Games like Second Sun
If Second Sun is your kind of game, the closest matches are Borderlands 4, Lonely Planet and Tiny Tina's Wonderlands — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its autumn vibe is nice, fast travel works anywhere and guns feel good. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Second Sun: Second Sun is a Hi-octane FPS with RPG elements, set in an open world, filled with intriguing landmarks, procedurally generated dungeons and tons of loot! Explore a vast, picturesque map and use your abilities to save the Empire from devastation and prevent the world from falling into darkness.
Players who liked Second Sun also play
Steam players who put hours into Second Sun also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Second Sun.
Top pick for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Lonely Planet
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
A Sci fi looter shooter. You have crashed on a strange planet, your spaceship parts scattered across the mystical world. Collect weapons, explore the world, clear dungeons, interact with NPCs and fight bosses to save the planet's inhabitants and repair your ship!
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
Deep Rock Galactic
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Second Sun.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
DROSS
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
DROSS is an FPS Roguelike set in a derelict facility infested with alien bugs. Travel a procedurally generated world, get powerful weapons and equipment, and upgrade your gear to survive. Fight the Dross, discover and destroy the infestation, and uncover the secrets of this mysterious installation.
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
WHY THIS
Shares looter shooter and fast travel with Second Sun.
Ranked #6 for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Second Sun.
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Destiny 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
Deathtide
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Second Sun fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Conquer an apocalyptic world and wage war against legions of the undead, demons, and titanic bosses. Combine the powers of unique items and heroes to bring down entire armies to their knees.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Second Sun
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The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Second Sun.
THE GREAT MACHINE AWAKENS
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
HELLGATE: London
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with Second Sun.
The return of a sensational game! Hellgate is an action RPG game you have been waiting for. Since its first release Hellgate won the hearts of thousands of fans and now it's time to bring back memories and dip into the near future of 2038. For all mankind!
Diablo® IV
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with Second Sun.
Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Oblivion
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Second Sun cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Sun.
Oblivion is a short, story-driven first-person horror game. Uncover the truth hidden within an abandoned school — but beware, some memories were never meant to return.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Second Sun at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Second Sun on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Second Sun.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Second Sun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Second Sun on Steam right now. Shares Action with Second Sun.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Second Sun on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Second Sun on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Second Sun.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Second Sun.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Sun.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Second Sun.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Second Sun.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Second Sun.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Second Sun.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Second Sun
- Does Second Sun run on Steam Deck?
- Second Sun is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Second Sun cost?
- Second Sun is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Second Sun?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Second Sun are Borderlands 4, Lonely Planet, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands.
- Who developed Second Sun?
- Second Sun was developed by Grey Wolf Entertainment and published by Iceberg Interactive.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Second Sun.
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