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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 46 games similar to Starship Troopers: Extermination down to the 6 that fit the “Space” category. Aliens: Colonial Marines, Star Wars Battlefront and Dead Space 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Starship Troopers: Extermination.

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Year 2024Dev Offworld Industries

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Within the “Space” category, the closest game to Starship Troopers: Extermination is Aliens: Colonial Marines — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Star Wars Battlefront and Dead Space 3 follow close behind.

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The best games with a space setting like Starship Troopers: Extermination

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Starship Troopers: Extermination. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Aliens: Colonial Marines
Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping turn-based strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Starship Troopers: Extermination.

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode84Setting82
#2Star Wars Battlefront
Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 79%· 5.7KIGDB68· 18OC71· 112
Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and offline, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode79Visuals73
#3Dead Space 3
Dead Space 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceSkill Tree
Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15
Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Starship Troopers: Extermination: visuals and progression.

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting77Combat62Progression29Visuals0
Descent
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3
Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, while skipping turn-based strategy

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Game mode73
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
ShooterFPS
Co-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 93%· 4.0KIGDB83· 14OC82· 50
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Starship Troopers: Extermination: visuals.

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode60Visuals0
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-FiSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 2.2K
Year 1997Dev LucasArtsOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Starship Troopers: Extermination: game mode.

It predates Starship Troopers: Extermination by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals84Game mode47

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