18 Games with a sci-fi setting like Wolfenstein: The New Order that you should try

If Wolfenstein: The New Order worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: horror tension and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Wolfenstein: The New Order is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and skill tree progression. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.

With Wolfenstein: The New Order it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and historical setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Wolfenstein: The New Order’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Wolfenstein: The New Order, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: horror setting and multiplayer gameplay.

Its point of contact with Wolfenstein: The New Order is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode: multiplayer gameplay.

Genre puts it alongside Wolfenstein: The New Order, and so does strong narrative focus, tactical combat and historical setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera.

What brings it close to Wolfenstein: The New Order is strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds skill tree progression and a first-person view. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings loot and gear systems, and post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Wolfenstein: The New Order does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: ranged combat and horror setting.

Same family as Wolfenstein: The New Order: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: ranged combat and horror setting.

Same family as Wolfenstein: The New Order: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is ranged combat and horror setting.

What brings it close to Wolfenstein: The New Order is strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Wolfenstein: The New Order is — strong narrative focus, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

The genre is the same as Wolfenstein: The New Order’s, and with it strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Shelved next to Wolfenstein: The New Order for good reason: stealth mechanics, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is offline play.