ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8
Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
10 Puzzle games like Half-Life 2: Episode Two that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 42 games similar to Half-Life 2: Episode Two down to the 10 that fit the “Puzzle” category. BioShock, Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Half-Life 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Half-Life 2: Episode Two is BioShock — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Half-Life 2 follow close behind.
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The best puzzle games like Half-Life 2: Episode Two
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175
Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeFirst PersonOpen World
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17
Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2
Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloRangedNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 64%· 1.9KRAWG👍 62%· 89MC88IGDB90· 1
Year 2012Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Tose · Eidos InteractiveOn PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling
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