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We filtered the 50 games similar to Gears 5 down to the 45 that fit the “Co-op” category. LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game, LEGO® DC Super-Villains and LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gears 5.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action
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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev The Coalition

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Gears 5 is LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. LEGO® DC Super-Villains and LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like Gears 5

45 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gears 5. 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.

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game
ActionOpen World Action
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 91%· 5.6KIGDB71· 5
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping shooter

LEGO® DC Super-Villains
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 91%· 7.9KRAWG👍 66%· 155MC74OC74· 87
Year 2018Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression, while skipping shooter

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
ActionOpen World Action
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB70· 3
Year 2011Dev Traveller's Tales · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
ActionOpen World Action
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB76· 12OC74· 61
Year 2014Dev Traveller's Tales · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and setting space, while skipping shooter

Toy Story 3: The Video Game
ActionOpen World Action
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 2.0KIGDB73· 6
Year 2010Dev Avalanche Software · Disney Interactive StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, while skipping third-person shooting

Need for Speed: Rivals
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 76%· 10.0KIGDB80· 13OC80· 58
Year 2013Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, sports simulation and PvP competition, while skipping shooter

SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 18KIGDB68· 8OC69· 126
Year 2020Dev Purple Lamp Studios · HandyGamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and setting cartoon, while skipping shooter

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 96%· 5.1KOC84· 20
Year 2021Dev Exit Plan Games · Untold TalesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, vibe casual and sandbox world, while skipping shooter

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7
Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

Need for Speed™
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 69%· 28KRAWG👍 50%· 824MC66OC65· 78
Year 2015Dev Ghost Games · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and visual first person, while skipping shooter

Serious Sam 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExploration
Steam👍 83%· 17KIGDB72· 9OC68· 105
Year 2020Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Saints Row
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160
Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Lost Planet 3
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12
Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: horror tension and horror setting, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Red Faction: Armageddon
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5
Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: linear, story-driven structure and horror setting, while skipping strong narrative focus

Grand Theft Auto IV
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 195KRAWG👍 96%· 103MC95
Year 2010Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping first-person shooting

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