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We filtered the 47 games similar to Metal Slug down to the 26 that fit the “Adventure” category. PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist, Broforce and The Expendabros top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Metal Slug.

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Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation

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Within the “Adventure” category, the closest game to Metal Slug is PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Broforce and The Expendabros follow close behind.

#1PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist95 #2Broforce94 #3The Expendabros94 #4Portal 291 #5Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime97

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The best adventure games like Metal Slug

26 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Metal Slug. 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.

#1PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

95

PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 90%· 1.7KRAWG👍 53%· 31IGDB83· 2

Year 2015Dev OutermindsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping offline

94

Broforce

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleePixel Art2D

Steam👍 97%· 61KRAWG👍 84%· 1.3KMC83IGDB72· 9OC79· 43

Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat

#3The Expendabros

94

The Expendabros

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat and free to play

91

Portal 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMelee

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 precision platforming

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping visual 2d

#5Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

97

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMelee2D

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, puzzle design and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping precision platforming

#6Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

97

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee2D

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

#7Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

96

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

#8Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

94

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping precision platforming

#9Journey to the Savage Planet

94

Journey to the Savage Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

#10Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

94

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

#11Binary Domain

94

Binary Domain

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

#12Resident Evil: Revelations

94

Resident Evil: Revelations

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

IGDB75· 27OC71· 42

Year 2012Dev Capcom

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

93

Cry of Fear

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOnline

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

93

Red Faction

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2

Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

#15Red Faction II

93

Red Faction II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 52%· 1.3KIGDB81· 2

Year 2002Dev Outrage Games · THQOn PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

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Star Wars Battlefront

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Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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Shadowgrounds

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Streets of Rogue

Shooter · FPS

Back 4 Blood

Back 4 Blood

Shooter · FPS

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Call of Juarez: The Cartel

Shooter · FPS

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Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II

Shooter · FPS

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Red Dead Redemption

Shooter · FPS

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Condemned 2: Bloodshot

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