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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Deadside down to the 20 that fit the “Xbox” category. World War Z, Dead Space 3 and Rust top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Deadside.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Deadside is World War Z — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Space 3 and Rust follow close behind.

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The best games like Deadside on Xbox

20 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deadside. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1World War ZClosest overall match

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World War Z

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleePost-ApocalypticThird PersonFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping open world exploration

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: progression.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Combat71Setting65Progression0

Steam Epic Xbox

79

Dead Space 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeCraftingLootThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15

Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, puzzle design and roguelike runs, while skipping open world exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

It predates Deadside by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode78Combat56Progression55Visuals54Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#3RustClosest on game mode

83

Rust

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticCraftingExplorationBase BuildingFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 1.4MRAWG👍 52%· 864MC66IGDB78· 4OC67· 29

Year 2018Dev Facepunch StudiosPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping third-person shooting

To survive is the main task in the game Rust. It is necessary to survive in the area, which is now wholly wild but was recently inhabited. At the beginning of the game, there is only a rock and a torch. The rest will have to be found or stolen.

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: world.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals84Progression82Combat55

#4Star Wars BattlefrontClosest on combat

79

Star Wars Battlefront

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112

Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting space and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

It predates Deadside by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode86Setting0

#5Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

It predates Deadside by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals54Game mode52Setting0

#6Fallout 76Closest on world

76

Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationBase BuildingFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100World100Visuals100Game mode81Progression74Setting73

#7Marvel Rivals

69

Marvel Rivals

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 388KIGDB79· 4OC78· 61

Year 2024Dev NetEase GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, setting scifi and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals44Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#8Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

68

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

PvPMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 48KIGDB85· 17OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting and progression.

It predates Deadside by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode95Visuals55Setting0Progression0

64

Left 4 Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

It predates Deadside by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals84Game mode75Setting65Combat52

#10Wolfenstein: Youngblood

63

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opMultiplayerOnlineMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Deadside.

Genre100Combat100Visuals84Game mode77Setting0

#11Grand Theft Auto Online

61

Grand Theft Auto Online

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOpen WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB94· 1

Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: progression.

It predates Deadside by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100World65Game mode51Progression37

#12Left 4 Dead 2

58

Left 4 Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5

Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

It predates Deadside by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals84Game mode76Combat50Setting0

#13Journey to the Savage Planet

58

Journey to the Savage Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting and progression.

Genre100Combat100Visuals84Game mode52Progression42Setting0

#14Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

56

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeFirst PersonSolo

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals84Game mode52Setting0

61

The Finals

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineLootFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 267KIGDB80· 1OC81· 23

Year 2023Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, skill tree progression and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Deadside: progression.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals84Progression27

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