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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 46 games similar to Aliens: Fireteam Elite down to the 5 that fit the “Space” category. Dead Space 3, Aliens: Colonial Marines and Star Wars Battlefront top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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NarrativeDarkCo-opSolo
Year 2021Dev Cold Iron Studios

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Within the “Space” category, the closest game to Aliens: Fireteam Elite is Dead Space 3 — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Aliens: Colonial Marines and Star Wars Battlefront follow close behind.

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The best games with a space setting like Aliens: Fireteam Elite

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Aliens: Fireteam Elite. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Dead Space 3
Dead Space 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpaceSkill TreeThird Person
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 puzzle design, adventure storytelling and roguelike runs, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat62
#2Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: offline and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Fireteam Elite: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Game mode84Visuals0
Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceThird 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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, offline and PvP competition, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Combat100Setting82Game mode78Visuals62
Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSpace
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 and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Aliens: Fireteam Elite: visuals.

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode78Setting77Visuals0
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpaceThird Person
Steam👍 81%· 2.2K
Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting76Visuals56Game mode51

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