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Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Crackdown is Splatoon — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Inversion and Splatoon 2 follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Crackdown

45 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Crackdown. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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
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 deep RPG systems

Inversion
ShooterTPS
Co-opSoloSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
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 deep RPG systems

Splatoon 2
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
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 and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Jet Force Gemini
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 1999Dev Rare

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

93
Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 1988Dev Konami

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, multiplayer gameplay and visual 2d, while skipping deep RPG systems

Halo: Spartan Assault
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
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 deep RPG systems

Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
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 multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Splatoon 3
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonMultiplayer
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, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression, while skipping deep RPG systems

Crackdown 3
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB62· 11OC63· 124
Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Infamous: First Light
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 deep RPG systems

True Crime: Streets of LA
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 fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

Gears of War: Judgment
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonOffline
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, multiplayer gameplay and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep RPG systems

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

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping fighting mechanics

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB92· 4
Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiExplorationThird Person
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

Complete list of games with a sci-fi setting like Crackdown

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Crackdown, 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.

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
87

Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty
87

Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Fox: Assault
87

Star Fox: Assault

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Pragmata
87

Pragmata

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Gears of War 2
87

Gears of War 2

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader
87

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
87

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ratchet & Clank
87

Ratchet & Clank

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Fox
87

Star Fox

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
87

Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Mega Man Legends
87

Mega Man Legends

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Gears of War 4
87

Gears of War 4

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
87

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Second Sight
87

Second Sight

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Earthworm Jim 2
87

Earthworm Jim 2

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Contra III: The Alien Wars
86

Contra III: The Alien Wars

Shooter · Third-person shooter

ARC Raiders
86

ARC Raiders

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Rogue Trooper
86

Rogue Trooper

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Jak II
85

Jak II

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Jak 3
85

Jak 3

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Gears of War
85

Gears of War

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
85

Star Wars: Rogue Squadron

Shooter · Third-person shooter

MDK
85

MDK

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Dino Crisis 2
85

Dino Crisis 2

Shooter · Third-person shooter

The Thing
85

The Thing

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Robocraft
85

Robocraft

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Metal Gear Solid
85

Metal Gear Solid

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
84

Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Gears of War 3
84

Gears of War 3

Shooter · Third-person shooter

Star Fox 64 3D
84

Star Fox 64 3D

Shooter · Third-person shooter

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