Games like Dying Hard on Hardlight Station
Looking for games like Dying Hard on Hardlight Station? Here are top role playing recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo, The Drain or Hecate Cassette Archive.
In The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo, PCs are nighttime janitorial staff brought in to clean a corporate-run, high-security prison. Their shift goes wrong when an accident in the hidden basement lab releases a rampaging horde of hallucinating test subjects from XeroCorp’s top-secret Super Soldier program. Trapped in lockdown, with all access to the outside world cut, PCs must navigate the chaos … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cleaning of Prison Station Echo.
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- 71%Game Brain Score71% User Score 22 reviews
Simple farmers of the rotating colony ship Within Wheels starve as bargain InstaCrops wither on the vine. They turn to faith and ritual, concocting visions of a hell on earth from half-remembered traditions and commercialized lore. Bunker doors seal as their beacon calls upon believers to consecrate synthetic soil with holy blood. The Drain is a tense level-0 funnel adventure for the Mothership… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Drain.
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- 54%Game Brain Score54% User Score 5 reviews
Deep within the Hekate Sector lies a planet racked by snow and ice storms: Benza-10. It's there that Pure Transmission Corporation, the gatekeepers of the interstellar airwaves, maintain a mysterious archive of captured voices that the Corpos don't want you to hear, and maybe, MAYBE some you ought not to. Does breaking in and liberating the voices of Hekate sound like music to your ears? Suit up, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hecate Cassette Archive.
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- 55%Game Brain Score55% User Score 6 reviews
NAKATOMI SOLUTIONS – Public missive – tag 000213 Rare metal deposit [key type NM-109] detected on Tau Sigma 7. Request ground team for site access and sample retrieval. Hazard level 2. Geology unstable. Biology unconfirmed. For enquiries regarding on-site injury or harmful exposure, consult Nakatomi Solutions’ Contractor Handbook, article 7F: Corporate Accountability Waiver. Before Dying Hard o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Horror on Tau Sigma 7.
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- 58%Game Brain Score58% User Score 9 reviews
Knights of Lazarus presents a puzzle, unsolvable the first time through. The crew must discover the best tactics to combat specialized enemies, roleplay through encounters, and choose whether to retreat or push their luck through the dungeon, The Ship Canterbury. Will your crew plan a heist? Or take the oath to join the Knights themselves? Whatever the choice the crew will discover the secrets of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Lazarus.
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SHIVER Double Feature LIVE NOW on GamefoundA collection of terrifying tales for the award winning SHIVER RPG that really show the game's ability to portray any setting and sub-genre you love. From Weird Wild West, to Arctic Special Ops Teams, to outer-space explorers, as long as something strange is going on SHIVER has you covered. A Military operation discovers horrors aboard a lost ship in the A… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SHIVER RPG - The Cursed Library.
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- 66%Game Brain Score66% User Score 17 reviews
The people of mining colony Norton Outpost are addicted to murder. Kith slaughter kin over petty conflicts and bad habits. A union strike raises tensions to a boiling point. The true killer stalks unseen among protest signs and workers on the edge of chaos in… Picket Line Tango is a noir-inspired murder mystery adventure in space for the Mothership sci-fi horror RPG. It has everything you need … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Picket Line Tango.
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- 51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviews
A deep space research station. An experiment gone wrong. The crew is dead and something has taken their place. Stranded in the depths of nowhere, and desperate for a place to land, the crew of a hapless ship have only one choice of shelter... Nightmare on Cerberus Station is a 2 page, one-shot adventure for Mothership RPG. Explore a derilect space station and find a way to escape, before whatev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare on Cerberus Station.
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- 71%Game Brain Score71% User Score 22 reviews
NOW UPDATED FOR MOTHERSHIP 1e! During a repair job to the remote freespace station PIRAD ONE, you meet a unique group of social and political outcasts and quickly learn that some have more powerful secrets than others. There is a force working from the shadows - one commune member is here on behalf of DEXTRO-SINGLETON, a powerful corp willing to do whatever it takes to secure the station and a v… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mole on PIRAD ONE - a corporate horror adventure for Mothership 1e.
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- 93%Game Brain Score93% User Score 44 reviews
CW: darkness, tight spaces, marine wildlife, peril, bodily harm, extreme solitude Thought space was full of horror? Try being trapped 70 metres underwater. On your own. In the dark. THOUSAND EMPTY LIGHT is a psychedelic-xerox adventure zine that brings solo play to Mothership RPG (1E). Written throughout as an in-game corporate document, the zine takes the core game’s rules and builds a procedure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Thousand Empty Light.
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- 53%Game Brain Score53% User Score 4 reviews
A Storytelling Card Game About Beautiful Heroes with Tragic Backstories You are an adventurer. You journey through dangerous lands in search of… well, that’s up to you. It’s a hard and dangerous life, and everyone has a different reason for taking it up. But you are also royalty. From a distant land, or a nearby kingdom, you were born into wealth, power, and prestige. But you left it all behind. W… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Secret Prince (Beta).
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Adventure. Investigation. Science! Your crew hustles to complete jobs in a sector-wide cold war. Free Spacer is a sandbox science fiction game about a crew of a commissioned starship in a quadrant wide cold war. There is exploration, trade, investigation, space combat, science projects, infiltration, and troubleshooting. We play to find out how the crew gets the job done, the choices they make, th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Free Spacer.
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HEADBONK HALLOWEEN: A Month of Horrors Zine This special edition zine compiles an entire month’s worth of haunting RPG content, crafted to bring spine-tingling chills and thrills to your table. Across five unique themes—Cursed Kingdoms, Spectres in Space, Eldritch Terrors, Retro Nightmares, and Spooky Stuff—you’ll find everything you need to create memorable, eerie experiences. Inside, you’ll … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Headbonk Halloween Zine '24.
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- 57%Game Brain Score57% User Score 8 reviews
Deep in the Hekate sector, a Pure Transmission orbital broadcast facility orbits an ice moon. The Crew has been hired by the radical anarchist group Analog Survey to infiltrate the station with a stolen company shuttle. They are to broadcast a coded message via cassette tape to other guerilla operatives. With permission to use any means necessary, it should be a simple job, but that's rarely true … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Radio Free Hekate.
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- 52%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization85% User Score 13 reviews
Jack Walker: Ethereal is a Sci-Fi/Action/RPG game for advanced VR players, with unique movement and combat mechanics. You play as an intergalactic bounty hunter who can fly and shoot laser beams out of his wrist as well as slow down the time. The fate of the universe is in your hands... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jack Walker: Ethereal.
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Hello everyone, Castle Oldskull is a well-regarded RPG supplement series, designed to sync with Gygaxian, old school, and Wizardly tabletop role-playing games. If you play tabletop, you’ll sync in quickly. If you’re a retro videogamer, you might see influences from Archon, The Bard’s Tale, Dragon’s Lair, Gauntlet, Mail Order Monsters, Phantasie, Telengard, Temple of Apshai, Tunnels of Doom, Ultima… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Castle Oldskull Module 9: Dungeon Delver Enhancer.
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- 75%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability75% User Score 1,717 reviews
The terror of Alien is brought to life on your mobile device in Alien: Blackout If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien: Blackout.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding90% User Score 1,004 reviews
This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization79% User Score 2,302 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviews
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG, inspired by the great titles of the 90's. Take on the roles of in-game players taking on the roles of their characters in a traditional pen and paper RPG session in the ultimate meta roleplaying experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Pen and Paper + 1.
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Everyone knows you can't trust The Company.But when the whole crew is working for Company pay, who can you trust? A Nuclear Reactor is in meltdown, and you're the only ship in the sector with clearance to fix it.But something isn't right down there... The Company workers aren't in the facility, but something else is. Critical Mass is a 2 page, one-shot adventure for Mothership RPG.This adventure … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Critical Mass.
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- 57%Game Brain Score57% User Score 8 reviews
On February 14, 2021, Transfiguration Sunday, The Gate was activated, and Project Terminus changed the world. The horrors that unfolded in the wake of Project Terminus could have never been anticipated, and by the time we realized the damage it was far too late. Once The Gate was opened there was no closing it. In an instant you were pulled through The Gate only to find yourself flung, not on a ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Terminus.
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22 View Game61%Game Brain Score61% User Score 12 reviewsDarkspace pirates, THE SWORDS OF SINCLAIR, troll the vast megavoids in the tracts between systems - scanning for hyperdrives with crew in cryo, using MILITARY-GRADE INTERDICTORS to pull ships from hyperspace and shutter their drives. Crews are stolen away, still in the cold dark of cryosleep or gassed into submission during boarding, and taken to BLACKSTAR STATION. Crews awaken as contestants in T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to THE BLOODFIELDS AT BLACKSTAR STATION - a battle royale hexcrawl for Mothership 1e.
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- View Game51%Game Brain Score51% User Score 2 reviews
! FOLLOW THIS CAMPAIGN AND PLEDGE TO FUND IT ON KICKSTARTER! Echoes of the Veil (EoTV) is a fast, cinematic tabletop RPG based on Forged in the Dark and hack of CBR+PNK, set in a world where Weird Magik never left—just got buried.Players take on the roles of cyberpunk rebels, mystics, and glitch-born outcasts trying to survive (and rewire) a world ruled by corporate greed. Echoes of the Veil is i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echoes of the Veil a Forged in the Dark Cyberpunk Game Hack of CBR+PNK.
- 53%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability74% User Score 23 reviews
☵ HIRAETH: A gripping hard sci-fi survival experience about isolation, resilience, and the quiet search for belonging in an alien wilderness. Hiraeth – a word for the ache of longing for a home you’ve never seen — and for those stranded on Ahra Prime, it becomes something more. Is home a place you return to… or one you forge in the void? You awaken alone on Ahra Prime—a vast, unforgiving pl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hiraeth.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphereMost mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics77% User Score 43 reviews
USC is a turn-based, top-down view tactics game in which you control the crew of a stranded recon vessel in a "first contact war" for survival, featuring a detailed combat system with RPG elements, fully interactive randomized maps, unique weapons and gadgets, crafting, and custom multiplayer modes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ultimate Space Commando.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, storyMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding70% User Score 452 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviews
Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space exploration, adventure and starship combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space.
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- 57%Game Brain Score57% User Score 8 reviews
Physical edition available from Exalted Funeral!Desiccated Temple of Locha In the parched desert sands, a mirage glistens invitingly on the horizon, but the nearest water is a hard day’s march in the opposite direction. You swear you smell the faint wet smell like coming rain when the wind shifts just right and see the stars reflected off some far lake at night. There’s no water here, just a lone… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Desiccated Temple of Locha.
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The Colonel waits in the wings, unaware that the creature he brought The Company is at this moment preparing to tear out... Colonel Tasker’s Brain! Colonel Tasker's Brain! is a 14-page sci-fi horror scenario compatible with the Mothership RPG 1e (Tuesday Knight Games) created for Mothership Month 2024. Perfect for one-shot play, the crew find themselves in attendance at a corporate press conferen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Colonel Tasker's Brain! | Mothership 1E Scenario.
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- 70%Game Brain Score70% User Score 21 reviews
The year is 3032. You are part of a special task force gathered by the megacorp Takahashi Advanced Genetics, often referred to as 'The Company’. One of their chief researchers has failed to respond to her last two check-ins. Since then, no one at the company has been able to raise her nor any of the personnel housed at the research facility. PRIMEVAL is an adventure module for the Mothership sci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Primeval.
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Parkan: Iron Strategy is a FPS-RTS spin-off to the Russian space sim series Parkan by Nikita. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Parkan: Iron Strategy.
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- 59%Game Brain Score59% User Score 10 reviews
A weird western TTRPG about cowboy monster hunters What is Weird Weird West? It's a Powered by the Apocalypse (PbtA) hack with bits of Forged in the Dark (FitD) thrown in for good measure. For fans of cinematic RPGs and narrative-focused story telling.Very little focus on numbers or stats going up and down.Heavy focus on characters making interesting decisions.Just about everything the characters… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Weird Weird West.
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HONG KONG. A stable and prosperous port of call in a sea of chaos, warfare, and political turmoil. The Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone is a land of contradictions - it is one of the most successful centers of business in the Sixth World, and home to one of the world’s most dangerous sprawl sites. A land of bright lights, gleaming towers, and restless spirits where life is cheap and everything is fo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition.
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IT'S ON LIKE TRUXTON! Truxton Extreme delivers white-hot shooter thrills for masters and novices alike. Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ultimate battle for humanity’s survival! RETRO FURY, MODERN FIREPOWER The game’s content, sound, an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Truxton Extreme Digital Delux Edition.
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- 54%Game Brain Score54% User Score 5 reviews
Longwinter: Referee's Book The snows are alive. A soft, cold spirit courses through them. Her lace threads the world; watching, drinking, listening, stroking, soothing, killing. Her touch is soft and icy. She is Winterwhite, the daughter of the Waterdrinker and the Northwind, and she is a terrible god. An avatar of ice and hunger, of visions and death. Longwinter is the RPG sandbox of a realm that… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Longwinter: Referee's Book.
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- 88%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding88% User Score 1,140 reviews
Epic adventures in this classic tabletop RPG based on the original board games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Quest 3.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere96% User Score 25 reviews
Explore and investigate the dimly lit halls of a nearly abandoned shopping mall in cyberpunk Hong Kong all while being stalked by a mysterious Yuan Gui, a malevolent spirit hell-bent on taking your soul. Good Night Pan Pan is a short 3rd person survival horror homage to Cantonese horror and culture! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Night Pan Pan.
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- 91%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding91% User Score 7,098 reviews
Command any of the six unique factions in the next standalone expansion of the critically acclaimed Dawn of War real-time strategy franchise. Choose to build a massive army or lead a small squad of elite heroes into battle and experience a single player campaign customized to your favorite race. Go online and face off against your enemies and experience the fast brutal combat of the 41st millenniu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution.
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- 76%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, graphicsMost mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding76% User Score 474 reviews
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical game, inspired by FTL and XCOM. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Galaxy Squad.
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- 90%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability90% User Score 2,148 reviews
Evil stirs beneath the Spine of the World. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Icewind Dale.
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- 82%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay93% User Score 40 reviews
YOU are the hero in House of Hell! Can you escape from the Earl of Drumer's malevolent mansion in Steve Jackson's Fighting Fantasy classic RPG gamebook? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to House of Hell.
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- 87%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability87% User Score 7,626 reviewsCritic Score 86%4 reviews
With a focus on fast-action RTS gameplay, Dawn of War II brings to life the science fiction universe of Warhammer 40,000 like never before. Experience the intimate brutality of battle as you play through your chosen race’s epic campaign. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II.
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- 71%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability71% User Score 2,352 reviews
Mass Effect 3 plunges you into an all-out galactic war to take Earth back from a nearly unstoppable foe – and how you fight that war is entirely up to you. With over 40+ perfect review scores, USA Today heralds Mass Effect 3 as "the first true blockbuster of the year. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mass Effect 3.
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- 81%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, humorMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability81% User Score 4,066 reviews
Set out on a grand adventure in this turn-based, retro style, pixel-art RPG! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Knights of Pen & Paper +1.
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- 67%Game Brain Score67% User Score 19 reviews
Original ruleset, written + designed by Colin CummingsFROM THE CREATOR OF BOY PROBLEMS & BLACK HEART... Inspired by Remedy's Control, and the internet's collaborative fiction project SCP, discover a new game that challenges you and your friends with the task of taking back or taking down your own place of employment.You work at foundation., a global corporation known for its cutting edge inventio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to In Case of an Emergency.
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- 54%Game Brain Score54% User Score 5 reviews
UPDATE FEB23: 2 New Origins (Corporate & Maverick), New Backgrounds for each origin, new Antagonists and Monsters. Rules update. NEXT: Lovecraft inspired Creature Compendium. Adventure Builder, 6 Quickstart Adventures. __________________________________________________________ As you venture into the blackness of space, you're met with a sense of unease. The universe is collapsing, moving towards … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Into the Void - A Death in Space Supplement Collection.
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N.I.V.O is a cooperative horror-thriller game where four conscious robots struggle to survive inside an abandoned factory filled with anomalies and hostile machines. Long ago, this factory was a fully operational production facility. Over time, mysterious malfunctions and anomalies caused most robots to lose control — turning them into aggressive creatures. Only four robots gained true consciousn… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to N.I.V.O.
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- 100%Game Brain Score100% User Score 83 reviews
“On Orn the pauper dreams of a liquid, black as starless night. The power of gods, distilled into midnight ink.” The Electrum Archive is a science-fantasy TTRPG zine series inspired by the worlds of The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Dark Sun and Ultraviolet Grasslands. It uses simple core rules inspired by other OSR games like Cairn, Mausritter and Whitehack to quickly get you started playing. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Electrum Archive - Issue 01.
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- 62%Game Brain Score62% User Score 13 reviews
In the center of a peaceful grove of the forest lies a large, perennially red-leafed maple: The Vitacernis. A mouse community thrives in the treetops of the surrounding grove, its citizens friendly if a little eccentric. They revere the grand tree and believe that the sacred red sap it produces has divine curative powers.When the red sap stops flowing and the Viscount's son falls ill, brave mice … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Vitacernis.
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- 53%Game Brain Score53% User Score 4 reviews
The whining creek and crack of wood and gear as the wind softly blows across the landscape, a massive windmill dominates the horizon. The sound of rushing waters, crashing in on themselves; an unnatural waterfall billowing into a fabricated canal. The faintest noise of earth being excavated heard through the ground, gophers hard at work. Near the Cobblefence State Park host’s RV is the community m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Its Rough In The Rough.
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- 89%Game Brain ScoreMost mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplayMost mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability89% User Score 1,004 reviews
Explore the dungeons with this board game rpg, in classic tabletop style! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcane Quest 2 RPG.
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