- #1 Aliens: Fireteam Elite
97% matchMostly Positive80% of 27,172 reviews2021
Dev: Cold Iron Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.7%, Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 13.9%, Space 9.4%, Character Customization 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it offers the most authentic experience of squad-based Xenomorph combat.
- #2 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
96% matchVery Positive84% of 227,089 reviews2024
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 40.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 31.7%, Co-op 15.5%, PvE 8.9%, Space 8.5%, Third Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers high-octane, third-person co-op action against overwhelming swarms of alien threats.
- #3 HELLDIVERS™ 2
96% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,164,569 reviews2024
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 46.1 hrsMean: 109.3 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 26.4%, Shooter 12.5%, Co-op 9.8%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Space 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides the definitive modern sci-fi co-op experience with chaotic, large-scale bug-killing missions.
- #4 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
95% matchMixed70% of 7,265 reviews2024
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 29.5 hrsMean: 57.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 33.2%, Shooter 15.2%, Action 11%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Co-op 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers massive-scale, arcade-style third-person combat against endless waves of insectoid enemies.
- #5 Starship Troopers: Extermination
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 33,422 reviews2024
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 14.7%, Space 13.1%, Realistic 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the feeling of military sci-fi survival against massive swarms of alien bugs.
- #6 Deep Rock Galactic
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,437 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 27.5%, Shooter 21.5%, Space 15.7%, PvE 14.8%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for co-op horde shooters, featuring deep class synergy and procedural sci-fi environments.
- #7 Aliens: Dark Descent
93% matchVery Positive88% of 18,947 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Action 31.4%, Space 28.5%, Violent 16.2%, 3D 10.4%, Combat 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: While tactical, it perfectly captures the dread and atmosphere of the Aliens franchise.
- #8 REMNANT II®
91% matchVery Positive82% of 69,006 reviews2023
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: Arc Games
Windows
Median: 17.2 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 31%, Co-op 15.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Online Co-Op 7.7%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines challenging third-person shooting with deep character builds and cooperative boss encounters.
- #9 Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition
92% matchMostly Positive72% of 10,939 reviews2018
Dev: Streum On StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 23.3%, Shooter 21.3%, Action 15.8%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Gore 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on claustrophobic, tactical corridor combat within a dark sci-fi setting.
- #10 Killing Floor 2
91% matchVery Positive88% of 129,477 reviews2016
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 86.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Shooter 17.1%, Gore 15.2%, Co-op 15%, Team-Based 14.1%, Online Co-Op 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in wave-based survival shooting that emphasizes team coordination and visceral combat.
- #11 Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction
90% matchMixed66% of 3,183 reviews2023
Dev: Ubisoft MontrealPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Shooter 17.6%, Military 15.3%, Team-Based 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, PvE 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical PVE shooter that pits specialized operators against an evolving alien threat.
- #12 Aliens vs. Predator™
89% matchVery Positive91% of 21,711 reviews2010
Dev: RebellionPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Why similar: Shooter 25.1%, Action 21.6%, Gore 19.1%, Co-op 12.6%, Multiplayer 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic title that remains one of the best ways to experience the intensity of the Xenomorph threat.
- #13 RIPOUT
89% matchMixed60% of 1,212 reviews2024
Dev: Pet Project GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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: Shooter 23.7%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Space 16.2%, PvE 12.4%, Action 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric co-op shooter that leans heavily into sci-fi horror and procedural level design.
- #14 World War Z
88% matchVery Positive82% of 32,845 reviews2021
Dev: Saber Interactive Inc
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 35.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.1%, Shooter 13.4%, Co-op 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Multiplayer 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features fast-paced, high-intensity horde survival mechanics that feel right at home with the genre.
- #15 No More Room in Hell 2
86% matchMixed57% of 28,679 reviews2026
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 22.7%, Shooter 20.6%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Action 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, team-oriented survival horror experience that emphasizes resource management and cooperation.
- #16 Space Beast Terror Fright
86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,795 reviews2022
Dev: nornware AB
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Co-op 29.7%, Action 17.8%, Gore 14.7%, Space 11.9%, Shooter 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, claustrophobic survival shooter that emphasizes light, sound, and sheer panic.
- #17 Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
87% matchMixed62% of 12,256 reviews2012
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Co-op 22.4%, Shooter 21.6%, Action 18.4%, Space 14.3%, Online Co-Op 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic franchise-based shooter experience focused on military action against Xenomorphs.
- #18 Killing Floor 3
85% matchMixed44% of 23,814 reviews2025
Dev: Tripwire Interactive
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 44.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Shooter 19.9%, Co-op 18.7%, Gore 11.9%, PvE 11.8%, Realistic 9%
Why You'll Like It: The latest evolution of the wave-based survival shooter, featuring modern graphics and intense PVE action.
- #19 GTFO
84% matchVery Positive84% of 66,909 reviews2021
Dev: 10 Chambers
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Shooter 18.5%, Co-op 17.6%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Team-Based 9.5%, Gore 8%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical co-op horror game that demands extreme communication and stealth to survive.
- #20 Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 951 reviews2025
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Military 28.8%, Shooter 26.5%, Realistic 15.7%, Action 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on immersive, high-stakes alien combat within the iconic franchise universe.
- #21 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
83% matchMixed60% of 15,488 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 21.6%, Shooter 19.8%, PvE 13.4%, Character Customization 11.6%, Online Co-Op 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fresh, roguelite-inspired take on the co-op horde formula that adds variety to the core loop.
- #22 Level Zero: Extraction
82% matchMixed50% of 2,952 reviews2025
Dev: Doghowl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Why similar: Military 26%, Shooter 24.6%, PvE 16.2%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Action 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of survival horror and extraction shooting featuring asymmetric alien threats.
- #23 Species: Unknown
79% matchVery Positive94% of 11,374 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Shooter 21.1%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Space 14.5%, PvE 12.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric sci-fi horror game that emphasizes the terror of the unknown in co-op.
- #24 Red Solstice 2: Survivors
81% matchMixed70% of 3,318 reviews2021
Dev: IronwardPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Team-Based 20%, Co-op 18.7%, Third Person 17.5%, Character Customization 14.8%, Online Co-Op 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Blends tactical strategy with real-time co-op combat in a dark, sci-fi survival setting.
- #25 Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
82% matchVery Positive87% of 1,156 reviews2011
Dev: Vicious Cycle Software, Inc.Pub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 51.2%, Action 16.4%, Co-op 14.9%, Online Co-Op 8.5%, Shooter 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, straightforward bug-shooter that focuses on pure, chaotic action.
- #26 Left 4 Dead 2
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,060,263 reviews2009
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 100.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 29.6%, Shooter 20.9%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Gore 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The foundational co-op horde shooter that defined the genre's pacing and team-based mechanics.
- #27 Alien: Rogue Incursion VR
79% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,514 reviews2024
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Alien: Rogue Incursion is an all-new action-horror VR game that transforms you into ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks on a dangerous mission to the uncharted planet Purdan, featuring innovative real-life motion gameplay, a whole-body loadout, and the most cunning Xenomorphs ever encountered.
Why similar: Shooter 22.9%, Military 22.7%, Realistic 16.1%, Action 10.9%, Violent 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a visceral, first-person perspective on the terror of facing Xenomorphs.
- #28 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN
81% matchMixed59% of 1,531 reviews2019
Dev: YUKE'SPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Save the world without hope. Year 2040. An action TPS where you will become one of the EDF soldiers and fight against the invaders from outer space which ruined the world. In the world settings which differs from the original "EARTH DEFENSE FORCE" series, more than 50 missions in five difficulties await for your challenge.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.4%, Action 24.1%, Co-op 11.1%, Gore 10.6%, Violent 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A more grounded, gritty take on the classic bug-shooting arcade formula.
- #29 Warhammer: Vermintide 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 147,746 reviews2018
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29.7%, Gore 16.2%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, PvE 12.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: While melee-focused, it is the benchmark for team-based horde combat and class-based progression.
- #30 Predator: Hunting Grounds
78% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,735 reviews2021
Dev: IllFonicPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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: Shooter 21.7%, Military 17.8%, Character Customization 13.7%, Third Person 10.9%, Realistic 10.3%
- #31 Recursive Hate - Spider Hell
77% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: An Arachnophobe
Windows
Try to survive in Spider Hell. Fight with big, realistic and terrifying spiders and versus swarms with literally thousands of spiders.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.8%, Shooter 17.2%, Realistic 10.3%, Third Person 9.3%, Action 9.2%
- #32 Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,881 reviews2024
Dev: IllFonicPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Team-Based 14.4%, Co-op 13.6%, Third Person 10.4%, Character Customization 10.1%, Realistic 9.6%
- #33 Natural Selection 2
77% matchVery Positive85% of 13,374 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: Team-Based 29.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Action 14.5%, Co-op 11.6%
- #34 Earthfall
76% matchMixed65% of 2,310 reviews2018
Dev: Holospark
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Co-op 24%, Shooter 19.9%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Action 15.2%, Gore 10.8%
- #35 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II
75% matchMixed47% of 30,167 reviews2022
Dev: Infinity WardPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the iconic Operators of Task Force 141.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.1%, Shooter 14.8%, Military 13.9%, Action 10%, Realistic 6.7%
- #36 Deadzone: Rogue
71% matchVery Positive82% of 16,730 reviews2025
Dev: Prophecy Games
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Shooter 28.8%, Online Co-Op 21.7%, PvE 18.5%, Action 12.8%, 3D 9.9%
- #37 Exoprimal
73% matchMixed69% of 4,420 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.8%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, Action 13%, Team-Based 11%, PvE 8.8%
- #38 Gears of War: Reloaded
73% matchMixed62% of 4,234 reviews2025
Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.6%, Shooter 17.9%, Realistic 11.3%, Third Person 10.4%, Action 9.5%
- #39 Contain
74% matchMixed57% of 851 reviews2024
Dev: SinginGiant
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Contain is a Tactical Co-Op FPS game. Form your squad of four players to fight against the anomalies. Try to "Contain" them where the line between ordinary and extraordinary is blurred.
Why similar: Military 15.7%, Shooter 15.5%, Team-Based 9.7%, Realistic 9.5%, Co-op 9.4%
- #40 Active Matter
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,151 reviews2026
Dev: Matter TeamPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Join dangerous raids for loot or intense PvP/PvE battles in this new realistic military shooter set in a fractured multiverse. Fight in quantum-unstable zones for control of active matter - the substance that bends time and space.
Why similar: Shooter 18.7%, Co-op 17%, Realistic 13.1%, PvE 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.6%
- #41 Insurgency: Sandstorm
73% matchVery Positive85% of 133,387 reviews2018
Dev: New World InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 56.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.
Why similar: Military 24.8%, Shooter 20.5%, Realistic 16.5%, Co-op 8.2%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
- #42 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 139,437 reviews2022
Dev: Fatshark
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 104.4 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Shooter 15%, Co-op 15%, Realistic 12%, Gore 11.4%, Character Customization 10.2%
- #43 C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)
70% matchVery Positive88% of 850 reviews2025
Dev: BRAIN DOES (NOT) WORK
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Shooter 14.6%, Co-op 12.3%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, PvE 8.7%
- #44 The Thing: Remastered
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,424 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 30.4%, Shooter 17.9%, Gore 11.4%, Third Person 11.3%, Action 10.2%
- #45 Backroom Warfare II
71% matchMixed66% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: Naughty Clogs
Windows
Fight for survival in the Backrooms. Play with friends in multiplayer or solo against AI bots. Unearth the terrifying monster scorestreak and get ready for an intense experience!
Why similar: Shooter 29.5%, Action 21.4%, Realistic 14.9%, 3D 9.1%, Violent 8.3%
- #46 Dark Sector
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,582 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.5%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 13.2%, Gore 12%, Third Person 8.2%
- #47 Alien: Isolation
70% matchVery Positive93% of 67,015 reviews2014
Dev: Creative AssemblyPub: SEGA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Why similar: Space 44.7%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Action 12%, Shooter 10.8%, Gore 10.2%
- #48 Sker Ritual
68% matchVery Positive82% of 6,013 reviews2024
Dev: Wales InteractivePub: Skybound Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Co-op 17.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Realistic 9.2%, Online Co-Op 7.7%
- #49 Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
70% matchMixed47% of 23,211 reviews2023
Dev: Sledgehammer GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.
Why similar: Shooter 20.9%, Military 18.4%, Action 13%, Realistic 10.9%, Co-op 8.8%
- #50 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
69% matchVery Positive95% of 10,557 reviews2016
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 41.6%, Co-op 17.4%, Action 13.2%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Shooter 9.6%
- #51 Directive 8020
67% matchMixed62% of 2,287 reviews2026
Dev: Supermassive Games
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.
Why similar: Space 33.9%, Realistic 28.2%, Third Person 23.4%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #52 Shatterline
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 29,161 reviews2025
Dev: Frag Lab LLC
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Get ready for the apocalypse! Shatterline is a high-octane single-player FPS adventure where Earth’s survival hangs in the balance. Pick a unique operator and combat the alien plague!
Why similar: Shooter 23.5%, Realistic 16.3%, PvE 12.4%, Action 10.3%, Co-op 9.3%
- #53 EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
68% matchVery Positive94% of 11,551 reviews2019
Dev: SANDLOTPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 31.5%, Action 16.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Co-op 14%, Online Co-Op 11.3%
- #54 Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
69% matchMixed51% of 294 reviews2022
Dev: Sigma Team Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 45%, Character Customization 14.1%, PvE 13.2%, Third Person 11.8%, Action 8.5%
- #55 Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior (Classic)
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 471 reviews2026
Dev: Kuju EntertainmentPub: SNEG
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Become an elite Fire Warrior and fight the forces of the Imperium of Man in an action-packed classic FPS. Experience Warhammer 40,000 from a unique T'au perspective with a story full of twists and betrayal.
Why similar: Shooter 30.7%, Action 17%, Space 16.4%, Gore 10.9%, 3D 10.2%
- #56 Dead Space™ 2
67% matchVery Positive94% of 30,039 reviews2011
Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 31.1%, Shooter 16.2%, Space 11.9%, Third Person 10%, Gore 7.7%
- #57 John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
64% matchMostly Positive73% of 7,235 reviews2026
Dev: Saber InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Shooter 24.2%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 13.2%, PvE 12.9%, Team-Based 11.7%
- #58 Death in the Water 2
66% matchVery Positive83% of 1,852 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.
Why similar: Shooter 22%, Character Customization 19%, Gore 17.1%, Realistic 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.9%