Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy 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: Star Wars Outlaws, which both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is tagged Singleplayer, Story Rich, Action, Action-Adventure, Superhero, Third-Person Shooter, Choices Matter, Comedy 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.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 2 are from the same studio: Tomb Raider Game of the Year, Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition.
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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Star Wars Outlaws
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Action-Adventure, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2024).
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game and explore distinct locations across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as scoundrel Kay Vess, seeking freedom and the means to start a new life.
Star Wars Outlaws at a glance Released 2024 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 72% positive of 12,488 Price $69.99 Action-AdventureShooterSci-fiThird-Person ShooterSpaceStory RichExplorationRPG
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Starfield
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Space, RPG and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2023).
Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.
Starfield at a glance Released 2023 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 57% positive of 175,175 Price $49.99 SpaceRPGSci-fiExplorationStory RichAction-AdventureCinematicGreat Soundtrack
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Mass Effect (2007)
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Story Rich.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Mass Effect (2007) at a glance Released 2008 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 94% positive of 16,574 Price $29.99 RPGSci-fiStory RichSpaceThird-Person ShooterChoices MatterGreat SoundtrackShooter
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The Outer Worlds
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and story-rich; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Exploration and Story Rich; 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 RPGExplorationStory RichChoices MatterSci-fiShooterSpaceComedy
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Great Soundtrack and Exploration; released around the same time (2022).
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT at a glance Released 2022 Studio KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Player sentiment 92% positive of 67,641 Price $39.99 Story RichGreat SoundtrackExplorationCinematicSci-fiAction-AdventureThird-Person Shooter
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Terminator: Resistance
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Choices Matter, Sci-fi and RPG; 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 Choices MatterSci-fiRPGStory RichShooterGreat SoundtrackCinematic
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Prey
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Sci-fi, Space and Story Rich; released around the same time (2017).
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 Sci-fiSpaceStory RichExplorationAliensRPGGreat Soundtrack
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Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition)
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Story Rich.
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shepard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers.
Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition) at a glance Released Not recorded Studio BioWare Player sentiment 94% positive of 15,544 Price Not listed RPGSci-fiStory RichThird-Person ShooterSpaceGreat SoundtrackChoices MatterCinematic
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Exploration and RPG; released around the same time (2024).
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 ShooterExplorationRPGStory RichSci-fiChoices MatterCinematic
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Sci-fi, Action-Adventure and Story Rich; released around the same time (2023).
The story of Cal Kestis continues in STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™, a galaxy-spanning, third-person, action-adventure game.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at a glance Released 2023 Studio Respawn Entertainment Player sentiment 71% positive of 85,859 Price $69.99 Sci-fiAction-AdventureStory RichSpaceExplorationRPGGreat Soundtrack
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, RPG and Choices Matter; released around the same time (2021).
The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition at a glance Released 2021 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 91% positive of 67,045 Price $59.99 Story RichRPGChoices MatterSci-fiSpaceThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat Soundtrack
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EVERSPACE 2
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Space and Exploration; released around the same time (2023).
EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.
EVERSPACE 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio ROCKFISH Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 13,004 Price $49.99 ShooterSpaceExplorationAction-AdventureStory RichRPGThird-Person ShooterSci-fi
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Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Story Rich.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 33,918 Price $9.99 RPGSci-fiStory RichChoices MatterSpaceExplorationGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including RPG, Sci-fi and Story Rich.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
STAR WARS Knights of the Old Republic at a glance Released 2009 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 91% positive of 33,917 Price $9.99 RPGSci-fiStory RichChoices MatterSpaceExplorationGreat Soundtrack
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Quantum Break
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Sci-fi and Cinematic.
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
Quantum Break at a glance Released 2016 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 30,932 Price $39.99 Story RichSci-fiCinematicThird-Person ShooterChoices MatterShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, RPG and Shooter.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
Fallout 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 428,604 Price $19.99 ExplorationRPGShooterStory RichSci-fiGreat SoundtrackThird-Person Shooter
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Superhero, Story Rich and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2022).
In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.
Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered at a glance Released 2022 Studio Insomniac Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 142,256 Price $59.99 SuperheroStory RichAction-AdventureExplorationGreat SoundtrackSci-fi
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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Action-Adventure, Story Rich and Exploration; released around the same time (2019).
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at a glance Released 2019 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 88% positive of 175,096 Price $39.99 Action-AdventureStory RichExplorationSci-fiSpaceRPG
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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Exploration, RPG and Story Rich; released around the same time (2024).
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition at a glance Released 2024 Studio Guerrilla Player sentiment 88% positive of 30,267 Price $59.99 ExplorationRPGStory RichSci-fiGreat SoundtrackAction-Adventure
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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Superhero, Story Rich and Exploration; released around the same time (2022).
After the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, teenage Miles Morales is adjusting to his new home while following in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Parker, as a new Spider-Man. When a fierce power struggle threatens to destroy his home, Miles must take up the mantle of Spider-Man and own it
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales at a glance Released 2022 Studio Insomniac Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 56,181 Price $49.99 SuperheroStory RichExplorationAction-AdventureGreat SoundtrackSci-fiRPG
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Crystal Dynamics; both story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter and Exploration.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year at a glance Released 2013 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 96% positive of 269,396 Price $2.99 Story RichThird-Person ShooterExplorationAction-AdventureShooterCinematicRPG
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Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Eidos-Montréal; both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Action-Adventure and Exploration; released around the same time (2018).
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition at a glance Released 2018 Studio Eidos-Montréal Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,994 Price $5.99 Story RichAction-AdventureExplorationShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Story Rich, Cinematic and Great Soundtrack.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 Story RichCinematicGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterShooterSci-fi
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Star Wars: The Old Republic
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including RPG, Story Rich and Choices Matter.
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 RPGStory RichChoices MatterSci-fiSpaceGreat Soundtrack
Common questions
What game is most like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy?
Star Wars Outlaws, on the evidence we have. It both open world, science fiction, story-rich 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 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy" 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 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. 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 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy do?
Tomb Raider Game of the Year, Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition are also from Eidos-Montréal, and appear 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.