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Year 2004Dev Valve Software

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Half-Life 2 is Half-Life 2: VR Mod — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. F.E.A.R. and Quake 4 follow close behind.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod97 #2F.E.A.R.97 #3Quake 497 #4Max Payne 396 #5BioShock 296

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The best ranged games like Half-Life 2

29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Half-Life 2. 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.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod

97

Half-Life 2: VR Mod

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

97

F.E.A.R.

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KRAWG👍 89%· 1.0KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

97

Quake 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 3.8KRAWG👍 69%· 352MC81IGDB75· 6

Year 2005Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

96

Max Payne 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeDark

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

96

BioShock 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6

Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and combat magic

#6Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

96

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, crafting mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

#7F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

96

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 9.3KRAWG👍 77%· 690MC79IGDB76· 7

Year 2009Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

96

Singularity

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and exploration and discovery

95

Prey

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB77· 4OC81· 166

Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

#10Half-Life 2: Episode One

94

Half-Life 2: Episode One

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2

Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

94

Supraland

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeFirst PersonOpen World

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17

Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

#12Painkiller Overdose

94

Painkiller Overdose

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 1.2KRAWG👍 52%· 115MC65IGDB50· 3

Year 2007Dev Mindware Studios · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

#13Half-Life 2: Episode Two

94

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

94

ODDCORE

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeFirst Person

RAWG👍 89%· 27

Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, while skipping adventure storytelling

#15S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

93

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 90%· 947MC80IGDB79· 3

Year 2009Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

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