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We filtered the 35 games similar to Instruments of Destruction down to the 17 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Slime Rancher, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Red Dead Redemption top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Instruments of Destruction.

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Year 2024Dev Radiangames

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Instruments of Destruction is Slime Rancher — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Red Dead Redemption follow close behind.

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The best games like Instruments of Destruction on PlayStation

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Instruments of Destruction. 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.

#1Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeCasualEarly AccessRanged
Steam👍 98%· 153KRAWG👍 77%· 579MC81IGDB78· 3OC76· 27
Year 2016Dev Monomi ParkPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, cozy, relaxing feel and open world exploration, while skipping third-person shooting

In the far-distant future, far, far away in space (to be exact, a thousand light-years from the Earth), on the planet Far, Far Range, mega-corporations (they, it turns out, will be with us in the distant future!) discovered the ideal source of income, universal natural resource - Plort.

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: setting and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat81Tone42Setting0Visuals0
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Visuals0
#3Red Dead Redemption
Red Dead Redemption
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee3DNarrativeDark
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB81· 4OC79· 62
Year 2023Dev Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals72Tone0Setting0
System Shock
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen World
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, horror tension and survival mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Setting0Visuals0
Star Wars Outlaws
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-Fi
Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200
Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Instruments of Destruction.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Setting0Visuals0
Supraland
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedOpen WorldExploration
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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping deep simulation

A first-person puzzle game structured like a metroidvania: a small sandbox where new tools retroactively open earlier areas, and almost every corner hides something. Puzzle design is genuinely clever. Combat is the weak part — enemies are simple damage sponges that interrupt the puzzling — and the art style is plain enough to look cheap.

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: visuals and combat.

Genre100Game mode100Combat49Visuals0
My Friend Pedro
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDark2D
Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110
Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and visual 2d, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Visuals0
Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkLinear
Steam👍 89%· 16KIGDB74· 2
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment · Gathering of DevelopersOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Visuals0
Metal: Hellsinger
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee3DNarrativeDark
Steam👍 96%· 17KIGDB86· 6OC79· 91
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals71Tone0Setting0
Mafia: The Old Country
ShooterFPS
SoloFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 28KIGDB78· 6OC74· 146
Year 2025Dev Hangar 13 · 2KOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Instruments of Destruction.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB89· 5
Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: setting and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat52Setting0Visuals0
STAR WARS Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 3.1KRAWG👍 68%· 261IGDB66· 3
Year 1995Dev Sony Interactive Entertainment · Disney InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping deep simulation

STAR WARS - Dark Forces uses the Jedi game engine which was developed for this game exclusively. At the time the game presented new features of first person shooter genre, one of which is the ability to look up and down and also it presented the new approach to level design with multiple floors.

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: setting and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat51Setting0Visuals0
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
ShooterFPS
SoloOpen WorldFantasySci-FiExploration
IGDB83· 7
Year 2009Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: setting and visuals.

It predates Instruments of Destruction by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting0Visuals0
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen World
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Instruments of Destruction.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone0Setting0Visuals0
Shadow Warrior 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasy
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Instruments of Destruction: tone and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Instruments of Destruction.

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