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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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Popucom down to the 11 that fit the “Xbox” category. Risk of Rain 2, Rogue Trooper and Crackdown 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Popucom.

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The best games like Popucom on Xbox

11 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Risk of Rain 2Closest overall match

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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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MultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 516RAWG👍 73%· 59MC69IGDB76· 3

Year 2006Dev RebellionPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: combat and setting.

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

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MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSolo

IGDB62· 11OC63· 124

Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, single-player focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

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MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95

Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

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OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB83· 27OC85· 155

Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: tone.

It predates Popucom by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

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Year 2015Dev Epic Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: tone.

It predates Popucom by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Halo: Spartan Assault

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MultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 4.9KRAWG👍 34%· 216MC70IGDB66· 10OC61· 37

Year 2013Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

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

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

Halo is a franchise of first-person shooters that is set in the far future, on the frontiers of colonized planets, in a war with the Covenant. But Halo: Spartan Assault takes the formula and changes one element of the setting.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: visuals and combat.

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

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

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#8Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

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MultiplayerCo-opMeleeThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 72%· 5.0KIGDB85· 4

Year 2010Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, stealth mechanics and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: combat.

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

It predates Popucom by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Iron BrigadeClosest on combat

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Co-opMultiplayerMeleeThird PersonSolo

Steam👍 86%· 1.2KRAWG👍 34%· 98MC75

Year 2010Dev Double Fine Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Iron Brigade (formerly Trenched) is a third-person tower defense in the setting of the World War I.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: setting.

It predates Popucom by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Ikaruga

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OfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 2.3KRAWG👍 84%· 88MC84IGDB90· 1OC88· 28

Year 2001Dev Treasure · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, ranged combat and single-player focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? Ikaruga is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!FeaturesThe player ship, all enemies and bullets are black or white.

Where it drifts furthest from Popucom: tone and combat.

It predates Popucom by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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