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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 Rainbow Cotton down to the 22 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Metal Slug, Broforce and Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rainbow Cotton.

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CasualCozyCo-opSolo
Year 2024Dev Kritzelkratz 3000

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Rainbow Cotton is Metal Slug — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Broforce and Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime follow close behind.

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The best games like Rainbow Cotton on PlayStation

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Metal Slug
Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d and visual pixel, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 28 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat65Visuals0
Broforce
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeCasual
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping cozy, relaxing feel

Broforce is a parody run-and-gun game made in a 2D side-scrolling manner. Players are offered to take control of a Bro – one of the soldiers of the special Broforce unit. Actually, players are going to assume roles of several protagonists (all are Bros) while completing game levels.

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone62Combat50Setting0Visuals0
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeCozyCasual
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 setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat60Setting0Visuals0
Duck Game
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloOfflineCo-opMeleeCasual
Steam👍 97%· 39KRAWG👍 91%· 313MC82IGDB83· 4OC84· 14
Year 2015Dev Adult Swim · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, ranged combat and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Win over the crowd and gain a following by blasting your feathered friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and pretty much anything else a duck could use as a weapon.

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals and tone.

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

Genre100Game mode91Combat49Tone45Visuals0
Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee
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 adventure storytelling

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

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode72Combat61Setting0Visuals0
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
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

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode94Combat65Setting0Visuals0
Grand Theft Auto Online
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldOpen World
IGDB94· 1
Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode94Visuals0
Lost Planet 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOnline
Steam👍 66%· 3.0KIGDB71· 6
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, setting scifi and online features, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode84Combat65Setting0Visuals0
Borderlands 4
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode94Setting0Visuals0
Call of Juarez: The Cartel
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeStealth
Steam👍 51%· 832IGDB51· 6
Year 2011Dev Techland · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, historical setting and visual first person, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode94Combat47Setting0Visuals0
Red Faction
ShooterFPS
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

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode79Combat65Setting0Visuals0
Red Faction II
ShooterFPS
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

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: setting and visuals.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode79Combat65Setting0Visuals0
Resistance 3
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, historical setting and setting scifi, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: visuals and setting.

It predates Rainbow Cotton by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting31Visuals0
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee
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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: tone and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Combat65Tone0Visuals0
Resistance 2
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy
IGDB87· 8
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Rainbow Cotton: tone and visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Setting27Tone0Visuals0

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