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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 50 games similar to Pih down to the 37 that fit the “Ranged” category. Quake II, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and Iron Grip: Warlord top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Pih.

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Pih is Quake II — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders and Iron Grip: Warlord follow close behind.

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37 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Pih. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Quake II
Quake II
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
OC89· 25
Dev Head Games PublishingOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and setting scifi

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode79
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 1.2KRAWG👍 77%· 111
Year 1994Dev id SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world

In a twisted medieval dimension, undead creatures and bestial horrors have done the unthinkable--callously slaughtering your entire race. Your friends. Your family. Eliminated. But the nightmare has just begun.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode79
#3Iron Grip: Warlord
Iron Grip: Warlord
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 448MC59
Year 2008Dev ISOTXPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings real-time strategy, tower defense planning and fantasy world

Iron Grip: Warlord invigorates tower defense with first-person shooter elements to give a new twist to the genre. It puts you in the heat of the battle, fighting off hordes of AI-controlled invaders. Play alone or with friends, in a diverse and challenging struggle to save all of Atelia.

Genre100Combat100Game mode80Visuals66
DOOM 3
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6
Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and tower defense planning

DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode78
Sanctum
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 3.3KRAWG👍 56%· 190MC70IGDB70· 1
Year 2011Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, vibe casual and setting scifi

An experimental game that tries to combine first-person shooters and tower defense genres. Players take control of the elite soldier Skye, who was sent to defend her hometown from a crowd of unknown alien-monsters.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode70
Left 4 Dead
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7
Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode67
Aliens vs. Predator
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4
Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

Three separate campaigns — Marine, Alien and Predator — each rebuilding the game around a different body: the Marine's motion tracker and dread, the Alien's wall-crawling, the Predator's cloak and vision modes. The Marine campaign is the one that holds up. The other two are short and thin by comparison, and the multiplayer that carried it in 2010 is long dead.

Genre100Visuals100Combat84Game mode78
Quake
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37
Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

id's follow-up to Doom, and the first with true 3D movement — rocket jumps, full vertical aim, and a Lovecraftian gloom scored by Nine Inch Nails. The movement still feels quicker than most modern shooters. Long-time players tend to prefer a source port to the official re-release, which quietly altered difficulty tuning and is treated as a compromised preservation job.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode66
Left 4 Dead 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5
Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode65
theHunter Classic
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3
Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and adventure storytelling

A hunting simulator far more patient than its arcade cousins: animals track scent and sound, and a session can be hours of walking before a single shot. That deliberate pace is the entire point. It is also free-to-play with most maps and weapons behind purchases, and the pacing will bore anyone expecting a shooter.

Genre100Visuals100Combat89Game mode71
Killing Floor
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloRangedMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5
Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere

Wave-based co-op against slow, heavy specimens, built around a between-round shop and perks that level by playstyle rather than by menu. Weapon feedback is meaty. It shows its origins as a mod — level design is functional rather than crafted, and later waves come down to holding one corridor while a friend welds the door behind you.

Genre100Combat100Visuals85Game mode63
Portal 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMeleeRangedFirst Person
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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode59
World War Z
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129
Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

Genre100Combat100Game mode60Visuals59
Tower Unite
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 22KRAWG👍 69%· 60
Year 2016Dev PixelTail GamesPlaytime ~7hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

Tower Unite is a living, evolving world, fueled by the community. Play online games with your friends or make new friends from around the world! Tower Unite is a large online multiplayer game that spans genres. Play minigames such as Minigolf, Ball Race, Virus, and more!

Genre100Combat100Game mode55Visuals51
Shotgun Farmers
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 9.9K
Year 2017Dev Megastorm GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, multiplayer gameplay and online features

Shotgun Farmers is the Online Multiplayer shooter where your bullets grow the guns. Harvest weapon plants quickly for more ammo or let them grow for a larger clip. Aim carefully, as a missed shot means you've just gifted your enemy with the gun you're using!

Where it drifts furthest from Pih: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode48

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