Games like Metal Garden

Short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS with a sci-fi mystery and an injury system. Explore a nature-overgrown megastructure, fight factions, and manage body part health.

96% positive from 3,525 · 2025 · 61% finish it · Steam Deck Playable · Lowest ever $3.41 (2026-06-19)

FPS Atmospheric Sci-fiSingleplayerMysteryImmersive

Six games like Metal Garden

Skin Deep

94% positive from 1,705 reviews202520% finish itDeck Verified

First-person shooter with stealth and sabotage on a non-linear starship. Survive pirate attacks as an unfrozen insurance operative.

What players likedPlayers praise this immersive stealth sim for its unique slapstick gameplay, often compared to Heat Signature or NOLF, and its freedom in problem-solving.

The catchLevels blend together and puzzles reuse the same solution

Both are tagged Sci-fi, FPS and Action.

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Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise

80% positive from 1,241 reviews202523% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person, sci-fi interactive movie with live-action footage. Players make choices that impact the story and uncover secrets in a revenge mystery.

The catchEnglish subtitles are broken, with missing lines and text that falls out of sync.

Both are tagged Mystery and Adventure.

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System Shock: Enhanced Edition

89% positive from 2,336 reviews20156% finish itDeck Playable

This is a first-person immersive sim with a core loop of exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat against a rogue AI. It offers a tense, atmospheric sci-fi experience.

What players likedPlayers praise its immersive, unique adventure as a legendary immersive sim, predating and influencing games like DOOM.

The catchMovement stutters badly on modern hardware and the port has gone years without a fix.

Both are tagged Sci-fi, Action and Adventure.

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Rez Infinite

92% positive from 1,259 reviews201723% finish itDeck Verified

Synesthetic rail shooter with a rhythm-based combat loop. Experience intense, immersive audiovisual action in VR or desktop.

The catchThe shooting is basic and turns repetitive well before the short campaign ends.

Both are tagged Immersive, Singleplayer and Action.

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Thief Gold (1999)

92% positive from 4,131 reviews2012Deck Unsupported

First-person stealth game where players use shadows and tools to steal. It features a dark, deceptive world with challenging enemy AI.

What players likedPlayers praise its unparalleled dark fantasy atmosphere and unique blend of stealth and adventure, feeling weird and irreplaceable.

The catchThe later missions are confusing mazes where everything looks alike and you get lost.

Both are tagged Atmospheric and Action.

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Thief II: The Metal Age

94% positive from 2,108 reviews2012Deck Unsupported

Stealth FPS with non-linear levels. Outsmart guards using tools and AI.

What players likedPlayers praise Thief II as one of the greatest immersive sims, expanding on its predecessor, The Dark Project.

The catchThe Steam release needs unofficial fan patches to fix low resolution and crashes.

Both are tagged Atmospheric and Action.

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More about Metal Garden

What players liked

Players praise its atmospheric megastructure exploration and Half-Life/Rain World-like brutalist FPS gameplay, with outstanding level design and gunplay.

The catch

Combat is the weak point, with unsatisfying guns and enemies dumb enough to strafe past.

Reviews: 96% positive from 3,525
Released: 2025
Finish it: 61% of players
Steam Deck: Steam Deck Playable
Price: Lowest ever $3.41 (2026-06-19)
Play: Single-player

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 96% positive, but with 3,525 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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