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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 50 games similar to Twisted Metal: Black down to the 35 that fit the “Co-op” category. Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4 and Gears of War top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Twisted Metal: Black.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeDarkOfflineSolo
Year 2001Dev Incognito Entertainment
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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Twisted Metal: Black is Gears of War 3 — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Gears of War 4 and Gears of War follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like Twisted Metal: Black

35 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Twisted Metal: Black. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Gears of War 3
Gears of War 3
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB97· 4
Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

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

≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 10 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
Gears of War 4
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 27OC85· 155
Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: racing gameplay.

Released 15 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting80Tone71
Gears of War
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB84· 3
Year 2006Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 5 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting80Tone71
Gears of War 2
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB90· 5
Year 2008Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 7 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting78
Contra III: The Alien Wars
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 1992Dev Konami

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, visual isometric and visual 2d, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: visuals.

It predates Twisted Metal: Black by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting78Visuals46
Rogue Trooper
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opSci-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 racing gameplay

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.

Released 5 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting65
Risk of Rain 2
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 347KRAWG👍 85%· 696MC82IGDB87· 6OC86· 34
Year 2020Dev Hopoo Games · Gearbox PublishingPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping racing gameplay

Risk of Rain 2 is a 3D roguelite sci-fi third-person shooter developed by Hopoo Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. Hopoo Games is composed of Paul Morse, Duncan Drummond and Jeffrey Hunt. The game released in early access during March of 2019 after it was showcased at PAX East.

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: tone and setting.

Released 19 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode90Setting48Tone0
Gears of War: Judgment
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB77· 9
Year 2013Dev People Can Fly · Microsoft Studios

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 12 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting48
Star Fox: Assault
ShooterTPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB50· 1
Year 2005Dev Namco · Nintendo

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 4 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting40
Crab Champions
ShooterTPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 98%· 30K
Year 2020Dev NoisestormPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics

Crab Champions is a solo developed game from the creator of Crab Rave. Each of the 3 main modes offer a different playstyle.Survival (1-4 Players Co-Op PvE)Fight your way through increasingly difficult islands that are populated with hostile enemies.

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: tone.

Released 19 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Game mode62Visuals51Tone23
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare
ShooterTPS
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 19OC78· 68
Year 2014Dev PopCap Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning and combat tactical, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 13 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode93Tone66Setting47
Inversion
ShooterTPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 11 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Tone70Setting50
Splatoon 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 17OC83· 118
Year 2017Dev Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 16 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting48
Splatoon 3
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB82· 6OC83· 124
Year 2022Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 5 · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and skill tree progression, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 21 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting48
Crackdown 3
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird Person
IGDB62· 11OC63· 124
Year 2019Dev Sumo Digital · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping racing gameplay

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal: Black: setting.

Released 18 years after Twisted Metal: Black.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting48

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