The Best Sci-fi science Games

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IV: Rings of Saturn (2023)

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A physics-based mining sim, set in the thickest debris field in Sol. Every action has a reaction, lasers are invisible without a medium, and your thrust is a potent weapon. Find trade, adapt your equipment to your playstyle, hire a crew to help. Unravel the mysteries of the rings, or just get rich.

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  • space
  • simulation
  • science
  • immersive
  • sci-fi
  • procedural
  • physics
  • top-down
  • vehicle
  • exploration
  • hard-science
  • hidden-gem
  • trucking
  • open-world
  • mineral

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The Multi-Medium (2023)

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PC Windows Mac OS Linux

The Multi-Medium is a visually unique 2D puzzle platform adventure in which you play as an interdimensional explorer lost in the multiverse. Travel to diverse worlds, each drawn or painted by hand in a different medium and style, in search of your place in the cosmos.

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  • platform
  • science
  • 2d
  • hand-drawn
  • scroller
  • stylized
  • linear
  • colourful
  • puzzle
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • atmospheric
  • exploration
  • fantasy
  • funny

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SpaceEngine (2019)

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early access osvr PC Windows

The world's first science-based photorealistic interactive 3D planetarium that models the entire Universe, using procedural generation for uncharted areas.


  • space
  • simulation
  • science
  • education
  • sandbox
  • procedural
  • open-world
  • vr
  • atmospheric
  • sci-fi
  • realistic
  • simulated
  • family-friendly
  • relaxing
  • colourful

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Machinika Museum (2021)

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Android PC Windows IOS iPhone Nintendo Switch

Come discover beautiful mysterious machines of extra-terrestrial origins and use your logic and sense of observation to fix them; and uncover a galaxy-spanning story. Machinika Museum is a puzzle game for people who like to have their brain teased and love a nice story to go along.


  • science
  • investigation
  • puzzle
  • hidden-object
  • mystery
  • logic
  • point-and-click
  • short
  • sci-fi
  • narration
  • atmospheric
  • futuristic
  • aliens
  • pattern-matching
  • first-person

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Newton's Fourth Law (2025)

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early access PC Windows

Fight against brain-rot in this story-driven physics puzzle game inspired by Portal and The Stanley Parable. You will need to learn and apply physics concepts to solve increasingly challenging problems. By the time you have finished, you will be able to take a college level physics course.

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  • education
  • physics
  • science
  • philosophical
  • logic
  • walking-simulator
  • story
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • difficult
  • simulation
  • atmospheric
  • aliens
  • 3d
  • lore

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The Last Cube (2022)

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Playstation 5 Mac OS Playstation 4 Nintendo Switch PC Windows Linux Xbox One

Cube puzzler and an epic adventure. Stamp stickers to the sides of your cube to imbue each surface with unique powers, which are vital to solving puzzles and finding secrets.


  • puzzle
  • platform
  • 3d
  • science
  • artificial
  • intelligence
  • atmospheric
  • logic
  • movement
  • sci-fi
  • futuristic
  • colourful
  • third-person
  • grid
  • robots

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Dofamine (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One

You must explore the labyrinth of riddles and investigate the apocalyptic event at the research facility following the experiments with the Higgs boson, or “the God particle”.


  • sci-fi
  • cyberpunk
  • story
  • puzzle
  • investigation
  • science
  • physics
  • first-person
  • detective
  • simulation
  • adventure
  • philosophical
  • must-play

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Terraformers (2022)

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Transform Mars into a habitable planet in Terraformers. With challenging strategizing and resource management, explore the planet and expand population, all while watching the stunning new natural wonders build up before your eyes. Take on different scenarios and bonuses and create a thriving utopia. Get lost in the addictive puzzle-like game with unique replayability and rewarding graphics and UI.


What we like:
  • Focus on strategy
  • Various difficulty levels
  • Unique victory conditions
  • Nice graphics and UI
  • Rich soundtrack
What could be improved:
  • Only one way to lose the game
  • Some bugs present
  • Game can become repetitive

  • turn-based
  • mars
  • space
  • resource-management
  • science
  • rogue-like
  • nonlinear
  • card
  • procedural
  • board-game
  • colony
  • sci-fi
  • choices
  • simulation
  • management

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Bionic Bay (2025)

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j PC Windows Playstation 5

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

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  • platform
  • physics
  • puzzle
  • science
  • 2d
  • destruction
  • atmospheric
  • space
  • sci-fi
  • dark
  • hand-drawn

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Veritas (2020)

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Nintendo Switch IOS iPhone Android PC Windows Mac OS

Uncover the lies. Free your mind. Veritas is a compact narrative puzzle game that asks: what is truth, and does it even matter?


  • mystery
  • point-and-click
  • science
  • discovery
  • first-person
  • sci-fi
  • puzzle
  • atmospheric
  • adventure
  • exploration
  • dark
  • rpg
  • spin-off
  • story
  • narrative

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