Games Like Gears 5

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 32.8%, Co-op Campaign 12.5% ★, Shooter 12.1%, Action 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest possible match, bringing the series' defining cover-based combat, chainsaw brutality, campaign structure, and co-op firefights back in a modern package.

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 32.4%, Co-op 20.5%, Multiplayer 14%, Action 10%, Gore 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its huge-scale sci-fi war zones, armored soldiers, gruesome swarms, and three-player PvE missions strongly echo Gears 5's blockbuster combat energy.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.7%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action 8.2%, Gore 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a punchy third-person co-op shooter built around cover, aggressive powers, heavy weapons, and a hostile sci-fi campaign.

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 28.9%, Co-op 21%, Shooter 12%, Co-op Campaign 9.8% ★, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: Three-player squads hold back overwhelming alien hordes with class abilities and weapon upgrades, making it a particularly good fit for Gears' Horde-like appeal.

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 32.6%, Co-op 21.5%, Shooter 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its challenging third-person gunplay and three-player co-op combine boss-focused action with a dark, ruined-world atmosphere.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.9%, Co-op 18.1%, Action 11.9%, Shooter 10.2%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a cinematic sci-fi campaign and monster dismemberment with optional two-player co-op, making it a natural darker alternative to Gears.

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: Third-Person Shooter 36.1%, Multiplayer 16%, Co-op 11.2%, Open World 10.4%, Shooter 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cover-driven third-person shooter with satisfying squad tactics, gear progression, and an extensive cooperative endgame.

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 26%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Gore 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player missions center on mowing down massive, fast-moving swarms, delivering the same frantic co-op defense fantasy as Gears' best horde encounters.

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 29.9%, Co-op 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Shooter 9.9%, Gore 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op third-person shooter excels at chaotic squad coordination, powerful weaponry, desperate last stands, and giant alien-bug battles.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Co-op 17.5%, Co-op Campaign 17% ★, Action 7.7%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic two-player third-person campaign whose co-op coordination, weapon upgrades, and infected enemy encounters remain highly compatible with Gears 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: Third-Person Shooter 23.3%, Action 14.7%, Split Screen 13.8% ★, Co-op 13.4%, Local Co-Op 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its split-screen and online co-op missions let squads use oversized weapons against enormous alien invasions with gleefully chaotic sci-fi action.

The award-winning series returns as Karl Fairburne fights to uncover Project Kraken in 1944 France. The genre-defining authentic sniping, with enhanced kill cam, has never looked or felt better as you fight across immersive maps to stop the Nazi war machine in its tracks.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Co-op 17.9%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Shooter 9.5%, Gore 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although more tactical, it offers a strong third-person campaign, co-op play, brutal gore, and satisfying methodical shooting against large enemy forces.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.5%, Co-op 16.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Gore 11.8%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers four-player third-person shooting, gruesome dismemberment, defensive horde sequences, and straightforward mission-based co-op.

From one of gaming's most iconic sagas, Halo is bigger than ever. Featuring an expansive open-world campaign and a dynamic free to play multiplayer experience.

Why similar: Multiplayer 21.4%, Co-op 20.6%, Shooter 15.4%, Action 11.9%, Open World 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign and multiplayer offer big sci-fi battles, strong weapon sandbox combat, and co-op options, albeit from a first-person perspective.

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 20%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Action 11.2%, Shooter 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player third-person missions mix special weapons, supernatural enemies, and arcade-style horde survival in a lighter but very compatible co-op format.

A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.9%, Co-op 17.5%, Gore 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Violent 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This linear, pulpy action campaign combines chunky third-person shooting, vicious close-range finishers, monsters, and optional co-op.

Gears Tactics is the fast-paced, turn-based strategy game from one of the most-acclaimed video game franchises – Gears of War. Outnumbered and fighting for survival, recruit and command your squad to hunt down an evil mastermind who makes monsters.

Why similar: Gore 51.6%, Violent 26.9%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Sci-fi 5.3%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades real-time shooting for turn-based strategy but preserves Gears' gritty world, enemy types, squad personalities, and brutal executions.

Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a tactical third-person shooter set in a vast open world. You must survive, adapt, and fight a rogue spec ops faction, using stealth, strategy, and high-tech gear in solo or co-op.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.5%, Co-op 18.8%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Shooter 12.4%, Open World 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person gunfights, squad-based cooperative infiltration, and tactical use of cover make it a slower, open-world counterpart to Gears.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 50.3%, Action 15.8%, Shooter 8.5%, Sci-fi 7%, Co-op 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This squad-based sci-fi third-person shooter has weighty cover combat, a war-torn future setting, and a campaign tone that should feel familiar to Gears players.

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: Third-Person Shooter 34.7%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Co-op 12.3%, Shooter 10.5%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play third-person looter shooter with four-player boss fights, distinct characters, and abundant sci-fi firepower.

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Local Co-Op 9.1%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its episodic survival-horror campaign supports local or online co-op and gives partners complementary roles during tense third-person encounters.

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 45.4%, Action 15.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Third Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its fast, stylish sci-fi third-person combat offers explosive weapons, mechanical enemies, and a more mobile take on the same cover-shooter foundations.

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: Gore 21.8%, Co-op 20.2%, Multiplayer 19%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person, its four-player campaigns, special infected, deck-based builds, and relentless swarm pressure recreate the teamwork-driven intensity of Gears co-op.

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 32%, Action 12.9%, Co-op 10.2%, Shooter 10.2%, Local Co-Op 9%

Why You'll Like It: Like its predecessor, it provides enormous third-person alien battles, varied classes, split-screen support, and ideal drop-in co-op mayhem.

From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.5%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Female Protagonist 15%, Open World 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A female-led sci-fi adventure with third-person shooting, companion bots, and ruined-machine-world exploration that suits players who enjoyed Kait's journey.

The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Co-op 19.6%, Gore 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Action 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based third-person co-op, undead hordes, traps, and gore make it a solid lower-budget alternative for Horde-minded players.

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.4%, Action 13.1%, Shooter 11%, Adventure 8.6%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a polished, character-driven third-person sci-fi action adventure with squad commands, explosive encounters, and cinematic storytelling.

The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 32.9%, Action 17.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Shooter 8.7%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This story-focused sci-fi shooter features hostile creatures, industrial weaponry, mechs, and a cold frontier-war setting that complements Gears' campaign side.

Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.

Why similar: Gore 30%, Violent 16.9%, Action 14.7%, Shooter 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.1%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action 9.7%, Open World 9.5%, Sci-fi 7.4%

Blast your way through Nogari Island as Echo Squad. Utilize a devastating array of weapons and special abilities to crush everything that stands in your way. Features a fully Co-op enabled Campaign for up to 4 Players, as well as a variety of 8 Player Versus multiplayer modes!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.6%, Co-op 20.6%, Action 17.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This squad-oriented third-person sci-fi shooter is built around four-player co-op missions, cover combat, and alien enemies.

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Split Screen 28.5% ★, Co-op 19.5%, Co-op Campaign 12.5% ★, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.8%, Action 18.8%, Violent 13.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Gore 11.3%

The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.

Why similar: Co-op 26.7%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Action 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.3%

DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

Why similar: Co-op 25%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Action 14.8%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Adventure 11.6%

Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.

Why similar: Co-op 24.2%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 13.4%, Action 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.2%

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: Gore 26.6%, Action 17.4%, Violent 16.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Adventure 8.9%

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Action 19.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Third Person 11.8%

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: Gore 24.7%, Action 17.2%, Open World 13.5%, Violent 13.1%, Shooter 12.6%

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: Gore 23.3%, Co-op 18%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Action 11.3%, Violent 10.5%

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Co-op 16.1%, Co-op Campaign 14% ★, Split Screen 13.3% ★, Action 8.7%

In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Why similar: Action 23.9%, Violent 18.1%, Gore 13.6%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Open World 12.3%

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Third Person 6.6%

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.9%, Action 12.6%, Gore 12.2%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Co-op 7.1%

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Adventure 17%, Action 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Open World 10.5%, Third Person 8.1%

Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay.

Why similar: Gore 41.1%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Violent 19.5%, Action 14.8%, Third Person 1.7%

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.8%, Co-op 23.2%, Multiplayer 12%, Action 11.6%, Shooter 8.2%

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

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.8% ★, Co-op 20.4%, Gore 18.3%, Violent 13.7%, Shooter 11%

Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.3%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 13.1%, Co-op 12.3%, Gore 10.9%

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

Why similar: Co-op 22.5%, Shooter 12.7%, Split Screen 12.5% ★, Action 11.2%, Gore 10.5%

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.5%, Gore 14.7%, Shooter 10.5%, Violent 8%, Action 7%

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: Third-Person Shooter 32.8%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 14%, Open World 10.9%, Shooter 10%

Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.

Why similar: Multiplayer 21.2%, Co-op 16.7%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 13.5%, Gore 12.3%

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 44.8%, Shooter 13.9%, Action 9.3%, Sci-fi 8%, Third Person 7.6%

DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.

Why similar: Gore 30.9%, Action 21.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Adventure 7%

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

Why similar: Co-op 28.8%, Gore 21.6%, Shooter 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 10.3%

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Co-op 24%, Action 20%, Local Co-Op 19%, Adventure 16.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.2%, Action 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Adventure 11.3%, Shooter 9.2%

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: Co-op 19.7%, Co-op Campaign 17.4% ★, Multiplayer 15.4%, Gore 10%, Action 9.7%