Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath 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 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, which both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric.
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath is tagged Adventure, Action, Western, Singleplayer, Classic, Strategy, Comedy, FPS 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.
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 Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS; released around the same time (2002).
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast at a glance Released 2002 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,951 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiFPSThird PersonShooterStory RichThird-Person ShooterFirst-Person
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Fallout: New Vegas
Why it matched: both open world, western, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, First-Person and FPS.
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 Story RichFirst-PersonFPSSci-fiWesternShooterThird Person
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS; released around the same time (2009).
The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast at a glance Released 2009 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,951 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiFPSThird PersonShooterStory RichThird-Person ShooterFirst-Person
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Violent and First-Person.
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 81% positive of 49,468 Price $39.99 FPSViolentFirst-PersonShooterStory RichSci-fiComedy
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Assassin's Creed II
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2009).
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
Assassin's Creed II at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 61,321 Price $19.99 Third PersonStory RichAction-AdventureClassicControllerSci-fi
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Mafia
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Classic and Third Person; released around the same time (2002).
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 16,301 Price $14.99 Story RichClassicThird PersonViolentThird-Person ShooterShooterCult ClassicController
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Sci-fi and FPS; released around the same time (2009).
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 56,132 Price $19.99 First-PersonSci-fiFPSThird PersonStory RichShooterCult Classic
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Battlefield 3
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, FPS and First-Person; published by the same company.
Enjoy total freedom to fight the way you want. Explore 29 massive multiplayer maps and use loads of vehicles, weapons, and gadgets to help you turn up the heat. Every second of battle gets you closer to unlocking tons of extras and moving up in the Ranks. So get in the action.
Battlefield 3 at a glance Released 2011 Studio DICE Player sentiment 72% positive of 19,290 Price $39.99 ShooterFPSFirst-PersonViolentStory RichController
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Third Person.
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,170 Price $19.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterThird PersonFPSControllerStrategyFirst-Person
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter and Third Person.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified at a glance Released 2013 Studio 2K Marin Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,080 Price $19.99 Sci-fiThird-Person ShooterThird PersonStrategyShooterStory Rich
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter; released around the same time (2004).
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Far Cry at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 11,764 Price $9.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonStory RichSci-fi
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.
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 RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterSci-fi
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Prototype
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Violent and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2009).
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
Prototype at a glance Released 2009 Studio Radical Entertainment Player sentiment 80% positive of 14,163 Price $19.99 Third PersonViolentAction-AdventureSci-fiStory RichController
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Crysis
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; published by the same company; released around the same time (2007).
The classic first person shooter from Crytek is back with the action-packed gameplay, sandbox world, and thrilling epic battles you loved the first time around – now with remastered graphics optimized for a new generation of hardware.
Crysis at a glance Released 2007 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 77% positive of 17,705 Price $10.49 FPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonViolent
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Battlefield 4
Why it matched: both open world, story-rich and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; published by the same company.
Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™. Revel in the glorious chaos of all-out war packed with rewarding, tactical challenges in an interactive environment.
Battlefield 4 at a glance Released 2013 Studio DICE Player sentiment 85% positive of 81,609 Price $39.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonViolentControllerStory RichStrategy
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Fallout 4
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and Story Rich.
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 ShooterFirst-PersonStory RichSci-fiFPSThird PersonThird-Person Shooter
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Third Person, Shooter and Third-Person Shooter.
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist at a glance Released 2013 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,615 Price $19.99 Third PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterStory RichFPSControllerStrategyFirst-Person
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Mass Effect (2007)
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Story Rich and Third-Person Shooter; published by the same company; released around the same time (2008).
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 Sci-fiStory RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooter
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Why it matched: both science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter; released around the same time (2001).
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
Half-Life: Blue Shift at a glance Released 2001 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 93% positive of 21,191 Price $4.99 FPSSci-fiShooterClassicFirst-PersonStory RichViolent
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Classic and Shooter; released around the same time (2005).
Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory at a glance Released 2005 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 93% positive of 5,797 Price $9.99 Third PersonClassicShooterStory RichControllerThird-Person ShooterStrategy
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Crysis Warhead
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter; published by the same company; released around the same time (2008).
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
Crysis Warhead at a glance Released 2008 Studio Crytek Player sentiment 85% positive of 4,101 Price $19.99 FPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonStory Rich
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both story-rich, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Classic and Shooter; released around the same time (2002).
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 Third PersonClassicShooterFirst-PersonFPSThird-Person ShooterStory Rich
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Fallout 3
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including First-Person, Sci-fi and FPS; released around the same time (2008).
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
Fallout 3 at a glance Released 2008 Studio Bethesda Game Studios Player sentiment 81% positive of 22,174 Price $9.99 First-PersonSci-fiFPSShooterThird PersonStory Rich
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STAR WARS Battlefront
Why it matched: both science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Strategy; published by the same company.
The STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition includes the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Deluxe Edition as well as the STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Season Pass.
STAR WARS Battlefront at a glance Released 2020 Studio DICE Player sentiment 79% positive of 5,869 Price $19.99 ShooterSci-fiStrategyThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonThird PersonFPS
Common questions
What game is most like Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath?
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast, on the evidence we have. It both 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 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath" 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 Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath. 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.