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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 34 games similar to Breakout down to the 23 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Galaga, R-Type and Gradius top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Breakout.

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GenreAdventure
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1976Dev Atari

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Within the “Multiplayer” category, the closest game to Breakout is Galaga — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. R-Type and Gradius follow close behind.

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The best multiplayer games like Breakout

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Breakout. Each one has been evaluated across 4 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.

#1Galaga
Galaga
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2D
IGDB70· 2
Year 1981Dev Namco Limited · MidwayOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Breakout, expect setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with shooter

Released 5 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
70
R-Type
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2D
Year 1987Dev Irem · Electric Dreams SoftwareOn PC

✓ Like Breakout, it's known for setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter

Released 11 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
Gradius
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DSpace
IGDB75· 1
Year 1985Dev Konami

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: shooter and setting space

Released 9 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting65
Resogun
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-Fi2DCo-op
IGDB86· 11OC85· 45
Year 2013Dev Housemarque · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with shooter and co op

Released 37 years after Breakout.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode71
Asteroids
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
IGDB90· 1
Year 1979Dev Atari · Adventure International

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter and visual isometric, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Same studio: Atari.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Galaxian
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
IGDB90· 1
Year 1979Dev Namco · Midway

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: shooter and visual isometric, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 3 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Centipede
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
IGDB75· 2
Year 1981Dev Atari

✓ If you enjoyed Breakout, expect setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter and visual isometric, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Same studio: Atari.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Arkanoid
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiIsometric
Year 1986Dev Taito

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with visual isometric, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 10 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals0
Alien Swarm
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiCo-opOnline
Steam👍 95%· 22KIGDB60· 1
Year 2010Dev ValveOn PC

✓ Like Breakout, it's known for setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, combat tactical and melee combat, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 34 years after Breakout.

Genre100Setting100Game mode58Visuals0
Dig Dug
Adventure
SoloMultiplayer2D
IGDB70· 1
Year 1982Dev Namco

✓ Nearly identical: single-player focus, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Released 6 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Halo: Combat Evolved
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiOfflineCo-op
IGDB87· 3
Year 2001Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

✓ Like Breakout, it's known for setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 25 years after Breakout.

Genre100Setting100Game mode51Visuals0
Halo: Reach
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiOfflineCo-op
Steam👍 83%· 6.3KIGDB89· 9
Year 2010Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals and game mode.

Released 34 years after Breakout.

Genre100Setting53Game mode45Visuals0
Halo 4
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiOfflineCo-op
Steam👍 58%· 2.7KIGDB88· 12
Year 2012Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Breakout: setting scifi, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical, while skipping visual 2d

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals and game mode.

Released 36 years after Breakout.

Genre100Setting53Game mode45Visuals0
WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonPixel Art
IGDB91· 2
Year 2003Dev Nintendo

✓ If you enjoyed Breakout, expect single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: visual third person and visual pixel, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 27 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
Ms. Pac-Man
Adventure
SoloMultiplayerRangedIsometricPixel Art
IGDB84· 2
Year 1982Dev General Computer Corporation (GCC) · Bally Midway

✓ Shared with Breakout: single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, visual isometric and visual pixel, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Breakout: visuals.

Released 6 years after Breakout.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0

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