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by Space Colony Studios
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
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$14.99Heaven Will Be Mine
Jul 25 · Pillow Fight, Worst Girls Games
Both: Sci-fi · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
Heaven Will Be Mine is a visual novel about making terrible life decisions in the midst of a hot-blooded battle between giant robots. Select one of three terribly behaved girls to fight and/or make out with each other in their struggle for the fate of space.
Sci-fiInteractive FictionStory RichLGBTQ+RomanceVisual NovelDating SimMechsSexual ContentSpace👍 709
$49.99Baldr Sky
Dec 20 · Sekai Project
Both: Visual Novel · Mechs · Sci-fi
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!
Visual NovelMechsCyberpunkSci-fiRPGActionMultiple EndingsDating SimAdventureStory Rich👍 1,525
$29.99ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
Feb 18 · MyDearest Inc.
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
VRVisual NovelMultiple EndingsAnimeFemale ProtagonistSci-fiStory RichAction-AdventureInteractive FictionChoose Your Own Adventure👍 379
$9.99Analogue: A Hate Story
Apr 27 · Love Conquers All Games
Both: Visual Novel · Sci-fi · Interactive Fiction
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Visual NovelAnimeIndieSci-fiStory RichInteractive FictionLGBTQ+SingleplayerHackingGreat Soundtrack👍 1,695
$9.99Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
Aug 4 · Soviet Games
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Visual NovelAnime1980sAtmosphericMultiple EndingsRomanceChoices MatterStory RichDetectiveCute👍 3,728
$24.99I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Aug 25 · Northway Games
Both: Choices Matter · Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Choices MatterLife SimDating SimDeckbuildingVisual NovelRPGStory RichChoose Your Own AdventureLGBTQ+Interactive Fiction👍 4,446
$14.99Solar Echoes: The Star Legation
Feb 3 · Corefun Studios, LLC
Both: Sci-fi · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Solar Echoes: The Star Legation is a choice-driven cinematic Sci-Fi Visual Novel game with RPG elements. Journey through space to gather and manage an alien crew, visit new worlds, negotiate with alien leaders, and even risk romance across the stars!
AdventureSci-fiVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureCharacter CustomizationChoices MatterAliensInteractive FictionDiplomacyMultiple Endings
-90%$1.59Lacuna – A Sci-Fi Noir Adventure
May 20 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
A murder. A hack. A bombing. All it takes to plunge the solar system into war – unless you do something about it. Help CDI agent Neil Conrad make a string of increasingly difficult decisions in this modern dialog-driven adventure set in a gorgeous 2D sci-fi noir universe.
Pixel GraphicsDetectiveNoirInteractive FictionMultiple EndingsCyberpunkCrimeDialogue HeavyChoices MatterSci-fi👍 2,160
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
Strike Suit Zero
Jan 23 · Born Ready Games
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
SpaceActionMechsSci-fiIndieSimulationShooterFlightSingleplayerGreat Soundtrack👍 1,211
$19.99Event[0]
Sep 14 · Ocelot Society
Both: Interactive Fiction · Sci-fi · Multiple Endings
Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.
Interactive FictionStory RichExplorationSingleplayerSci-fiMultiple EndingsPuzzleArtificial IntelligenceFirst-PersonWalking Simulator👍 1,450
$9.99Hate Plus
Aug 19 · Love Conquers All Games
Both: Visual Novel · Sci-fi · Interactive Fiction
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Visual NovelIndieAnimeSci-fiStory RichGreat SoundtrackInteractive FictionSingleplayerLGBTQ+Female Protagonist👍 490
planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~
Sep 12 · VisualArts/Key
Both: Visual Novel · Sci-fi
In time for the 10th anniversary since its original release in Japan, planetarian is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VisualArts, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and Angel Beats!
Visual NovelAnimePost-apocalypticSci-fiStory RichCasualGreat SoundtrackCuteRobotsLinear👍 1,865
-75%$7.49Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Jun 11 · BioWare
Both: Sci-fi · Choices Matter
Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.
Sci-fiActionChoices MatterSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterStory RichSpaceAction RPGShooterThird Person👍 2,135
$9.99planetarian HD
May 8 · VisualArts/Key
Both: Visual Novel
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
Visual NovelAnimeCasualAdventureRobotsPost-apocalypticStory RichCuteSimulationSingleplayer👍 3,200
-50%$12.49Unusual Findings
Oct 12 · Epic Llama Games
Both: Multiple Endings · Choices Matter
Three friends uncover mysteries in the 1980s. Follow their amazing adventures in a game where your decisions really matter. Be prepared to spin like a record on your incredible journey back to the era of synthesizers, VHS Rental stores, 8 bits games and evil alien conspiracies.
Multiple EndingsChoices MatterOld SchoolPoint & ClickAdventurePuzzleThird Person2DDialogue HeavyStory Rich👍 426
FreeSunrider: Mask of Arcadius
Jul 9 · Love in Space
Both: Visual Novel · Mechs · Sci-fi
As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.
AnimeVisual NovelFree to PlayTurn-Based StrategyMechsStrategySpaceNuditySci-fiTurn-Based
-60%$15.99Colony Ship: A Post-Earth Role Playing Game
Nov 9 · Iron Tower Studio
Both: Choices Matter
Colony Ship is a turn-based, party-based role-playing game set aboard a generation ship launched to Proxima Centauri. The game features a detailed skill-based character system, multiple ways to handle quests, choices & consequences, and branching dialogue trees.
Turn-BasedChoices MatterTactical RPGCRPGParty-Based RPGRPGTurn-Based TacticsIsometricCyberpunkTurn-Based Strategy👍 4,104
$6.99Choice of Robots
Dec 19 · Choice of Games
Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction · Sci-fi
Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.
Choose Your Own AdventureText-BasedChoices MatterInteractive FictionIndieRobotsRPGSci-fiStory RichSingleplayer👍 1,892
-85%$2.99Assault Suit Leynos
Aug 30 · Dracue Software
Both: Mechs · Retro
A classic reawakens – Assault Suit Leynos is back and in high definition! Get ready for all-out robotic war as the fan-favourite Mega Drive classic is reworked with all new HD visuals for the ultimate alien-blasting experience!
ActionMechsRobotsAnimeShoot 'Em UpRemakeRetro2D👍 194
$9.99Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
Apr 8 · Born Ready Games
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
The Director's Cut of Strike Suit Zero delivers the ultimate version with a graphical overhaul, restructured campaign and all its DLC. Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills will decide Earth's fate.
ActionSpaceMechsSci-fiIndieFlightSpace SimGreat SoundtrackShooterSimulation👍 363
$9.99Bionic Heart
Aug 13 · Winter Wolves
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
London, 2099. The earth isn't what it used to be anymore. Incredible climate changes have corrupted the weather, causing a permanent rain on most of the Earth's surface. You play the role of Luke Black, a 36-year-old bio-informatic engineer. He is one of the lead programmers at Nanotech, a big nanotechnology research company.
Visual NovelAdventureCyberpunkMultiple EndingsAnimeSingleplayerSci-fiDating SimIndieRomance
$4.99子夜之章:历史的终局~MidNights of Desperado~
Mar 12 · 银阼
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
The protagonist of this lonely life is you. You leave your hometown and come to a strange world. The world is prosperous and cold, strange but real. You may like it or wish you could tear it to pieces. The good news is, you have the choice!
Story RichLore-RichDystopian Choices MatterCold WarMultiple EndingsFemale ProtagonistSci-fiRPGPixel Graphics👍 268
-75%$3.99Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Mar 25 · DigiTales Interactive
Both: Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Multiple EndingsDetectivePoint & ClickSci-fiInvestigationFemale ProtagonistAdventureStory RichPixel GraphicsSpace👍 396
$15.99Mecha Knights: Nightmare
Aug 30 · Damian Kubiak
Both: Mechs
Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.
MechsRobotsSingleplayerActionMilitaryModdableIndieShooterThird PersonPost-apocalyptic👍 1,587
$4.99Total Annihilation
Dec 18 · Cavedog Entertainment
Both: Sci-fi · Retro
What began as a conflict over the transfer of consciousness from flesh to machines escalated into a war which has decimated a million worlds. The Core and the Arm have all but exhausted the resources of a galaxy in their struggle for domination.
StrategyRTSClassicGreat SoundtrackSci-fiMultiplayerSingleplayerRobotsRetroAtmospheric👍 3,597
$14.99OPUS: The Day We Found Earth
Apr 22 · SIGONO INC.
Both: Visual Novel
Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.
Story RichAtmosphericVisual NovelSingleplayerPuzzleSpaceAdventureFemale Protagonist2DPoint & Click👍 1,404
$39.99Terminator: Resistance
Nov 14 · Teyon
Both: Choices Matter · Sci-fi
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
FPSPost-apocalypticChoices MatterSci-fiFirst-PersonOpen WorldSingleplayerRPGStory RichRobots👍 16,675
$4.99Event-D
Dec 17 · Freedintale Studio
Both: Sci-fi · Visual Novel
Sci-fi Visual Novel (Linear Story). A group of astronauts, scientists and robots is sent to space on a mission to investigate the disturbing disappearance of the first manned spaceship in its journey to Mars.
Sci-fiVisual NovelSpaceAdventureArtificial IntelligenceFuturisticRobotsTranshumanismPhilosophicalFemale Protagonist
$5.99Interstellar Airgap
Oct 7 · Hosted Games
Both: Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
Backed by interstellar weaponry, the nation of Panwestia has annexed half the globe. Resistance appears futile--but the hegemon has a very unique weakness...
Choose Your Own AdventureRPGInteractive FictionStrategyAction-AdventureCharacter CustomizationText-BasedLore-RichChoices MatterMultiple Endings
FreeWar Robots: Frontiers
Mar 4 · MY.GAMES
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.
Free to PlayThird-Person ShooterMechsPvPMultiplayerActionArena ShooterRobotsSci-fiFuturistic👍 739
-70%$2.99Just Deserts
Jul 25 · Vifth Floor
Both: Visual Novel · Multiple Endings
Just Deserts is a sci-fi action dating sim where you play as a soldier who must protect a city from mysterious alien attack, while at the same time you will also be seeking to capture the heart of your dream girl(s)! Theme song by Vesuvia [Ecky], vocal track by iMochi
AnimeDating SimVisual NovelIndieMilitaryTurn-Based CombatRomanceMultiple EndingsCuteStory Rich👍 234
$19.99Battlezone 98 Redux
Apr 18 · Big Boat Interactive
Both: Sci-fi · Retro
One of the greatest sci-fi strategy games of all time returns with remastered visuals, online multiplayer and near unlimited mod content from Steam Workshop. Experience thrilling first person action and acclaimed RTS in this explosive alternate vision of the 1960s space race.
StrategyActionFirst-PersonSci-fiRTS1990'sClassicTanksRetroMultiplayer👍 1,043
$9.99Zeliria Sanctuary
Jan 6 · Salangan Games
Both: Visual Novel
Sense of reality has not yet returned after a teleportation experiment. Purple hamsters, girls with tails, medieval knights - a fantastic world of an alien planet, where you will lead special forces soldier Maxx.
AdventureSexual ContentVisual NovelIndieNudityAnimeViolentChoose Your Own AdventureFantasy2D👍 634
$29.99Grey Goo
Jan 23 · Petroglyph, Six Foot
Both: Sci-fi · Mechs
Fight for control of a frontier world. Gather resources, build your base, and command your forces in battle. Survive long enough to unleash your ultimate weapon - THE EPIC.
StrategyRTSSci-fiMultiplayerAliensBase BuildingGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMechsRobots👍 2,602
$59.99EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Jul 11 · SANDLOT
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
ActionOnline Co-OpThird-Person ShooterCo-opMechsAliensShooterLocal Co-OpSci-fiSplit Screen👍 9,375
$29.99MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
May 26 · Piranha Games Inc.
Both: Mechs
The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
MechsSimulationFPSActionShooterCo-opVehicular CombatFirst-PersonSingleplayerModdable👍 13,352
$14.99Silicon Dreams | cyberpunk interrogation
Apr 20 · James Patton, Clockwork Bird
Both: Choices Matter · Multiple Endings
It’s 2065, and you are an interrogator-model android tasked with rooting out deviants among your own kind. You must probe for lies, monitor and exploit emotional spikes, earn the trust of your subjects, and make the final call: release, or destroy?
Choices MatterStory RichInvestigationCyberpunkDialogue HeavyMultiple EndingsAdventureEmotionalDetectiveAtmospheric👍 218
$49.99DAEMON X MACHINA
Feb 13 · Marvelous Inc.
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
MechsActionCharacter CustomizationRobotsAnimeSci-fiSingleplayerPost-apocalypticMultiplayerPvP👍 6,174
$19.99War Tech Fighters
Jul 25 · Drakkar Dev
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
ActionMechsShooterThird-Person ShooterSci-fiSpaceRobotsFast-PacedAnimeMultiplayer👍 228
$19.99The Captain
Dec 3 · Sysiac Games
Both: Multiple Endings · Sci-fi
In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way?
IncrementalAdventurePoint & ClickRPG2DThird PersonMultiple EndingsComedyStory RichSci-fi👍 305
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Apr 11 · Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC
Both: Sci-fi · Retro
3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.
JRPGRPGIndiePixel GraphicsSci-fiFemale ProtagonistTurn-Based CombatRetroFunnyComedy👍 821
$4.99Sentience: The Android's Tale
Jun 2 · Pilgrim Adventures
Both: Sci-fi · Multiple Endings
You can remember nothing before this moment. Your existence begins with a keystroke followed by the flick of a switch. Electrical power streams into your neural network, and you are alive.
AdventureIndieSci-fiMultiple EndingsFuturisticStory RichRobotsAtmosphericNonlinearSpace👍 122
$4.99Science Girls
Mar 20 · Spiky Caterpillar
Both: Sci-fi · Visual Novel
Schoolgirls fight aliens with the power of science! Gather a team of science-themed specialists and defend your homeworld in classic turn-based combat.
JRPGFemale ProtagonistScienceAnimeSci-fiRPGIndieVisual NovelTurn-Based CombatTurn-Based👍 132
$2.99Strike Suit Infinity
Apr 30 · Born Ready Games Ltd.
Both: Mechs · Sci-fi
Strike Suit Infinity is a frantic high score chaser set in the Strike Suit Zero universe. Your skill is the only thing that matters and whatever combat experience you've had so far is irrelevant. There is no end to the enemies you'll face. There is no winning. There is only the fight for survival.
ActionIndieMechsSpaceArcadeSci-fiShooterSingleplayerFast-PacedSimulation👍 521
$19.99Star Control®: Origins
Sep 20 · Stardock Entertainment
Both: Choices Matter
Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.
FunnyStory RichChoices MatterThird PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterExplorationCompetitiveAction-AdventureDark Humor👍 2,068
$39.99The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Feb 14 · Nihon Falcom
Both: Mechs
Civil war has broken out across Erebonia. After his narrow escape from Trista, Rean will take up his sword again on a journey with his Divine Knight, Valimar, in search of his friends from Class VII and a way to end the conflict before its price becomes far too dear...
JRPGRPGAnimeStory RichTurn-BasedGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerMechsFantasyTurn-Based Combat👍 2,747
$14.99Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel
Jan 16 · Innomen Team
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
Woefully ill-prepared, play as Captain Fahrenheit as they uncover long-lost secrets new and old, while fighting in an impossible war between Earth and Mars.
Choose Your Own AdventureShoot 'Em UpTop-Down ShooterReal Time TacticsInteractive FictionVisual NovelTower DefenseDating SimStrategy RPGFemale Protagonist
$29.99Starship Troopers: Extermination
Oct 10 · Offworld
Both: Sci-fi
Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!
Online Co-OpActionFPSSci-fiFirst-PersonCo-opMultiplayerCombatAliensPvE👍 29,725




