8 Narrative games like War Robots: Frontiers that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to War Robots: Frontiers down to the 8 that fit the “Narrative” category. Crab Champions, Tomb Raider and The Godfather II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to War Robots: Frontiers.

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The best narrative games like War Robots: Frontiers

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to War Robots: Frontiers. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Crab ChampionsClosest overall match

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MultiplayerCo-opPvPRangedMeleeNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 30K

Year 2020Dev NoisestormPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping deep simulation

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 War Robots: Frontiers: progression and tone.

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#2Tomb RaiderClosest on tone

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MultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeSkill TreeThird Person

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 strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep simulation

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.

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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MultiplayerNarrativeThird PersonSolo

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Year 2009Dev EA Redwood Shores · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and single-player focus, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerNarrativeThird PersonSoloDark

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Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and survival mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Syphon Filter 2

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MultiplayerTacticalNarrativeThird PersonOffline

Year 2000Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, stealth mechanics and offline, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: game mode and combat.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge

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Co-opRangedNarrativeSoloDark

Steam👍 79%· 15KRAWG👍 8%· 76

Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and roguelike runs, while skipping deep simulation

In Bad Rats, the player controls the rats that try to kill their prisoner, the cat, in a cruel and unusual manner. ###Premise The goal of the game is to kill the cat. Each level is a maze with rats on one side, and the imprisoned cat's cell on the other.

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: visuals and game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerNarrativeThird PersonOfflineSolo

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Year 1996Dev SingleTrac · Sony Online EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and survival mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: setting and game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Conker's Bad Fur Day

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MultiplayerNarrativeThird PersonOfflineSolo

Year 2001Dev Rare · THQ

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from War Robots: Frontiers: setting and game mode.

It predates War Robots: Frontiers by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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