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Destiny: Rising is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, fantasy world and single-player focus in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 10 gameplay attributes and found 48 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and Quake II lead the list, with Transformers: Fall of Cybertron reaching a 95/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Destiny: Rising special.

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The closest game to Destiny: Rising is Transformers: Fall of Cybertron — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and Quake II follow close behind.

#1Transformers: Fall of Cybertron95 #2Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders95 #3Quake II94 #4Doom II: Hell on Earth93 #5Descent94

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Games like Destiny: Rising

48 similar games found

#1Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

95

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

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 setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

#2Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

95

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Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasyFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 1.2KRAWG👍 77%· 111

Year 1994Dev id SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

94

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Quake II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

OC89· 25

Dev Head Games PublishingOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

#4Doom II: Hell on Earth

93

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Doom II: Hell on Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

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

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

94

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Descent

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3

Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, melee combat and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

#6Iron Grip: Warlord

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Iron Grip: Warlord

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerFantasySci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 448MC59

Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

#7Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

95

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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

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 setting scifi

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

#8Grand Theft Auto Online

92

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Grand Theft Auto Online

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst 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 single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep RPG systems

#9Journey to the Savage Planet

94

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Journey to the Savage Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst 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 setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

91

iRank96

Portal 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9

Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

93

iRank85

DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and tower defense planning, while skipping deep RPG systems

#12Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

93

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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2

Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

#13Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

90

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

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

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

91

iRank92

Quake

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37

Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

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

Steam Epic Xbox

#15Binary Domain

93

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Binary Domain

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Destiny: Rising?: The closest game to Destiny: Rising is Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Destiny: Rising?: The three closest games to Destiny: Rising are: 1. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron (95/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders (95/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Quake II (94/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Destiny: Rising's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 48 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders similar to Destiny: Rising?: Yes, very much so — Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders scores 95/100 similarity to Destiny: Rising. They share 8 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Destiny: Rising?: The best Shooter games similar to Destiny: Rising are Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Quake II and Doom II: Hell on Earth. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Destiny: Rising attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Destiny: Rising calculated?: We compare Destiny: Rising against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Destiny: Rising experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Destiny: Rising?: Yes — theHunter Classic is free and scores well on similarity to Destiny: Rising. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.