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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Gears of War 4 down to the 28 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Rogue Trooper, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Inversion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gears of War 4.

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Year 2016Dev The Coalition
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Gears of War 4 is Rogue Trooper — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Inversion follow close behind.

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The best games like Gears of War 4 on PlayStation

28 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gears of War 4. 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.

#1Rogue Trooper
Rogue Trooper
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 516RAWG👍 73%· 59MC69IGDB76· 3
Year 2006Dev RebellionPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.

Where it drifts furthest from Gears of War 4: setting.

It predates Gears of War 4 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting39
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
ShooterTPS
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 19OC78· 68
Year 2014Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning and combat tactical, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode93Setting64
Inversion
ShooterTPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping horror setting

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode77Setting66
Twisted Metal 2
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB73· 1
Year 1996Dev SingleTrac · Sony Online EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and survival mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

It predates Gears of War 4 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Tone71Setting52
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6
Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping horror setting

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting66Game mode58
Risk of Rain 2
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 347KRAWG👍 85%· 696MC82IGDB87· 6OC86· 34
Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games · Gearbox PublishingPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East.

Where it drifts furthest from Gears of War 4: tone.

Released 4 years after Gears of War 4.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode90Setting64Tone0
Syphon Filter 2
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerDarkThird Person
Year 2000Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and combat tactical, while skipping horror setting

It predates Gears of War 4 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Tone71
James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB61· 7
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Setting64
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping offline

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode52
Dark Sector
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 3.4KRAWG👍 45%· 165MC66IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Digital Extremes · D3 PublisherPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping offline

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret.

It predates Gears of War 4 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode51
Shadow the Hedgehog
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Gears of War 4: setting.

It predates Gears of War 4 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode84Setting48
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 4
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting55Game mode51
The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping setting scifi

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting52Game mode51
Ikaruga
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 2.3KRAWG👍 84%· 88MC84IGDB90· 1OC88· 28
Year 2001Dev Treasure · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? Ikaruga is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!FeaturesThe player ship, all enemies and bullets are black or white.

Where it drifts furthest from Gears of War 4: tone.

It predates Gears of War 4 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode84Setting66Visuals62Tone0
The Order: 1886
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB63· 10OC62· 90
Year 2015Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Gears of War 4: setting.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode51Setting41

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