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We filtered the 49 games similar to Rust down to the 31 that fit the “Ranged” category. Team Fortress 2, Stick Fight: The Game and Gotham City Impostors Free to Play top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rust.

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to Rust is Team Fortress 2 — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Stick Fight: The Game and Gotham City Impostors Free to Play follow close behind.

#1Team Fortress 296 #2Stick Fight: The Game94 #3Gotham City Impostors Free to Play93 #4Left 4 Dead92 #5Real Pool 3D - Poolians90

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The best ranged games like Rust

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rust. Each one has been evaluated across 22 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.

#1Team Fortress 2

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Team Fortress 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opPvPOnlineMeleeRangedCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 1.2MRAWG👍 66%· 2.9KMC92IGDB80· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~8hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

#2Stick Fight: The Game

94

Stick Fight: The Game

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opMeleeRanged

Steam👍 93%· 125KRAWG👍 79%· 389

Year 2017Dev LandfallPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping survival mechanics

#3Gotham City Impostors Free to Play

93

Gotham City Impostors Free to Play

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 12KRAWG👍 32%· 168IGDB73· 7

Year 2012Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

92

Left 4 Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedPost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

#5Real Pool 3D - Poolians

90

Real Pool 3D - Poolians

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOnlinePvPCo-opRangedMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 76%· 19K

Year 2017Dev Poolians.comPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping survival mechanics

90

World War Z

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedPost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Steam Epic Xbox

#7Killing Floor

90

Killing Floor

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opMultiplayerOnlineRangedMeleePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5

Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

#8Zombie Panic! Source

90

Zombie Panic! Source

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 7.8KRAWG👍 56%· 24

Year 2008Dev Zombie Panic TeamPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and vibe casual, while skipping deep RPG systems

#9Shotgun Farmers

89

Shotgun Farmers

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlinePvPMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.9K

Year 2017Dev Megastorm GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings setting cartoon, single-player focus and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

89

Duck Game

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPCo-opMeleeRanged

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 melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and vibe casual, while skipping survival mechanics

Steam PS Nintendo

#11Left 4 Dead 2

89

Left 4 Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5

Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

89

Sanctum

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 3.3KRAWG👍 56%· 190MC70IGDB70· 1

Year 2011Dev Coffee Stain StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, vibe casual and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

#13Team Fortress Classic

89

Team Fortress Classic

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 9.1KRAWG👍 43%· 387

Year 1999Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

#14theHunter Classic

88

theHunter Classic

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 59%· 44KRAWG👍 25%· 117IGDB67· 3

Year 2014Dev Avalanche Studios · Expansive WorldsPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

#15Penguins Arena: Sedna's World

88

Penguins Arena: Sedna's World

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerPvPMeleeRangedFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 1.4KRAWG👍 9%· 34

Year 2008Dev FrogamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, competitive edge and single-player focus, while skipping survival mechanics

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The Expendabros

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Astro Duel 2

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Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

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ROUNDS

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Half-Life 2: Deathmatch

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Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II

Shooter · FPS

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Murder Miners

Shooter · FPS

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DUSK

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DOOM 3

Shooter · FPS

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Portal 2

Shooter · FPS

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Shadowgrounds

Shooter · FPS

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theHunter: Call of the Wild™

Shooter · FPS

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