Then allow me one suggestion : children of the sun
It’s a stretch from the fps guidelibes as you mainly control de bullet. Add in some stealth and odd elements and you have something might be worth a try. And it’s on sale at the moment. The graphical style is something that you either like or don’t. Could make or break the game for some
Right now I’m enjoying Witchfire. Although it’s not just FPS, the FPS part is good, along with the atmosphere of medieval-inquisition times and a powerful witch yet to be faced.
Gameplay consists of sessions on several islands where you kill enemies, clear up events and gradually unlock new game parts. On successful extraction you bring back witchfire (the same thing as souls in Dark Souls) to spend on increasing of one of six characteristics.
There are a bunch of weapons unlocked through research and each upgradable up to 3 tiers, by completing requirement tied to each gun.
It is fun and keeps me engaged for several days already. But if you’re not into repeating runs and rather play story based FPS, or don’t really like the theme, maybe it’s better to pick something else.
The Wolfenstein series isn’t indie, but meets your asks. It’s an alt history FPS based in WWII, so most creaturish you’ll get is dogs.
Outside of that fallout and borderlands weren’t mentioned yet, but both have rpg elements and creatures. Fallout is alt history USA while borderlands takes place on another planet.
If that’s the kind of game you like, then I feel like online is the only kind that does it justice. Games like “Squad” or “Arma” try for that level of strategy and realism.
A kind of brawl-based FPS (with some limited gunplay, ammo is really scarce) with a kind of old detective vibe mixed with an underground superhero group. It’s replayable in a way where you can try a more sneaky approach to minimize combat or punch your way through.
Metro series (very good, contains creaures/mutants but also a lot of enemies are human)
STALKER series (very good, contains creaures/mutants but also a lot of enemies are human), some mods recommended because the base games are a bit “unfinished” for lack of a better word, but the modding scene is great and always kind of saves the games
Deus Ex series (I’ve played 1, Human Revolution + Mankind Divided, all very good. Part 1 in particular was legendary back in the day, unfortunately it looks like absolute garbage these days (it was already critizized for its dated look back when it released), but you might find some mods beefing it up a bit)
Wolfenstein series (the newer titles are very good in general, except Youngblood)
Dishonored series (very good)
F.E.A.R. series (great horror/scifi themed FPS)
DUSK, Ion Fury, … (and in general lots of other boomer shooters, lots of them are great, these are just 2 examples which I fondly remember. Lots of high quality indie games in this category)
Cyberpunk 2077 (as an FPS-RPG hybrid, very good since version 2.x, especially with Phantom Liberty)
Sniper Elite series (I’ve played 2-4, they were very decent)
Far Cry series (I’ve played 1, 3-5 + New Dawn + Primal, they were very decent. New Dawn was more like DLC-sized)
The newer Terminator FPS games are supposedly good, haven’t played them yet
The new Robocop FPS is supposedly good, haven’t played it yet
These are more controversial but also can be a fun option:
Deathloop (interesting conceptually but also not amazing. Only get it at heavy discounts)
RAGE 1+2 (don’t remember much from 1 anymore, but I finished it so it was at least okay. 2 was short and unimpressive but still works as well, it’s nothing impressive but if you just want a sci-fi singleplayer shooter they’re alright I guess, and they’re probably very cheap these days. Only get them at heavy discounts)
The Division 1/2 also work decently in single-player, although some late-endgame stuff like Raids requires multiplayer. Might not count as FPS since it’s 3rd person by default, but it plays very close to FPS and IIRC you can change camera view to 1st person and when you aim from cover (which is most of the time) it feels like FPS regardless. I played both for a bit and it was better than expected but it’s also bland and gets boring after a while. Still a somewhat decent “realism”-based shooter. Only get them at heavy discounts.
Theoretically Call of Duty but I’m still not going to recommend them because of unethical developer or publisher, low value in general, inflated prices in general, short lengths in general, and so on.
Unreal and Unreal Tournament (the latter only has single player with bots) got officially free the other day. You can get them at https://oldunreal.com/.
No One Lives Forever has been abandoned for a while. You can get them at http://nolfrevival.tk/.
From your comments, what’re you’re looking for seems to be extremely restricted. Give them a try, you might surprise yourself. Indie fps games with modern realistic graphics are really hard to come by, as there’s basically no reason for indie devs to venture into a genre completely taken by AAA devs. Going back to the topic though, I’d take a look into Road to Vostok if you haven’t yet, it’s the closest to what you want (from what I can tell).
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I Am Your Beast single player FPS not in space and looks pretty cool.
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Then allow me one suggestion : children of the sun It’s a stretch from the fps guidelibes as you mainly control de bullet. Add in some stealth and odd elements and you have something might be worth a try. And it’s on sale at the moment. The graphical style is something that you either like or don’t. Could make or break the game for some
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Ravenfield: free to try early version: https://steelraven7.itch.io/ravenfield
40% discount on the complete one: https://store.steampowered.com/app/636480/Ravenfield/
Right now I’m enjoying Witchfire. Although it’s not just FPS, the FPS part is good, along with the atmosphere of medieval-inquisition times and a powerful witch yet to be faced.
Gameplay consists of sessions on several islands where you kill enemies, clear up events and gradually unlock new game parts. On successful extraction you bring back witchfire (the same thing as souls in Dark Souls) to spend on increasing of one of six characteristics.
There are a bunch of weapons unlocked through research and each upgradable up to 3 tiers, by completing requirement tied to each gun.
It is fun and keeps me engaged for several days already. But if you’re not into repeating runs and rather play story based FPS, or don’t really like the theme, maybe it’s better to pick something else.
Have you played the campaigns for older Call of Duty games and the like? They still hold up.
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Deus Ex
The Wolfenstein series isn’t indie, but meets your asks. It’s an alt history FPS based in WWII, so most creaturish you’ll get is dogs.
Outside of that fallout and borderlands weren’t mentioned yet, but both have rpg elements and creatures. Fallout is alt history USA while borderlands takes place on another planet.
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Yeah I threw out borderlands and fallout just cause most people don’t think of them as FPS so i thought it’s possible you haven’t run into them.
The issue is once you remove scifi/creatures from an FPS, all you’re really left with is humans, resulting in everything being mostly military/war.
One other game I thought of that’s an FPS but a bit out there is Neon White
If you’re willing to look at older games then it does open up a bit too.
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If that’s the kind of game you like, then I feel like online is the only kind that does it justice. Games like “Squad” or “Arma” try for that level of strategy and realism.
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Maybe the titanfall 2 campaign?
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Arguably the best single player fps campaign ever. Never overstays it’s welcome and each level is unique. The movement is also fantastic.
The campaign is short and sweet, never gets stale. The gameplay and gunplay are solid, the AI are decent.
You can regularly pick it up for like 5 dollars or less.
It’s a fun movement shooter, cheap, and quite good.
Try Deus Ex
My favorite game of 2024: Selaco
EDIT: Confused by what you’re looking for, space-themed or not space-themed?
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In that situation, Fallen Aces.
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A kind of brawl-based FPS (with some limited gunplay, ammo is really scarce) with a kind of old detective vibe mixed with an underground superhero group. It’s replayable in a way where you can try a more sneaky approach to minimize combat or punch your way through.
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These are more controversial but also can be a fun option:
That’s a solid list
ANGER FOOT
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why would you even attempt to take a game called “ANGER FOOT” seriously? yes it’s humorous, is that a problem?
you wanted recommendations, we’ve given you recommendations.
Unreal and Unreal Tournament (the latter only has single player with bots) got officially free the other day. You can get them at https://oldunreal.com/.
No One Lives Forever has been abandoned for a while. You can get them at http://nolfrevival.tk/.
Fallen Aces and Sulfur, two very recent indie fps games l, both amazing. Neither are “just shoot” games though, but I’d recommend giving a look
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From your comments, what’re you’re looking for seems to be extremely restricted. Give them a try, you might surprise yourself. Indie fps games with modern realistic graphics are really hard to come by, as there’s basically no reason for indie devs to venture into a genre completely taken by AAA devs. Going back to the topic though, I’d take a look into Road to Vostok if you haven’t yet, it’s the closest to what you want (from what I can tell).
All of the Metro games!
No creatures, says OP. Metro got creatures.
Ah beans. I didnt read well enough
Indie huh ? Try Dusk
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It simply has a retro-aesthetic & an alternative would be Prey