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We filtered the 46 games similar to Aliens: Fireteam Elite down to the 20 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dead Space 3, Fallout 76 and World War Z top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

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Year 2021Dev Cold Iron Studios

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Aliens: Fireteam Elite is Dead Space 3 — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Fallout 76 and World War Z follow close behind.

#1Dead Space 387 #2Fallout 7686 #3World War Z83 #4Left 4 Dead78 #5Back 4 Blood76

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The best games like Aliens: Fireteam Elite on Xbox

20 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 3Closest overall match

87

Dead Space 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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

Steam Epic Xbox

86

Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, post-apocalyptic world and exploration and discovery, while skipping third-person shooting

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

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#3World War ZClosest on progression

83

World War Z

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals86Combat77Tone74

Steam Epic Xbox

78

Left 4 Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Back 4 BloodClosest on combat

76

Back 4 Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and procedural generation, 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Tone74Setting51Visuals0

74

DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSkill Tree

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode78Setting75Progression63Combat53

#7Left 4 Dead 2

73

Left 4 Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5

Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

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

It predates Aliens: Fireteam Elite by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone74Combat60Setting51Visuals0

#8Wolfenstein: Youngblood

73

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

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

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

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

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting35Visuals0

#9Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

72

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Visuals100Game mode80Tone58

#10Star Wars Battlefront

72

Star Wars Battlefront

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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

#11Streets of Rogue

67

Streets of Rogue

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and action RPG combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

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

Genre100Tone100Game mode83Combat56Visuals0

#12Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

64

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode79Setting40

#13Borderlands 4

57

Borderlands 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

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

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

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

Released 4 years after Aliens: Fireteam Elite.

Genre100Game mode78Setting39Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#14Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

60

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-Fi

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

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

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode79Setting40Visuals0

#15Guns, Gore & Cannoli

55

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21

Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and setting cartoon, while skipping third-person shooting

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

Genre100Combat100Tone72Game mode68Setting40Visuals0

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