Games(+) with similar LORE to Descent-

"We are aware from your record in putting down the 'Humans First' Mining Strike that you can get difficult jobs done"

Holy shit, Descent is thinking what I'm thinking! Only...

HELLO! I'm working on a near-future sci fi, where the solar system is partially colonized, and human life/economics is similar to now (life sucks, work to make money, then you die). And I'm hunting around for inspiration.So far I'm thinking of things like Rendezvous with Rama and Firefly (though I'd rather not support the jerkwad who created the latter).

I started playing Descent again a little bit today, and wow this is an unexpected influence (I should probably expect that from games I played from way back before I forged solid memories)

I'm wondering, are there other games or other media with similar feels? Kind of a dirty, grimy, realistic future (not grimdark, but grimy. Yes, there is a difference), but not too far in the future - no FTL travel, maybe one plan in the works to maybe get to Proxima or Alpha Cen, but that's it. The farthest continous human habitation is on Titan, orbiting Saturn. Further out, there's not enough sunlight or proximity to people. Mostly, it's inner-solar-system stuff.

I've heard good things about the Expanse, but it sounds so similar that I'm afraid I'll plagiarize it by watching or reading it. Descent is comfortably apart from it.

other influences: The rants that Ross Scott shares on the Game Dungeon (shoutout to r/accursedfarms!), especially about the future (still figuring out how water, oil, and phosphorus shortages will affect the near future), Douglas Adams (because come on), and probably Deus Ex if i ever get around to playing it. (oh yeah, and Elysium. THAT reminded me of what I'm thinking of - The super rich in bespoke space stations, meanwhile untold thousands to MILLIONS work to support their lifestyle?)

SO! Suggest me things, please!

Best Wishes, John Not-Green