34 Games with a sci-fi setting like Half-Life 2: Deathmatch that you should try

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it competitive edge, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

If Half-Life 2: Deathmatch worked for you because of melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. The common ground extends to a first-person view.

If Half-Life 2: Deathmatch worked for you because of melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view. Its own ground is puzzle design.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares competitive edge, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings co-op play and a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life 2: Deathmatch does: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: single-player focus.

Same family as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and offline play.

Held in common with Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is game mode: single-player focus.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view and free-to-play access. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

Same family as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings fantasy world and co-op play.

The thread back to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch runs through a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in tone — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: strong narrative focus.

Same family as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and single-player focus.

On paper it is what Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is — ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: single-player focus.