Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like ORION: Prelude (2026)
Every game below overlaps with ORION: Prelude 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: PlanetSide 2, which both open world, science fiction and strategy.
- ORION: Prelude is tagged Dinosaurs, Action, FPS, Multiplayer, Online Co-Op, Co-op, Shooter, Adventure 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.
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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PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Team-Based; released around the same time (2012).
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 FPSShooterTeam-BasedSci-fiFirst-PersonPvPOnline Co-OpStrategy
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Splitgate: Arena Warfare
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.
Splitgate: Arena Warfare at a glance Released 2019 Studio 1047 Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 110,493 Price Free FPSShooterFirst-PersonPvPSci-fiIndieTeam-BasedStrategy
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TOXIKK
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Indie; 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 FPSShooterIndieFirst-PersonSci-fiPvPStrategy
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Third Person; released around the same time (2012).
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 PersonFPSOnline Co-OpStrategyFirst-Person
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STAR WARS Battlefront
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Strategy.
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 ShooterOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonPvPThird Person
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Marvel Rivals
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, PvP and Team-Based.
Marvel Rivals is a Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter! Assemble an all-star Marvel squad, devise countless strategies by combining powers to form unique Team-Up skills and fight in destructible, ever-changing battlefields across the continually evolving Marvel universe!
Marvel Rivals at a glance Released 2024 Studio NetEase Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 412,470 Price Free Third-Person ShooterPvPTeam-BasedShooterStrategyOnline Co-OpSci-fiThird Person
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STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2009).
Join the rise of Darth Vader’s elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers as you fight through an all new story-based saga where every action you take impacts the battlefront and, ultimately, the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 54,262 Price $9.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterSci-fiFPSFirst-PersonThird PersonStrategyEpic
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Star Wars Battlefront II
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2017).
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Star Wars Battlefront II at a glance Released 2017 Studio DICE Player sentiment 88% positive of 99,746 Price $39.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterFPSSci-fiOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonThird PersonPvP
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, FPS and Team-Based; released around the same time (2012).
A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!
Natural Selection 2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment Player sentiment 85% positive of 13,363 Price $4.99 StrategyFPSTeam-BasedSci-fiIndieShooterFirst-PersonOnline Co-Op
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MechWarrior Online Solaris 7
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Mechs, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2015).
MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.
MechWarrior Online Solaris 7 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Piranha Games Inc. Player sentiment 80% positive of 12,817 Price Free MechsShooterSci-fiFPSPvPStrategyFirst-PersonTeam-Based
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2017).
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 78% positive of 113,815 Price $49.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterFPSOnline Co-OpThird PersonStrategyFirst-PersonPvP
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, FPS and Third Person.
You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath at a glance Released 2005 Studio Oddworld Inhabitants Player sentiment 87% positive of 1,817 Price $9.99 StrategyFPSThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterFirst-PersonSci-fi
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Predecessor
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third Person and Strategy.
The tactical depth and iconic heroes of a hardcore MOBA meets the explosive verticality of a 5v5 3D shooter.
Predecessor at a glance Released 2024 Studio Omeda Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 17,619 Price Free ShooterThird PersonStrategyPvPTeam-BasedThird-Person ShooterSci-fiOnline Co-Op
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Last Man Standing
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, PvP and FPS; released around the same time (2017).
The Ultimate BATTLE ROYALE! Sharpen your skills and kill everyone in your way as you hunt for guns, gear and glory in a massive battlefield where only ONE can be crowned the LAST MAN STANDING. Earn cash prizes in a monthly competitions,
Last Man Standing at a glance Released 2017 Studio Free Reign Entertainment Player sentiment 61% positive of 17,338 Price Not listed ShooterPvPFPSThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonStrategyThird PersonIndie
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Shooter and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2017).
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free First-PersonShooterOnline Co-OpFPSSci-fiStrategyIndie
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Star Wars: Battlefront II
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and FPS.
Be the hero in the ultimate STAR WARS™ battle fantasy with STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: Celebration Edition!
Star Wars: Battlefront II at a glance Released 2005 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 99,746 Price $39.99 ShooterThird-Person ShooterFPSSci-fiOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonThird PersonPvP
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Defiance
Why it matched: both open world and science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Sci-fi; 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 Third-Person ShooterShooterSci-fiFPSOnline Co-OpThird PersonFirst-Person
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BRINK
Why it matched: both open world, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2011).
You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!
BRINK at a glance Released 2011 Studio Splash Damage Player sentiment 63% positive of 8,159 Price Free FPSShooterFirst-PersonTeam-BasedOnline Co-OpSci-fi
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, FPS and PvP; released around the same time (2017).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at a glance Released 2017 Studio PUBG Corporation Player sentiment 61% positive of 2,748,446 Price Free ShooterFPSPvPThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonStrategyThird Person
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STAR WARS Republic Commando
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Shooter; released around the same time (2009).
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
STAR WARS Republic Commando at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 96% positive of 17,143 Price $9.99 FPSSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonEpicTeam-BasedStrategy
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Alien Swarm
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2010).
Co-operative multiplayer game and complete code base available for free.
Alien Swarm at a glance Released 2010 Studio Valve Player sentiment 95% positive of 21,612 Price Free Online Co-OpShooterSci-fiThird PersonTeam-BasedThird-Person ShooterStrategy
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: both open world and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and FPS; released around the same time (2013).
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
ARMA 3 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 90% positive of 294,969 Price $29.99 ShooterFirst-PersonFPSStrategyOnline Co-OpTeam-BasedThird-Person Shooter
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Sanctum 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Strategy and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2013).
Sanctum 2 is the sequel to the world’s first Tower Defense/FPS hybrid game. Pick from four unique character classes and embark on a mission to protect the oxygen-producing Cores from hordes of deadly aliens who are threatened by their existence.
Sanctum 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 14,389 Price $14.99 FPSStrategySci-fiIndieOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonShooter
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Strategy and Indie; released around the same time (2011).
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 FPSStrategyIndieSci-fiFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpShooter
Common questions
What game is most like ORION: Prelude?
PlanetSide 2, on the evidence we have. It both open world, science fiction and strategy. 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 ORION: Prelude" 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 ORION: Prelude. 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.