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We filtered the 48 games similar to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men down to the 34 that fit the “Co-op” category. Metal Slug, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Aliens: Colonial Marines top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men.

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Year 2007Dev IO Interactive

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is Metal Slug — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Aliens: Colonial Marines follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. 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.

Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and visual 2d, while skipping third-person shooting

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee
Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkNarrative
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

Guns, Gore & Cannoli
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeDark
Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21
Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark
Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2
Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Resistance 2
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDark
IGDB87· 8
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping third-person shooting

Superfighters Deluxe
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeDark
Steam👍 89%· 3.5K
Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

The Expendabros
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeThird Person
Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112
Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Unreal Tournament
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst Person
IGDB100· 1
Year 1999Dev Epic Games · GT Interactive SoftwareOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

Resistance 3
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping third-person shooting

Streets of Rogue
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24
Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping third-person shooting

Portal 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9
Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping third-person shooting

Shadowgrounds
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDark
Steam👍 81%· 1.6KRAWG👍 28%· 94MC74IGDB75· 2
Year 2005Dev FrozenbytePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMelee
Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

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