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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 50 games similar to Dirty Bomb down to the 37 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Marvel Rivals, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Overwatch top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dirty Bomb.

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Dirty Bomb is Marvel Rivals — scoring 85/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and Overwatch follow close behind.

#1Marvel Rivals85 #2Half-Life 2: Deathmatch79 #3Overwatch78 #4Star Wars Battlefront74 #5Descent72

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Dirty Bomb

37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dirty Bomb. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Marvel RivalsClosest overall match

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Marvel Rivals

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeCompetitiveSci-FiFree to Play

Steam👍 77%· 388KIGDB79· 4OC78· 61

Year 2024Dev NetEase GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, online features and visual third person, while skipping skill tree progression

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Released 6 years after Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting100Game mode92Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

#2Half-Life 2: DeathmatchClosest on visuals

79

Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeCompetitiveSci-FiFirst PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 91%· 15KRAWG👍 55%· 909

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, while skipping co op

Upon the release of Half-Life 2 players were greatly disappointed in one thing, and that’s the lack of multiplayer. Granted, single-player campaign of Half-Life 2 was impressive, but weapons that have been demonstrated in it made players curious.

It predates Dirty Bomb by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode90Combat59

78

Overwatch

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPSci-FiFirst PersonFree to Play

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: single-player focus and visual third person, while skipping competitive edge

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Released 5 years after Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Setting100Game mode90Visuals72

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#4Star Wars Battlefront

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Star Wars Battlefront

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPMeleeSci-FiFirst 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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and setting space, while skipping competitive edge

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Combat100Visuals71Game mode62Setting51

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Descent

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3

Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting space and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

It predates Dirty Bomb by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode78Setting62

#6Lost Planet 2Closest on progression

71

Lost Planet 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSkill Tree

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

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

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression100Game mode68Visuals0

71

Titanfall

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeSci-FiSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.9KIGDB84· 21OC85· 87

Year 2014Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly negative, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Progression100Visuals100Game mode81

#8Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

69

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSolo

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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode78Visuals0

#9Borderlands 4

68

Borderlands 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonSolo

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

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

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Released 7 years after Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Game mode78

Steam Epic Xbox

#10Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

68

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-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 melee combat

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

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: tone.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode78Tone0

#11Duke Nukem Forever

68

Duke Nukem Forever

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8

Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Dirty Bomb.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode79Visuals73Tone0

#12Iron Grip: Warlord

68

Iron Grip: Warlord

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 448MC59

Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and ranged combat, while skipping competitive edge

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 Dirty Bomb by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode79Visuals67Setting62Combat59

#13Journey to the Savage Planet

67

Journey to the Savage Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: tone and progression.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode78Tone0

#14Ratchet: Deadlocked

66

Ratchet: Deadlocked

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonSolo

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 single-player focus, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: progression.

It predates Dirty Bomb by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Setting100Game mode78Visuals72Progression0

#15Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

66

Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 926IGDB77· 2

Year 2010Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and online features, while skipping competitive edge

Where it drifts furthest from Dirty Bomb: tone.

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

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals73Game mode68Tone0

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