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We filtered the 50 games similar to Risk of Rain 2 down to the 38 that fit the “Sci-Fi” 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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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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HardcoreMultiplayerCo-op
Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games

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Within the “Sci-Fi” category, the closest game to Risk of Rain 2 is Gears of War: Judgment — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Gears of War 2 and Star Fox: Assault follow close behind.

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The best games with a sci-fi setting like Risk of Rain 2

38 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.

Gears of War: Judgment
ShooterTPS
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

Gears of War 2
ShooterTPS
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

Star Fox: Assault
ShooterTPS
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

Ikaruga
ShooterTPS
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

Contra III: The Alien Wars
ShooterTPS
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

James Cameron's Avatar: The Game
ShooterTPS
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.

Splatoon 2
ShooterTPS
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

Jet Force Gemini
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1999Dev Rare

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

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

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Contra
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
Year 1988Dev Konami

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping roguelike runs

Ratchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2004Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

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

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

Rogue Trooper
ShooterTPS
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

Shadow the Hedgehog
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB46· 2
Year 2005Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

Splatoon 3
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB82· 6OC83· 124
Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and skill tree progression, while skipping roguelike runs

Halo: Spartan Assault
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedSci-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 combat tactical, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping roguelike runs

Star Fox 64 3D
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person
IGDB78· 4
Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

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