Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Destiny 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Destiny 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Deep Rock Galactic, which both science fiction and atmospheric.
- Destiny 2 is tagged Free to Play, Open World, Multiplayer, Looter Shooter, MMORPG, FPS, Co-op, PvE by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 10 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 1 are from the same studio: Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Deep Rock Galactic
Why it matched: both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including PvE, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Deep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Price $29.99 PvEFPSShooterFirst-PersonLootSci-fiSpaceLooter Shooter
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Defiance
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Looter Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2014).
Join the futuristic online open-world shooter where thousands of players scour a transformed Earth competing for alien technology.
Defiance at a glance Released 2014 Studio Trion Worlds Player sentiment 77% positive of 12,617 Price Not listed Free to PlayLooter ShooterMassively MultiplayerShooterSci-fiFPSMMORPGFirst-Person
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Why it matched: made by the same studio, 343 Industries; both science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person; released around the same time (2019).
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection at a glance Released 2019 Studio 343 Industries Player sentiment 92% positive of 262,222 Price $39.99 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterLore-RichSpace
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TOXIKK
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Free to Play and Shooter; released around the same time (2016).
FRAG LIKE IT'S 1999! TOXIKK plays as if today's military shooters never existed: Designed as a spiritual successor to the FPS giants of the late 90s and early 2ks, TOXIKK carefully evolves their mechanics with modern technology and fresh ideas elaborated with Arena-FPS enthusiasts.
TOXIKK at a glance Released 2016 Studio Reakktor Studios Player sentiment 77% positive of 5,933 Price Free FPSFree to PlayShooterFirst-PersonCompetitiveSci-fiPvPMassively Multiplayer
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EVE Online
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Space, Free to Play and Massively Multiplayer.
Over 20 years of legendary space battles! Explore a massive living universe of danger and opportunity in a challenging and highly rewarding space adventure. Fight, trade, build, and connect with a universe driven and shaped directly by players.
EVE Online at a glance Released 2003 Studio Simon & Schuster Player sentiment 73% positive of 39,389 Price Free SpaceFree to PlayMassively MultiplayerSci-fiPvPMMORPGPvELore-Rich
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Marauders
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Looter Shooter, PvP and FPS.
Marauders is a tactical first-person multiplayer looter shooter set in a sci-fi universe. As a space pirate, work solo, or in a squad with up to 3 other players to navigate a hostile battleground, hunt for loot, craft new weapons and gear, and salvage what you’ll need to survive.
Marauders at a glance Released 2022 Studio Small Impact Games Player sentiment 67% positive of 21,436 Price $29.99 Looter ShooterPvPFPSShooterFirst-PersonLootSpace
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The Cycle: Frontier
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Loot, Free to Play and Looter Shooter.
The Cycle: Frontier is a free-to-play PvPvE Extraction Shooter driven by suspense and danger. Prospect for resources and other riches on an abandoned alien world ravaged by a deadly storm, inhabited by monsters and other ambitious Prospectors.
The Cycle: Frontier at a glance Released 2022 Studio YAGER Player sentiment 64% positive of 45,267 Price Not listed LootFree to PlayLooter ShooterShooterPvPFirst-PersonFPSPvE
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, MMORPG and Massively Multiplayer.
STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™ is a free-to-play MMORPG that puts you at the center of your own story-driven saga. Play as a Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunter, or one of many other iconic STAR WARS roles in the galaxy far, far away over three thousand years before the classic films.
Star Wars: The Old Republic at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 90% positive of 75,206 Price Free Free to PlayMMORPGMassively MultiplayerSci-fiSpacePvP
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WildStar
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and MMORPG; released around the same time (2016).
Critically acclaimed and now Free to Play, WildStar is a fantastical sci-fi MMO where you can join your friends or undertake your own epic adventures on the fabled planet Nexus!
WildStar at a glance Released 2016 Studio Carbine Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 5,124 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerMMORPGSci-fiPvPPvEFPS
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PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Massively Multiplayer.
PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.
PlanetSide 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Rogue Planet Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 74,813 Price Free Free to PlayFPSMassively MultiplayerShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonPvPSpace
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Warframe
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Looter Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2013).
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
Warframe at a glance Released 2013 Studio Digital Extremes Player sentiment 88% positive of 675,559 Price Free Free to PlayLooter ShooterMassively MultiplayerPvESci-fiSpaceShooterLore-Rich
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Star Conflict
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and PvE; released around the same time (2013).
Star Conflict is an action-packed, massively multiplayer space simulation game that puts players in the role of elite pilots engaging in a widespread interplanetary skirmish. The whole world for PVP and PVE!
Star Conflict at a glance Released 2013 Studio Star Gem Inc. Player sentiment 73% positive of 15,226 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerPvEShooterSci-fi
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl at a glance Released 2024 Studio GSC Game World Player sentiment 80% positive of 138,669 Price $41.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonLore-RichSci-fi
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Apex Legends
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2019).
Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.
Apex Legends at a glance Released 2019 Studio Iron Galaxy Studios Player sentiment 68% positive of 1,066,464 Price Free Free to PlayFPSShooterFirst-PersonPvPSci-fiLootLore-Rich
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Transmissions: Element 120
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
TE120 is a short single player experience set in the Half-Life Universe featuring a gravity defying weapon that allows you to jump buildings and sustain large falls. The story takes place at a mysterious date & location. Where are you? Why have you been sent?
Transmissions: Element 120 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Shokunin Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,952 Price Free Free to PlayShooterFirst-PersonFPSSci-fi
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The Outer Worlds
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person; released around the same time (2020).
The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.
The Outer Worlds at a glance Released 2020 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 82% positive of 28,294 Price Not listed FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterSpacePvE
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Borderlands 2
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Loot, Shooter and Looter Shooter.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Borderlands 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 90% positive of 312,170 Price $19.99 LootShooterLooter ShooterFPSFirst-PersonSci-fi
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Tribes: Ascend
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Shooter.
This edition packages weapon DLC from ten previous expansions as well new featured content.
Tribes: Ascend at a glance Released 2012 Studio Hi-Rez Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 8,582 Price Not listed Free to PlayFPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonMassively MultiplayerCompetitive
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Star Trek Online
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Sci-fi and Massively Multiplayer.
In Star Trek Online, the Star Trek universe appears for the first time on a truly massive scale. Players take the captain's chair as they command their own starship and crew. Explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, and boldly go where no one has gone before.
Star Trek Online at a glance Released 2012 Studio Cryptic Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,274 Price Free Free to PlaySci-fiMassively MultiplayerSpaceMMORPGPvEPvP
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Will To Live Online
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2018).
Will To Live is a MMORPG-shooter whose action takes place in a severe post-apocalyptic world. Explore the world, engage in fights with mutants and other survivors, join the clans in the struggle for existence and prove your right to Live.
Will To Live Online at a glance Released 2018 Studio AlphaSoft LLC Player sentiment 69% positive of 18,389 Price Free Free to PlayFPSMassively MultiplayerShooterMMORPGFirst-Person
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Survarium
Why it matched: both open world and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2015).
Survarium is a post-apocalyptic online FPS game. If you are looking for a shooter where skills matter, look no further! The opposing players and deadly anomalies will never stop you on the way to victory, right? Then start playing now for free!
Survarium at a glance Released 2015 Studio Vostok Games Player sentiment 55% positive of 25,266 Price Not listed Free to PlayFPSShooterFirst-PersonPvPMassively Multiplayer
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Terminator: Resistance
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person; released around the same time (2019).
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
Terminator: Resistance at a glance Released 2019 Studio Teyon Player sentiment 92% positive of 18,564 Price $7.99 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooter
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2013).
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
Metro: Last Light at a glance Released 2013 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 81,499 Price $19.99 FPSFirst-PersonShooterSci-fi
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Fallout: New Vegas
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including First-Person, FPS and Sci-fi.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Fallout: New Vegas at a glance Released 2010 Studio Obsidian Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 261,194 Price $9.99 First-PersonFPSSci-fiShooter
Common questions
What game is most like Destiny 2?
Deep Rock Galactic, on the evidence we have. It both science fiction and atmospheric. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Destiny 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Destiny 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
What else did the makers of Destiny 2 do?
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is also from Bungie, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.