Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Predecessor (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Predecessor 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: Marvel Rivals, which both science fiction and strategy.
- Predecessor is tagged MOBA, Free to Play, Shooter, Multiplayer, Third Person, Strategy, Action, PvP 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.
- 11 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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Marvel Rivals
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 12 player tags including Free to Play, Third-Person Shooter and PvP; released around the same time (2024).
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 Free to PlayThird-Person ShooterPvPTeam-BasedCompetitiveShooter3DStrategy
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Shadow Arena
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, PvP and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
Shadow Arena Early Access has ended. A heartfelt thank you to all the players who walked with us on this journey.
Shadow Arena at a glance Released 2020 Studio Pearl Abyss Player sentiment 56% positive of 5,421 Price Not listed Free to PlayPvPStrategyMOBACompetitiveEarly AccessFantasyOnline Co-Op
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Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, PvP and Competitive; released around the same time (2021).
An infinitely replayable multiplayer and single-player tower defense. Defend against waves of enemies and destroy the enemy's king before they destroy yours. Legion TD 2 is a one-of-a-kind game of tactics, teamwork, and prediction. Party as 1-8 players.
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense at a glance Released 2021 Studio AutoAttack Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 15,264 Price $24.99 StrategyPvPCompetitiveOnline Co-OpPvEFantasySci-fi3D
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Atlas Reactor
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, Strategy and PvP.
SEASON 6 NOW LIVE! The battle for Atlas continues as a hot (some might even say fiery) new freelancer enters the scene.
Atlas Reactor at a glance Released 2016 Studio Trion Worlds Player sentiment 84% positive of 5,291 Price Not listed Free to PlayStrategyPvPTacticalOnline Co-OpMOBACompetitiveSci-fi
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Due Process
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Early Access, 3D and Tactical; released around the same time (2020).
A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.
Due Process at a glance Released 2020 Studio Giant Enemy Crab Player sentiment 81% positive of 8,556 Price $9.99 Early Access3DTacticalTeam-BasedPvPOnline Co-OpShooterCompetitive
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Gigantic
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, MOBA and Strategy.
Gigantic is a fast and fluid Strategic Hero Shooter, where you battle against and alongside massive Guardians, in deeply strategic team gameplay. Think fast, be bold, Go Gigantic!
Gigantic at a glance Released 2017 Studio Motiga Inc. Player sentiment 77% positive of 7,389 Price Not listed Free to PlayMOBAStrategyThird-Person ShooterPvPThird PersonFantasyShooter
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SMITE 2
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Early Access, MOBA and Third Person; released around the same time (2024).
Become a god and wage war in SMITE 2, the free-to-play Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the legendary third-person action MOBA. If you love challenging competition, intense action, ability-driven combat, rewarding teamwork, or godly mythology, you’ll see why 40+ million players love SMITE.
SMITE 2 at a glance Released 2024 Studio Titan Forge Games Player sentiment 55% positive of 23,490 Price Free Early AccessMOBAThird PersonStrategyCompetitiveTeam-BasedPvPCombat
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Stormgate
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Early Access, Strategy and Free to Play; released around the same time (2025).
Stormgate is a free-to-play real-time strategy game with a full single-player campaign, 3-player co-op, and PvP versus modes on over 60 maps. Our Editor is also freely available for you to craft just about any custom game mode you can imagine. Join our development journey today!
Stormgate at a glance Released 2025 Studio Frost Giant Studios Player sentiment 47% positive of 9,243 Price Free Early AccessStrategyFree to PlayPvPFantasyPvE3D
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Orcs Must Die! 3
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, Third-Person Shooter and PvE; released around the same time (2021).
Slice, burn, toss, zap, grind and gib massive hordes of repugnant orcs in this long-awaited successor to the award-winning Orcs Must Die! series.
Orcs Must Die! 3 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Robot Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 14,895 Price $29.99 StrategyThird-Person ShooterPvEThird PersonOnline Co-Op3DFantasyCombat
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Alien Swarm
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Online Co-Op and Shooter.
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 Free to PlayOnline Co-OpShooterSci-fiPvEThird PersonTeam-BasedThird-Person Shooter
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Dungeon Defenders
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, Strategy and Tactical.
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Dungeon Defenders at a glance Released 2011 Studio Chromatic Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 18,981 Price $14.99 Online Co-OpStrategyTacticalFantasyPvE3DThird PersonTeam-Based
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Splitgate: Arena Warfare
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and PvP.
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 Free to PlayShooterPvPCompetitiveSci-fiTeam-BasedTacticalStrategy
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STAR WARS Battlefront
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Strategy; released around the same time (2020).
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-OpPvPCombatThird Person
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Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Tactical, Strategy and PvE; released around the same time (2022).
Lead humanity’s greatest weapon, the Grey Knights, in this fast-paced turn-based tactical RPG. Root out and purge a galaxy-spanning plague in a cinematic, story-driven campaign, using the tactics and talents of your own personalised squad of Daemonhunters.
Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters at a glance Released 2022 Studio Complex Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 14,719 Price $44.99 TacticalStrategyPvE3DThird PersonSci-fi
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Paladins
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Team-Based.
Paladins is the ultimate fantasy team-based shooter experience, with over 50 customizable Champions fighting in 5v5 action across a diverse Realm of modes and maps!
Paladins at a glance Released 2018 Studio Evil Mojo Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 345,436 Price Free Free to PlayShooterTeam-BasedPvPMOBAOnline Co-OpFantasyStrategy
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Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
Why it matched: both science fiction, fantasy and strategy; shares 6 player tags including PvP, Competitive and Strategy.
Outplay your opponent with simultaneous turns and commander-driven deck-building in a fully free-to-play PvP experience. Build your deck from 1000+ cards across 8 unique factions, and face opponents on a truly level playing field. In Infinity Wars, skill is the only factor that determines victory!
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game at a glance Released 2014 Studio Lightmare Studios Player sentiment 77% positive of 3,466 Price Free PvPCompetitiveStrategyFantasySci-fiTactical
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Strife
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, MOBA and Strategy.
Strife® is a truly free to play, competitive, MOBA that features non-stop action and engaging combat. Take control of powerful and versatile heroes, each capable of dominating in unique ways, and exert your will in an epic battle between two teams.
Strife at a glance Released 2015 Studio S2 Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 4,886 Price Free Free to PlayMOBAStrategyFantasyOnline Co-OpPvPEarly AccessTeam-Based
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War Robots: Frontiers
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, Third-Person Shooter and PvP; released around the same time (2025).
Gear up for tactical mech action in War Robots: Frontiers, a free-to-play multiplayer mech shooter. Construct and customize, squad up with Pilots online, and fire up your engines in massive intergalactic battles.
War Robots: Frontiers at a glance Released 2025 Studio MY.GAMES Player sentiment 66% positive of 4,884 Price Free Free to PlayThird-Person ShooterPvPSci-fiShooterThird PersonOnline Co-OpTeam-Based
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The Cycle: Frontier
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, Shooter and Tactical; released around the same time (2022).
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 Free to PlayShooterTacticalPvPPvESci-fiOnline Co-OpCompetitive
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ELYON
Why it matched: both science fiction and fantasy; shares 8 player tags including Combat, PvP and PvE; released around the same time (2021).
Elyon is an open-world action-combat MMORPG set in the continent of Harth, where the two sovereign realms, Vulpin and Ontari, are at war for the control of a portal that leads to paradise.
ELYON at a glance Released 2021 Studio Bluehole Studio, Inc. Player sentiment 54% positive of 4,348 Price Not listed CombatPvPPvE3DFantasySci-fiFree to PlayOnline Co-Op
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, PvP and Third-Person Shooter.
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 ShooterPvPThird-Person ShooterOnline Co-OpTacticalStrategyEarly AccessCompetitive
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War Robots
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, PvP and Shooter.
War Robots is an online third-person 6v6 PvP shooter—we’re talking dozens of combat robots, hundreds of weapons combinations, and heated clan battles.
War Robots at a glance Released 2018 Studio MY.GAMES Player sentiment 60% positive of 30,799 Price Free Free to PlayPvPShooterThird-Person Shooter3DThird PersonSci-fiTactical
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Prime World
Why it matched: both fantasy and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Free to Play, MOBA and Strategy.
Prime World is a free online game in RPG / MOBA genre with a unique universe where tactical session battles, castle management, and hero development are mixed together. Gather your collection of talents, build an army of invincible heroes and become the champion!
Prime World at a glance Released 2014 Studio Nival Player sentiment 59% positive of 3,762 Price Not listed Free to PlayMOBAStrategyFantasyTeam-BasedOnline Co-OpPvPCompetitive
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Tactical and Combat; released around the same time (2020).
Fight on multiple fronts in Holdfast: Nations At War - A multiplayer first and third-person shooter set during the great Napoleonic Era and WW1. Charge into battle with over 150 players per server!
Holdfast: Nations At War at a glance Released 2020 Studio Anvil Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 29,480 Price $19.99 ShooterTacticalCombatThird-Person ShooterPvPStrategyThird PersonTeam-Based
Common questions
What game is most like Predecessor?
Marvel Rivals, on the evidence we have. It both 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 Predecessor" 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 Predecessor. 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.