Games Like Borderlands 2

Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 19.5% ★, Loot 18.3%, Co-op 8.5%, FPS 8.3%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps Borderlands 2's four-player looter-shooter structure, skill trees, wild weapon drops, and comic writing while adding low-gravity moon combat.

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 25.6% ★, Loot 21.4%, FPS 10%, Co-op 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest modern continuation of Borderlands 2's formula, with vastly expanded weapon variety, character builds, boss farming, and seamless co-op.

Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.3% ★, Loot 22.9%, FPS 9.6%, Shooter 9.6%, Co-op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It translates Borderlands-style guns, loot rarity, class builds, and co-op into a playful fantasy tabletop setting led by Tiny Tina.

Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 24.3% ★, Loot 21.8%, FPS 10.3%, Co-op 10%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct modern Borderlands follow-up built around fast first-person gunplay, immense randomized loot pools, character progression, and cooperative Vault Hunting.

Smash skeletons, defeat dragons, and battle giant golems in Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-Shot Adventure. Experience the acclaimed 2013 quest that started it all in this standalone campaign jam-packed with fantasy, fun, and mountains of magical loot!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.4% ★, Loot 14.4%, Co-op 12.9%, Multiplayer 9%, FPS 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This standalone version of Borderlands 2's beloved fantasy expansion delivers its loot-heavy shooting and co-op with an especially funny Tiny Tina campaign.

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 29.1% ★, Loot 12.7%, FPS 11.4%, Co-op 11.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its gleefully crude humor, frantic first-person combat, randomized weapon upgrades, RPG stats, and four-player co-op make it an excellent Borderlands alternative.

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

Why similar: Looter Shooter 40.6% ★, Loot 16.2%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 7%, Shooter 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op looter-shooter centers on constantly replacing gear, assembling powerful builds, farming expeditions, and combining gunfire with explosive abilities.

Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 27.1% ★, Loot 20.3%, FPS 10.8%, Co-op 10.8%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a huge first-person arsenal, class abilities, gear grinding, raids, strikes, and social co-op for players who enjoy Borderlands' endgame chase.

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 39.4% ★, Loot 13.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Co-op 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep gear-score loot loop, extensive build crafting, mission replayability, and cooperative endgame activities in a more tactical third-person format.

Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, Roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 26.8% ★, FPS 18.2%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Loot 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It compresses the first-person shooting, randomized guns, elemental effects, build synergies, and co-op mayhem into highly replayable roguelite runs.

Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 28.7% ★, FPS 21%, Co-op 15.5%, Shooter 14.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This fast, colorful co-op FPS combines randomized loot and upgrade builds with responsive shooting and a lighthearted sci-fi aesthetic.

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: Looter Shooter 31.8% ★, Loot 23.8%, Co-op 16.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Shooter 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its cooperative runs stack huge numbers of item effects into absurdly powerful builds, making each firefight feel like a compact loot-fueled power fantasy.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Co-op 37.4%, FPS 19.1%, First-Person 10.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Dark Humor 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player co-op, abundant color-coded weapon drops, crafting, quests, and deliberately over-the-top humor evoke Borderlands in a zombie-filled Los Angeles.

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

Why similar: Looter Shooter 51.7% ★, Co-op 11.5%, Shooter 10.7%, RPG 7.9%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its enormous collection of weapons, frames, mods, and cooperative missions offers one of Steam's deepest action-loot progression systems.

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 30.6% ★, Co-op 20.5%, FPS 15.4%, Shooter 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based four-player FPS co-op, huge weapon catalog, perk builds, and chaotic firefights appeal to players who value shared shooting mayhem.

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 45.3% ★, Shooter 12.3%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 9.2%, RPG 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This free-to-play co-op shooter revolves around collecting characters, farming equipment, optimizing builds, and repeatedly taking down large bosses.

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: Loot 23.5%, Looter Shooter 22.2% ★, Co-op 17.6%, FPS 13.3%, Shooter 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Four-player dwarf squads mine procedural caves, fight swarms, unlock gear, and trade funny voice lines in an exceptionally cooperative FPS.

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: FPS 21.2%, Co-op 21.1%, Shooter 20.4%, Multiplayer 15%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers satisfying wave-based co-op shooting, perk progression, weapon purchases, grotesque enemies, and the same kind of gory dark humor.

RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.

Why similar: FPS 31.9%, Shooter 19.4%, Open World 14.1%, Action 10.8%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its neon wasteland, bizarre weapons, open-world combat, and exaggerated action capture much of Borderlands 2's anarchic first-person energy.

Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!

Why similar: Co-op 22.1%, Open World 18.1%, Comedy 16.7%, Action 10.3%, Shooter 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its ridiculous comedy, open-world co-op chaos, oversized weapons, and playful criminal sandbox create a similar anything-goes action mood.

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 37.5% ★, Co-op 13.3%, Shooter 12.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Open World 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines cooperative missions, color-coded gear drops, stat optimization, and a persistent open-world loot grind in a grounded urban setting.

The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

Why similar: Loot 45.4%, Co-op 19.1%, RPG 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Action RPG 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although played from an isometric view, it delivers the same addictive cycle of randomized loot, skill builds, dungeon runs, and multiplayer adventuring.

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: Co-op 24.7%, Shooter 19.6%, Looter Shooter 17.8% ★, Multiplayer 11.8%, RPG 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging co-op shooter features randomized worlds, unusual firearms, build-defining gear, boss farming, and strong replay value.

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 33.2%, Multiplayer 16.1%, FPS 13.8%, First-Person 9.1%, Online Co-Op 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player first-person co-op, loot chests, career builds, and hordes of enemies offer a more melee-focused but similarly replayable progression loop.

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Why similar: Co-op 29.4%, Multiplayer 19.8%, FPS 14.3%, Open World 13.5%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world co-op zombie RPG emphasizes scavenged weapons, character skill trees, quests, and pulpy violence in the vein of early Borderlands.

Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.

Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Co-op 20.2%, Shooter 17.8%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Comedy 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It matches Borderlands 2's irreverent tone and big co-op firefights with enormous enemy hordes, extravagant weapons, and nonstop arcade FPS action.

Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS. Engage in intense combat, free hostile territory, recruit loyal followers and animal allies, and liberate Hope County solo or in full 2-player co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 19.9%, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 17.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Open World 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world first-person combat, drop-in co-op campaign, outlandish characters, and arsenal experimentation suit players who enjoy Borderlands' sandbox missions.

Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.

Why similar: Loot 25%, Looter Shooter 13.5% ★, FPS 12.2%, Co-op 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%

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 22.4%, FPS 21.7%, Shooter 20.3%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Open World 11%

Why You'll Like It: This open-world co-op shooter emphasizes scavenging gear, upgrading equipment, and tackling dangerous machines with friends across a retro-futurist Sweden.

Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.6%, FPS 23.1%, Shooter 18.4%, Co-op 8.8%, Funny 6.8%

Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.

Why similar: Comedy 40.6%, Funny 18.4%, Dark Humor 9.5%, Action 9.4%, Memes 7.7%

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 23.9%, FPS 23.2%, Funny 11.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Comedy 10.5%

Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!

Why similar: FPS 23.8%, Co-op 18.2%, Shooter 13.4%, Multiplayer 11%, Comedy 10.3%

Get virtually immersed in the mayhem-filled world of Borderlands as you step into the boots of a treasure-seeking Vault Hunter, grab 87 bazillion guns, and free Pandora from Handsome Jack’s clutches!

Why similar: RPG 46.4%, Action 39.2%, FPS 14.4%

Cut through fungal aliens in this hyper-customizable, mission based looter shooter. Hundreds of hand-crafted upgrades, 4-player co-op, and a little roach man. What’s not to love?

Why similar: Looter Shooter 33.7% ★, FPS 17.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Co-op 11.3%, Action 6.8%

Experience the insane antics of Saints Row IV. The Saints have gone from the Penthouse to the White House - but Earth has been invaded and it’s up to you to save it with an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons, in the wildest open world game ever.

Why similar: Co-op 23.1%, Comedy 19.6%, Open World 19.6%, Action 11.2%, Funny 8.4%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Why similar: FPS 26.5%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Shooter 18.4%, Co-op 14.3%, Action 9.2%

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

Why similar: FPS 28.8%, Co-op 17.2%, Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Comedy 8.8%

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 27.8%, FPS 23.9%, Shooter 16.6%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Online Co-Op 5.4%

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: FPS 29.9%, Co-op 27.9%, Shooter 13.4%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Action 6%

Saints Row 2 brings true freedom to open-world gaming. Players can play as who they want, how they want, and with whomever they want in this sequel to the much acclaimed and tremendously successful Saints Row.

Why similar: Open World 22%, Co-op 21.5%, Comedy 12.7%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 11.5%

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: FPS 27.7%, Comedy 17.4%, Shooter 16.6%, Dark Humor 8.4%, First-Person 6.7%

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Why similar: Open World 24.1%, FPS 18.6%, RPG 18.6%, Shooter 12.8%, First-Person 9.6%

Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.

Why similar: FPS 28.6%, Shooter 18%, Action 11.8%, Comedy 10.2%, First-Person 7.8%

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

Why similar: Multiplayer 24.7%, FPS 23.8%, Shooter 20%, Co-op 16.5%, First-Person 7.4%

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Open World 19.4%, First-Person 16.9%, Action RPG 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%

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: Shooter 24.1%, Co-op 22.4%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Comedy 9.8%

Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.

Why similar: Open World 24.8%, Shooter 21.1%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Action 14.2%, Co-op 7.8%

The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!

Why similar: FPS 36.2%, Shooter 17.4%, Action 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Comedy 8.9%

Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.

Why similar: Shooter 21.7%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Open World 17.4%, Co-op 11.9%, Action 9%

Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.

Why similar: FPS 22.7%, Shooter 20.9%, Loot 16.8%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Co-op 7.8%

Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!

Why similar: FPS 30.2%, Co-op 20%, Shooter 11%, Action 8.8%, Comedy 8.6%

Fight to liberate a war-torn Himalayan region in this open world FPS. Wield a deadly arsenal, dominate land and sky with gyrocopters and war elephants, and take on enemy territory solo or in co-op.

Why similar: FPS 20%, Co-op 18.4%, Shooter 15.4%, Open World 13.5%, Multiplayer 12%

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: Co-op 22.5%, FPS 22.1%, Shooter 12.9%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Action 8.3%

Join Johnny Gat & Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the Boss’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number & a whole lot more shenanigans await!

Why similar: Co-op 21.6%, Open World 13.7%, Comedy 13.7%, Shooter 12.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%