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 23.9%, Co-op 16.6%, FPS 12.9%, PvE 11.2%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest overall match to DRG’s team-focused PvE formula, with four-player class synergy, objective-driven missions, huge enemy waves, and frantic first-person combat.

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 74.1% ★, Co-op 10.8%, PvE 5%, FPS 3.7%, First-Person 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like DRG, it revolves around a four-player squad using complementary classes to survive replayable missions packed with swarms and elite threats.

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 27.3%, PvE 24.6%, Shooter 16%, Space 15.6%, Sci-fi 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same chaotic co-op PvE energy of completing objectives under pressure while relying on teamwork, loadouts, and constant crowd control.

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 29.3%, FPS 23.6%, Shooter 14.1%, PvE 10.5%, Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a darker, more tactical take on co-op cave delving, with small-team coordination, hostile underground environments, and high-stakes PvE expeditions.

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 28.8%, Shooter 14.1%, Space 13.1%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Survival 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its three-player sci-fi missions, class kits, choke-point defense, and endless alien swarms make it one of the most DRG-like shooters in structure and feel.

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 91.6% ★, Action Roguelike 1.9%, PvE 1.9%, Procedural Generation 1.8%, Space 1%

Why You'll Like It: Even though it is a solo spinoff, it preserves DRG’s mining, bugs, biomes, upgrades, and dwarf-flavored progression in a highly replayable 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: Co-op 27.5%, FPS 24.7%, Looter Shooter 24.5% ★, Shooter 6.2%, Loot 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op roguelite FPS shares DRG’s repeatable run structure, distinct character builds, loot progression, and emphasis on squad synergy.

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 21.3%, Co-op 15.9%, FPS 13.3%, PvE 10.7%, Space 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It matches DRG’s bug-hunt appeal with large-scale co-op missions, base defense, class roles, and waves of alien enemies in hostile environments.

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 27.7% ★, Co-op 25.4%, Loot 17.8%, Action Roguelike 13.7%, Shooter 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op runs, escalating chaos, procedural stages, and build-driven combat create a similarly addictive loop of teamwork and survival under pressure.

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: Co-op 41.2%, PvE 25.5%, Space 15.3%, Sci-fi 12%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op Operations mode emphasizes class roles, objective-based PvE runs, and massive hordes in a way that scratches a similar teamwork-and-swarm 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%, FPS 19%, Shooter 12.2%, Survival 10.3%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of DRG is holding the line against overwhelming monsters with specialized perks, this is one of the best pure horde-shooter alternatives.

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 23.2%, Looter Shooter 21.2% ★, Co-op 20.9%, Action Roguelike 11.9%, Shooter 11%

Why You'll Like It: It offers fast co-op FPS action with procedural runs, upgrade-heavy progression, and nonstop shooting that will appeal to DRG players who love replayability.

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

Why similar: Dwarves 62.8% ★, Co-op 15.9%, FPS 8.1%, First-Person 4.9%, Survival 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is an older but still strong match for players who want more mission-based co-op, class interplay, and horde-heavy PvE tension.

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 32.2%, FPS 23.6%, Shooter 13.7%, First-Person 6.5%, Action 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a slower, heavier co-op FPS experience focused on claustrophobic PvE corridors, class roles, and relentless alien assaults.

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 26.4%, FPS 24%, Shooter 15.3%, Survival 8%, PvE 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This modern co-op shooter pairs objective runs and teamwork with distinct playstyles and build customization, making it a good fit for DRG fans.

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 33.7%, Class-Based 26.9%, Shooter 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its class-based co-op, absurd enemy swarms, destructible battlefield chaos, and objective missions line up well with DRG’s action-heavy side.

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 34.1%, PvE 16.3%, Shooter 16.1%, FPS 15.1%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same pressure of coordinated PvE against overwhelming hordes, with classes, progression, and repeatable team missions.

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 11.7%, Action 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: It trades gunplay for submarine survival, but its class teamwork, procedural missions, resource management, and emergent co-op chaos feel very DRG-adjacent.

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 17.4%, PvE 12.2%, Shooter 10%, Space 9.9%, Survival 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes co-op FPS combat with sci-fi horror, procedural layouts, and run-based progression in a way that echoes DRG’s repeatable expedition feel.

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 37.7%, FPS 26.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Survival 8.5%, Horror 6%

Why You'll Like It: While lighter on progression, it remains one of the gold standards for co-op survival through enemy-filled runs where positioning and teamwork are everything.

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 23.1%, Survival 15%, Exploration 10.8%, Combat 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is a great fit if the mining, exploration, and co-op cave adventure side of DRG is what you want more of, even though it is less shooter-focused.

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 32.2%, Shooter 14.1%, Looter Shooter 12.8% ★, PvE 11.5%, Dark 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op shooting, archetype system, randomized world elements, and loot-focused progression make it a strong pick for DRG players who want deeper RPG systems.

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 89.6% ★, Survival 3.9%, PvE 3.2%, Exploration 2.7%, Action 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its dwarven co-op, underground exploration, crafting, and resource gathering make it a natural thematic match for players who love DRG’s mining fantasy.

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 14.7%, Procedural Generation 11.8%, Survival 10.2%, Action 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines co-op shooting, gear progression, and replayable world generation into a satisfying PvE loop with plenty of build experimentation.

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 32.4%, FPS 26.6%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 7.6%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op alien shooter offers objective-driven runs, class-like perks, and sustained squad-based defense against swarming enemies.

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 31.5%, Looter Shooter 25.9% ★, FPS 19.5%, Shooter 8.2%, PvE 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Although it swaps bugs and caves for heists, it nails the same cooperative mission structure, role specialization, and replayable objective-based teamwork.

Claw your way across exotic islands combining fluid movement with fast paced combat to become a Crab Champion in this third person roguelike shooter.

Why similar: Looter Shooter 33% ★, Co-op 24.1%, PvE 15%, Action Roguelike 12.5%, Shooter 12%

Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly love DRG’s run-after-run combat loop and upgrade momentum, this co-op roguelite shooter is an excellent action-first substitute.

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: FPS 24.3%, Shooter 21.9%, PvE 18.1%, Sci-fi 17%, Survival 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This team-based PvE shooter throws coordinated squads against dense waves of creatures while leaning on class roles and objective-focused matches.

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: Looter Shooter 15.8% ★, Co-op 15.1%, FPS 11.7%, PvE 10.3%, Space 9.7%

DWARF COMBAT! Stonewards is a 1-4 player co-op first-person roguelite defense game. Lead a crew of stubborn dwarves from your base camp to aid nearby kingdoms, mine deep for resources, forge powerful upgrades, and hold the line against relentless monster attacks.

Why similar: Dwarves 77.9% ★, Procedural Generation 6.5%, PvE 4.9%, Survival 3.7%, First-Person 3.3%

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 66.5% ★, Co-op 6.6%, FPS 5.4%, PvE 4.4%, Shooter 2.8%

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 22.3%, FPS 18.3%, PvE 16.5%, Space 13%, Shooter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player sci-fi FPS setup, special enemy pressure, and mission-based co-op make it a solid alternative for DRG fans who want a lighter tone.

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 23% ★, FPS 18.8%, Co-op 14.5%, PvE 12.8%, Shooter 9.9%

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 35.5%, FPS 33.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Shooter 6.2%, First-Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It blends co-op FPS combat with objective defense and wave management, appealing to DRG players who enjoy building a plan and holding off swarms together.

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 14.9%, Loot 13%, PvE 11.5%, Shooter 7.7%

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% ★, Procedural Generation 4.8%, PvE 4.2%, Action Roguelike 3.3%, First-Person 2.4%

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 19.8% ★, Class-Based 15.1%, PvE 12.4%, Loot 10.8%, Action Roguelike 9.4%

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

Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Horror 13.1%, PvE 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%

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 85.3% ★, Loot 5.6%, Procedural Generation 4.2%, Action Roguelike 2.3%, Exploration 1.9%

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 33.4%, Class-Based 24.8%, PvE 14.8%, Survival 8.7%, First-Person 7.6%

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 88.6% ★, Procedural Generation 4.2%, Action Roguelike 2.6%, Exploration 2%, Combat 1.8%

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%

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 35%, PvE 19.9%, Space 15.8%, Sci-fi 9.6%, First-Person 8.8%

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 23.3% ★, Co-op 21.8%, FPS 18.5%, PvE 13.5%, Action Roguelike 7.8%

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 82.9% ★, Co-op 7.5%, PvE 5.6%, Combat 2.8%, Action 1.2%

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 20.5%, Co-op 18.4%, FPS 13.7%, Looter Shooter 13.6% ★, PvE 12.1%

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 95.9% ★, Survival 1.7%, Exploration 1.6%, Action 0.8%

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 37.1%, Survival 25.8%, PvE 19.9%, Exploration 13.1%, Action 4.2%

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 92.6% ★, Procedural Generation 3.5%, Action Roguelike 3%, Action 1%

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 30.9%, Co-op 21.2%, PvE 14.8%, Shooter 10.5%, Sci-fi 8.7%

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 92.8% ★, Procedural Generation 3.7%, First-Person 1.9%, Exploration 1.6%

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 22.8%, FPS 17.4%, Action Roguelike 14.7%, Procedural Generation 12.9%, Horror 7.8%

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 20.6% ★, Class-Based 18.3%, Loot 16.7%, Co-op 13.6%, FPS 12.1%

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 20.1%, FPS 17.4%, Loot 15%, PvE 14.9%, Shooter 10.4%

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 55.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Shooter 11.3%, Space 10.7%, Survival 5.3%

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 11.4%, Space 10.7%, Shooter 8.5%

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 21.5%, PvE 14%, FPS 13.6%, Space 13.5%, Survival 9.1%

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 24.4%, Co-op 18.9%, FPS 14.4%, PvE 11.9%, Shooter 7%

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Why similar: Co-op 26.4%, FPS 20.3%, Shooter 13.6%, Survival 11.7%, First-Person 9.3%