9 Third-person shooter games like Aliens: Fireteam Elite that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Aliens: Fireteam Elite down to the 9 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Dead Space 3, World War Z and Lost Planet 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

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The best third-person shooter games like Aliens: Fireteam Elite

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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 3Closest overall match

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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.

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#2World War ZClosest on progression

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

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

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#3Lost Planet 2Closest on combat

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeSci-FiSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 48KIGDB85· 17OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and setting cartoon, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

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#5Star Wars Battlefront

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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

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#6Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and procedural generation, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

The shootdodge finally has weight behind it: bullets tear through cover, animations blend into terrain, and the last-stand mechanic keeps firefights tense. Some of the best gunfeel of its generation. It is also the most controlling — long unskippable cutscenes stitch between fights, and the linear corridors leave little room to approach an encounter your own way.

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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