Games Like Defiance

Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game

Why similar: Looter Shooter 40.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 17.4%, Massively Multiplayer 13.5%, Co-op 5%, RPG 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A premier sci-fi looter-shooter that offers deep character customization and fast-paced third-person combat similar to Defiance.

Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 31.8% ★, Massively Multiplayer 15.9%, Open World 11.3%, MMORPG 9.8% ★, Co-op 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title defines the modern sci-fi looter-shooter genre with its massive persistent world and focus on cooperative multiplayer activities.

The First Descendant is a third-person looter shooter powered by Unreal Engine 5. Become a Descendant. Fight for the survival of humanity. Descendants have unique abilities to tackle both solo and co-op missions. Up to 4 players use varied mechanics to defeat giant bosses. BE THE FIRST DESCENDANT!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 45.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Online Co-Op 5.9%, Shooter 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person looter-shooter that emphasizes cooperative boss encounters and sci-fi character progression.

Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 36.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.8%, Open World 12.5%, Massively Multiplayer 7.1%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished third-person looter-shooter experience set in a massive, detailed open world.

A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 29% ★, Open World 13%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Massively Multiplayer 8.8%, Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a gritty, tactical open-world looter-shooter experience with strong multiplayer elements.

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.7%, Open World 14.6%, Co-op 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Post-apocalyptic 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival shooter that features persistent multiplayer elements and sci-fi themes.

PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 40.4%, Open World 14.3%, FPS 9.9%, Shooter 8.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the massive-scale warfare and persistent faction-based conflict that defined the open-world feel of Defiance.

Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 45% ★, Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 5.4%, RPG 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi third-person looter-shooter that focuses on intense combat and powerful ability-based gameplay.

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America. Explore a vast wasteland in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story.

Why similar: Open World 26%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Post-apocalyptic 12.8%, MMORPG 10.8% ★, Co-op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Combines open-world exploration, post-apocalyptic settings, and persistent multiplayer looting mechanics.

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.8%, Co-op 17.3%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same third-person looter-shooter DNA with a focus on procedural exploration and co-op combat.

In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 37.8%, MMORPG 16.1% ★, Open World 12.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A long-running sci-fi MMO that offers extensive exploration and character progression in a persistent universe.

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 42% ★, Open World 13.1%, Co-op 8.6%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Online Co-Op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential looter-shooter experience with a vast array of sci-fi weaponry and cooperative missions.

Fallen Earth Classic is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Reloaded Productions and operated by Little Orbit. The game takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland located around the American Grand Canyon.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 20.9%, Open World 20.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Post-apocalyptic 9.6%, Survival 9%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic MMO that shares the rugged, survival-focused aesthetic of the original Defiance.

Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 35.2%, Open World 20.1%, Shooter 9.8%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on sci-fi space combat within a persistent multiplayer environment, appealing to fans of the genre's setting.

The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.5%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op 12.4%, Shooter 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes, sci-fi cooperative combat with dynamic mission objectives that mirror the feel of Arkfalls.

The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 42.8% ★, Co-op 10.4%, Shooter 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Open World 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A classic in the looter-shooter genre that emphasizes humor, sci-fi exploration, and cooperative gameplay.

Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 43.5%, MMORPG 22.2% ★, Open World 13.6%, RPG 8.1%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world MMO that features a unique, modern-day supernatural setting with strong narrative-driven missions.

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!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 42.9% ★, Co-op 18.5%, Shooter 9.6%, FPS 9.2%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative sci-fi shooter that emphasizes teamwork and exploration in procedurally generated environments.

Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.

Why similar: Open World 25.8%, Co-op 25.2%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Action 8.7%, RPG 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-themed, it shares the core loop of hunting large-scale bosses for loot and materials with friends.

The world’s first and premier Action MMO Third Person Shooter allows you to choose between two sides of the law. Play as Enforcer or Criminal, customize your gear for the task at hand and hit the streets and play how you want in a city filled with more action this side of a Hollywood blockbuster.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28.3%, Open World 21.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world multiplayer shooter that focuses on faction-based conflict and character customization.

Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

Why similar: Multiplayer 19.3%, FPS 17.1%, Massively Multiplayer 16.8%, Shooter 16%, Co-op 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A team-based hero shooter that focuses on objective-oriented gameplay in a near-future setting.

Embark on an epic sci-fi, free-to-play adventure. Spacelords is a brand-new take on the shooter genre. Through its 4 vs 1 campaign, you experience both sides of the story: Join the Raiders in their fight to free the legendary Broken Planet, or switch sides and fight as the Antagonist alongside the invading hordes!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.4%, Action 17.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Shooter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi third-person shooter that utilizes a unique 4v1 cooperative and competitive structure.

Neverwinter is a free, action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. Epic stories, action combat and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Neverwinter!

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 35.7%, MMORPG 24.2% ★, Open World 12.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%, RPG 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: While fantasy-based, it provides the structured MMO questing and dungeon-crawling experience found in many persistent online worlds.

Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 32.3%, MMORPG 22.9% ★, Open World 18.8%, Multiplayer 7%, RPG 6.4%

The New Z is a FREE TO PLAY multi-game mode experience. SURVIVE with friends and gather loot, stash and trade. Go into wars against other groups in a massive OPEN WORLD or face them 5 v 5 in COMPETITIVE.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 24.3%, Open World 22.9%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Survival 10.4%, Third-Person Shooter 6.8%

Mortal Online is a first-person medieval fantasy MMORPG, set in a huge, open, unforgiving world. Choose your race, choose your playstyle, choose a profession, choose where to place your loyalties - if you have any...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 38.1%, Open World 22.9%, MMORPG 11% ★, Multiplayer 6.6%, Survival 5.7%

UFO Online: Invasion is a turn-based tactical combat MMORPG set in the post-apocalyptic world

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 49.8%, Open World 17.6%, Multiplayer 9.3%, RPG 9%, Shooter 5.9%

Grab your cape and defend Millennium City in this comic book-style action MMORPG! Design your hero and costume from thousands of costume pieces, face super-villains like Dr. Destroyer, and create your own unique nemesis.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 28.8%, MMORPG 23% ★, Open World 14.7%, Online Co-Op 7.1%, Co-op 6.6%

PANZAR is a fantasy multiplayer third-person shooter. You get to choose from eight unique character classes, team-based PvP battles, exciting PvE adventures and regular tournaments with real prizes. Advanced RPG elements, the non-target combat system and the most modern graphics by CryEngine 3 will make your combat experience...

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 43.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, MMORPG 9.5% ★, Action 8%, Co-op 7.3%

Brace yourself for a brand new action-packed Open World. Explore a huge world to gather materials for gear and defenses. Use everything at your disposal to defend your bases and defeat hordes of hostile monsters. Play solo or up to 8-player online!

Why similar: Open World 29.9%, Co-op 17.8%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Survival 8.3%, Action 7.2%

You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!

Why similar: Multiplayer 21.2%, FPS 20.8%, Shooter 13.8%, Co-op 12.7%, Action 10.2%

Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.

Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Massively Multiplayer 20.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Survival 12%, Post-apocalyptic 10.8%

Enter a world of danger and adventure with Dungeons & Dragons Online® based on the beloved RPG that started it all.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 34.3%, MMORPG 19.9% ★, Open World 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.6%, RPG 8.2%

PIONER drops players into a vast, grim world, where survival hinges on exploration, crafting, and smart resource management. As an MMO FPS, it offers both PvE missions and intense PvP zones, with unique crafting mechanics, hundreds of weapons and a deep story to explore.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.3% ★, Massively Multiplayer 17.4%, Open World 11.1%, MMORPG 9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 5.9%

Action-focused, open world survival shooter, PvPvE against fellow mercenaries and lethal XOIDS. Raid for resources alone or with team-mates, build and defend your base, stash your gear and survive against the odds. You are the hunters. You are the hunted. And the robots never sleep…

Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.2% ★, Massively Multiplayer 16.9%, Open World 11.9%, Third-Person Shooter 11.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Anarchy Online – the first ever science fiction MMO – is now on Steam! Compete and cooperate with thousands of players simultaneously on a vast, alien world. Join humanity nearly 30,000 years in the future in a world of perpetual conflict and scientific marvel.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 44.3%, MMORPG 16.4% ★, Open World 12.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%, RPG 7.9%

GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment.

Why similar: Open World 30.4%, Survival 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Co-op 10.2%, Massively Multiplayer 9.9%

An Open World Survival Shooter blending hardcore PVP and PVE action. Secure precious loot in safe zones or build your own fortress in the wild. With intense gunfights, stunning visuals, and performance smooth enough for any system, the challenge awaits!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 15.7% ★, Massively Multiplayer 14%, Open World 13.7%, Third-Person Shooter 11.1%, Post-apocalyptic 7.6%

Enter a magical, 3D fantasy world filled with hundreds of unique locales, immersive lore, and exciting quests -- and it's all free to play. Join thousands of players from around the world, and be part of a one of a kind community.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 42.6%, Open World 16.3%, MMORPG 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.6%, RPG 7.7%

Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.

Why similar: Multiplayer 20.5%, Massively Multiplayer 17%, Shooter 16.9%, FPS 16.6%, Co-op 7.4%

MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

Why similar: Massively Multiplayer 31.6%, Multiplayer 20%, Shooter 15.4%, Sci-fi 10.9%, FPS 10.1%