Games Like Deep Rock Galactic

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: Class-Based 24.2%, Co-op 16.3%, FPS 12.7%, PvE 11.3%, Shooter 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures DRG’s strongest hook—a squad of specialized co-op classes pushing through objective-based PvE missions while surviving huge enemy swarms.

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: Dwarves 74.4% ★, Co-op 10.7%, PvE 5%, FPS 3.6%, First-Person 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest matches for DRG’s team-reliant, class-based mission structure, just with melee-heavy fantasy combat instead of sci-fi mining.

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 29.6%, FPS 23.3%, Shooter 13.9%, PvE 10.7%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of DRG is tense cave expeditions, resource management, and high-stakes teamwork in dark underground spaces, GTFO is a natural step up in intensity.

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: Co-op 28.9%, Shooter 13.8%, Space 13.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Survival 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its 3-player co-op, class loadouts, corridor-based objectives, and relentless bug hordes hit a very similar PvE rhythm to DRG.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 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: Class-Based 21.6%, Co-op 16%, FPS 13.1%, PvE 10.9%, Space 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This delivers the same joy of blasting endless alien bugs with friends while scrambling to complete objectives under escalating swarm pressure.

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: Co-op 27.6%, PvE 24.8%, Shooter 15.7%, Space 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Though third-person, it nails DRG’s chaotic co-op PvE feel with objective-focused drops, friendly-fire mayhem, and constant teamwork against overwhelming enemies.

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: Co-op 27.8%, Looter Shooter 24.4% ★, FPS 24.3%, Shooter 6.1%, Loot 6%

Why You'll Like It: This keeps the first-person shooting and co-op focus while adding procedural runs, randomized loot, and build experimentation similar to DRG’s replay loop.

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 27.5% ★, Co-op 25.5%, Loot 18.2%, Action Roguelike 13.8%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares DRG’s escalating co-op PvE momentum, build variety, and run-based replayability even if it trades first-person mining for third-person roguelite chaos.

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: FPS 22.7%, Looter Shooter 21.6% ★, Co-op 20.9%, Action Roguelike 12%, Shooter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It’s a fast co-op FPS roguelite with strong movement, randomized runs, and satisfying shooting that scratches DRG’s replayable mission itch.

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 23.2%, FPS 18.7%, Shooter 12%, Survival 10.3%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its perk-based co-op FPS combat and wave survival against dense hordes make it a great fit for players who love DRG’s gunplay and PvE chaos.

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Co-op 40.8%, Space 18.5%, PvE 16.5%, Sci-fi 7.7%, First-Person 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps caves for a spaceship, but the emphasis on role-based co-op, hectic PvE missions, and friends barely holding everything together is extremely familiar.

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 32.5%, FPS 23.3%, Shooter 13.6%, First-Person 6.6%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is another bulky sci-fi co-op FPS about specialist roles pushing through claustrophobic spaces full of alien swarms.

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 38.1%, FPS 26.4%, Shooter 12.2%, Survival 8.6%, Horror 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a classic for players who mainly love DRG’s four-player coordination, special enemy threats, and nonstop first-person co-op survival.

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 32.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Looter Shooter 12.2% ★, PvE 11.7%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op shooting, class archetypes, procedural world elements, and loot-driven progression line up well with DRG’s blend of teamwork and replayability.

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!

Why similar: Dwarves 91.7% ★, PvE 1.8%, Action Roguelike 1.8%, Procedural Generation 1.8%, Space 1%

Why You'll Like It: It shares DRG’s setting, mining, bugs, and upgrade flavor, but the auto-shooter roguelite format makes it more of a thematic side-grade than a direct replacement.

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: Co-op 26.7%, FPS 23.7%, Shooter 15.1%, Survival 8.1%, PvE 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its card builds, team composition, and repeatable co-op FPS runs make it a strong option if you want more structured squad-based PvE action.

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

Why similar: Co-op 28.4%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Horror 13%, PvE 12.4%, First-Person 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the combat focus, but its first-person co-op scavenging, procedural missions, and hilarious disaster-prone teamwork appeal to a lot of DRG players.

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: Class-Based 31.2%, Co-op 21%, PvE 14.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers mission-based class co-op against insectoid hordes, capturing DRG’s teamwork-first PvE appeal from a top-down angle.

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: Co-op 31.8%, Looter Shooter 26% ★, FPS 19.2%, Shooter 8%, PvE 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: While the theme is heists instead of mining, its four-player class-based FPS teamwork and endlessly replayable objective missions feel very DRG-adjacent.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Co-op 52.3%, Survival 20%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Horror 11.8%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great pick if you love DRG’s role-based crisis management and expedition tension more than its shooting, just transplanted into a deadly submarine sim.

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 21.2%, FPS 16.5%, PvE 13.4%, Shooter 10.3%, Survival 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This leans more into open-world exploration and scavenging, but its co-op PvE gunfights and roaming hostile landscapes echo DRG’s expedition vibe.

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: Co-op 48.1%, Shooter 14.5%, Procedural Generation 12%, Survival 10.3%, Action 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like its sequel, it mixes co-op shooting, build diversity, and randomized content in a way that DRG players often click with immediately.

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: Co-op 33.9%, Class-Based 27.4%, Shooter 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Action 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite DRG moments are just unloading on absurd numbers of giant bugs with friends, EDF 5 is pure co-op spectacle.

An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

Why similar: Co-op 29.7%, FPS 15.6%, PvE 12.9%, Shooter 9.9%, Survival 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its round-based co-op FPS structure, perk progression, and objective-driven horde combat make it a good fit for DRG fans who enjoy survival-heavy matches.

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

Why similar: Looter Shooter 41% ★, Co-op 16.6%, PvE 11.6%, Space 10.7%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based sci-fi co-op, class-like frame selection, and endless progression make it a strong recommendation for players who want more PvE grinding with friends.

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 47.4%, Shooter 20.1%, PvE 16.2%, Action 7.9%, Horror 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers lighthearted four-player co-op shooting with swarms, traps, and objective-based missions in a similarly pick-up-and-play format.

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: Co-op 34.8%, PvE 16.3%, Shooter 16.3%, FPS 14.7%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This class-based co-op shooter is built around surviving enormous swarms and coordinating through PvE objectives, even if it uses a third-person view.

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 28.8% ★, Loot 21.1%, Co-op 19.7%, FPS 16.5%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op classes, loot chase, and shooter-heavy progression make it worthwhile for DRG fans, though it is less team-dependent and less mission-procedural.

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 22.4%, FPS 18%, PvE 16.9%, Space 13%, Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers four-player sci-fi co-op FPS action with AI-directed enemy pressure that mirrors the replayable squad survival feel of DRG.

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!

Why similar: Dwarves 66.9% ★, Co-op 6.5%, FPS 5.2%, PvE 4.4%, Shooter 2.7%

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 21.9%, FPS 13.9%, PvE 13.9%, Space 12.3%, Sci-fi 7%

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 21.9% ★, FPS 18.9%, Co-op 14.8%, PvE 13.4%, Shooter 10%

Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.

Why similar: Co-op 35.9%, FPS 33.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%, Shooter 6.2%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its blend of first-person shooting, co-op role choices, and defending against waves of enemies gives it a surprisingly DRG-like teamwork loop.

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: Looter Shooter 19.7% ★, FPS 14.5%, Loot 13.3%, PvE 11.6%, Shooter 7.6%

Cave Crawlers is a 1-10 player rogue lite set deep underground in a system of randomly generated caves. Players use weapons, spells, and talents to defeat the unique bosses and enemies found in each biome.

Why similar: Dwarves 82.1% ★, Procedural Generation 4.8%, PvE 4.2%, Action Roguelike 3.3%, First-Person 2.4%

Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.

Why similar: Dwarves 63.3% ★, Co-op 15.8%, FPS 7.8%, First-Person 4.8%, Survival 2.8%

Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!

Why similar: Looter Shooter 20% ★, Class-Based 15.4%, PvE 12.4%, Loot 10.9%, Action Roguelike 9.3%

Blast through rocks with your machine gun drill. Collect rare gems, ores and ancient artefacts, upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Uncover the mysteries of the deep and the dangers that lurk below.

Why similar: Dwarves 85.4% ★, Loot 5.6%, Procedural Generation 4.2%, Action Roguelike 2.3%, Exploration 1.8%

Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.

Why similar: Co-op 30.1%, Procedural Generation 23.5%, Survival 14.6%, Exploration 10.5%, Combat 9.9%

Below the Stone is an extraction roguelike about dwarves on the quest for the deepest depths. A place where each and every descent will lead to new adventures -- and where only the most determined dwarves with many lost lives will be rewarded by the hidden world lying below the stone.

Why similar: Dwarves 88.7% ★, Procedural Generation 4.2%, Action Roguelike 2.6%, Exploration 1.9%, Combat 1.8%

An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.

Why similar: Loot 33.6%, Class-Based 24.9%, PvE 14.9%, Survival 8.6%, First-Person 7.6%

Dwarf Journey is an action roguelite platformer with randomly generated levels. Defeat enemies, level up, assemble your rune build and collect minerals to forge better equipment on an epic journey in search of immortality.

Why similar: Dwarves 98.9% ★, Procedural Generation 0.6%, Action 0.4%, Atmospheric 0.2%

Pilot a dwarven mech and fly a dragon as you build and defend outposts across a shattered magical realm. Craft, explore, and survive the dangers of floating islands corrupted by the Taint in this action-packed survival RPG with base-building and co-op.

Why similar: Dwarves 83.1% ★, Co-op 7.4%, PvE 5.6%, Combat 2.8%, Action 1.2%

Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 23.6% ★, Co-op 21.8%, FPS 18.2%, PvE 13.8%, Action Roguelike 7.8%

We Are The Dwarves is a real-time tactical adventure where you take control of three Dwarven astronauts and lead them through the hordes of enemies in the depths of their Universe. Tactical Adventure Sci-Fi Space Dwarves

Why similar: Dwarves 96% ★, Survival 1.7%, Exploration 1.6%, Action 0.7%

Hunters Inc. is a 1-4 player co-op melee FPS featuring rampaging Orc hunters, gigantic monsters to slay and procedurally generated environments teeming with deadly flora and fauna.

Why similar: Class-Based 20.8%, Co-op 18.3%, Looter Shooter 13.6% ★, FPS 13.4%, PvE 12.3%

Orebound is a dwarven themed factory automation game. Play alone or with friends as you build, mine, craft and explore a voxel generated world! Build your fortress, expand your factory, fight off creatures who dwell beneath the mountains and embark on a journey of greatness.

Why similar: Dwarves 80.3% ★, Co-op 8.2%, Procedural Generation 6.7%, Exploration 2.8%, Atmospheric 1.9%

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

Why similar: Co-op 36.9%, Survival 25.7%, PvE 20.2%, Exploration 13%, Action 4.1%

Flamebreak is a roguelite action RPG featuring a unique blend of twinstick meets MOBA arena combat. Each procedurally generated run presents new challenges while your randomized hero's race, weapon, and skills inspire new playstyles and character builds.

Why similar: Dwarves 92.7% ★, Procedural Generation 3.5%, Action Roguelike 2.9%, Action 0.9%

A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!

Why similar: Dwarves 89.8% ★, Survival 3.8%, PvE 3.2%, Exploration 2.7%, Action 0.5%

MoonMiners is a cooperative survival simulator of miners in space, in an alternative dystopian future. You take on the role of space miners working for an evil corporation far from home, and it will be much easier for you to die than to do your job.

Why similar: Co-op 21.6%, PvE 14.3%, Space 13.5%, FPS 13.4%, Survival 9.1%

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 20.5% ★, Class-Based 18.6%, Loot 16.9%, Co-op 13.6%, FPS 11.8%

The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits

Why similar: Class-Based 21.5%, Co-op 19.6%, PvE 13%, Space 12.1%, FPS 11.3%

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: FPS 17%, PvE 12.4%, Space 10%, Shooter 9.8%, Survival 7.7%

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 22.9%, FPS 17.1%, Action Roguelike 14.9%, Procedural Generation 13%, Horror 7.8%

HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.

Why similar: Co-op 56%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Space 10.6%, Survival 5.4%

Yee-haw, Cowboys! Team up in this chaotic 1-4 player co-op shooter. Journey to the Far Far West to blast monsters, sling spells, complete missions, and collect bounties. Work as a team to get in, get paid and get out (mostly) alive.

Why similar: Co-op 20%, FPS 17%, Loot 15.6%, PvE 15%, Shooter 9.9%

Purchase FBC: Firebreak and invite your friends to play the full game for free on any platform. FBC: Firebreak is a three-player cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces.

Why similar: Class-Based 24.8%, Co-op 18.9%, FPS 14.1%, PvE 12.1%, Shooter 6.8%

No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

Why similar: Space 24.8%, Procedural Generation 19.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Exploration 11.8%, Survival 11.5%