ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios
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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Crackdown 2
32 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crackdown 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB76· 7OC76· 50
Year 2014Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: game mode.
Released 4 years after Crackdown 2.
Genre100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode34
ShooterTPS
SoloSandbox WorldOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: game mode.
Genre100Setting100World100Progression100Visuals100Game mode34
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ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Rare
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping sandbox freedom
It predates Crackdown 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opSandbox WorldSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 118KRAWG👍 26%· 411
Year 2014Dev FreejamPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and sandbox freedom
≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, deep RPG systems and combat tactical, while skipping adventure storytelling
Robocraft is a free-to-play multiplayer third-person action game developed by Freejam Games.
Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: progression.
Released 4 years after Crackdown 2.
Genre100Setting100Visuals100World73Game mode68Progression0
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB82· 6
Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: sandbox freedom.
Genre100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Game mode71World62
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1992Dev Konami
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, offline and visual isometric, while skipping sandbox freedom
Where it drifts furthest from Crackdown 2: visuals.
It predates Crackdown 2 by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode77Setting66Visuals46
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB62· 11OC63· 124
Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and offline, while skipping sandbox freedom
Genre100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Game mode51
#10Splatoon 2
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ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch
ShooterTPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
#12Contra
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ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1988Dev Konami
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Crackdown 2 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals65
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Crackdown 2
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Crackdown 2, 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.
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Halo: Spartan Assault
Shooter · Third-person shooter
64
Splatoon 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
63
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Shadow the Hedgehog
Shooter · Third-person shooter
62
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Gears of War: Judgment
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Star Fox: Assault
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Gears of War 2
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Gears of War 4
Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
Rogue Trooper
Shooter · Third-person shooter
59
Gears of War 3
Shooter · Third-person shooter
57
Star Fox 64 3D
Shooter · Third-person shooter
57
Splatoon
Shooter · Third-person shooter
57
ARC Raiders
Shooter · Third-person shooter
56
Dark Sector
Shooter · Third-person shooter
55
Ikaruga
Shooter · Third-person shooter