Beyond Sunset similar games & best alternatives

Beyond Sunset

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Cyberpunk first-person shooter with a rich story and RPG elements. You are Lucy, an enhanced street samurai searching for lost memories. Fight in large, open, interactive levels overtaken by yakuza, zombies, robots and bosses!

What works
  • Immersive cyberpunk aesthetic and soundtrack
  • Challenging and satisfying combat mechanics
  • Large, detailed levels with secrets and exploration
  • Engaging upgrade and progression system
  • Good value for price
Things to keep in mind
  • Some confusing level design and navigation
  • Limited weapon variety
  • Performance issues on some hardware
  • Repetitive arena combat in later episodes
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

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Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Project Warlock

  • AMID EVIL

  • Arthurian Legends

  • Zortch

  • Ion Fury

  • MOUSE: P.I. For Hire

  • Frogmonster

  • Fida Puti Samurai

  • Hard Reset Redux
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Arthurian Legends

  • Zortch

  • Frogmonster
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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

  • Purple star: this page’s game — everything on the map is relative to it.
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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Beyond Sunset: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership, Violence. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Experimenting.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competence

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    "Combat is challenging, fast-paced, and skill-based with precise parry mechanics and boss fights requiring mastery, providing strong feedback and skill tests."

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    "Combat is challenging and skill-based with fast-paced shooting, melee parrying, and boss fights requiring pattern recognition and timing."

  • Competition

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    "Focus is on single-player experience with no multiplayer or ranked modes; players progress at their own pace without direct comparison to others."

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  • Continuation

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    "Players report addictive gameplay and replayability through secret collection and multiple playthroughs."

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  • Cooperation

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    "The game is a single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

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    "The game is a single-player experience with no cooperative multiplayer or teamwork elements."

  • Creativity

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    "Players can upgrade weapons and choose abilities, but level design and mission structure are mostly linear with limited creative freedom."

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  • Domination

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    "No evidence of player dominance over others; game is single-player and cooperative social dominance is absent."

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  • Escapism

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  • Expectation

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

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    "Players engage voluntarily out of interest and enjoyment, with no indication of obligation or external pressure."

  • Experimenting

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    "Players try different weapons, tactics, and explore the map, though some find gameplay repetitive."

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  • Exploration

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    "Large, detailed levels with many secrets and side quests encourage curiosity-driven discovery."

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  • Expression

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    "Some character upgrades and weapon customization exist, but no extensive avatar personalization."

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  • Fantasy

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  • Fellowship

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    "No social or community features; gameplay is solitary and focused on individual experience."

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  • Growth

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    "Players learn combat mechanics, parry timing, and build optimization; skill acquisition is key to progression."

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  • Health

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  • Idle

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  • Intimacy

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  • Leadership

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    "Players collect upgrades, currency, and unlock new abilities to advance through the game."

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  • Relaxation

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    "While some find the game engaging and immersive, combat and complexity can create tension rather than pure relaxation."

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  • Status
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    "Narrative is present with NPCs, lore, and environmental storytelling, though some find it minimal or vague."

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  • Strategy

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  • Value

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    "Players report excellent value for price with substantial content and quality for an indie solo developer game."

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  • Violence

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    "Combat involves melee and ranged attacks with enemies exploding and dismembering, emphasizing violent action."

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    "Players must manage health, ammo, and positioning to survive waves of enemies and boss fights."

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