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iRank83
Platformer2D Platformer
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOfflineSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 94%· 16IGDB60· 1
Year 1993Dev Treasure · Tec ToyOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android
7 Shooter games like Alien Hominid that you should try
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Alien Hominid down to the 7 that fit the “Shooter” category. Gunstar Heroes, Metal Slug 2 and Metal Slug 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alien Hominid.
iRank69/ 100
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OfflineSolo
Year 2004Dev The Behemoth
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Within the “Shooter” category, the closest game to Alien Hominid is Gunstar Heroes — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Metal Slug 2 and Metal Slug 3 follow close behind.
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The best shooter games like Alien Hominid
7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alien Hominid. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
Platformer2D Platformer
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOffline2D
Steam👍 89%· 1.4K
Year 1998Dev DotEmu · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Alien Hominid: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals86Setting0
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
IGDB82· 6
Year 2000Dev SNK · D4 EnterpriseOn Xbox
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
IGDB58· 3
Year 1988Dev KonamiOn PC
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping offline
It predates Alien Hominid by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Setting100Game mode77Visuals64
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Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
Year 1994Dev Konami
✓ Both are 2D platformers — sharing precision platforming, shooter and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from Alien Hominid: setting.
It predates Alien Hominid by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting48
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloMultiplayerCo-op2D
Year 1998Dev LogicwareOn PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode77
Platformer2D Platformer
SoloCo-op2DTacticalMelee
IGDB50· 1
Year 2003Dev Noise Factory · SNK PlaymoreOn PC
✓ Same family of 2D platformers: precision platforming, shooter and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
Genre100Visuals100Game mode58