6 Third-person shooter games like Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 that you should try

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We filtered the 45 games similar to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 down to the 6 that fit the “Third-person shooter” category. Star Wars Battlefront, Lost Planet 2 and Transformers: Fall of Cybertron top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2.

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The best third-person shooter games like Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

6 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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.

#1Star Wars Battlefront

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeThird 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

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeSkill TreeThird Person

Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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#3Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeThird Person

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 third-person shooting

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

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#4Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping vibe casual

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorSkill TreeThird 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 third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping vibe casual

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 388KIGDB79· 4OC78· 61

Year 2024Dev NetEase GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, setting scifi and visual 3d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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