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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: Online Co-Op 36.6%, Co-op 21.4%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Shooter 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It takes the original’s brutal co-op war against alien factions and translates the same stratagem-driven, team-dependent chaos into third-person combat.

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: Twin Stick Shooter 33.7%, Top-Down Shooter 24.5%, Co-op 21.9%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Top-Down 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its four-player top-down missions, class roles, friendly-fire-heavy gunfights, and bug hunts make it one of the closest alternatives on Steam.

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: Online Co-Op 26.5%, Co-op 19.1%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Mechs 9.9% ★, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like HELLDIVERS, it turns co-op missions into over-the-top sci-fi last stands against giant alien hordes and overwhelming firepower.

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: Online Co-Op 23.6%, Co-op 22.7%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Mechs 9.9% ★, Sci-fi 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This delivers the same kind of chaotic mission-based co-op against absurd alien invasions, just with even more B-movie energy.

Blast your way through enemy lines to defeat Inferno, a madman intent on global domination. Destruction just got awesome.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 32.7%, Local Co-Op 20%, Co-op 16.1%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Top-Down 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its vehicle-based twin-stick co-op, explosive objectives, and constant crossfire capture a lot of the same arcade squad-action energy.

From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.9%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Co-op 16.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers objective-based co-op missions, swarming aliens, and readable top-down shooting that scratches a very similar PvE teamwork itch.

Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19%, Top-Down Shooter 14%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its class-based sci-fi missions and heavy emphasis on coordinated top-down firefights feel directly inspired by HELLDIVERS.

Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25%, Twin Stick Shooter 20.9%, Co-op 19.5%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Mechs 5% ★

Why You'll Like It: This three-player twin-stick shooter focuses on synchronized ability use, enemy swarms, and mission pushes in a clean sci-fi setting.

Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 16.8%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more action-RPG, but its isometric co-op combat, mission structure, and team-synergy focus line up well with HELLDIVERS.

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 56%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Shooter 11.1%, Space 10.6%, Survival 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Even in first person, its four-player objective missions, desperate extractions, and class teamwork hit a very similar co-op rhythm.

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

Why similar: Co-op 34.9%, Online Co-Op 23.2%, Local Co-Op 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Comedy 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The setting is fantasy, but the demanding co-op, accidental teamkills, and frantic communication make it feel spiritually close to HELLDIVERS.

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: Online Co-Op 33.7%, Co-op 26.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Space 8%

Why You'll Like It: The bug-war theme, entrenched squad play, and escalating PvE defense scenarios make it a natural thematic follow-up.

The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!

Why similar: Co-op 30.6%, Local Co-Op 23.9%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, 4 Player Local 11.2%, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It swaps guns for fantasy classes, yet the four-player top-down chaos and revive-heavy teamwork are very HELLDIVERS-like in spirit.

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

Why similar: Co-op 29.6%, Online Co-Op 24.1%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Comedy 10.4%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its friendly-fire chaos and reliance on constant coordination mirror the funniest and most disastrous parts of a HELLDIVERS run.

Purge the undead! Intense action-shooter with deep rpg elements, including upgradeable guns and armor, unique class skills, and class special abilities. Entire game can be played single player or as a 4-player online co-op game, including PvP events like Last Man Standing.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 32.5%, Co-op 21.4%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Shooter 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Classes, builds, missions, and relentless top-down horde shooting give it a similar co-op grind-and-survive loop.

RUNNING WITH RIFLES is a top-down tactical shooter with open world RPG elements. In RWR, you join the ranks of an army as a common soldier, just like the thousands around you.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 29.5%, Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 19.3%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Top-Down 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down military perspective, lethal battlefield chaos, and emphasis on pushing objectives with allies echo the war-game side of HELLDIVERS.

Take on the role of a Vault Breaker in search of alien artifacts called “Vaults” and fight against monsters and powerful bosses. You can strengthen your Breakers to explore far-away galaxies that no one has ever reached!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 25.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Co-op 8.3%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more roguelite spin on top-down co-op shooting, with tight sci-fi combat and strong build-based squad runs.

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: Top-Down Shooter 30.3%, Co-op 22.9%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Shooter 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It trades the galactic war framing for cyberpunk, but its crunchy dual-stick gunplay and co-op firefights feel great for HELLDIVERS fans.

Attention! Tiny Troopers: Global Ops is a fast-paced arcade twin-stick shooter in which you lead an elite squad of Tiny Troopers on action-packed missions to take down hordes of unscrupulous enemies from all corners of the world!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 22.6%, Top-Down Shooter 16.9%, Online Co-Op 15%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 13%

Why You'll Like It: It plays like a lighter, more arcadey military twin-stick shooter built around squad-style mission blasting.

Assault Android Cactus is an intense arcade style twin stick shooter - pick from one of nine unique synthetic heroines and blast your way through overwhelming robots hordes to save the ship from its own workforce. Supports single player and local co-op game modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.2%, Local Co-Op 14.2%, Co-op 13.5%, 4 Player Local 13.2%, Top-Down 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its demanding twin-stick combat, co-op support, and screen-filling pressure appeal if you mainly love HELLDIVERS’ shooting challenge.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Co-op 22.7%, Twin Stick Shooter 16.7%, Top-Down Shooter 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Top-Down 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op sci-fi shooter delivers claustrophobic top-down combat against alien swarms with a similar mission-driven feel.

Unique fusion of a top-down shooter and tower defense strategy. You are the invader! Use destructive weapons or lead your enemies into a maze of towers. Strategize in the build mode by carefully selecting various types of alien towers or throw yourself right into the heat of the battle.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23%, Local Co-Op 17%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Co-op 15.6%, Sci-fi 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down alien-tech gunship combat and co-op mission defense create a nice mix of shooting and tactical positioning.

Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

Why similar: Co-op 23.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 18.5%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action 10.5%, Shooter 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It doubles down on the first game’s cooperative, corridor-clearing firefights and sci-fi pressure-cooker atmosphere.

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 45.7%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.1%, Co-op 9.9%, Difficult 4%

Why You'll Like It: If the appeal is pure high-skill twin-stick intensity, this is one of the sharpest and most punishing options on Steam.

Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.2%, Top-Down Shooter 18%, Co-op 15.4%, Online Co-Op 8.6%, Isometric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: If you want more of that Alien Breed formula, this keeps the same co-op top-down bug-blasting and ammo-conscious tension.

A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 35.2%, Top-Down Shooter 23.9%, Local Co-Op 20.8%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Top-Down 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk roguelite lacks the war framing but delivers tough isometric gunfights and cooperative room-clearing with a similar pace.

Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 20%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.8%, Co-op 12.4%, Online Co-Op 12%, Local Co-Op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is simpler and more survival-focused, but holding out together against waves in a top-down shooter fits the same co-op comfort zone.

Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.8%, Top-Down Shooter 20.8%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 12.5%, Top-Down 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Classic horde-mode twin-stick action makes it a good pick if you mainly want nonstop top-down crowd control with a partner.

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Co-op 33.6%, Local Co-Op 32.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Action 5.9%, Shooter 5.7%

Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 28.2%, Twin Stick Shooter 22.4%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Mechs 8.9% ★, Sci-fi 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op-friendly twin-stick arenas, dodge-heavy combat, and swarming enemies deliver a similarly hectic top-down firefight loop.

Talented and ferocious weapon experts needed to eliminate a dangerous mechanical menace that threatens the existence of humanity. Up to six positions available. Benefits include traveling the world to eliminate robots.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Top-Down Shooter 21.1%, Co-op 11%, Local Co-Op 11%, 4 Player Local 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a straightforward twin-stick co-op shooter that nails the readable chaos and shared-screen teamwork HELLDIVERS fans often want.

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.4%, Co-op 21.7%, 4 Player Local 19.4%, Multiplayer 8%, Space 6.1%

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 51.1%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Space 9.5%, Action 7.7%

HELLFRONT is an intense top-down shooter. Conquer ground, build a base, and command your troops in battle! Play PvP or beat the campaign co-op or solo.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Twin Stick Shooter 19.4%, Co-op 14%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, 4 Player Local 10.1%

Join The Mobile Trench Brigade and protect humanity from the evil Monovision menace!

Why similar: Co-op 42.8%, Mechs 28.8% ★, Action 10.8%, Strategy 7.5%, Sci-fi 3.6%

From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!

Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Local Co-Op 24%, Online Co-Op 19%, 4 Player Local 17.3%, Action 4.8%

Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.2%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, 4 Player Local 14%, Co-op 13.9%

FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, Co-op 20.7%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, 4 Player Local 14.5%, Multiplayer 6.3%

The Horde Wants You Dead is a casual, top-down shooter with up to 4-player online co-op. Ambushed by an angry horde, you and your friends face a fight for survival against thousands of relentless enemies!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Online Co-Op 22.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Co-op 13.6%, Multiplayer 5%

SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 30.2%, Online Co-Op 24%, Twin Stick Shooter 15.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Difficult 4.1%

Bullet Hell Insanity + Tower Defense Strategy. Rogue Star Rescue is a quirky new type of rogue-like shooter. Blast your way through diverse planets while rescuing your teammates and gathering traps for your defense strategy. Play solo or online to stop the Rogue Star before it annihilates everything!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 28.2%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Top-Down Shooter 19%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 9.8%

Explore, loot, and rush back to defend your ship against alien hordes. Solo or 4-player coop, grow stronger run after run in this frantic action roguelite with a touch of tower defense.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Top-Down Shooter 17.7%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 5.8%

Halo: Spartan Strike makes you a Spartan supersoldier battling evil forces. Delve into 30 challenging missions through cities and jungles using a devastating arsenal of weapons, abilities and vehicles including the iconic Warthog against the Covenant and Promethean enemies. *DirectX feature level 10 required*

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 40.4%, Twin Stick Shooter 17.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Co-op 7.7%, Action 6.9%

Blacklist Brigade is a co-op focused top-down shooter game, where players as a part of a mercenary group fight against banana republic dictators and other evil scoundrels.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 25.4%, Online Co-Op 25%, Co-op 15.9%, Top-Down 6.6%, Difficult 6.3%

Thunder Tier One is a realistic top-down shooter where you join an elite special operations team tasked with stopping a dangerous terrorist organization wreaking havoc across the fictional Eastern European country of Salobia.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.6%, Top-Down Shooter 24.6%, Co-op 18.7%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Top-Down 6.5%

Dish out carnage of hellish proportions in Gunnheim, a top-down co-op shooter where the equation is simple: Vikings + Guns = Mayhem!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 24.1%, Co-op 16.8%, Top-Down Shooter 11.8%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Online Co-Op 10.2%

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: Online Co-Op 39.8%, Co-op 29.8%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Difficult 8.2%, Shooter 7.8%

It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.8%, Co-op 19.5%, 4 Player Local 12.6%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Space 6.6%

In this 2-player twin-stick shooter, use a friendly drone for a game-changing abilities. Survive waves, upgrade, and uncover the mystery in this cooperative, action-packed experience.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 26.1%, Top-Down Shooter 20.2%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 13%, Isometric 4.5%

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: Co-op 35.7%, Online Co-Op 32%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Shooter 8.3%

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.3%, Local Co-Op 29.2%, Co-op 22.2%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Shooter 7.1%

NoReload Heroes is a chaotic co-op party shooter for up to four people. Work as a team to beat the accidental evil you created, and be sure to pick up the best magitech guns on the way, or it's back to the bottom floor with you!

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 23.5%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 15.6%

Survive overwhelming hordes of zombie-like mutants in this chaotic co-op twin-stick shooter. Play solo or team up with up to 16 players as hundreds of enemies flood the screen in a relentless fight to hold the line.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 19.5%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Top-Down Shooter 15%, Co-op 14.2%, Local Co-Op 13.3%

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: Co-op 38.1%, Online Co-Op 25.9%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Shooter 5.7%, Action 5.2%

Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.1%, Co-op 28.7%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Difficult 8.1%, Comedy 7.7%

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.1%, Co-op 20.9%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, 4 Player Local 15.7%, Multiplayer 6.2%

Fueled Up is a chaotic couch co-op spaceship recovery game for up to four players. You and your crewmates must fuel, fix and rescue damaged spaceships before the evil space octopus gets its tentacles on them!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.5%, Local Co-Op 20.8%, Co-op 18.3%, 4 Player Local 15.2%, Multiplayer 7.6%

Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

Why similar: Co-op 34.1%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Action 8.2%

Survive the horrors of the multiverse, alone or with your comrades, as you battle against an onslaught of insectoid like creatures. Combine abilities in different ways each loop to overcome and return safely to your universe.

Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 30.7%, Online Co-Op 23.4%, Top-Down Shooter 19.9%, Co-op 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.4%