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Games like Return to Planet X

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 5, 2026

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The closest matches to Return to Planet X: Black Mesa, Dead Space™ 2, PLANET ALPHA, Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, and Dead Effect. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Aliens and Space, like Return to Planet X.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 11)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2011
  1. Rank 07

    RIPOUT

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Return to Planet X

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Black Mesa

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 69,272 reviews
  2. 2
    Dead Space™ 2

    Also Aliens and Space, like Return to Planet X.

    • 93% of 11,516 reviews
  3. 3
    PLANET ALPHA

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 75% of 261 reviews
  4. 4
    Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection

    Genres: Action

    • 58% of 4,221 reviews
  5. 5
    Dead Effect

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 71% of 1,347 reviews
  6. 6
    Alien: Isolation

    Genres: Action

    • 92% of 26,101 reviews
  7. 7
    RIPOUT

    Genres: Action

    • 69% of 550 reviews
  8. 8
    The Solus Project

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 78% of 1,536 reviews
  9. 9
    Moons of Madness

    Genres: Adventure

    • 77% of 1,209 reviews
  10. 10
    The Forest

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 175,474 reviews
  11. 11
    Alien Breed 2: Assault

    Genres: Action

    • 73% of 175 reviews
  12. 12
    Strike Vector

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 67% of 1,057 reviews
  13. 13
    EVERSPACE™

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 78% of 5,072 reviews
  14. 14
    Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Adventure

    • 77% of 146 reviews
  15. 15
    Syndrome

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 72% of 147 reviews
  16. 16
    Red Faction®: Armageddon™

    Genres: Action

    • 66% of 1,285 reviews
  17. 17
    Natural Selection 2

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 85% of 5,398 reviews
  18. 18
    ROUTINE

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 4,122 reviews
  19. 19
    The Station

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 86% of 685 reviews
  20. 20
    Skin Deep

    Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation

    • 95% of 1,335 reviews
  21. 21
    Half-Life 2

    Genres: Action

    • 97% of 88,441 reviews
  22. 22
    Crysis

    Genres: Action

    • 79% of 5,319 reviews
  23. 23
    Breathedge

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 73% of 5,309 reviews
  24. 24
    Unsafe Express

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 65% of 163 reviews
Return to Planet X — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Butterflyware
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
  • 67% of 12 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

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About Return to Planet X

The closest matches to Return to Planet X: Black Mesa, Dead Space™ 2, PLANET ALPHA, Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection, and Dead Effect. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Return to Planet X is your kind of game, the closest matches are Black Mesa, Dead Space™ 2 and PLANET ALPHA — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Return to Planet X: Return to Planet X is a close combat FPS in which you will have to smash tons of alien bugs.

Is Return to Planet X worth buying?

Too few reviews to call

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • Only 12 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“The Game is kind of boring game No Story in the game ,few enemy in the game and sound is nothing not recommend”
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People who play it also play: Black Mesa, Dead Space™ 2, PLANET ALPHA

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Frequently asked about Return to Planet X

Can I run it?

How much does Return to Planet X cost?

Return to Planet X is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Return to Planet X?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Return to Planet X are Black Mesa, Dead Space™ 2, PLANET ALPHA.

Who developed Return to Planet X?

Return to Planet X was developed by Butterflyware.