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Wild Bastards is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, procedural generation and melee combat in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 14 gameplay attributes and found 39 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Super Metroid, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Black lead the list, with Super Metroid reaching a 92/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Wild Bastards special.

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Year 2024Dev Blue Manchu

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The closest game to Wild Bastards is Super Metroid — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay and Black follow close behind.

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Games like Wild Bastards

39 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Super Metroid
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-Fi2DNarrativeDark
IGDB100· 1
Year 1994Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping roguelike runs

The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB89· 5
Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Black
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB71· 4
Year 2006Dev Criterion Games · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Firework
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee
Steam👍 93%· 43
Year 2015Dev Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks · Gamera GamePlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and precision platforming, while skipping roguelike runs

Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiFirst PersonExploration
IGDB86· 4
Year 2007Dev Retro Studios · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping roguelike runs

Metroid: Other M
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB78· 5
Year 2010Dev D-Rockets · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

PAKO 2
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeProcedural3DRanged
Steam👍 95%· 414
Year 2017Dev Tree Men GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping turn-based strategy

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

My Friend Pedro
ShooterFPS
SoloMelee2DDark
Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110
Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

The Last of Us Part I
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDark
Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180
Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

Soldier of Fortune
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeFirst PersonMultiplayer
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Runecraft · Majesco EntertainmentOn Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

ODDCORE
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeFirst PersonRanged
RAWG👍 89%· 27
Year 2018Dev Mobge · MOBGE YAZILIM GELISTIRME VE BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETIOn iOS · Android · Nintendo

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping roguelike runs

BioShock Infinite
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Mafia: The Old Country
ShooterFPS
SoloFirst PersonThird Person
Steam👍 73%· 28KIGDB78· 6OC74· 146
Year 2025Dev Hangar 13 · 2KOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2005Dev Ubisoft Montpellier · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Wild Bastards?
The closest game to Wild Bastards is Super Metroid, scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. They share 5 gameplay attributes, including shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Wild Bastards?
The three closest games to Wild Bastards are: 1. Super Metroid (92/100, 5 shared attributes) 2. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (94/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Black (97/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Wild Bastards's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 39 candidates across 14 dimensions.
Is The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay similar to Wild Bastards?
Yes, very much so — The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay scores 94/100 similarity to Wild Bastards. They share 7 attributes, including shooter and first-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to Wild Bastards?
The best Shooter games similar to Wild Bastards are Super Metroid, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, Black and Firework. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Wild Bastards attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Wild Bastards calculated?
We compare Wild Bastards against every game in our catalog using 14 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 Wild Bastards experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.