science

    Capstone Software · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    The year is 2012. A team of U.S. scientists returns from Mars with a small, metallic object - the first hard proof that life exist beyond our planet. Rushed to a top secret underground facility, through a maze-like series of hallways and te

    2 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 42Form.59World.25Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Action-adventure

    Thorn EMI Plc · Apple II, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    PuzzleAction-adventureScience fiction

    Countdown to Shutdown, originally known as Countdown to Meltdown in Europe, is a video game released in 1984 by Creative Sparks. In 1985 Activision published it in the US as Countdown to Shutdown.

    2 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.60World.25Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    Krome Studios Melbourne · NES

    PuzzleScienceActionScience fiction

    Dash Galaxy in the Alien Asylum was an action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in 1990 exclusively in North America. Players take the role of Dash Galaxy, a space scout who has been captured by a hostile civilization. Gam

    52 rating2 lists

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Xbox

    Action-adventureActionScience fictionAdventureThird person

    New Legends is a third-person action game setting man against militia, in a world of tomorrow where both technology and tradition blend to create a rich, and threatening world. It's a thrilling combination of mysticism and machines, of reli

    70 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.57World.26Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    Software Creations · Game Boy

    PuzzleScienceScience fictionAdventure

    The player is an astronaut trapped on an alien spaceship who has to try to find his way out while avoiding aliens and continually replenishing his oxygen supply. This was the first isometric view game on the Game Boy

    47 rating1 list

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  • Why 41Form.57World.25Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn

    PuzzleScienceAction

    Welcome to The Blast Chamber. Your challenge is simple: survive the game! Before entering the chamber you should familiarize yourself with the competition and the chamber itself. Your efforts will determine whether you succeed and are rewar

    3 lists

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  • Why 41Form.61World.13Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    Don’t Nod · PS4, Windows, Xbox One +1

    Action-adventureScienceActionAdventureThriller

    Twin Mirror is a psychological thriller wrapped around an investigation where your memories, choices, and relationships will determine Sam's complicated fate. In Twin Mirror, every decision you make alters the course of your investigation,

    64 rating3 lists6 h main story

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  • Why 40Form.42World.27Curated.09Lists.00Science

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

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    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 story

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  • Why 40Form.60World.13Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Denton Designs · Windows, ZX Spectrum

    Action-adventureActionAdventureFantasySide view

    In this challenging maze-like platformer from 1985, become the mythical Orestes, brother to Electra, as he searches labyrinthine catacombs for the fabled Euclidean Shapes and avenge the murder of his father, Agamemnon, by his mother, Clytae

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 40Form.23World.25Curated.21Lists.00Science

    Genki · PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    ScienceActionScience fictionFirst personFirst-person shooter

    Deep beneath the South Pole permafrost, a crazed scientist has unearthed an ancient DNA code, dormant for over 2,000,000,000 years. Is this the discovery of the "ultimate evolution"? Or does he now hold the damnation of mankind in his grasp

    30 rating4 lists

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  • Why 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Outrage Games · PS2, Xbox

    Action-adventurePuzzleScienceActionScience fiction

    In Alter Echo, interstellar corporations mine a new organic skin called Plast and use it to make biomachines. Nevin, who can physically alter Plast and time itself, discovers that illegal experiments have infected Plast with human conscious

    61 rating3 lists

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  • Why 39Form.56World.13Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Double Fine · Linux, Windows, macOS

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionAdventureBeat 'em up

    Hack ‘n’ Slash is a puzzle action game about hacking — reprogram object properties, hijack global variables, hack creature behavior, and even rewrite the game’s code. The only way to win is not to play... by the rules!

    57 rating1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.61World.00Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Orbital Media · Game Boy Advance

    Action-adventureAdventureThird person

    Taking place in the world of Obla, Juka and the Monophonic Menace follows the journey of young alchemist Juka as he sets out to save his village from the evil Monophonic Menace. Gamers will help guide Juka and his assistant Bufo through six

    77 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Razorback Developments · Game Boy Advance

    Action-adventureActionAdventureLicensed gameThird person

    Knights' Kingdom is a top-down perspective action-adventure game. The player controls one of four characters, with only one character being controlled at a time. The character run through a series of nine levels, attacking Shadow Knights an

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.33World.25Curated.13Lists.00Action-adventure · Action-adventure

    Retro Studios · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2

    Action-adventureActionScience fictionFirst personAdventure

    Deadly sharpshooter Sylux has finally caught up with renowned bounty hunter Samus Aran! After an unexpected accident in the wake of their clash, Samus finds herself transported to Viewros— a mysterious planet once inhabited by an ancient ra

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Why 39Form.06World.25Curated.32Lists.00

    Neuro

    2006

    Windows

    ActionScience fictionFirst personCyberpunkFirst-person shooter

    Neuro is a cyberpunk first-person shooter video game developed by Revolt Games and published by Russobit-M. The game's plot and world is tech-noir and cyberpunk-themed, as well as dystopian, with inspiration drawn from Blade Runner and Aki

    1 list4.5 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    PS4, PS5, Windows +2

    Action-adventureScienceActionScience fictionAdventure

    Embark on an epic sci-fi, free-to-play adventure. Spacelords is a brand-new take on the shooter genre. Through its 4 vs 1 campaign, you experience both sides of the story: Join the Raiders in their fight to free the legendary Broken Planet,

    3 lists8 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Science · Action-adventure

    Europress · PS2

    ScienceAction-adventureActionScience fictionAdventure

    Smarties: Meltdown is a 3D action platformer game. The game lets the player control one of the sweet Nestlé snacks and has to save the Smarties factory spaceship from an invasion by the evil dr. Soursweet and his underlings. The player tak

    1 list3 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.54World.26Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    Action-adventureScienceSimulationActionScience fiction

    Star Control: Origins is a science fiction action-adventure game that combines planetary exploration, diplomacy with alien races, and one-on-one ship-to-ship space battles. Players captain a starship, sending a lander to survey planets, gat

    69 rating1 list14 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.60World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    Namco · Arcade, Windows, iOS

    PuzzleScience

    Star Trigon is a 2002 puzzle arcade game published in Japan by Namco. Ports for iPod, iOS devices and Windows were also released. In the game, the player controls one of three characters - Wataru Hoshi, Chuta Bigbang and Susumu Hori - the

    1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.53World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    Palace Cinema · PlayStation

    Action-adventureScienceActionScience fictionAdventure

    THE EVIL TERRACON is mercilessly wiping out the Galaxy, planet by planet. As Xed, the toughest little alien ever hatched, you have to face the Terracon Terror in the greatest adventure in the galaxy.

    2 lists

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 39Form.60World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Science

    Alfa System · TurboGrafx-16

    PuzzleScience

    Flex your thumbs and tease your brain! TRICKY KICK takes brain teasing puzzle gaming into the next dimension. Six different Heroes, trapped in a mixed-up, matched-up world of obstacles, baffle their way through hostile hazards. Weave your w

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  • Why 38Form.59World.00Curated.00Lists.00Puzzle · Action-adventure

    Ambrosia Software · macOS

    PuzzleAction-adventureComedy

    Harry the Handsome Executive is a shareware action game published by Ambrosia Software. Players must slip into the modestly priced loafers of Harry (the handsome executive) as he pilots his state-of-the-art swivel chair into battle against

    1 list

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  • Why 38Form.46World.37Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    Tony Warriner · Amstrad CPC

    Action-adventureScienceScience fictionArcadeExploration

    Arcade exploration game released on the Amstrad CPC computer family.

    1 list

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  • Why 38Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Puzzle

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Action-adventurePuzzleActionPlatformerMoving platforms

    Pyjamarama is an arcade adventure set across several interconnecting rooms. The player takes the role of Wally, who has gone to bed for the night and has to wake up early in the morning for work. Unfortunately, his alarm clock has not been

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Why 37Form.47World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action-adventure · Science

    PS4, Windows, Xbox One

    Action-adventureScienceActionScience fictionAdventure

    Agents of Mayhem is the new open world game from Volition, the studio that brought you the Saints Row franchise. Play as a cast of unique and diverse Super Agents from all over the world, and lead them in MAYHEM’s epic fight to save the cit

    69 rating5 lists16 h main story

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