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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 Gears of War 4 down to the 11 that fit the “Xbox” category. Rogue Trooper, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Risk of Rain 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gears of War 4.

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The best games like Gears of War 4 on Xbox

11 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 TrooperClosest overall match

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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.

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#2Plants vs. Zombies: Garden WarfareClosest on tone

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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

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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.

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#4Dark SectorClosest on setting

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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.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB62· 11OC63· 124

Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 3 years after Gears of War 4.

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#6Halo: Spartan Assault

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37

Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and combat tactical, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Halo is a franchise of first-person shooters that is set in the far future, on the frontiers of colonized planets, in a war with the Covenant. But Halo: Spartan Assault takes the formula and changes one element of the setting.

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

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#7Ikaruga

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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.

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#8Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 72%· 5.0KIGDB85· 4

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonTactical

Steam👍 74%· 26KIGDB85· 1OC75· 17

Year 2020Dev First Watch Games · Hi-Rez StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and free to play, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Released 4 years after Gears of War 4.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerThird PersonMelee

Steam👍 86%· 1.2KRAWG👍 34%· 98MC75

Year 2010Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and co op

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Iron Brigade (formerly Trenched) is a third-person tower defense in the setting of the World War I.

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

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Steam Xbox

#11ARC Raiders

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95

Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Released 9 years after Gears of War 4.

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Steam Epic Xbox

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