- #1 Natural Selection 2
97% matchVery Positive85% of 13,335 reviews2012
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Why similar: FPS 25.4%, Team-Based 21.4%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Action 9%, Sci-fi 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the combat spin-off, offering the same core asymmetric sci-fi faction warfare.
- #2 PlanetSide 2
95% matchVery Positive81% of 74,576 reviews2012
Dev: Rogue Planet GamesPub: Daybreak Game Company
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 53.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
Why similar: FPS 32.2%, Team-Based 16%, Shooter 15%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers massive-scale sci-fi faction warfare with distinct classes and team-based objectives on a persistent battlefield.
- #3 Splitgate
94% matchVery Positive91% of 111,493 reviews2019
Dev: 1047 Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 15.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Why similar: FPS 33.1%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Shooter 13.4%, Action 9.8%, Team-Based 9%
Why You'll Like It: The combination of high-speed arena shooting and unique traversal mechanics provides a similar twitch-focused experience.
- #4 Titanfall® 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 280,031 reviews2020
Dev: Respawn EntertainmentPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 10.4%, Team-Based 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The movement-heavy, fast-paced sci-fi combat provides a similar adrenaline-fueled experience for fans of twitch shooters.
- #5 Quake Champions
92% matchMostly Positive74% of 38,814 reviews2022
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the Arena. Compete against players from around the world in this fast-paced shooter that combines the dark mythos of the original Quake with the skill-based competition of Quake III Arena. Become a Champion.
Why similar: FPS 43.3%, Multiplayer 26.3%, Shooter 12%, Action 8.4%, First-Person 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features fast-paced arena combat with unique character abilities that echo the MOBA-like progression of the seed game.
- #6 Interstellar Marines
91% matchMixed54% of 7,874 reviews2013
Dev: Zero Point Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
UPDATE 28 AVAILABLE - Interstellar Marines is an immersive tactical sci-fi First Person Simulator in the making, offering a unique blend of tactical gameplay, dynamic environments and non-scripted AI. Play Singleplayer or Co-op/PvP on servers around the world.
Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 14.7%, Shooter 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical sci-fi FPS that focuses on team-based cooperation and atmospheric combat.
- #7 STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
89% matchVery Positive88% of 96,751 reviews2020
Dev: DICEPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Why similar: Multiplayer 25.2%, FPS 23.9%, Shooter 15.9%, Action 11%, Sci-fi 10%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers large-scale, asymmetric team-based combat with distinct sci-fi classes and objective-driven gameplay.
- #8 Deadswitch Combat
88% matchVery Positive85% of 447 reviews2025
Dev: Wilkin Games
Windows
DEADSWITCH COMBAT is a fast-paced 2D multiplayer shooter. Experience action-packed combat with hundreds of weapons, vehicle combat, and plenty of team-based game modes.
Why similar: Multiplayer 30.9%, Shooter 27.5%, Action 21.6%, Team-Based 15.5%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, class-based shooter that offers a variety of modes and strategic depth similar to the seed game.
- #9 Master Arena
89% matchMixed66% of 208 reviews2022
Dev: CJGames
Windows
Unleash your combat prowess in Master Arena: Immerse yourself in the pulse-pounding FPS action featuring dynamic movement, 9 powerful weapons, 24 unique arenas, and a strategic perk system. Engage your adversaries with finesse in tactical duels, evolving to claim the title of the ultimate champion.
Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Team-Based 19.1%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This competitive arena shooter emphasizes movement and skill-based combat, perfect for fans of twitch-shooters.
- #10 Paladins®
87% matchVery Positive85% of 345,806 reviews2018
Dev: Evil Mojo GamesPub: Hi-Rez Studios
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!
Why similar: MOBA 22.4% ★, FPS 22.1%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Team-Based 14.9%, Shooter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This team-based hero shooter incorporates MOBA-like progression and character roles that feel very similar to the seed game's design.
- #11 Alien Arena: Warriors Of Mars
86% matchMostly Positive77% of 191 reviews2017
Dev: COR Entertainment, LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Alien Arena is a furious frag fest with arenas ranging from the small, to the massive. With game modes such as Capture The Flag and Tactical, there are terrific team-based experiences to be had as well as 1v1 duels, free-for-all, and dozens of mutators to alter the game play to your liking.
Why similar: Action 22%, FPS 21.5%, Shooter 20.6%, First-Person 15.3%, Indie 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi arena shooter that focuses on fast, violent, and team-based multiplayer action.
- #12 Freefall Tournament
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 113 reviews2018
Dev: y8.com
Windows · Mac
A space marines team-based TPS (third person shooter).
Why similar: Team-Based 22.9%, FPS 21.9%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Shooter 14.4%, Action 14.4%
Why You'll Like It: A team-based sci-fi shooter that emphasizes aerial movement and class-based combat.
- #13 ATOMEGA
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,789 reviews2017
Dev: Reflections, a Ubisoft StudioPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Grow, fight, collect and evade in the last cosmic arena the very end of time. Acquire MASS to evolve your EXOFORM from the nimble ATOM to the godlike OMEGA and compete for fun and dominance in a fast-paced, multiplayer shooter. ATOMEGA™ !
Why similar: Action 24.6%, FPS 24.2%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Shooter 11.8%, First-Person 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced arena shooter features a unique growth mechanic that mirrors the progression elements of the seed game.
- #14 E.T. Armies
85% matchMixed50% of 331 reviews2016
Dev: Raspina StudioPub: Merge Publishing
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
E.T. Armies is an action-packed, fast-paced, science-fiction first person shooter. The game takes place in a future where Earth has been reduced to ashes; It is now home to a new nation that hungers only for war. Prepare yourself to rise and defend against the invasion of the Forsaken.
Why similar: FPS 36.4%, Action 24.9%, Multiplayer 23.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Indie 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi team-based shooter that focuses on fast-paced, competitive multiplayer action.
- #15 Rebel Forces
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,629 reviews2018
Dev: FreezeNova
Windows
Are you ready to be the ultimate soldier and fight until you defeat all of your enemies?
Why similar: FPS 28.3%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Action 20.2%, Shooter 16.6%, Indie 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer sci-fi shooter that focuses on team-based combat and objective-driven gameplay.
- #16 Galactic Force
83% matchMostly Positive72% of 89 reviews2018
Dev: FreezeNova
Windows
Galactic Force is a sci-fi FPS loaded with frantic action and lots of firepower.
Why similar: Action 23.8%, FPS 21.8%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Indie 11.8%, Shooter 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action shooter that provides a classic, fast-paced multiplayer experience.
- #17 Low Light Combat
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 135 reviews2021
Dev: Wolfire Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Low Light Combat is a free competitive multiplayer shooter where light is your only weapon. Matches take place during a rapidly changing day and night cycle, meaning your fast paced fights quickly become tense and thrilling battles of wit.
Why similar: FPS 27.6%, Action 23.3%, Shooter 20.9%, Multiplayer 15.4%, First-Person 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-style shooter that emphasizes fast movement and tight, competitive combat encounters.
- #18 WARMODE
80% matchMixed62% of 16,454 reviews2019
Dev: Novalink
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Free to play shooter about the confrontation of two irreconcilable sides, represented by the government military housings and the armed hirelings. Try your hand at virtual battles with off-scale dynamics and hurricane gameplay in the spirit of the classical shooters.
Why similar: FPS 36.3%, Multiplayer 24.3%, Shooter 19.1%, Action 11%, First-Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, competitive multiplayer shooter that focuses on quick reflexes and team coordination.
- #19 Action Alien
81% matchMixed55% of 496 reviews2015
Dev: Devdan GamesPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Jump into the action and battle your way through hordes of aliens from deserts to tropical islands with fully destructible environments !
Why similar: Action 38%, FPS 38%, Indie 12.5%, Aliens 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action shooter that provides a straightforward, fast-paced combat experience.
- #20 ExoTanks
79% matchMixed63% of 193 reviews2020
Dev: Digital Universe
Windows
Dynamic tank shooter! Play on unique tanks of the future with individual abilities, mechanics and appearance. Upgrade your tank during the battle.
Why similar: MOBA 26.1% ★, Action 18.3%, Team-Based 12.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends sci-fi combat with RPG-like progression systems and team-based strategy.
- #21 Murnatan
78% matchMixed64% of 118 reviews2018
Dev: AAAGAMES
Windows · Linux
Humans VS Aliens FPS shooter combined with RTS.
Why similar: Action 42.3%, FPS 38.3%, Indie 19.5%
- #22 Battle Teams 2
76% matchMixed56% of 21,453 reviews2022
Dev: Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Battle Teams 2 is a fast-paced multiplayer tactical shooter with Asian aesthetics. PvP offers action-packed game modes set in a rigorously balanced competitive gameplay environment. Cooperative PvE gameplay throws you and your friends into wave after wave of merciless adversaries.
Why similar: MOBA 25.3% ★, FPS 21.8%, Team-Based 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 11.4%
- #23 Cold Space
78% matchMostly Positive75% of 146 reviews2017
Dev: IdeaX
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Fast team-based one-shot-one-kill shooter. Cold War gave a start for a huge conflict in space. Grab your knife and pistol, turn on your force-field and fight in the name of your motherland. But is it possible to survive for more than ten seconds in this slaughter?
Why similar: Action 30.9%, FPS 21.5%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Indie 14.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #24 Gemini: Binary Conflict
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Raptor Byte
Windows · Linux
‘Gemini: Binary Conflict’ is a multiplayer, class based, first person shooter set in the midst of an interplanetary war. The game features a colourful visual style, unconventional weaponry, equipment, armour, class roles and modes, to provide a subtle mix of familiar and unusual game mechanics.
Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Team-Based 19.1%, Shooter 12.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Action 9%
- #25 MadGuns
76% matchMixed59% of 456 reviews2020
Dev: Novalink
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Multiplayer free-to-play first-person shooter. Crazy weapons, battle strategy, dynamic gameplay. Win the battle for territory with your team.
Why similar: FPS 29.6%, Action 24.2%, Shooter 21%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Indie 4.3%
- #26 New Warfare
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: WaveRise Studios
Windows
New Warfare is a modern/sci-fi competitive stylised multiplayer first person shooter with multiple game modes. Use extremely fast arcade movements to annihilate your enemies !
Why similar: FPS 27.8%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Team-Based 14.1%, Action 12.6%
- #27 Predecessor
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 16,899 reviews2024
Dev: Omeda Studios
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 70%
The tactical depth of a hardcore MOBA meets the explosive verticality of a third-person shooter. Master unique heroes, dominate the lanes in 5v5 combat, and join over 2,000,000 players in the ultimate free-to-play battleground!
Why similar: MOBA 52.7% ★, Team-Based 24.3%, Action 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #28 Alien Swarm
73% matchVery Positive95% of 21,536 reviews2010
Dev: Valve
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.2%, Shooter 18%, Action 17.9%, Aliens 14.2%, Team-Based 13%
- #29 Walkover
75% matchMixed64% of 137 reviews2015
Dev: Millenium Project Enterprises
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 42.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
It is WAR!Team up with your comrades to stand against the pesky aliens.
Why similar: Action 48.6%, Multiplayer 27.4%, Indie 24%
- #30 Destined
74% matchMixed65% of 353 reviews2018
Dev: Destined Team
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Destined is a free-to-play cartoon first person shooter. Fight for victory!
Why similar: Action 33.5%, FPS 28.8%, Multiplayer 22.8%, Indie 14.8%
- #31 Space Aces
68% matchMixed64% of 418 reviews2026
Dev: DewEnforcerPub: Space Aces
Windows
Space Aces is an indie space shooter that plunges you into an online universe full of action, strategy, and fierce competition. Step into the cockpit and evolve from a rookie pilot into the most feared Ace in the galaxy!
Why similar: Action 71.6%, Sci-fi 28.4%
- #32 Starship Troopers: Extermination
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 33,040 reviews2024
Dev: Offworld
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: FPS 25.3%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Shooter 13.7%, Action 11.7%, Aliens 11%
- #33 Mad Combat Marines
72% matchMixed70% of 405 reviews2016
Dev: NightbinderPub: My Way Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Are you ready to eliminate hordes of enemies and have fun as you compete against people from all over the world? Mad Combat Marines is here for you and it delivers all of that in an incredibly action-packed challenge!
Why similar: Action 37.5%, Multiplayer 26.7%, Shooter 18.2%, Indie 17.6%
- #34 Battle Arena
72% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2019
Dev: ShadowWolf Games
Windows
Battle Arena is a multiplayer, immersive 2D Sci-Fi shooter! Plunge into the world of space battles and be the first!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #35 Angels Fall First
71% matchVery Positive82% of 2,800 reviews2015
Dev: Strangely Interactive Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 62%
From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!
Why similar: FPS 31.4%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Action 16.9%, Sci-fi 12.4%, First-Person 7.1%
- #36 FreeInfantry
68% matchVery Positive82% of 162 reviews2024
Dev: FreeInfantry Group
Windows
Isometric. Massively Multiplayer. Capture The Flag. Skirmish. Bug Hunt. And more. Welcome to FreeInfantry - the world's first massive multiplayer online isometric shooter.
Why similar: Shooter 33.8%, Action 27.5%, Aliens 22.1%, Sci-fi 16.6%
- #37 SQUIDS FROM SPACE
71% matchVery Positive86% of 238 reviews2017
Dev: Fun Bits
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 45%
SQUIDS FROM SPACE is an 8v8, team-based PvP top-down shooter where humans and the sinister Squid aliens wage war for the future of the Earth!
Why similar: Action 30%, Team-Based 26.1%, Multiplayer 23.4%, Aliens 10.5%, Indie 10%
- #38 Clash: Mutants Vs Pirates
67% matchMixed70% of 104 reviews2024
Dev: NewGen
Windows
Clash: Mutants VS Pirates is a 3rd person MOBA game that lets vicious space pirates face off against merciless mutants. Choose a side in this monumental battle and fight for nothing less than the future of the entire world!
Why similar: MOBA 44% ★, Team-Based 20%, Shooter 13%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Action 9.1%
- #39 BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates
70% matchMixed67% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: DONTNOD ELEVEN
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
BATTLECREW™ Space Pirates is a fast-paced competitive multiplayer shooter. Choose your hero, call a few friends and join in on the fun! Meet in battle in this 2vs2 to 4vs4 action platformer.
Why similar: Multiplayer 42.8%, Action 23.6%, Indie 17.7%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Shooter 7.5%
- #40 WARSHIFT
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 698 reviews2016
Dev: Cyril Megem
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Unique mix of Action, RTS and RPG gameplay elements that forms an innovative game genre. You can build base, manage troops, and then come down to keep your enemy at gunpoint in the dynamic battle and customize your main characters.
Why similar: Action 31.7%, RPG 20.9%, Sci-fi 18%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Indie 14.6%
- #41 Toaster Arena
62% matchVery Positive92% of 707 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow_hawk
Windows
Toaster Arena is a first person multiplayer arena shooter where players battle it out on different maps and game modes. Use Advanced movement to traverse obstacles and gain the advantage on the battlefield.
Why similar: FPS 29.4%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Action 13.9%, Shooter 12.2%, Sci-fi 11.6%
- #42 World Of Robots
66% matchMixed59% of 361 reviews2022
Dev: Super Games Studio
Windows
World of Robots is the tactical online shooter with simple controls
Why similar: Shooter 33.3%, Action 28.9%, Sci-fi 20.2%, RPG 12%, Indie 5.5%
