Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Loadout (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Loadout 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: MADNESS: Project Nexus, which shares 9 player tags including Gore, Arena Shooter and Shooter.
- Loadout is tagged Free to Play, Third-Person Shooter, Action, Gore, Multiplayer, Gun Customization, Shooter, Funny 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.
- 12 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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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MADNESS: Project Nexus
Why it matched: shares 9 player tags including Gore, Arena Shooter and Shooter.
MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.
MADNESS: Project Nexus at a glance Released 2021 Studio GIBBING TREE, LLC Player sentiment 97% positive of 17,530 Price $24.99 GoreArena ShooterShooterGun CustomizationFunnyCharacter CustomizationBloodThird Person
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Serious Sam 4
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including Gore, Shooter and Comedy.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Serious Sam 4 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Croteam Player sentiment 83% positive of 17,689 Price $39.99 GoreShooterComedyBloodFast-PacedIndieArena ShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Orcs Must Die!
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Indie and Comedy; released around the same time (2011).
Slice them, burn them, skewer them, and launch them - no matter how you get it done, orcs must die in this fantasy action-strategy game from Robot Entertainment.
Orcs Must Die! at a glance Released 2011 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 8,516 Price $9.99 Third PersonIndieComedyFunnyThird-Person ShooterCartoonyShooter
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Orcs Must Die! 2
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Indie, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.
Orcs Must Die! 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 92% positive of 19,620 Price $14.99 IndieThird PersonThird-Person ShooterComedyCartoonyShooterFunny
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Sunset Overdrive
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Character Customization, Third-Person Shooter and Funny; released around the same time (2018).
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
Sunset Overdrive at a glance Released 2018 Studio Insomniac Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,457 Price $19.99 Character CustomizationThird-Person ShooterFunnyComedyThird PersonShooterFast-Paced
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Gotham City Impostors Free to Play
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Funny; released around the same time (2012).
Gotham City Impostors is now Free to Play! Join the Batman "helpers" or junior Jokerz in the streets of Gotham full of bullets, bodies, and bear traps.
Gotham City Impostors Free to Play at a glance Released 2012 Studio Monolith Productions, Inc. Player sentiment 86% positive of 12,071 Price Not listed Free to PlayShooterFunnyCharacter CustomizationComedyMassively MultiplayerGore
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Dino D-Day
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Indie, Shooter and Comedy; released around the same time (2011).
Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!
Dino D-Day at a glance Released 2011 Studio 800 North and Digital Ranch Player sentiment 84% positive of 15,117 Price $9.99 IndieShooterComedyFunnyThird PersonThird-Person ShooterGore
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Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Comedy, Third Person and Funny; released around the same time (2015).
Join Johnny Gat & Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the Boss’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number & a whole lot more shenanigans await!
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell at a glance Released 2015 Studio Deep Silver Volition Player sentiment 75% positive of 9,775 Price $3.74 ComedyThird PersonFunnyThird-Person ShooterShooterMatureGore
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Sniper Fury
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
Sniper Fury is an action-sharpshooting game set in a world threatened by violence. Neutralize threats using an ever-growing arsenal of modern firepower. Customize everything: weapons, gear sets, bullets! Join other snipers in Clan Wars, challenge them in PvP mode, & try events for extra surprises.
Sniper Fury at a glance Released 2017 Studio Gameloft Player sentiment 49% positive of 2,804 Price Free Free to PlayShooterGoreMassively MultiplayerFunnyComedyIndie
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My Friend Pedro
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Indie, Shooter and Gore.
My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.
My Friend Pedro at a glance Released 2019 Studio DeadToast Entertainment Player sentiment 96% positive of 28,460 Price $19.99 IndieShooterGoreFast-PacedFunnyComedyBlood
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BLOCKPOST
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Indie.
Procedural cubic 3D-shooter in the best traditions of the genre. The game is a rich cocktail consisting of the most popular and functional gaming solutions. Customization of characters, opening cases and improving the existing arsenal — all this is available in the game now!
BLOCKPOST at a glance Released 2019 Studio Skullcap Studios Player sentiment 75% positive of 16,456 Price Free Free to PlayShooterIndieMassively MultiplayerFunnyGoreFast-Paced
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Century: Age of Ashes
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Indie and Third Person.
Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats.
Century: Age of Ashes at a glance Released 2021 Studio Playwing LTD Player sentiment 74% positive of 18,349 Price Free Free to PlayIndieThird PersonArena ShooterShooterCharacter CustomizationThird-Person Shooter
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Iron Snout
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Funny and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Iron Snout at a glance Released 2016 Studio SnoutUp Player sentiment 98% positive of 17,480 Price Free Free to PlayFunnyGoreIndieBloodFast-Paced
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Saints Row: The Third
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Comedy, Third-Person Shooter and Funny; released around the same time (2011).
Get ready for the most out-landish gameplay scenarios ever seen as the Third Street Saints take on the Syndicate!
Saints Row: The Third at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 96% positive of 69,665 Price $2.49 ComedyThird-Person ShooterFunnyCharacter CustomizationThird PersonShooter
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Undawn
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Massively Multiplayer, Crafting and Shooter.
Explore, adapt, and survive in Undawn, a free-to-play open-world survival RPG for mobile and PC developed by LightSpeed Studios and published by Level Infinite. Embark on an adventure with other survivors four years after a worldwide disaster where hordes of infected roam a shattered world.
Undawn at a glance Released 2023 Studio Lightspeed Studios Player sentiment 54% positive of 6,602 Price Free Massively MultiplayerCraftingShooterThird-Person ShooterFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationThird Person
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Double Action: Boogaloo
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2014).
Double Action is a free stylish multiplayer game about diving, flipping, and sliding your way into action movie mayhem.
Double Action: Boogaloo at a glance Released 2014 Studio Double Action Factory Player sentiment 93% positive of 11,408 Price Free Free to PlayShooterThird-Person ShooterFunnyIndieComedy
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Shakes and Fidget
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and Character Customization; released around the same time (2016).
Shakes & Fidget is a hilarious fantasy role-playing satire and at the same time, an award-winning RPG! Sounds crazy? With over 50 million enthusiastic players, it ranks among the most celebrated online role-playing games worldwide!
Shakes and Fidget at a glance Released 2016 Studio Playa Games GmbH Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,847 Price Free Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerCharacter CustomizationIndieComedyFunny
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New Frontier
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Massively Multiplayer and Indie.
New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land.
New Frontier at a glance Released 2019 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 49% positive of 3,699 Price Not listed Free to PlayMassively MultiplayerIndieCraftingGoreShooterThird-Person Shooter
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Teeworlds
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Indie; released around the same time (2015).
Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!
Teeworlds at a glance Released 2015 Studio Teeworlds Team Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,365 Price Free Free to PlayShooterIndieArena ShooterFunnyMassively Multiplayer
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Warframe
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Third-Person Shooter and Third Person; 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 PlayThird-Person ShooterThird PersonCharacter CustomizationMassively MultiplayerShooter
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Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Funny and Indie; released around the same time (2010).
Step into the ultimate three-way war for honor, glory, and gold! This beloved community-driven game brings together swashbuckling Pirates, battle-hardened Vikings, and chivalrous Knights in hilarious and intense class-based combat. Join the fun, embrace the chaos, and fight your way to victory!
Pirates, Vikings, and Knights II at a glance Released 2010 Studio Octoshark Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 6,321 Price Free Free to PlayFunnyIndieFast-PacedShooterMassively Multiplayer
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The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Funny; released around the same time (2015).
Take part of history’s greatest battle of Green VS. Tan. Fight amongst and against others online. Jump, shoot and roll your way into victory with fast paced objective based gameplay. Sometimes the greatest battles are fought by the smallest of soldiers.
The Mean Greens - Plastic Warfare at a glance Released 2015 Studio Virtual Basement LLC Player sentiment 82% positive of 10,206 Price $9.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterFunnyIndieFast-PacedCartoony
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BRAIN / OUT
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Massively Multiplayer; released around the same time (2017).
Brain / Out is a multiplayer shooter with a nostalgic post-Soviet feel. Experience dynamic battles and exterminate your enemies with a large arsenal of modern weaponry. Lock'n'load!
BRAIN / OUT at a glance Released 2017 Studio Desertkun Player sentiment 82% positive of 15,226 Price Free Free to PlayShooterMassively MultiplayerIndieGun CustomizationGore
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Blockstorm
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Indie and Character Customization; released around the same time (2015).
Blockstorm is a FPS game set in a world made of destructible blocks. All maps and characters included in the game are made with the same tools that are available to the public. You can build everything in Blockstorm, and you can destroy it.
Blockstorm at a glance Released 2015 Studio GhostShark Player sentiment 80% positive of 6,315 Price Free ShooterIndieCharacter CustomizationGun CustomizationMassively MultiplayerFree to Play
Common questions
What game is most like Loadout?
MADNESS: Project Nexus, on the evidence we have. It shares 9 player tags including Gore, Arena Shooter and Shooter. 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 Loadout" 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 Loadout. 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.
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.