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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 37 games similar to Heliborne Collection down to the 16 that fit the “Ranged” category. Arma 3, Sniper Elite 5 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Heliborne Collection.

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GenreActionSubgenreImmersive Sim
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MultiplayerCo-op
Year 2016Dev JetCat Games

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Heliborne Collection is Arma 3 — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Sniper Elite 5 and Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like Heliborne Collection

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heliborne Collection. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Arma 3
Arma 3
ActionImmersive Sim
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 293KRAWG👍 75%· 399MC74IGDB73· 5
Year 2013Dev Bohemia InteractivePlaytime ~16hOn PC

✓ Same family of immersive sims: deep simulation, open world exploration and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and sandbox freedom

Arma 3 is an open-world tactical shooter with RPG elements and a heavy focus on realism. The game is set on fictional Greece-themed islands in the near future during the war between NATO and Iran. In the campaign mode you take on the role of Corporal Ben Kerry, who takes part in this conflict.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100World58
#2Sniper Elite 5
Sniper Elite 5
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedOpen WorldHistoricalExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 84%· 29KIGDB81· 7OC78· 114
Year 2022Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

Released 6 years after Heliborne Collection.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100Combat75
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 69%· 2.5KRAWG👍 25%· 172MC76IGDB79· 5
Year 2009Dev CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and puzzle design, while skipping online features

Dragon Rising is the second installment of Operation Flashpoint series, though its plot bears no connection to the previous game. The game is set on Skira, a fictional Northern Pacific island with huge oil reserves. China annexed the island, provoking a military conflict with Russia and the US.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Heliborne Collection.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Game mode76
America's Army 3
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 71%· 2.5KRAWG👍 12%· 34MC70
Year 2009Dev U.S. ArmyPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of immersive sims: deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling, while skipping online features

Check Out the latest installment "America's Army: Proving Grounds" Download AA3 Today and Become a Member of the elite America's Army Team! America's Army fans and new players alike can now experience America's Army 3, the official U.S.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Game mode75
Squad
ActionImmersive Sim
MultiplayerTacticalRangedMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 81%· 237KRAWG👍 75%· 114IGDB83· 2
Year 2020Dev Offworld IndustriesPlaytime ~7hOn PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, shooter and turn-based strategy, while skipping co op

Squad is a 50 vs 50 multiplayer first-person shooter that aims to capture combat realism through communication and teamplay, emphasizing both strong squad cohesion mechanics as well as larger scale coordination, tactics and planning.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals and game mode.

Released 4 years after Heliborne Collection.

Genre100Combat100World100Setting73Progression47Game mode33
Hunt: Showdown 1896
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineTacticalRangedMeleeOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 74%· 272KRAWG👍 74%· 317MC79IGDB75· 5OC80· 9
Year 2018Dev CrytekPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Heliborne Collection, it's known for deep simulation, open world exploration and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and survival mechanics, while skipping visual third person

Savage, nightmarish monsters roam the Louisiana swamps, and you are part of a group of rugged bounty hunters bound to rid the world of their ghastly presence. Banish these creatures from our world, and you will be paid generously—and given the chance to buy more gruesome and powerful weapons.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

Combat100World100Progression100Game mode84Setting70Genre50
AXYOS
ActionOpen World Action
MultiplayerOnlineCo-opSoloRangedMeleeTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 51%· 2.3KRAWG👍 8%· 24
Year 2014Dev Axyos GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Shared with Heliborne Collection: open world exploration, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, turn-based strategy and shooter, while skipping deep simulation

AXYOS is an experimental FPS being made for players by players! Inspired by giants of gaming industry, we made a decision to create our own game, which would inherit some key aspects of FPS and MOBA genres but was built relying on opinions of common gamers. This is how AXYOS came to be.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Heliborne Collection.

Combat100World100Progression100Game mode83Setting59Genre50
Far Cry 4
ActionOpen World Action
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 85%· 69KIGDB86· 19OC84· 97
Year 2014Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Heliborne Collection, it's known for open world exploration, melee combat and combat tactical

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals and progression.

Game mode100Setting100Combat81World63Genre50Progression48
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
ActionStealth
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 21KIGDB78· 13
Year 2013Dev Ubisoft Toronto · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Like Heliborne Collection, it's known for combat tactical, melee combat and ranged combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Game mode100Visuals100Combat74Genre50
I Am Your Beast
ActionOpen World Action
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeTacticalOpen WorldHistoricalExploration
Steam👍 98%· 5.3KIGDB90· 1OC80· 24
Year 2024Dev Strange ScaffoldPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Like Heliborne Collection, it's known for open world exploration, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

More Strange Scaffoldhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/El_Paso_Elsewhere/ About the GameI Am Your Beast is a shortform covert revenge thriller FPS about getting hunted across the North American wilderness by the military-industrial complex — and turning the tables.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals.

Released 8 years after Heliborne Collection.

Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Game mode55Genre50
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 50%· 641RAWG👍 17%· 29
Year 2008Dev Meridian4Playtime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping combat tactical

In the far future, humanity is ruled by The Ministry of Accounts, an oppressive bureaucracy that tracks, records and taxes every transaction of daily life. From the depths of Red Tape, a new breed of marketeer arises to challenge the authority and make a profit: the Space Trader is born!

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Heliborne Collection.

It predates Heliborne Collection by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Game mode77Combat72Progression21Setting0
Schedule I
ActionImmersive Sim
Co-opMultiplayerMeleeRangedOpen WorldExploration
Steam👍 98%· 298KRAWG👍 73%· 41
Year 2025Dev TVGSPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are immersive sims — sharing deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and resource management, while skipping combat tactical

From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: visuals and progression.

Released 9 years after Heliborne Collection.

Genre100World100Game mode68Combat53Progression25Visuals0
Thief: Deadly Shadows
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldThird Person
Steam👍 81%· 2.6KRAWG👍 77%· 230MC85IGDB83· 2
Year 2004Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension, while skipping combat tactical

Thief 3: Deadly Shadows is a stealth-action game developed by Ion Storm Inc. It is the third installment in the Thief franchise. The game is set in a Steampunk world that resembles both the middle ages and the Victorian era. Besides that, there are several fantasy elements in the game.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: setting and progression.

It predates Heliborne Collection by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Visuals62Combat44Game mode22Setting0
Thief II: The Metal Age
ActionImmersive Sim
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldStealth
Steam👍 94%· 2.1KIGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Looking Glass Studios · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Fits the immersive sims cluster, with deep simulation, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping combat tactical

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: setting and visuals.

It predates Heliborne Collection by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100World100Combat43Game mode22Setting0Visuals0
HELLDIVERS™ 2
ActionOpen World Action
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloRangedMeleeOpen WorldExplorationThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 1.1MRAWG👍 93%· 121
Year 2024Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Interactive EntertainmentPlaytime ~22hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Heliborne Collection, expect open world exploration, ranged combat and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and horror tension, while skipping deep simulation

Digital Deluxe Edition Edition includes: ‘DP-53 Savior of the Free’ Armor Set. ‘Will of the People’ Cape. ‘MP-98 Knight’ Weapon. Super Citizen Status. Stratagem Hero Ship Game. ‘Steeled Veterans’ Premium Warbond. About the Game The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence.

Where it drifts furthest from Heliborne Collection: setting.

Released 8 years after Heliborne Collection.

Game mode100World100Progression100Visuals100Combat71Genre50

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