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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 48 games similar to Huntdown down to the 26 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. MDK2, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Ruiner top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Huntdown.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreArena FPS
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HardcoreDarkOfflineCo-op
Year 2020Dev Easy Trigger Games

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Huntdown is MDK2 — scoring 64/100 on our similarity scale. Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Ruiner follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Huntdown

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Huntdown. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1MDK2
MDK2
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 81%· 237IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev BioWare · Interplay EntertainmentOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and precision platforming

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and game mode.

It predates Huntdown by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone66Game mode16Visuals0
Wolfenstein: Youngblood
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkSci-FiCyberpunk
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Shared with Huntdown: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Huntdown.

Combat100Setting100Game mode81Genre75Tone54Visuals0
Ruiner
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeDarkHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 89%· 12KIGDB76· 12OC77· 88
Year 2017Dev Reikon Games · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone91Game mode17Visuals0
Hard Reset
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 82%· 4.9KIGDB70· 4
Year 2011Dev Flying Wild HogOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, procedural generation and exploration and discovery, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and game mode.

It predates Huntdown by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone66Game mode17Visuals0
SuperHot: Mind Control Delete
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMeleeHardcoreCyberpunkSci-Fi
Steam👍 84%· 13KIGDB84· 10OC81· 70
Year 2020Dev SUPERHOT TeamOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and game mode.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone63Game mode17Visuals0
#6Helldivers
Helldivers
ShooterFPSArena FPS
Co-opOnlineOfflineMultiplayerSoloMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 90%· 33KIGDB84· 6OC83· 45
Year 2015Dev Arrowhead Game Studios · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, setting space and visual isometric, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone66Setting39Visuals0
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 8.8KIGDB74· 2
Year 2009Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalOn PC

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

It predates Huntdown by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode80Setting34Visuals0
Returnal
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOnlineMeleeHardcoreDarkSci-Fi
Steam👍 81%· 10KIGDB90· 19OC86· 201
Year 2021Dev Housemarque · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Tone91Game mode81Setting28Visuals0
Clone Drone in the Danger Zone
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreSci-FiPixel Art
Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 90%· 57
Year 2016Dev Doborog GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: fighting mechanics, deep simulation and deep RPG systems, while skipping precision platforming

CONGRATULATIONS HUMAN! 🤖 Apologies for the brief agony while we harvested your mind. But now your thought patterns are safely encased in this sleek, shiny robot! With a laser sword. SURVIVE AND PERHAPS YOU WILL EARN UPGRADES. GOOD LUCK IN THE ARENA.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode81Tone72Visuals60Setting44
Nuclear Throne
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeHardcoreSci-FiPixel Art2D
Steam👍 96%· 20KRAWG👍 83%· 301IGDB84· 4OC86· 24
Year 2015Dev VlambeerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

Nuclear Throne is a top-down roguelike shooter, set in a post-apocalyptic universe. ###Plot and features The game has a sole objective: to reach the famed Nuclear Throne. The player controls one of the many mutated characters.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: setting.

Genre100Game mode89Tone74Visuals69Combat60Setting35
Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 3.4KRAWG👍 85%· 603MC87IGDB83· 3
Year 2001Dev Croteam · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, ranged combat and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Arena combat at absurd scale: dozens of enemies charging in open Egyptian ruins, with backpedalling and crowd control as the entire skill set. The cannon and minigun are gloriously heavy. There is almost no variety beyond that — no puzzles, minimal level design, and the loop of holding a corridor against a horde repeats for the full runtime.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

It predates Huntdown by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode89Combat54Setting45Visuals0
Brotato
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 96%· 114KRAWG👍 84%· 142OC75· 6
Year 2022Dev BlobfishPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, survival mechanics and deep RPG systems, while skipping precision platforming

A spaceship from Potato World crashes onto an alien planet. The sole survivor: Brotato, the only potato capable of handling 6 weapons at the same time. Waiting to be rescued by his mates, Brotato must survive in this hostile environment.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode90Tone57Combat54Setting49Visuals31
Doom
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 218KIGDB87· 28
Year 2016Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the arena shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Tone92Game mode65Setting36Visuals0
SCP: Secret Laboratory
ShooterFPSArena FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 91%· 230K
Year 2017Dev Northwood StudiosOn PC

✓ Same family of arena shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and survival mechanics, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode73Tone70Setting27Visuals0
Roboquest
ShooterFPSArena FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeHardcoreSci-Fi
Steam👍 95%· 24KRAWG👍 84%· 44IGDB83· 3OC85· 12
Year 2020Dev RyseUp StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are arena shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, procedural generation and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming

Roadmap About the Game Roboquest is a fast-paced FPS Roguelite, playable in solo or 2-player co-op. Jump into the steel shoes of a high-powered, hyper-mobile robot and fight like you’ve never fought before. Run through randomly generated environments on an unrecognizable Earth.

Where it drifts furthest from Huntdown: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode81Tone72Combat47Setting31Visuals0

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