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MultiplayerSoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5
Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
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The best games like Terminator Salvation on PC
30 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Terminator Salvation. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 1.8KIGDB69· 6
Year 2009Dev GRIN · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOpen World
IGDB82· 6
Year 2009Dev Reactor Zero · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting66
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerPost-ApocalypticThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping setting scifi
Released 10 years after Terminator Salvation.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting54
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Where it drifts furthest from Terminator Salvation: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting48
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonOffline
IGDB61· 7
Year 2009Dev Ubisoft Montreal · GameloftOn PlayStation 3 · Android · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Visuals100Setting66Game mode65
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonMeleeRanged
Steam👍 96%· 265KRAWG👍 86%· 4.1KMC86IGDB85· 14OC84· 50
Year 2013Dev Crystal Dynamics · Square EnixPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping setting scifi
A cinematic revival of the series in its action third person form, Tomb Rider follows Lara in her least experience period of life – her youth. Heavily influenced by Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted”, the game is a mix of everything, from stealth and survival to combat and QTE action scenes.
Released 4 years after Terminator Salvation.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerThird PersonNarrative
IGDB65· 7
Year 2009Dev EA Redwood Shores · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 123IGDB45· 2
Year 2002Dev Sunstorm Interactive · Apogee SoftwareOn PC · iOS · Mac
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189
Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonStealthMelee
IGDB74· 3
Year 2003Dev Exakt Entertainment · ActivisionOn PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Genre100Visuals100Setting66Game mode54
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SoloSci-FiThird Person
Year 1997Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: post-apocalyptic world.
It predates Terminator Salvation by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Setting66Game mode54
#13Second Sight
66
iRank80
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonMeleeStealth
Steam👍 82%· 309RAWG👍 88%· 65MC75IGDB73· 4
Year 2004Dev Free Radical Design · CodemastersPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping post-apocalyptic world
Second Sight is a science fiction action-adventure stealth Single-player video game, developed by Free Radical Design, and published by Codemasters for GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.
Genre100Setting66Visuals62Game mode54
#14Dark Sector
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iRank65
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 75%· 3.4KRAWG👍 45%· 165MC66IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Digital Extremes · D3 PublisherPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling
Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret.
Where it drifts furthest from Terminator Salvation: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting48
63
iRank81
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerSoloSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird 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 setting scifi
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling
Nu Earth: a poisoned planet where endless war rages between the Norts and the Southers. A futile struggle on a hostile planet with no end in sight. But there are tales of a lone warrior.
Genre100Visuals100Setting78Game mode52
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61
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
61
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61
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
Stranglehold
Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
60
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
59
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
57
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
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Shooter · Third-person shooter
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