44 Multiplayer games like Risk of Rain 2 that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Risk of Rain 2 down to the 44 that fit the “Multiplayer” category. Gears of War: Judgment, Gears of War 2 and Star Fox: Assault top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Risk of Rain 2.

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The best multiplayer games like Risk of Rain 2

44 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Risk of Rain 2. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Gears of War: Judgment

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiLootThird 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: skill tree progression, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedSci-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 post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB50· 1

Year 2005Dev Namco · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

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#4Contra III: The Alien Wars

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-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, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opMeleeRangedSci-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, post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-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 and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs

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#7Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB78· 18

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 and horror setting, while skipping roguelike runs

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#8Iron Warriors: T-72 Tank Command

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRanged

Steam👍 64%· 297MC56IGDB50· 1

Year 2006Dev Strategy FirstPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, turn-based strategy and fighting mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

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Co-opOnlineSoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 64%· 5.3KRAWG👍 30%· 69IGDB65· 2

Year 2015Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Wishlist GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, racing gameplay and combat tactical, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiLootThird Person

IGDB97· 4

Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedSci-FiLootThird Person

IGDB84· 3

Year 2006Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and skill tree progression, while skipping roguelike runs

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#12Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

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SoloMultiplayerOnlineCo-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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping roguelike runs

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#13Ikaruga

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeHardcoreSci-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 punishing difficulty

≠ Where it differs: brings visual isometric, while skipping roguelike runs

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Steam Epic Xbox

#14James Cameron's Avatar: The Game

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person

IGDB61· 7

Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

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#15Splatoon 2

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person

IGDB83· 17OC83· 118

Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping roguelike runs

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