Games Like Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™

Ready the Peashooters and prepare for the craziest, funniest shooter in the universe: Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 26.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Zombies 17.3%, PvP 8.2%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor that defined the series' transition from tower defense to a full-fledged hero shooter.

Nine distinct classes provide a broad range of tactical abilities and personalities. Constantly updated with new game modes, maps, equipment and, most importantly, hats!

Why similar: Hero Shooter 75.7% ★, Multiplayer 9.2%, Shooter 4.8%, Online Co-Op 3.5%, Funny 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: As the gold standard for class-based hero shooters, it shares the same vibrant art style and emphasis on team composition.

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: Hero Shooter 93% ★, Multiplayer 2%, Shooter 1.5%, Online Co-Op 1.1%, PvP 1%

Why You'll Like It: This hero shooter offers a similar focus on unique character abilities and team-based objective control in a stylized setting.

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Tower Defense 39.5%, Third-Person Shooter 16.3%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%, Shooter 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the hybrid gameplay of setting up traps and defenses while actively participating in the combat.

Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

Why similar: Zombies 39.2%, Tower Defense 38.8%, Strategy 6.7%, Funny 5%, Tactical 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original tower defense game that started the franchise and established its iconic, humorous tone.

Hypercharge is a first and third-person shooter action figure game you've always dreamed of! Grab your friends, complete objectives, defend the Hypercore against waves of weaponized toys, and defeat Major Evil together in the story campaign!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.1%, Online Co-Op 17%, Shooter 13.3%, PvE 12.7%, Tower Defense 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the 'toys-come-to-life' aesthetic and wave-based defense gameplay that fans of the PvZ universe will appreciate.

Take part of history’s greatest battle of Green VS. Tan. Fight amongst and against others online. Jump, shoot and roll your way into victory with fast paced objective based gameplay. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought by the smallest of soldiers.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40%, Multiplayer 22%, Shooter 14.5%, Funny 11.4%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar toy-soldier aesthetic and lighthearted third-person action that feels very much in line with the PvZ vibe.

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Tower Defense 26.8%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Tactical 9.9%, PvE 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic mix of tower defense and action RPG elements that rewards strategic planning and character-specific combat skills.

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: Tower Defense 53.3%, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Strategy 6.7%, Co-op 6%

Why You'll Like It: This title blends first-person shooting with tower defense mechanics, requiring both tactical placement and twitch reflexes.

Shotgun Farmers is the multplayer shooter where missed shots grow guns. Fire your bullets into the ground to plant your ammo. The longer a gun plant grows the more ammo you will get!

Why similar: Multiplayer 19.3%, Shooter 16.4%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Funny 13.3%, PvE 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, stylized shooter where weapons grow from the ground, mirroring the plant-based growth mechanics of the seed game.

GO GIGANTIC! THE UNIQUE MOBA HERO SHOOTER RETURNS!

Why similar: Hero Shooter 40.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 22.6%, PvP 14.1%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Action 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, team-based hero shooter that emphasizes objective play and unique character roles in a colorful world.

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: Zombies 33.9%, Third-Person Shooter 18.2%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a strong focus on wave-based zombie defense and team cooperation in a fast-paced shooter environment.

Overwatch®, A FUTURE WORTH FIGHTING FOR! Overwatch® is an always-on and ever-evolving free-to-play, team-based action game set in an optimistic future, where every match is the ultimate 5v5 or 6v6 battlefield brawl.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 32.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 21.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Online Co-Op 8.2%, PvP 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The industry standard for hero-based team shooters, offering polished class dynamics and diverse character archetypes.

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: Zombies 24.6%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Shooter 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action-adventure game with a lighthearted, pulpy tone that focuses on team-based survival against hordes.

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

Why similar: Multiplayer 33.1%, Online Co-Op 22.8%, Funny 12.4%, Casual 10.9%, Co-op 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the wacky, physics-based humor and sandbox exploration found in the PvZ universe.

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: Zombies 32.7%, Third-Person Shooter 24.2%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Shooter 13.1%, PvE 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the zombie-slaying aspect with arcade-style action and cooperative team play.

Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.4%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Shooter 13.1%, Online Co-Op 13%, PvP 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers large-scale, team-based third-person shooter combat with distinct hero classes.

Worms Rumble is Worms like you’ve never played it before, with intense, real-time, arena-based 32 player cross-platform combat. Get ready for Deathmatch and Last Worm Standing modes where you’re only ever a Holy Hand Grenade away from death!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.3%, Multiplayer 21.9%, PvP 13.7%, Shooter 12.3%, Funny 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, funny, and fast-paced multiplayer arena experience that shares the series' penchant for lighthearted violence.

Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.

Why similar: Tower Defense 31%, Third-Person Shooter 25.1%, PvE 9.3%, Online Co-Op 8.4%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the tower defense and action hybrid legacy with larger-scale battles and new trap mechanics.

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: PvE 42.2%, Shooter 32.7%, Co-op 17%, Action 8%

Why You'll Like It: An excellent class-based co-op shooter that emphasizes teamwork and defending against waves of enemies.

Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS! Paw it out with your friends remotely, or huddle together for chaotic fun on the same screen. Interact with the world under our realistic physics engine. Did I mention PUPPIES?

Why similar: Multiplayer 28.6%, Funny 20.5%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, PvP 14.7%, Casual 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the casual, physics-based, and funny multiplayer vibe that makes the PvZ shooter series so approachable.

Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!

Why similar: Multiplayer 42.9%, Funny 28.6%, Action 21.6%, Family Friendly 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, accessible action-adventure with class-based elements that is easy to pick up and play.

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: Third-Person Shooter 47.6%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Shooter 8.6%, Co-op 6%

Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, stylized action with unique character abilities that reward mastery of movement and combat.

The Bloons are back and better than ever! Get ready for a massive 3D tower defense game designed to give you hours and hours of the best strategy gaming available.

Why similar: Tower Defense 41.2%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Strategy 8.4%, Funny 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive modern tower defense experience for those who enjoy the strategic roots of the PvZ franchise.

The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?

Why similar: Multiplayer 47.7%, Online Co-Op 26.1%, Co-op 13.4%, Funny 4.7%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar 'small-scale' perspective and survival-based base defense mechanics.

Grab your balloon crossbow and trusty inflatable hammer, because things are about to get wobbly! Be the last weirdo standing in the world-leading physics-based Battle Royale game.

Why similar: Multiplayer 40%, Shooter 15.4%, Strategy 15.3%, PvP 14%, Family Friendly 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy, comedic take on the shooter genre that prioritizes fun over realism.

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: Zombies 37.5%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Shooter 11.8%, PvE 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic zombie shooters with team-based mechanics and card-based customization.

The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in glorious HD! The original battle between Plants and Zombies is back — bigger, brighter, and crazier than ever before! Experience the game that started it all, now remastered with stunning HD graphics and packed with new secrets and content to uncover.

Why similar: Zombies 30.5%, Tower Defense 29.8%, Funny 8.1%, PvP 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.4%

Neighbors: Suburban Warfare is a chaotic online multiplayer party brawler where suburban rivals go to war. Team up with friends in wild PvE and PvP matches, destroy rival houses with everyday items turned weapons, and defend your home using traps, gadgets, and crazy team combos.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 43.5% ★, Multiplayer 13.3%, PvE 12.5%, PvP 11.9%, Funny 10.2%

From the creators of Bloons TD6... Bloons TD Battles 2 is a brand new installment of the top-rated head-to-head tower defense game. Gather your Hero, choose your team of powerful Monkey Towers, and prepare to battle one on one against other players and relentless waves of Bloons!

Why similar: Tower Defense 30.4%, Multiplayer 17.4%, PvP 15.8%, Tactical 13.6%, Strategy 7.2%

Defend the Oval Office from an endless alien invasion by harnessing the abilities of your favorite (or least favorite) U.S. Presidents.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 30.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Tower Defense 18%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, PvE 8.9%

Command your TOY SOLDIERS in epic, action-packed battles.

Why similar: Tower Defense 61.6%, Strategy 18.7%, Action 9.6%, Casual 8.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic tower defense game that allows you to take direct control of the units, bridging the gap between strategy and action.

The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.2%, Shooter 15.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Online Co-Op 14.3%, PvP 10.1%

Go head to head with other players in a Bloon-popping battle for victory. From the creators of best-selling Bloons TD 5, this all new Battles game is specially designed for multiplayer combat, featuring the ability to control bloons directly and send them charging past your opponent's defenses.

Why similar: Tower Defense 42.4%, Multiplayer 22.6%, PvP 10.4%, Strategy 9.2%, Funny 5.9%

Erase the line between single player and multiplayer in this street-racing rivalry between Cops and Racers. Seamlessly join a world where your friends are already racing and chasing

Why similar: Multiplayer 30.3%, PvP 26.2%, Online Co-Op 24.3%, Co-op 7.1%, Action 6.6%

A quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Play solo, 2-player split screen, or online co-op for up to 4 players. No paid cosmetic DLC nonsense.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.8%, Multiplayer 23.3%, Funny 19%, Co-op 10.3%, Action 6.6%

Bish Bash Bots is a unique mix of casual tower defense strategy and all-out brawling action. Team up in couch co-op / online play or go it alone and fight to save the world by building upgradable turrets, unlocking gadgets and bashing bots with giant hammers.

Why similar: Tower Defense 33.6%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Funny 10.2%, Co-op 6.2%

Are you ready, kids? The cult classic is back, faithfully remade in spongetastic splendor! Play as SpongeBob, Patrick and Sandy and show the evil Plankton that crime pays even less than Mr. Krabs.

Why similar: Multiplayer 40%, Funny 22.3%, Action 10.2%, Casual 9.8%, Co-op 7.3%

Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.

Why similar: Multiplayer 26.4%, Shooter 24.4%, PvP 16.7%, Tactical 16.4%, Action 7.1%

Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap combines chaotic third-person combat with devious trap-laying strategy. Enjoy endless replayability as your War Mage grows stronger through roguelite progression. Repel relentless orc hordes solo or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Hero Shooter 23% ★, Third-Person Shooter 19.9%, Tower Defense 16.3%, Online Co-Op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Zombieville USA 3D is a stylized arcade shooter combining retro gameplay with strikingly polished visuals. Fight through an endless undead horde in the bleak hellscape of suburbia! Choose your weapons, grab a friend, and see how long you can survive.

Why similar: Zombies 38%, Shooter 18.7%, PvE 14.9%, Funny 13%, Co-op 6.3%

Five-star tower defense with unrivaled depth and replayability. The Bloons are back in full HD glory and this time they mean business! Build awesome towers, choose your favorite upgrades, hire new Special Agents, and pop every last invading Bloon in the most popular tower defense series in history.

Why similar: Tower Defense 49.6%, Multiplayer 11%, Strategy 9.4%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Funny 5.1%

Join the corps! Umbrella Corps brings a competitive experience featuring new types of strategy and technique blended with elements from the world of Resident Evil, to create a unique kind of shooter!

Why similar: Zombies 32.1%, Third-Person Shooter 24.9%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 5.6%

Strategy. Speed. Story. These are the core pillars of Battlefield™ Hardline, a cops vs. criminals experience unlike any other.

Why similar: Multiplayer 32.3%, Shooter 26.8%, Tactical 13.8%, PvP 13.6%, Action 9%

Dream up the ultimate Minifigure brawlers and bash your way through all of your favorite LEGO® themes in the first team action brawler set in the LEGO universe. Play with friends at home or around the world and see how you stack up against the competition.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Multiplayer 22%, PvP 19.4%, Funny 16.3%, Casual 7.3%

Grab your hammers and start to craft in this co-op Tavern Defense for one to four players. As a team of Dwarves, you must gather supplies and build towers to protect your beloved brewery. Learn to cooperate to achieve victory in this chaotic multiplayer game!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.8%, Tower Defense 22.4%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, PvE 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Bullet Yeeters - jetpack chaos in your own home! A third-person shooter where tiny agents with big guns battle it out in giant household arenas. Fly with a jetpack, fight crazy bosses, customize your hero, and unleash explosive mayhem in kitchens, garages, and living rooms!

Why similar: Hero Shooter 35.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Shooter 11.1%, PvP 7.7%, PvE 7.2%

A spooky teddy bear first-person shooter where you defend your owner from waves of her nightmares. Play solo or join your friends in up to 4 player online co-op.

Why similar: Zombies 22.7%, PvE 13.4%, Shooter 12.6%, Tactical 10.9%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

Team up or face it alone in this top down zombie slaying defense adventure! Featuring up to 4 player online co-op, cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses to build the Ultimate Zombie Defense. Can YOU stop them?

Why similar: Zombies 32.1%, Tower Defense 20.3%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 9%, Shooter 6%

Load your weapons and experience a whole new dimension in destructive turn-based cartoon action!

Why similar: Multiplayer 42.8%, Funny 26%, Strategy 19.6%, Action 5.5%, Local Co-Op 2.1%

This is the ultimate Battlefield V experience. Enter mankind’s greatest conflict with the complete arsenal of weapons, vehicles, and gadgets plus the best customization content of Year 1 and 2.

Why similar: Multiplayer 37.2%, Shooter 30.6%, PvP 20.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%, Action 4.9%

Chickenoidz Super Party - multiplayer top-down arena shooter for up to 4 players. You can play local or altogether online via Remote Play. Steal the show using an array of incredible weapons, special equipment and even mutations. Smash your opponents to smithereens, rip everything around you.

Why similar: PvP 40.6%, Funny 31.7%, Casual 10.9%, Action 10.1%, Family Friendly 6.8%

Multiplayer first person strategy game with lots of destruction. Destroy the house of your neighbor by throwing furniture and build a business by selling weed!

Why similar: PvP 31.2%, Multiplayer 27.8%, Funny 19.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Action 8.1%

The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.

Why similar: Multiplayer 71.7%, Action 13.7%, Singleplayer 5.9%, Co-op 4.5%, Open World 4.2%

Fight off hordes of enemy pigs in this 200 level strategy, tower defense, and time management game.

Why similar: Tower Defense 64.4%, Strategy 18.9%, Casual 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Family Friendly 2.3%

Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.

Why similar: Shooter 35.7%, Casual 19.4%, Singleplayer 14.6%, Action 13.8%, Family Friendly 11%

Fun explosions, crazy situations. Destroy, shoot, smash and explode in funny game modes. Madness is here!

Why similar: Shooter 47.3%, Funny 29.2%, Action 14.5%, Singleplayer 6.5%, Open World 2.6%