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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Crackdown 3 is Splatoon 2 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Inversion and Jet Force Gemini follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Crackdown 3

34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crackdown 3. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

Splatoon 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping open world exploration

Inversion
ShooterTPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping open world exploration

Jet Force Gemini
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Rare

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping open world exploration

97
Contra
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 open world exploration

Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB50
Year 1987Dev Konami

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, combat tactical and visual 2d, while skipping open world exploration

Halo: Spartan Assault
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37
Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and combat tactical, while skipping open world exploration

Splatoon 3
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB82· 6OC83· 124
Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

Red Faction: Guerrilla
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB82· 6
Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping co op

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6
Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping open world exploration

Star Fox 64 3D
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB78· 4
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: open world exploration.

Splatoon
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSkill Tree
IGDB81· 14OC81· 81
Year 2015Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

ARC Raiders
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic
Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95
Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping open world exploration

Gears of War: Judgment
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB77· 9
Year 2013Dev People Can Fly · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

Crackdown
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB85· 2
Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fighting mechanics and adventure storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Star Fox: Assault
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB50· 1
Year 2005Dev Namco · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and offline, while skipping open world exploration

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