25 Games with a sci-fi setting like Brotato that you should try

Shelved next to Brotato for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: online features and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Brotato is punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to co-op play and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Brotato for good reason: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

The genre is the same as Brotato’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a top-down view and co-op play. They part company on combat and tone: this one brings a space setting and online features.

The genre is the same as Brotato’s, and with it punishing difficulty, procedural generation and ranged combat. Both also lean on single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and online features.

If Brotato worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on offline play. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Brotato does: punishing difficulty, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings pixel art.

Shelved next to Brotato for good reason: a casual, approachable feel, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings horror setting and online features.

Same family as Brotato: punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

Held in common with Brotato: shooting mechanics, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on offline play and a top-down view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting.

Same family as Brotato: punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a top-down view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and a cyberpunk setting.

The thread back to Brotato runs through shooting mechanics, a casual, approachable feel and melee combat. To that it adds 2D presentation and a sci-fi setting. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and pixel art.

It comes from the same genre as Brotato and shares punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is competitive edge and PvP competition.

On paper it is what Brotato is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a first-person view.

The genre is the same as Brotato’s, and with it punishing difficulty, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is game mode and visuals: pixel art.