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We filtered the 36 games similar to Dead Space down to the 6 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption and Vanquish top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dead Space.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios

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Within the “Third-person shooter” category, the closest game to Dead Space is Star Wars Outlaws — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Red Dead Redemption and Vanquish follow close behind.

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The best third-person shooter games like Dead Space

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead Space. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

Star Wars Outlaws
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiSpaceThird Person
Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200
Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Red Dead Redemption
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB81· 4OC79· 62
Year 2023Dev Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

Vanquish
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 7.8KIGDB81· 9OC79· 29
Year 2010Dev PlatinumGames · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Quantum Break
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 30KIGDB77· 23OC78· 134
Year 2016Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 89%· 16KIGDB74· 2
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, while skipping horror tension

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