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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 48 games similar to The Other Side down to the 19 that fit the “Xbox” category. Dead Space 3, Back 4 Blood and World War Z top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Other Side.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to The Other Side is Dead Space 3 — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Back 4 Blood and World War Z follow close behind.

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The best games like The Other Side on Xbox

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Other Side. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Dead Space 3Closest overall match

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Dead Space 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSkill 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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, survival mechanics and roguelike runs, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Other Side.

It predates The Other Side by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone72Combat63Setting52Progression48

Steam Epic Xbox

#2Back 4 BloodClosest on combat

80

Back 4 Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Other Side.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode89Visuals60Tone56

#3World War ZClosest on progression

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World War Z

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorSkill TreeFirst 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, survival mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Combat78Setting73Tone56

Steam Epic Xbox

71

Zombi

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39

Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, roguelike runs and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Other Side.

It predates The Other Side by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Tone73Visuals60Game mode58

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Left 4 Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

It predates The Other Side by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone74Setting73Combat62Visuals60

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Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst PersonEarly Access

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: progression and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Other Side.

Genre100Game mode100Tone67Visuals48Setting38Progression0

#7Wolfenstein: Youngblood

71

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Other Side.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone71Visuals60Setting0

#8Left 4 Dead 2

70

Left 4 Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

It predates The Other Side by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Combat62Visuals60Tone56

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DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSkill TreeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, tower defense planning and turn-based strategy, while skipping adventure storytelling

DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.

It predates The Other Side by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode91Setting74Tone71Visuals60Progression57

#10Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: setting.

It predates The Other Side by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode91Tone71Visuals60Setting0

#11Star Wars Battlefront

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Star Wars Battlefront

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeFirst 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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Other Side.

It predates The Other Side by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode76Visuals49Setting0

#12Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: setting and visuals.

It predates The Other Side by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode91Setting0Visuals0

#13Grand Theft Auto Online

58

Grand Theft Auto Online

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSandbox World

IGDB94· 1

Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: progression and visuals.

It predates The Other Side by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode91Visuals48Progression0

#14Borderlands 4

57

Borderlands 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Other Side.

Genre100Game mode91Visuals59Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#15Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2Closest on tone

69

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkCasualNarrativeHorrorSkill Tree

Steam👍 90%· 48KIGDB85· 17OC81· 71

Year 2016Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, cozy, relaxing feel and setting cartoon, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from The Other Side: visuals.

It predates The Other Side by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Tone83Game mode77Setting59

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