Games Like Aliens: Fireteam Elite

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Shooter 10.9%, Survival Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a highly comparable class-based co-op campaign shooter in which teams use specialized gear and positioning to survive enormous, fast-moving enemy hordes.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is an up to 16-player co-op FPS that puts you on the far-off frontlines of an all-out battle against the Bugs! Squad up, grab your rifle, and do your part as an elite Deep Space Vanguard Trooper to take back planets from the Arachnid threat!

Why similar: Aliens 22.5%, Co-op 15.9%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Space 11.5%, Shooter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Fireteam Elite’s tight corridors for large maps, but its squad-based bug extermination, class kits, objectives, and overwhelming alien hordes are an excellent fit.

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 22.3%, Online Co-Op 17%, Co-op 13.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Space 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person four-player missions, swarming insectoid enemies, customizable stratagems, and frantic extraction objectives closely match Fireteam Elite’s cooperative horde-shooter energy.

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.6%, Co-op 23.5%, Space 10.3%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Three-player Operations deliver chunky third-person gunplay, class roles, gear progression, and spectacular battles against Tyranid swarms.

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.9%, Co-op 21%, Shooter 12%, Co-op Campaign 9.8% ★, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its cooperative campaign and Horde mode offer cover-based third-person combat, monstrous enemies, character abilities, and a similarly cinematic sci-fi military tone.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: Co-op 20.8%, Co-op Campaign 17.1% ★, Character Customization 14.8%, Shooter 13.3%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This class-based co-op shooter emphasizes coordinated pushes through hostile corridors, special-enemy priority, ranged combat, and oppressive sci-fi horror atmosphere.

Live the future of despair.The year is 2024 AD. The survivors fought against the remaining threats while trying their best to continue their recovery.Three years passed in the year 2027. In a new world without hope, the time has come to once again resist the fate of the Earth.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.2%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Shooter 14.2%, Co-op 12.1%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op squad of specialized soldiers battles absurdly large waves of giant insects and aliens across destructible sci-fi battlefields.

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: Co-op 28.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Survival 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Four distinct classes, procedural missions, alien swarms, teamwork-dependent objectives, and extensive equipment customization make it one of the strongest PvE co-op alternatives.

Space Hulk: Deathwing - Enhanced Edition is a First-Person Shooter based on Games Workshop’s cult classic board game set in Warhammer 40,000 universe. Expanding upon the original game, and featuring a host of new content, new features and a richer multiplayer mode.

Why similar: Co-op 26.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 7.8%, Aliens 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a grim four-player sci-fi co-op shooter about heavily armed squads clearing claustrophobic spaces full of lethal alien creatures.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Co-op 16.5%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Shooter 12%, Survival 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its perk-based co-op shooting, weapon upgrading, and escalating waves of grotesque specimens provide the same satisfying hold-the-line survival rhythm.

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 19.2%, Shooter 15.4%, Horror 9.8%, Survival 9%

Why You'll Like It: This modernized co-op campaign shooter adds deck-built loadouts and corrupted special enemies to the familiar team-versus-horde formula.

Exoprimal is an online, team-based action game that pits humanity's cutting-edge exosuit technology against history's most ferocious beasts – dinosaurs.​​

Why similar: Shooter 21%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.6%, Survival 12.3%, Online Co-Op 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Five-player objective missions mix class switching, ability-driven combat, and constant dinosaur swarms in a polished sci-fi PvE shooter structure.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Co-op 19.4%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Shooter 13%, Horror 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a much tenser and harder version of squad-based sci-fi horror, where ammunition management, stealth, and coordinated defense are essential against monsters.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.7%, Shooter 18.6%, Aliens 14.2%, Co-op 12.8%, PvE 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Three-player PvE incursions focus on operator abilities, alien parasite threats, escalating objectives, and tactical teamwork under pressure.

Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.7%, Aliens 19.8%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Shooter 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player squads, varied classes, massive alien-insect invasions, and mission-based destruction make it a particularly direct mechanical match.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Co-op 30.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, Shooter 13.9%, Survival 10.6%, Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign-based four-player structure, special-enemy coordination, and desperate fights through overwhelming hordes remain foundational to Fireteam Elite’s design style.

You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

Why similar: Aliens 27.8%, Co-op 16%, Shooter 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Space 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its rougher execution, it is a direct Alien-universe shooter with a cooperative campaign, Colonial Marine weaponry, and Xenomorph encounters.

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Aliens 21.1%, Co-op 19.1%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op Campaign 10.8% ★, Shooter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op FPS is explicitly built around four survivors fighting alien hordes through campaign missions with deployable defenses and class-like gear.

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: Aliens 16.7%, Online Co-Op 14%, Shooter 10.1%, Horror 9.2%, Space 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines procedurally assembled derelict spaceships, grotesque mutant enemies, and up-to-four-player sci-fi horror shooting.

Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Co-op 23.4%, Shooter 17.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Third Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This third-person co-op shooter has mission-based progression, undead swarms, weapon upgrades, traps, and a similarly pulpy survival-horror atmosphere.

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Co-op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Shooter 11.9%, Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides flexible third-person co-op builds, challenging monster encounters, firearms-driven combat, and replayable sci-fi worlds, albeit with more boss-focused pacing.

Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

Why similar: Aliens 30.2%, Horror 10.7%, Shooter 10.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Co-op 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its Alien-universe setting and co-op Survivor mode make it a natural thematic choice for players wanting to fight Xenomorphs with a team.

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Co-op 40.2%, Online Co-Op 24.4%, PvE 9.5%, Multiplayer 9.2%, RPG 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Although melee-focused, it excels at four-player class synergy, mission runs, special-enemy threats, loot progression, and crushing hordes.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.2%, Co-op 22.7%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Shooter 7.6%, RPG 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its three-player campaign mixes third-person gunplay, loot progression, class powers, and aggressive sci-fi combat in a similarly squad-oriented format.

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 23.3%, Co-op 22.8%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Shooter 9.5%, Survival 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This third-person co-op shooter features character builds, punishing creature encounters, randomized environments, and a dark sci-fi survival mood.

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.2%, Co-op 13.4%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Horror 10.6%, Shooter 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its optional co-op campaign retains the Alien-like industrial horror, creature dismemberment, weapon crafting, and tense survival action of the series.

Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.4%, Co-op 22.1%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Shooter 8.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person co-op shooting, powerful build customization, escalating enemy density, and chaotic boss encounters appeal to players who enjoy Fireteam Elite’s progression loop.

This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 13.9%, Space 9.4%, Character Customization 8.2%

The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

Why similar: Co-op 37.8%, Shooter 25.3%, RPG 12.2%, Character Customization 12%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its cyberpunk perspective differs, but its co-op missions, weapon and augment builds, dense hostile environments, and action-heavy sci-fi atmosphere translate well.

Sequel to the best-seller ​The Red Solstice​. Plan your strategy and infiltrate a real-time tactical battlefield - alone or with up to 7 squad members. Can you demonstrate the combat prowess to survive and secure a future for humanity?

Why similar: Aliens 22.3%, Co-op 13.6%, Character Customization 11.2%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op Campaign 9.5% ★

Why You'll Like It: This tactical co-op game puts a customizable marine squad against relentless mutant-alien swarms, with mission pressure and resource management central to survival.

Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.

Why similar: Aliens 21.1%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Horror 11.6%, Shooter 8.7%

Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.

Why similar: Aliens 33.2%, Sci-fi 17%, Space 14.4%, Survival 13.1%, Horror 12%

Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.

Why similar: Aliens 24.7%, Third-Person Shooter 22.9%, Co-op 17.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down viewpoint changes the feel, but its class-based four-player missions, Xenomorph-like enemies, and cooperative objective design are highly relevant.

Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.1%, Shooter 17.3%, Co-op 14.8%, Character Customization 10.6%, Horror 10%

Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.

Why similar: Character Customization 21.8%, Shooter 21.1%, Aliens 12.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.1%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Co-op 17.1%, Aliens 13.9%, Horror 12%

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Aliens 25%, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 15.9%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 11%

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op shooter with sci-fi dwarves, procedurally-generated caves and random roguelike upgrades. Explore maze-like mines and blast through hordes of alien abominations — no two runs are the same. Move quickly, work together and shoot first to survive.

Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Shooter 13.2%, Character Customization 12.6%, Horror 10%

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: Co-op 23.5%, Shooter 16%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Character Customization 11.6%, Horror 11.1%

A new action-horror story set in the iconic Alien universe. Play as rogue Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, sent to investigate a blacksite on Purdan. Fight and survive using your skill, reflexes, and determination against a deadly Xenomorph incursion in this gripping first chapter of a two-part saga.

Why similar: Aliens 34.2%, Shooter 25.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Action 7.6%

Tear through endless waves of supernatural enemies in this co-op horror horde shooter. Play solo or with up to 4 players, unleash god-like Miracle powers, supercharge your arsenal, and survive devastating boss encounters on Sker Island.

Why similar: Co-op 19.2%, Third-Person Shooter 16.8%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Shooter 9%

Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!

Why similar: Co-op 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Character Customization 11.3%, Horror 10.3%

S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Aliens 25.6%, Co-op 21.6%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Sci-fi 7.6%

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Aliens 11.8%, Space 11.8%, Horror 11.5%

The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Aliens 18.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Shooter 11.4%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Aliens 27.9%, Shooter 16.4%, Co-op 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Action 7.7%

EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration. Battle hordes of aliens, upgrade your arsenal, and uncover the hidden truths of the deep forest. Will you face it alone or bring your friends along?

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.6%, Aliens 14.3%, Shooter 11.6%, Horror 9%, Co-op 8.2%

Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!

Why similar: Co-op 22.6%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Third-Person Shooter 14.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Third Person 7.7%

Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.3%, Shooter 19%, Horror 15.4%, Sci-fi 14.2%, PvE 10.5%

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Co-op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Survival 11.2%, Shooter 10.1%

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!

Why similar: Co-op 20.1%, Co-op Campaign 14.2% ★, Space 14.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Character Customization 11.2%

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.7%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Space 13.5%, Horror 11.9%, Shooter 10.9%

Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.

Why similar: Co-op 24.7%, Space 19.1%, Shooter 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.5%, PvE 8.6%

Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.

Why similar: Co-op 18.5%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Survival Horror 15.1%, Survival 13.8%, Horror 12.3%

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Why similar: Aliens 30.1%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Co-op 12%, Shooter 9.9%

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 17.1%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Aliens 11%, Horror 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%

It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Aliens 21.2%, Co-op 17.4%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Sci-fi 7.1%

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 18.8%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Survival 13.1%, Shooter 12.8%, Horror 10.2%

Aliens Versus Predator Classic 2000 features the Colonial Marine, Alien and Predator Campaigns and the frenetic single-player Skirmish mode from the original title: Alien Versus Predator Gold Edition, which was released to massive acclaim in 2000.

Why similar: Aliens 37.2%, Horror 15%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 6.8%