11 Shooter games like Sand Land that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Sand Land down to the 11 that fit the “Shooter” category. Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2 and Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sand Land.

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The best shooter games like Sand Land

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sand Land. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Mass EffectClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 17KIGDB89· 4

Year 2007Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, first-person shooting and setting space, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

It predates Sand Land by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam👍 78%· 342IGDB96· 9

Year 2010Dev BioWare · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, first-person shooting and setting space, while skipping fighting mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Sand Land.

It predates Sand Land by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair GirlsClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeNarrativeAnimeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56

Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and visual novel storytelling, while skipping fighting mechanics

It predates Sand Land by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloMeleeAnimeThird PersonMagic

Steam👍 62%· 3.2KRAWG👍 26%· 166MC54IGDB47· 3

Year 2007Dev Gaijin Entertainment · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic and fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

X-Blades is a hack and slash game in the fantasy setting. It follows Ayumi, a young adventurer that uses two pistol-blades. One day she was cursed and now needs to find the way to break free from it. You take on the role of Ayumi and lead her through hordes of monster towards the secrets of her world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Sand Land.

It predates Sand Land by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Bayonetta 3

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SoloThird PersonFantasy

IGDB90· 4OC85· 142

Year 2022Dev PlatinumGames · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping fighting mechanics

The largest of the three by scale: kaiju summons fight alongside you and levels open up considerably. Core combat is as sharp as ever when the game lets you use it. That is the issue — demon sequences, side characters and setpiece variety cut into the moment-to-moment fighting, and the story is the weakest of the series.

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

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#6Marvel's Guardians of the GalaxyClosest on combat

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SoloMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 44KRAWG👍 89%· 904IGDB81· 10

Year 2021Dev Eidos Montreal · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with first-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting space, while skipping action RPG combat

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this third-person action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord, and thanks to your bold yet questionable leadership, you have persuaded an oddball crew of unlikely heroes to join you.

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting and visuals.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#7NieR

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SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationThird Person

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Year 2010Dev Cavia · Square EnixOn Xbox · PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, post-apocalyptic world and historical setting, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting and visuals.

It predates Sand Land by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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Xbox

#8Sorry We're ClosedClosest on visuals

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SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeThird Person3D

Steam👍 98%· 1.9KOC82· 51

Year 2024Dev à la mode · Akupara GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and puzzle design, while skipping action RPG combat

Sorry We're Closed is a nostalgic, single-player survival horror game. Enjoy atmospheric environments driven by classic fixed camera angles and the thrill of arcade-style first person combat. Enter the perilous demon world, collecting items and managing your resources to stay alive.

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

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Steam GOG

#9Oni

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SoloSci-FiThird PersonPost-ApocalypticCyberpunk

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Year 2001Dev Rockstar Toronto · Rockstar GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

It predates Sand Land by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Bayonetta

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SoloThird PersonFantasy

IGDB91· 15OC85· 51

Year 2009Dev Nex Entertainment · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

The high point of character-action combat: dodging at the last instant slows time, which turns defence into the main source of offence and makes mastery feel enormous. Its detractors are right about the pacing — shooting and vehicle sections interrupt the fighting repeatedly, and the original PC port needed patching before it ran acceptably.

Where it drifts furthest from Sand Land: setting.

It predates Sand Land by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Xbox Nintendo

#11Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII

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