What is the best game similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine?

The closest game to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is Splatoon 2, scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine?

The three closest games to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine are: 1. Splatoon 2 (92/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Splatoon 3 (92/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Gears of War 3 (87/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 13 dimensions.

Is Splatoon 3 similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine?

Yes, very much so — Splatoon 3 scores 92/100 similarity to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. They share 7 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Shooter games are similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine?

The best Shooter games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine are Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3, Gears of War 3 and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine calculated?

We compare Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine against every game in our catalog using 13 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat in quite the same way. We compared Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine against over 6,700 titles across 13 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3 and Gears of War 3 lead the list, with Splatoon 2 reaching a 92/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine special.

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Top games similar to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine

50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine. 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.

#1Splatoon 2

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 deep RPG systems

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 deep RPG systems

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkSci-FiThird 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: horror setting, post-apocalyptic world and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#4Ghostbusters: The Video Game

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and horror setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam Xbox

#5Red Faction: Guerrilla

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 setting scifi

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

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#6Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy

IGDB95· 8

Year 2009Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#7Star Fox 64 3D

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerSci-FiThird Person

IGDB78· 4

Year 2011Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.5 · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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#8Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opThird PersonFantasy

IGDB93· 8

Year 2011Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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#9Lost Planet: Extreme Condition

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 2.2KIGDB74· 5

Year 2006Dev K2 LLC · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and survival mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Steam

#10ARC Raiders

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 84%· 395KIGDB89· 4OC87· 95

Year 2025Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, skill tree progression and crafting mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkSci-FiThird Person

IGDB83· 27OC85· 155

Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Xbox

#12Crackdown

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloCo-opSci-FiThird PersonSandbox World

IGDB85· 2

Year 2007Dev Realtime Worlds · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

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Xbox

#13Gears of War: Judgment

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-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: offline, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Xbox

#14Inversion

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7

Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

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Steam

#15Crackdown 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

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 deep RPG systems

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Xbox

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