8 Games with a sci-fi setting like Champions Online that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Champions Online on genre, combat and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

What brings it close to Champions Online is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Champions Online does: open world exploration, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and a casual, approachable feel.

What brings it close to Champions Online is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, and the two track each other on game mode, tone and world. To that it adds a third-person camera and free-to-play access. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

It meets Champions Online on deep RPG systems, open world exploration and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and online features. Where the two diverge is progression: single-player focus.

Held in common with Champions Online: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a sandbox world and tactical combat.

What brings it close to Champions Online is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, and the two track each other on combat, tone and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on progression and genre: this one brings loot and gear systems.

With Champions Online it shares deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and a sci-fi setting. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings shooting mechanics and a space setting.