Games like The Persistence
Looking for games like The Persistence? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror and science fiction focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with RIPOUT, P.A.M.E.L.A or EVERSPACE.
1 View Game73%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, grinding72% User Score 913 reviewsCritic Score 60%6 reviews"Ripout is a Co-Op horror shooter with excellent graphics and mechanics, allowing 2 players to fight through mutant-infested spaceships, collect loot, and customize characters in search of humanity's last bastion. Engage in high variety of reconfigurable monster battles, with a derelict ship exploration in single-player or small teams. The game's phenomenal atmosphere and grinding opportunities ensure hours of entertainment."
View Game2 View Game58%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability58% User Score 716 reviews"P.A.M.E.L.A. is a single-player, open-world horror game set in the decaying utopian city of Eden. As a Sleeper, scavenge for resources, build and upgrade equipment, and navigate relationships with various factions to survive. Experience a dense atmosphere, stunning graphics, and a good plot, but be prepared for numerous bugs, grinding, and subpar optimization."
View Game3 View Game78%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, stability78% User Score 9,546 reviewsCritic Score 83%1 reviews"EVERSPACE is a single-player Sci-Fi shooter with roguelike elements, a captivating plot, and stunning graphics. Engage in intense space combat, collect and mine resources, and encounter unique characters in a procedurally generated universe. Despite being grindy, its unique atmosphere and replayability make for a wholesome story and countless hours of hilarious fun."
View Game4 View Game84%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplayoptimization, stability82% User Score 6,648 reviewsCritic Score 86%71 reviews"Returnal" is a single-player or 2-player co-op Action game, exclusively on Steam, with a great story and stunning gameplay. It features amazing graphics, a masterful soundtrack, and is highly replayable due to its roguelike elements and the Tower of Sisyphus mode. Link your Steam and PlayStation™Network accounts to unlock bonus outfits.
View Game5 View Game83%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsstability, grinding83% User Score 693 reviews"In Death" is a challenging roguelike VR game set in a gothic medieval universe. You'll face an onslaught of enemies while exploring procedurally generated levels, and your only tools are a variety of ranged weapons and your agility. As you progress, you'll gain new abilities and weapons, but death is permanent and sets you back to the start. The game emphasizes strategy, as conserving your arrows and using your movement to dodge attacks is crucial to your survival.
View Game6 View Game83%Game Brain Scoregameplay, musicgrinding, optimization89% User Score 709 reviewsCritic Score 62%2 reviews"A Robot Named Fight" is a procedurally-generated metroidvania roguelike where you explore a different labyrinth each playthrough, acquiring randomized power-ups to traverse obstacles and delve deeper into a meat-infested robot city. The game features permanent death and a rich narrative conveyed through gameplay and environmental hints, as you fight your way through hordes of meat beasts and ascendancient mechanical gods. This solo-developed game is a tribute to retro classics like Super Metroid and Contra, with modern indie influences like The Binding of Isaac.
View Game7 View Game87%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaystability, grinding87% User Score 3,464 reviews"Delver" is a single-player, fantasy hack and slash roguelike game with 90s FPS combat and classic RPG mechanics. The procedurally generated dungeons and permadeath system make for tough, yet engaging gameplay, with no grinding to save you. Despite some bugs, the exceptional visuals and music create a dense and immersive atmosphere, offering lots of replayability. Your mission: delve into the shifting dungeons, find the Yithidian orb, and survive.
View Game8 View Game79%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplaygrinding, stability86% User Score 748 reviewsCritic Score 55%15 reviews"Sublevel Zero Redux" is a roguelite 6-degrees-of-freedom shooter set in a procedurally generated underground facility. The Redux expansion introduces a restructured campaign, new enemies, difficulty modes, starting classes, and VR support for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. It is recommended to use a traditional game controller for the VR mode, as VR controllers are not compatible.
View Game9 View Game56%Game Brain Scoregraphics, gameplayoptimization, stability56% User Score 306 reviewsHYPERVIOLENT is a horror shooter game that offers a chilling single-player experience. The game features a haunting soundtrack that adds to the overall atmosphere of fear and suspense. To start playing, download the folder and run the setup.exe file. Get ready for a thrilling and intense ride in this game of survival against the unknown.
View Game10 View Game75%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, optimization79% User Score 10,076 reviewsCritic Score 66%3 reviews"Arizona Sunshine" is a VR-exclusive first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic southwestern America overrun by zombies. You can survive solo or in co-op multiplayer, navigating through hordes of zombies and searching for other survivors. The game features real-life movements for handling weapons and exploring the environment, providing an immersive and thrilling experience in the zombie apocalypse.
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