ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Runecraft · Majesco EntertainmentOn Linux · PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
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Top games similar to XIII
50 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to XIII. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB87· 9
Year 2011Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person
IGDB81· 4
Year 2009Dev Raven Software · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB81· 7
Year 2009Dev Tigon Studios · Atari, Inc.On PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Monolith Productions · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC · Mac
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics
≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and loot and gear systems, while skipping puzzle design
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 90%· 947MC80IGDB79· 3
Year 2009Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkFirst PersonHorror
IGDB82· 4
Year 2007Dev Starbreeze Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 80%· 576MC90
Year 2000Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 22KRAWG👍 75%· 898MC75IGDB82· 3
Year 2008Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 4.4KRAWG👍 78%· 303MC72IGDB75· 4
Year 2006Dev Techland · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeFirst Person
IGDB68· 1
Year 2000Dev Monolith Productions · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB73· 3
Year 2006Dev TimeGate Studios · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB70· 2
Year 2007Dev TimeGate Studios · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDark
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB92· 8OC79· 62
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerFirst PersonSci-FiExploration
IGDB87· 3
Year 2006Dev Nintendo Software Technology · Nintendo
Complete list of XIII alternatives
The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with XIII, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.
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TimeShift
Shooter · FPS
91
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Shooter · FPS
91
Battlefield: Bad Company
Shooter · FPS
90
Half-Life 2: VR Mod
Shooter · FPS
90
Half-Life 2
Shooter · FPS
92
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
Shooter · FPS
92
Duke Nukem 3D
Shooter · FPS
91
Bulletstorm
Shooter · FPS
91
Max Payne 3
Shooter · FPS
95
Painkiller
Shooter · FPS
92
Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
Shooter · FPS
92
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes
Shooter · FPS
90
F.E.A.R.
Shooter · FPS
95
Rage 2
Shooter · FPS
95
The House of the Dead 2
Shooter · FPS
89
BioShock 2
Shooter · FPS
90
Singularity
Shooter · FPS
90
The Evil Within 2
Shooter · FPS
90
Prey
Shooter · FPS
92
Command & Conquer: Renegade
Shooter · FPS
94
I.G.I.-2: Covert Strike
Shooter · FPS
92
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Shooter · FPS
90
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Shooter · FPS
90
Quake 4
Shooter · FPS
90
Prey
Shooter · FPS
89
The Last of Us Part I
Shooter · FPS
91
Freelancer
Shooter · FPS
90
Quake Champions
Shooter · FPS
89
Aliens vs. Predator
Shooter · FPS
92
Zombi
Shooter · FPS
92
Unreal Tournament III
Shooter · FPS
95
Aliens versus Predator 2
Shooter · FPS
95
The House of the Dead
Shooter · FPS
95
Blood
Shooter · FPS
89
Black
Shooter · FPS
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the best game similar to XIII?
- The closest game to XIII is Soldier of Fortune, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 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 XIII?
- The three closest games to XIII are: 1. Soldier of Fortune (97/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Crysis 2 (97/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Wolfenstein (97/100, 9 shared attributes). All share XIII's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 10 dimensions.
- Is Crysis 2 similar to XIII?
- Yes, very much so — Crysis 2 scores 97/100 similarity to XIII. 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 XIII?
- The best Shooter games similar to XIII are Soldier of Fortune, Crysis 2, Wolfenstein and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key XIII attributes like shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus.
- How is similarity to XIII calculated?
- We compare XIII against every game in our catalog using 10 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 XIII experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.