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We filtered the 47 games similar to Aliens: Colonial Marines down to the 4 that fit the “Space” category. Dead Space 3, Star Wars Battlefront and Descent top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Colonial Marines.

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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software
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Within the “Space” category, the closest game to Aliens: Colonial Marines is Dead Space 3 — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Star Wars Battlefront and Descent follow close behind.

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The best games with a space setting like Aliens: Colonial Marines

4 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aliens: Colonial Marines. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

Dead Space 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15
Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping offline

Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineOfflineMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112
Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and PvP competition, while skipping horror tension

Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3
Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, while skipping horror tension

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

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