What is the best game similar to Popucom?

The closest game to Popucom is Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. They share 9 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Popucom?

The three closest games to Popucom are: 1. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (66/100, 9 shared attributes) 2. Crab Champions (61/100, 10 shared attributes) 3. Bionic Commando (66/100, 9 shared attributes). All share Popucom's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 15 dimensions.

Is Crab Champions similar to Popucom?

Yes — Crab Champions scores 61/100 similarity to Popucom. They share 10 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Shooter games are similar to Popucom?

The best Shooter games similar to Popucom are Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Crab Champions, Bionic Commando and Risk of Rain 2. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Popucom attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

How is similarity to Popucom calculated?

We compare Popucom against every game in our catalog using 15 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Popucom experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

Are there free games similar to Popucom?

Yes — Century: Age of Ashes is free and scores well on similarity to Popucom. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Popucom left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooter, vibe casual and melee combat — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 15 attributes. Lost Planet: Extreme Condition comes closest (66/100).

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Popucom. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Lost Planet: Extreme ConditionClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: game mode.

It predates Popucom by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Crab ChampionsClosest on visuals

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeCasual3DThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 30K

Year 2020Dev NoisestormPlaytime ~5hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, battle royale tension and racing gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Crab Champions is a solo developed game from the creator of Crab Rave. Each of the 3 main modes offer a different playstyle.Survival (1-4 Players Co-Op PvE)Fight your way through increasingly difficult islands that are populated with hostile enemies.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: combat and tone.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6

Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Popucom.

It predates Popucom by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Risk of Rain 2Closest on setting

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 347KRAWG👍 85%· 696MC82IGDB87· 6OC86· 34

Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games · Gearbox PublishingPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, survival mechanics and punishing difficulty, while skipping precision platforming

Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: tone and combat.

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#5Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerOnlineCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6

Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: tone.

It predates Popucom by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal

iRank80

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonSolo

IGDB80· 1

Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Popucom by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSoloFantasy

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: setting.

It predates Popucom by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

iRank93

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opThird PersonSoloFantasy

IGDB93· 8

Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: setting.

It predates Popucom by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Splatoon 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSolo

IGDB83· 17OC83· 118

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Popucom by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Splatoon 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSolo

IGDB82· 6OC83· 124

Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#11Jet Force Gemini

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSolo

Year 1999Dev Rare

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

≠ Where it differs: brings single-player focus, while skipping puzzle design

It predates Popucom by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Gears of War 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 5

Year 2008Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Popucom by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Xbox

#13Uncharted: The Lost Legacy

iRank86

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerMeleeThird PersonSoloHistorical

IGDB87· 22OC85· 143

Year 2017Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4

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

≠ Stands apart with historical setting and single-player focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: setting and game mode.

It predates Popucom by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Gears of War: Judgment

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB77· 9

Year 2013Dev People Can Fly · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: single-player focus, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Popucom by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Contra III: The Alien Wars

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

Year 1992Dev Konami

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

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, single-player focus and visual isometric, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: visuals.

It predates Popucom by 33 years, with what that implies technically.

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