What is the best game similar to Blacklight: Retribution?

The closest game to Blacklight: Retribution is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Blacklight: Retribution?

The three closest games to Blacklight: Retribution are: 1. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (91/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. TimeSplitters 2 (88/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Return to Castle Wolfenstein (89/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Blacklight: Retribution's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.

Is TimeSplitters 2 similar to Blacklight: Retribution?

Yes, very much so — TimeSplitters 2 scores 88/100 similarity to Blacklight: Retribution. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Blacklight: Retribution?

The best Shooter games similar to Blacklight: Retribution are Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, TimeSplitters 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Titanfall 2. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Blacklight: Retribution attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay.

How is similarity to Blacklight: Retribution calculated?

We compare Blacklight: Retribution against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Blacklight: Retribution experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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If Blacklight: Retribution left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 17 attributes. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III comes closest (91/100).

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Top games similar to Blacklight: Retribution

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blacklight: Retribution. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

#1Call of Duty®: Black Ops IIIClosest on genre

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and online features, while skipping setting scifi

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

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#2TimeSplitters 2Closest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person

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Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, post-apocalyptic world and offline, while skipping ranged combat

It predates Blacklight: Retribution by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Return to Castle WolfensteinClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHistoricalHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5

Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting cyberpunk

A Quake III-engine shooter split between grounded WWII combat and occult nonsense, and it commits fully to both. The stealth missions and the weapon feel still hold up. Enemy variety thins out badly in the second half, the supernatural turn loses some players entirely, and the level design assumes patience for hunting hidden switches.

It predates Blacklight: Retribution by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140

Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and PvP competition, while skipping ranged combat

Released 4 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16

Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping setting cyberpunk

A fan remake of Half-Life 1 that Valve eventually blessed, rebuilding every level in the Source engine and rewriting Xen entirely into something far better than the original. Combat feels modern. It is much longer than Half-Life was, and the expanded Xen chapters — the most praised part — also stretch the pacing well past the original's tight run.

Released 8 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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#6Ready or NotClosest on game mode

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations. Please remember that the Beta build is still an incomplete version of the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacklight: Retribution: setting.

Released 11 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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#7DOOM IIClosest overall match

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Year 2020Dev ELDRAZI-17On PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and setting space, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Found all secrets of the lost temple. Main controls : - mouse : view. - click : shoot, attack. - up and down arrow : move. - shift : run. - numbers : change guns. - space : interact. For play, launch the application "Doom 2 - The lost Temple" (zdoom).

Released 8 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHorrorHistoricalSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping setting cyberpunk

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic. Seeking adventure, young American Simon Bukner joins the British army in war-torn Europe of 1916.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Blacklight: Retribution.

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#9STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 530MC78IGDB81· 5OC70· 23

Year 2005Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The game is set in the Star Wars universe during the Old Republic era. The player assumes the role of a Republic commando who leads his group of four Clone troopers, the Delta Squad, through various military missions.

Where it drifts furthest from Blacklight: Retribution: tone.

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#10TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

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Year 2005Dev Free Radical Design · Electronic Arts

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping ranged combat

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#11Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2Closest on progression

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeRangedSkill TreeLootFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5

Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, offline and online features, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

The peak of the cover-based Rainbow Six era: squad orders are quick to issue, the rappel-through-window breach is still satisfying, and Terrorist Hunt is the mode that kept it alive for years. The story is throwaway and reuses locations from the first game, and the tactical depth is far shallower than the pre-Vegas entries.

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#12Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111

Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting space, while skipping ranged combat

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Blacklight: Retribution.

Released 4 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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#13Half-Life: Opposing Force

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 28KRAWG👍 80%· 750IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Half-Life: Opposing Force is an expansion pack for the original first-person shooter Half-Life. The game setting is the same as the one in the original game: the story takes place in the science laboratory called Black Mesa Research Facility in New Mexico at the same time.

It predates Blacklight: Retribution by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Call of Duty: WWII

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHistoricalHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155

Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and offline, while skipping ranged combat

Released 5 years after Blacklight: Retribution.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 17KRAWG👍 72%· 557

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Half-life: Source is a reissue of the 1998 Half-Life game based on a more modern "Source" game engine with many innovations in graphics performance and gameplay. The game's plot is entirely consistent with the plot of the original Half-Life and tells us the story of the research centre "Black Mesa", which is located in the USA, New Mexico.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Blacklight: Retribution.

It predates Blacklight: Retribution by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Blacklight: Retribution alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Blacklight: Retribution, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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Delta Force

Shooter · FPS

Star Wars: Battlefront II

Shooter · FPS

PAYDAY 2

Shooter · FPS

Sniper Elite

Shooter · FPS

Halo 5: Guardians

Shooter · FPS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood

Shooter · FPS

Hell Let Loose

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare

Shooter · FPS

Insurgency

Shooter · FPS

Transformers: War for Cybertron

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor

Shooter · FPS

Commandos 2: Men of Courage

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

Shooter · FPS

Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30

Shooter · FPS

Battlefield 2

Shooter · FPS

Sniper Elite V2

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor: Airborne

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty: Finest Hour

Shooter · FPS

Battlefield Vietnam

Shooter · FPS

Day of Defeat: Source

Shooter · FPS

SWAT 4

Shooter · FPS

Hitman 2

Shooter · FPS

Call of Duty 3

Shooter · FPS

Freedom Fighters

Shooter · FPS

Takedown: Red Sabre

Shooter · FPS

Killzone 2

Shooter · FPS

Medal of Honor: Rising Sun

Shooter · FPS

Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory

Shooter · FPS

Day of Defeat

Shooter · FPS

Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix

Shooter · FPS

Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops

Shooter · FPS

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What is the best game similar to Blacklight: Retribution?: The closest game to Blacklight: Retribution is Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Blacklight: Retribution?: The three closest games to Blacklight: Retribution are: 1. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III (91/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. TimeSplitters 2 (88/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Return to Castle Wolfenstein (89/100, 12 shared attributes). All share Blacklight: Retribution's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 17 dimensions.
Is TimeSplitters 2 similar to Blacklight: Retribution?: Yes, very much so — TimeSplitters 2 scores 88/100 similarity to Blacklight: Retribution. They share 12 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Blacklight: Retribution?: The best Shooter games similar to Blacklight: Retribution are Call of Duty®: Black Ops III, TimeSplitters 2, Return to Castle Wolfenstein and Titanfall 2. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Blacklight: Retribution attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay.
How is similarity to Blacklight: Retribution calculated?: We compare Blacklight: Retribution against every game in our catalog using 17 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Blacklight: Retribution experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.