ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 1
Year 1997Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo
50 Games like Red Faction that you should try
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More about this game →Red Faction is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, melee combat and setting scifi in quite the same way. We compared Red Faction against over 6,700 titles across 9 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Star Fox 64, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter and Turok lead the list, with Star Fox 64 reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Red Faction special.
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The closest game to Red Faction is Star Fox 64 — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Serious Sam: The Second Encounter and Turok follow close behind.
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Top games similar to Red Faction
50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Red Faction. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2
Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 2008Dev Propaganda Games · Touchstone GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeCo-op
Steam👍 89%· 5.1K
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloMeleeCo-op
Steam👍 89%· 3.5K
Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerFirst PersonCo-op
IGDB100· 1
Year 1999Dev Epic Games · GT Interactive SoftwareOn Linux · PC · Mac
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and offline
≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloOfflineMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 641IGDB61· 2
Year 2003Dev Legend Entertainment · Atari, Inc.On PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 7
Year 2011Dev People Can Fly · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
ShooterFPS
OfflineMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC
#10Resistance 3
91
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ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB88· 6
Year 2011Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeFirst PersonLoot
IGDB88· 4
Year 2008Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat
≠ Where it differs: brings loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9
Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloOfflineMeleePvP
Steam👍 97%· 39KRAWG👍 91%· 313MC82IGDB83· 4OC84· 14
Year 2015Dev Adult Swim · Adult Swim GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Nintendo
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB77· 3
Year 2005Dev Midway Studios Austin · MidwayOn PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo
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91
Duke Nukem 3D
Shooter · FPS
95
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Shooter · FPS
90
Broforce
Shooter · FPS
96
Red Faction II
Shooter · FPS
92
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Shooter · FPS
91
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Shooter · FPS
89
F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
Shooter · FPS
88
Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
Shooter · FPS
89
The Expendabros
Shooter · FPS
90
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Shooter · FPS
88
F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
Shooter · FPS
89
Journey to the Savage Planet
Shooter · FPS
89
Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Shooter · FPS
88
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Shooter · FPS
86
Doom II: Hell on Earth
Shooter · FPS
87
Descent
Shooter · FPS
87
Max Payne 3
Shooter · FPS
93
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men
Shooter · FPS
88
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Shooter · FPS
86
Streets of Rogue
Shooter · FPS
86
Stick Fight: The Game
Shooter · FPS
90
Freelancer
Shooter · FPS
87
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Shooter · FPS
89
Quake Champions
Shooter · FPS
87
Prey
Shooter · FPS
87
PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist
Shooter · FPS
92
James Bond 007: Nightfire
Shooter · FPS
87
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Shooter · FPS
87
Star Wars Battlefront
Shooter · FPS
88
Borderlands 4
Shooter · FPS
90
Duke Nukem Forever
Shooter · FPS
90
Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters
Shooter · FPS
88
The House of the Dead 2
Shooter · FPS
88
Ratchet: Deadlocked
Shooter · FPS
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to Red Faction?
- The closest game to Red Faction is Star Fox 64, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and offline. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
- What are the top games like Red Faction?
- The three closest games to Red Faction are: 1. Star Fox 64 (97/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Serious Sam: The Second Encounter (94/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Turok (97/100, 7 shared attributes). All share Red Faction's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 9 dimensions.
- Is Serious Sam: The Second Encounter similar to Red Faction?
- Yes, very much so — Serious Sam: The Second Encounter scores 94/100 similarity to Red Faction. They share 9 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
- What Shooter games are similar to Red Faction?
- The best Shooter games similar to Red Faction are Star Fox 64, Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, Turok and Metal Slug. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Red Faction attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and offline.
- How is similarity to Red Faction calculated?
- We compare Red Faction against every game in our catalog using 9 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 Red Faction experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.