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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 Destiny: Rising down to the 41 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Iron Grip: Warlord, Nintendo Land and Resistance 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Destiny: Rising.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Destiny: Rising is Iron Grip: Warlord — scoring 74/100 on our similarity scale. Nintendo Land and Resistance 3 follow close behind.

#1Iron Grip: Warlord74 #2Nintendo Land74 #3Resistance 370 #4Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet70 #5Resistance 269

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Destiny: Rising

41 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Destiny: Rising. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Iron Grip: WarlordClosest on genre

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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

Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre. It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.

It predates Destiny: Rising by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals52

#2Nintendo Land

74

Nintendo Land

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasySci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB75· 7

Year 2012Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

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

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

It predates Destiny: Rising by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode77Visuals65

70

Resistance 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasySci-FiFirst Person

IGDB88· 6

Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, historical setting and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode77Setting75Visuals71

#4Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

70

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

Where it drifts furthest from Destiny: Rising: visuals.

It predates Destiny: Rising by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode89Visuals0

69

Resistance 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasySci-FiFirst Person

IGDB87· 8

Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode77Visuals71Setting61

#6Command & Conquer: RenegadeClosest on visuals

67

Command & Conquer: Renegade

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerFantasySci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 820IGDB59· 2

Year 2002Dev Westwood Studios · Electronic ArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Setting75Game mode71

64

Wolfenstein

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerFantasySci-FiFirst Person

IGDB81· 4

Year 2009Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting75Game mode71Visuals71

#8Borderlands 4Closest overall match

81

Borderlands 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Game mode100Visuals71Setting69

Steam Epic Xbox

#9Wolfenstein: Youngblood

78

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst 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 deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping fantasy world

Genre100Game mode82Visuals72Setting53

#10Ratchet: Deadlocked

73

Ratchet: Deadlocked

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB70· 1

Year 2005Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting69

71

Evolve

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

IGDB77· 17OC73· 95

Year 2015Dev Turtle Rock Studios · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Destiny: Rising by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode87Setting69

71

Overwatch

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 30%· 401KIGDB83· 3OC90· 138

Year 2023Dev Blizzard EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition and free to play, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Visuals100Game mode87Setting69

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#13Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

70

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

It predates Destiny: Rising by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode88Setting61

#14Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

70

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

It predates Destiny: Rising by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting71Visuals64

#15Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

70

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

It predates Destiny: Rising by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals72Setting71

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