Best Futuristic Games on Steam
Games set around advanced technology, future societies, space-age design, or speculation.
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1Titanfall® 2
- Players say: As a stranded Militia rifleman, fight through a sci-fi war with a veteran Titan, combining wall-running gunplay and mech combat. Players like: Fluid Pilot Movement · Memorable Campaign · Creative Level Design
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Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Jun 18, 2020
In this game, you can…
- swap between two timelines mid-fight to flank enemies and solve traversal puzzles in the same room.
- call down your titan from orbit, climb in, and switch from parkour gunfights to towering mech brawls.
- get chased on foot by a titan, then use movement, cloaking, and anti-mech weapons to slip away at the last second.
- dropkick an enemy, cloak, then wallrun over a gap to pick off a sniper before anyone tracks you.
- chain wallruns, slides, double jumps, and mantles fast enough that traversal becomes your main way to win fights.
- start a match as a pilot, then watch the battlefield shift when titans arrive and fights turn into mech duels across the map.
- fight named boss titans in full mech showdowns where the duel is the whole encounter, not just a bigger enemy.
- play a four-player co-op mode where you defend a harvester against waves of enemies and giant mech bots.
2Detroit: Become Human
- Players say: In 2038 Detroit, guide three androids through investigations, escape, and revolt as your choices reshape their intertwined story. Players like: Consequential Choices · Branching Story Paths · Memorable Characters
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Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Jun 18, 2020
In this game, you can…
- get a main character killed early, and the story just keeps going without them.
- open the game and have the main-menu hostess talk to you about your choices and react if you got someone killed.
- lead a robot uprising by turning workers into rebels, painting messages on walls, and choosing whether your movement stays peaceful or turns violent.
- reconstruct a crime scene from scattered clues and then interrogate a suspect with whatever story you built.
- talk your way through a hostage negotiation while every timed reply can push someone toward living or dying.
- be a housekeeper doing chores, then get yanked straight into a life-or-death escape in the same chapter.
- choose to disobey your orders to protect a child, and watch that one act reshape what your character even is.
- finish a chapter, see a branching flowchart of everything you didn't do, and replay to unlock a totally different chain of scenes.
3Half-Life: Alyx
- Players say: Play as Alyx Vance in VR as you explore Combine-controlled City 17, solve hands-on puzzles, scavenge supplies, and fight. Players like: Immersive World Interaction · Detailed Environments · Natural VR Controls
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Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Mar 23, 2020
In this game, you can…
- flick your hand to pull distant items straight into your grasp.
- hold your hand over your mouth to hide from Jeff, then creep past him without making a sound while he hunts by hearing.
- grab a health injector during a firefight and immediately stab it into your opposite wrist to stay alive.
- catch a fresh ammo clip mid-air, slam it in, chamber a round, and keep firing while enemies swarm your cover.
- physically rummage through drawers, fridges, shelves, and filing cabinets for bullets and supplies instead of clicking a loot button.
- throw bottles through windows to lure enemies, then watch the glass shatter and leave debris and a puddle behind.
- carry Gnome Chompski through the entire game to earn an achievement.
4Stellar Blade™
- Players say: As colony soldier EVE, fight across a ruined Earth to reclaim it from the Naytiba and uncover the truth behind its fall. Players like: Timed Combat · Boss Fights · Strong Soundtrack
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Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
Jun 11, 2025
In this game, you can…
- buy 99 explosive shells and spam rockets to keep many bosses stunlocked for as long as you can keep firing.
- revive mid-boss fight with an item and restart quickly to try again without losing key progress.
- earn crossover outfits through a minigame-and-hunt process instead of having them just appear in your inventory.
- perfect-parry boss attacks, counter instantly, and interrupt their moves if your timing is precise enough.
- swap between different combat loadouts and build around burst skills, risky combo chains, and animation-locked attacks.
- find secret entrances, shortcuts, and hidden rewards by combing through dense side paths off the main route.
- jump straight into a boss challenge mode to replay fights, practice timing, and chase rewards without rerunning the campaign.
- spend hours in photo mode posing characters and changing expressions to set up custom shots.
5ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
- Players say: Pilot a customizable combat mech through fast, three-dimensional missions, adapting weapons and movement to defeat enemy machines. Players like: Meaningful Mech Builds · Fast, Aerial Combat · Satisfying Boss Fights
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A new action game based on the concept of the ARMORED CORE series that uses the knowledge gained from FromSoftware's recent action game development.
Aug 24, 2023
In this game, you can…
- sell parts back for full price, farm credits by replaying missions, and keep iterating on bizarre builds without getting punished.
- commit to a melee build, land a big charged hit after a stagger, and delete most of a boss's health bar in one window.
- run the campaign through branching routes where later playthroughs unlock new missions and multiple endings.
- restart a mission, swap your entire mech build, and go back in with a completely different plan within minutes.
- fill an enemy's stagger bar, watch them lock up, and then dump a full damage burst into the opening you created.
- boost in three dimensions, drift through firefights, and stay airborne while swapping between guns, rockets, and blades.
- save dozens of loadouts and instantly switch between them when a boss or objective demands a different setup.
6Beat Saber
- Players say: In VR, swing two sabers to cut incoming music beats in the indicated direction, then tackle faster songs and score challenges. Players like: Satisfying Rhythm Slicing · Custom Song Variety · Fun Fitness Workout
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Slash the beats, get moving, and experience the world's most popular VR rhythm game!* Duck, dodge, and flow through 300+ handcrafted songs from artists like Coldplay, Imagine Dragons, and Metallica. Play solo, compete online, or pass the headset at your next party. Jump in with 60+ songs included!
May 21, 2019
In this game, you can…
- load mods that swap in custom sabers, platforms, worlds, and even full-body tracking so your whole body becomes the controller.
- play campaign stages that give you weird objectives like swinging your arms for 900 meters while you deliberately avoid building a combo.
- get scored on how you swing, not just whether you hit—slice angle and follow-through directly change your points.
- slash color-coded blocks to the beat, matching the required direction with the right hand.
- duck under walls while you keep slicing notes, and flick your wrists away from bombs to save your combo.
- chase high scores on global leaderboards, then jump into multiplayer and duel friends until someone finally cracks.
- play custom songs and community-made maps people keep uploading, so your track list can keep growing for years.
- use a level editor to build your own beat maps, then share them for other players to download and master.
7Ghostrunner
- Players say: Race up a post-apocalyptic tower as a cybernetic swordsman, combining wall-running and dashes with one-hit katana combat. Players like: Fast, Fluid Movement · Satisfying Combat Flow · Electronic Soundtrack
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Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Oct 27, 2020
In this game, you can…
- slow time and deflect bullets with your sword, ricocheting shots back into enemies while you keep moving.
- unlock new powers like Tempest, Blink, shurikens, a dash that pierces multiple enemies and bullets, and a telekinetic hand strike to clear rooms in new ways.
- race your friends' stage times and death counts, replaying levels to shave seconds off by finding tighter routes.
- chain sprinting, sliding, dashing, and wall-running into one continuous parkour rhythm across an entire level.
- wall-run across malfunctioning billboards, slow time to slip through bullets, then dart behind the shooter for a katana kill.
- grapple, wall-run, slide, and dash to preserve speed, then ride that built-up momentum into absurd fast kills.
- identify shielded enemies and shield orbs, route through the arena to break defenses first, then cut through the rest in one clean sequence.
8XCOM: Enemy Unknown
- Players say: Lead XCOM against an alien invasion, directing turn-based squad missions while researching technology and managing a global base. Players like: Tactical Squad Combat · Base And Research Management · Soldier Attachment
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The XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Slingshot Pack is Now Available!
Oct 8, 2012
In this game, you can…
- capture aliens alive, interrogate them, autopsy them, and turn their bodies into new weapons and armor.
- infect civilians into zombies that burst into new aliens, spreading the outbreak across the map.
- blow holes through walls and erase enemy cover with rockets and grenades.
- name and customize soldiers, then watch them survive promotions, injuries, and impossible missions for dozens of battles.
- shoot down a UFO, then storm the crash site and clear out whatever survived.
- run a whole war from a base: scan for threats, launch satellites, choose research, and decide which countries get saved.
- deploy late-game soldiers in MEC suits, psionic powers, and flight armor that let them fight like sci-fi monsters.
- juggle multiple high-stakes operations so you can't always rely on one "A team," forcing you to spread veterans across missions.
9Prey
- Players say: As Morgan Yu, investigate an alien outbreak aboard Talos I, using weapons, powers, and improvised routes to survive. Players like: Flexible Problem Solving · Interconnected Station · Eerie Space Atmosphere
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In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
May 4, 2017
In this game, you can…
- drop a small item, turn into that exact object, roll through a tiny gap in a door or window, then transform back on the other side.
- build your own staircases and climbable walls by shooting expanding foam, then use them to reach places that look totally inaccessible.
- shoot a door button you can see through glass with a toy dart gun to open it from across the room.
- suspect everyday objects of being aliens in disguise.
- turn banana peels, used cigars, mugs, chairs, and trash into raw materials, then fabricate those materials into ammo, medicine, and gear.
- throw a recycler grenade to erase obstacles into loot, then scoop up the resources left behind.
- hack hostile robots or repair broken turrets, reposition them, and let your stolen security systems chew through aliens for you.
- go outside the station and navigate in zero gravity, using airlocks to move between different parts of Talos I.
- take on alien powers that make the station's defenses treat you like an intruder, so friendly turrets start firing on sight.
10PRAGMATA
- Players say: On a rogue-AI lunar base, Hugh and android Diana fight to escape, combining third-person shooting with real-time hacking. Players like: Hugh-Diana Bond · Hacking-Shooting Combat · Diana's Shelter Moments
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Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Apr 16, 2026
In this game, you can…
- control one character's movement and shooting while another hacks in real time.
- solve a hacking puzzle mid-fight while dodging missiles, lasers, and enemy pressure, then cash in the opened gap for heavy damage.
- carry your hacker companion on your back and rely on her mid-combat to make enemies vulnerable.
- hack armored enemies open first, then spend your limited shots on the exposed weak point.
- fight with a revolver-like main gun that only gives you six shots before it recharges.
- bring scavenged items back to a shelter that visibly changes and displays what you found, with your companion reacting to the updates.
- grow three separate upgrade tracks at once: your shooter, your companion's hacking, and your shelter/expedition prep.
