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We filtered the 50 games similar to Halo 3: ODST down to the 21 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Halo 5: Guardians, Transformers: War for Cybertron and Killzone 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Halo 3: ODST.

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Year 2009Dev Bungie
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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Halo 3: ODST is Halo 5: Guardians — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Transformers: War for Cybertron and Killzone 3 follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Halo 3: ODST

21 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Halo 3: ODST. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Halo 5: Guardians
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB84· 19OC84· 123
Year 2015Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Transformers: War for Cybertron
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 1.6KIGDB71· 8
Year 2010Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Killzone 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB84· 5
Year 2011Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Call of Duty: Ghosts
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opStealthTacticalMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 32KIGDB74· 23OC72· 58
Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world

Perfect Dark
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB70
Year 2000Dev Rare

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with setting cyberpunk and offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Brink
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 63%· 8.1KIGDB73· 8
Year 2011Dev Splash Damage · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping stealth mechanics

STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 17KRAWG👍 88%· 530MC78IGDB81· 5OC70· 23
Year 2005Dev LucasArts Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, ranged combat and setting space, while skipping stealth mechanics

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 25KIGDB80· 20OC81· 99
Year 2014Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings linear, story-driven structure, historical setting and offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Perfect Dark Zero
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalStealthNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB72· 3
Year 2005Dev Rare · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping melee combat

Star Wars: Battlefront
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 4.6KIGDB73· 5OC71· 112
Year 2004Dev Pandemic Studios · Aspyr MediaOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, setting space and offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Killzone
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2004Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, while skipping strong narrative focus

Star Wars: Squadrons
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 65%· 28KIGDB81· 12OC79· 121
Year 2020Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS4

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting space and PvP competition, while skipping strong narrative focus

Killzone 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB90· 8
Year 2009Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

Star Wars: Battlefront II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 54KIGDB76· 5
Year 2005Dev Pandemic Studios · LucasArtsOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and setting space, while skipping strong narrative focus

Killzone: Shadow Fall
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerTacticalSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB65· 14OC73· 68
Year 2013Dev Guerrilla Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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