imho.run
Menu

Games like Advent Rising

  • 13 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Advent Rising also play

The closest matches to Advent Rising: Mass Effect (2007), Strike Suit Zero, Freespace 2, Vanquish, and Front Mission Evolved. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Advent Rising.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2008
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same cinematic mood as Advent Rising.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • 2014
  1. Rank 04

    Vanquish

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 8)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Advent Rising

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Mass Effect (2007)

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Space, like Advent Rising.

    • 94% of 9,548 reviews
  2. 2
    Strike Suit Zero

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 80% of 889 reviews
  3. 3
    Freespace 2

    Same cinematic mood as Advent Rising.

    • 80% of 241 reviews
  4. 4
    Vanquish

    Genres: Action

    • 90% of 3,926 reviews
  5. 5
    Front Mission Evolved

    Same epic mood as Advent Rising.

    • 59% of 459 reviews
  6. 6
    Star Control®: Origins

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Simulation

    • 77% of 1,648 reviews
  7. 7
    STAR WARS™: Bounty Hunter™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 86% of 846 reviews
  8. 8
    Global Agenda: Free Agent

    Genres: Action, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

    • 84% of 1,270 reviews
  9. 9
    Chorus

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 82% of 2,245 reviews
  10. 10
    BloodRayne (Legacy)

    Same retro mood as Advent Rising.

    • 73% of 294 reviews
  11. 11
    Dark Void™

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 56% of 335 reviews
  12. 12
    Everreach: Project Eden

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 53% of 250 reviews
  13. 13
    ArcRunner

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 70% of 149 reviews
  14. 14
    Rebel Galaxy

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 5,259 reviews
  15. 15
    Alien Breed: Impact

    Genres: Action

    • 76% of 509 reviews
  16. 16
    Battlezone 98 Redux

    Genres: Action, Strategy

    • 93% of 801 reviews
  17. 17
    Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure, RPG

    • 86% of 90,341 reviews
  18. 18
    Dead Space (2008)

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 91% of 11,870 reviews
  19. 19
    They Always Run

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 68% of 304 reviews
  20. 20
    Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 18,478 reviews
  21. 21
    EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6

    Genres: Action

    • 77% of 3,919 reviews
  22. 22
    Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 79% of 881 reviews
  23. 23
    Crysis Warhead®

    Genres: Action

    • 84% of 1,467 reviews
  24. 24
    Serious Sam II

    Shares dual wielding weapons with Advent Rising.

    • 88% of 3,329 reviews
Advent Rising — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2006
  • Developer: GlyphX Games, Cavetap
  • Price: $2.49−75%checked Nov 7
  • 81% of 303 reviews
  • Genres: Action
  • Metacritic 70
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Dual wield any weapon including rocket launchers
  • Feel insanely powerful with combo attacks
  • Matrix style superpowers blend seamlessly with shooting
  • Cinematic
  • Epic
  • Nostalgic

More games like Advent Rising, sliced differently

Reviewers mention these as similar to Advent Rising

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

About Advent Rising

The closest matches to Advent Rising: Mass Effect (2007), Strike Suit Zero, Freespace 2, Vanquish, and Front Mission Evolved. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Advent Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mass Effect (2007), Strike Suit Zero and Freespace 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as cinematic, epic and nostalgic, and single out its auto aim targeting and boss fight jank. 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.

About Advent Rising: A common legend pervades the galaxy-that of a powerful, highly intelligent ancient race that will one day deliver the universe. They are known as Humans. The Advent of Humanity Begins...

Is Advent Rising worth buying?

  • 80% of 303 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • On sale: 75% off, now $2.49 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Mass Effect (2007), Strike Suit Zero, Freespace 2

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Advent Rising

Can I run it?

How much does Advent Rising cost?

Advent Rising is listed on Steam at 2.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Advent Rising?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Advent Rising are Mass Effect (2007), Strike Suit Zero, Freespace 2.

Who developed Advent Rising?

Advent Rising was developed by GlyphX Games, Cavetap and published by Ziggurat.