Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Renegade Ops (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Renegade Ops 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: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection, which shares 7 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Local Co-Op.
- Renegade Ops is tagged Action, Twin Stick Shooter, Arcade, Top-Down, Local Co-Op, Co-op, Online Co-Op, Shoot 'Em Up 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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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Local Co-Op; published by the same company; released around the same time (2013).
Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection at a glance Released 2013 Studio Sumo Digital Player sentiment 93% positive of 17,850 Price $19.99 RacingLocal MultiplayerLocal Co-OpSplit ScreenArcadeControllerOnline Co-Op
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Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
Why it matched: shares 7 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Local Co-Op; released around the same time (2012).
Compete across land, water and air in incredible transforming vehicles that change from cars to boats to planes mid-race.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed at a glance Released 2012 Studio Sumo Digital Player sentiment 93% positive of 17,851 Price $19.99 RacingLocal MultiplayerLocal Co-OpSplit ScreenArcadeControllerOnline Co-Op
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Nuclear Throne
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Top-Down Shooter, Shooter and Local Co-Op; released around the same time (2014).
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Nuclear Throne at a glance Released 2014 Studio Vlambeer Player sentiment 96% positive of 19,779 Price $11.99 Top-Down ShooterShooterLocal Co-OpTop-DownTwin Stick ShooterLocal Multiplayer
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Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Local Co-Op, Online Co-Op and Twin Stick Shooter; released around the same time (2010).
Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light at a glance Released 2010 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 91% positive of 4,784 Price $1.49 Local Co-OpOnline Co-OpTwin Stick ShooterLocal MultiplayerArcadeController
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HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Online Co-Op, Top-Down Shooter and Twin Stick Shooter; released around the same time (2015).
HELLDIVERS™ is a hardcore, cooperative, twin stick shooter. As part of the elite unit called the HELLDIVERS, players must work together to protect SUPER EARTH and defeat the enemies of mankind in an intense intergalactic war.
HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition at a glance Released 2015 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 90% positive of 33,376 Price $19.99 Online Co-OpTop-Down ShooterTwin Stick ShooterLocal Co-OpTop-DownShooter
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METAL SLUG 3
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Arcade, Local Co-Op and Shooter; released around the same time (2014).
“METAL SLUG 3”, the masterpiece in SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action shooting game series, still continues to fascinate millions of fans worldwide to this day for its intricate dot-pixel graphics, and simple and intuitive game controls, heads out to the Steam gaming platform!
METAL SLUG 3 at a glance Released 2014 Studio SNK CORPORATION Player sentiment 90% positive of 9,156 Price $7.99 ArcadeLocal Co-OpShooterOnline Co-OpShoot 'Em UpLocal Multiplayer
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Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Arcade; released around the same time (2010).
SONIC AND SEGA ALL-STARS RACE FOR VICTORY IN A HIGH SPEED HIGH SKILL RACETRACK SHOWDOWN! TAKE TO THE TRACK BY CAR, MONSTER TRUCK, BIKE AND EVEN AEROPLANE IN SONIC & SEGA ALL-STARS RACING. Explore stunning new circuits including Sonic Seaside Hill, Curien Mansion and Blizzard Castle as you zip around medieval castle ramparts, hurtle...
Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing at a glance Released 2010 Studio Sumo Digital Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,527 Price $9.99 RacingLocal MultiplayerArcadeSplit ScreenControllerOnline Co-Op
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Vehicular Combat; released around the same time (2012).
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted at a glance Released 2012 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,838 Price $19.99 RacingArcadeVehicular CombatControllerSplit ScreenLocal Co-Op
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Ikaruga
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Shoot 'Em Up, Arcade and Shooter.
Shoot! Dodge! and... Get Hit!? "Ikaruga" is a vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. Switch the ship's polarity and "get hit and absorb" enemy bullets! Achieve High Score with the chain bonus!
Ikaruga at a glance Released 2001 Studio Treasure Player sentiment 95% positive of 2,364 Price $9.99 Shoot 'Em UpArcadeShooterLocal Co-OpControllerLocal Multiplayer
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Stick Fight: The Game
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Local Multiplayer, Online Co-Op and Local Co-Op.
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Stick Fight: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio Landfall West Player sentiment 93% positive of 125,325 Price $1.99 Local MultiplayerOnline Co-OpLocal Co-OpShooterControllerSplit Screen
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Juicy Realm
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Local Co-Op, Local Multiplayer and Twin Stick Shooter.
Juicy Realm is a roguelike game in which players must square off against bizarre fruits all across the world. The line between the animal and the plant world has become blurred, and the food chain has been completely disrupted.
Juicy Realm at a glance Released 2018 Studio SpaceCan Player sentiment 88% positive of 3,676 Price $9.99 Local Co-OpLocal MultiplayerTwin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpShooterTop-Down
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Road Redemption
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Vehicular Combat, Racing and Controller.
Road Redemption lets you lead a biker gang on an epic journey across the country in this driving combat road rage adventure. Huge campaign, dozens of weapons, full 4-player co-op splitscreen.
Road Redemption at a glance Released 2017 Studio Redemption Road Player sentiment 83% positive of 13,517 Price $2.99 Vehicular CombatRacingControllerLocal Co-OpArcadeLocal Multiplayer
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Need for Speed: Most Wanted
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Vehicular Combat.
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted at a glance Released 2005 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,838 Price $19.99 RacingArcadeVehicular CombatControllerSplit ScreenLocal Co-Op
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Need for Speed Most Wanted
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Vehicular Combat.
The open-world action in Need for Speed Most Wanted gives you the freedom to drive your way. Hit jumps and shortcuts, switch cars, lie low or head for terrain that plays to your vehicle’s unique strengths. Fight your way past cops and rivals using skill, high-end car tech and tons of nitrous.
Need for Speed Most Wanted at a glance Released 2020 Studio Criterion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 27,849 Price $19.99 RacingArcadeVehicular CombatControllerSplit ScreenLocal Co-Op
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Need for Speed
Why it matched: shares 6 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Top-Down.
Ready to own the streets? Get behind the wheel of iconic cars and floor it through Ventura Bay, a sprawling urban playground. Explore overlapping stories as you build your reputation – and your dream car – and become the ultimate racing icon.
Need for Speed at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Games Player sentiment 69% positive of 29,486 Price $29.99 RacingArcadeTop-DownControllerOnline Co-OpSplit Screen
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Beat Hazard
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Twin Stick Shooter, Shoot 'Em Up and Arcade; released around the same time (2010).
Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.
Beat Hazard at a glance Released 2010 Studio Cold Beam Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 7,449 Price $9.99 Twin Stick ShooterShoot 'Em UpArcadeShooterLocal Co-Op
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Lego City Undercover
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Local Co-Op, Racing and Split Screen; released around the same time (2013).
Join the Chase! In LEGO® CITY Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who's been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave.
Lego City Undercover at a glance Released 2013 Studio TT Fusion Player sentiment 91% positive of 11,471 Price $19.99 Local Co-OpRacingSplit ScreenControllerLocal Multiplayer
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Local Co-Op, Online Co-Op and Top-Down; released around the same time (2013).
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine at a glance Released 2013 Studio Pocketwatch Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,521 Price $14.99 Local Co-OpOnline Co-OpTop-DownLocal MultiplayerController
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Online Co-Op, Shooter and Local Co-Op; released around the same time (2011).
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Serious Sam 3: BFE at a glance Released 2011 Studio Croteam Player sentiment 88% positive of 28,656 Price $29.99 Online Co-OpShooterLocal Co-OpSplit ScreenLocal Multiplayer
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Gauntlet Slayer Edition
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Local Co-Op, Top-Down and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2014).
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
Gauntlet Slayer Edition at a glance Released 2014 Studio Arrowhead Game Studios Player sentiment 82% positive of 10,282 Price $19.99 Local Co-OpTop-DownOnline Co-OpArcadeLocal Multiplayer
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GRID Autosport
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Racing, Arcade and Split Screen; released around the same time (2014).
It’s all about the teams, the rivals and the race as you become driver for hire, specialising in your favourite disciplines or conquering them all in an intense world of professional motorsport.
GRID Autosport at a glance Released 2014 Studio Codemasters Racing Player sentiment 78% positive of 8,728 Price Not listed RacingArcadeSplit ScreenControllerLocal Multiplayer
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Street Fighter X Tekken
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Arcade, Local Multiplayer and Local Co-Op; released around the same time (2012).
The long awaited dream match-up between the two titans of fighting is here!
Street Fighter X Tekken at a glance Released 2012 Studio Dimps Player sentiment 55% positive of 2,431 Price Not listed ArcadeLocal MultiplayerLocal Co-OpControllerOnline Co-Op
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CarX Drift Racing Online
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Racing, Online Co-Op and Controller.
Master realistic drift physics, tune 120+ cars and drift online with up to 16 players across platforms. Compete in TOP-32, build unique setups and explore hundreds of community-made Workshop maps.
CarX Drift Racing Online at a glance Released 2017 Studio CarX Technologies, LLC Player sentiment 95% positive of 89,251 Price $16.99 RacingOnline Co-OpControllerArcadeLocal Multiplayer
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SpeedRunners
Why it matched: shares 5 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Controller.
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
SpeedRunners at a glance Released 2016 Studio DoubleDutch Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 37,163 Price $14.99 RacingLocal MultiplayerControllerLocal Co-OpArcade
Common questions
What game is most like Renegade Ops?
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection, on the evidence we have. It shares 7 player tags including Racing, Local Multiplayer and Local Co-Op. 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 Renegade Ops" 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 Renegade Ops. 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.