Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) (2026)
Every game below overlaps with STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) 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 Republic Commando, which both science fiction, war and strategy.
- STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) is tagged Action, Multiplayer, Shooter, Classic, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-fi, Space, 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.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 2 are from the same studio: STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004), Star Wars: Battlefront II.
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 Republic Commando
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 10 player tags including FPS, Tactical and Sci-fi; published by the same company; 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 FPSTacticalSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonClassicGreat SoundtrackSpace
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STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004)
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Pandemic Studios; both science fiction and war; shares 10 player tags including Classic, FPS and Third-Person Shooter.
Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.
STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004) at a glance Released 2019 Studio Pandemic Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 4,710 Price $9.99 ClassicFPSThird-Person ShooterSci-fiShooterSpaceFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Star Wars: Battlefront II
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Pandemic Studios; both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Third-Person Shooter and Space; released around the same time (2005).
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 ShooterSpaceFPSSci-fiFirst-PersonThird PersonTactical
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS; published by the same company; 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 PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Tactical and Shooter; 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 ShooterTacticalShooterThird PersonFPSMilitaryStrategyFirst-Person
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ARMA 2
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Military, Tactical and FPS; released around the same time (2009).
Building on 10 years of constant engine development, ARMA II boasts the most realistic combat environment in the world. It models real world ballistics & round deflection, materials penetration, features a realtime day/night cycle and dynamic wind, weather and environmental effects.
ARMA 2 at a glance Released 2009 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 84% positive of 2,114 Price $2.59 MilitaryTacticalFPSStrategyShooterFirst-PersonModdableThird Person
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Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Military, Strategy and FPS; released around the same time (2011).
The genre-defining military sim that began as Operation Flashpoint (2001), now a modernized, 64-bit, cross-platform build for Windows and Linux, with its engine released as open source. Over 2 million copies sold. The Cold War battlefield of Everon and Nogova, remastered for today's hardware.
Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered at a glance Released 2011 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 80% positive of 6,445 Price $4.99 MilitaryStrategyFPSClassicTacticalShooterFirst-PersonModdable
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Sci-fi, Third Person and Classic; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy at a glance Released 2009 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,821 Price $9.99 Sci-fiThird PersonClassicModdableFPSShooterFirst-PersonThird-Person Shooter
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Halo Wars
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Military; released around the same time (2009).
Halo Wars: Definitive Edition is an enhanced version of the real-time strategy classic, Halo Wars, updated to run natively on PC. Halo Wars: Definitive Edition includes improved graphics, new achievements and all of the DLC created for the landmark real-time strategy game.
Halo Wars at a glance Released 2009 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 91% positive of 9,517 Price $19.99 StrategySci-fiMilitaryGreat SoundtrackTacticalClassicShooter
- 10
PlanetSide 2
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; 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 FPSShooterSci-fiTacticalFirst-PersonStrategySpace
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2009).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) at a glance Released 2009 Studio Infinity Ward Player sentiment 93% positive of 60,880 Price $19.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryGreat SoundtrackTacticalStrategyModdable
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Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Military, Tactical and Strategy; released around the same time (2010).
Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.
Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead at a glance Released 2010 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 92% positive of 22,247 Price $3.99 MilitaryTacticalStrategyShooterFPSModdableFirst-PersonThird Person
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Military, Shooter and First-Person; 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 MilitaryShooterFirst-PersonTacticalFPSStrategyModdableThird-Person Shooter
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Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Classic, Strategy and FPS; released around the same time (2005).
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 ClassicStrategyFPSThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterFirst-PersonSci-fi
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Strategy, FPS and Sci-fi; 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 StrategyFPSSci-fiShooterTacticalModdableFirst-PersonSpace
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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 10 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and FPS.
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 PersonShooterThird-Person ShooterFirst-PersonGreat Soundtrack
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ORION: Prelude
Why it matched: both science fiction and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2013).
Work together to survive the devastating Dinosaur horde in huge, endless environments.
ORION: Prelude at a glance Released 2013 Studio DANKIE Player sentiment 75% positive of 28,338 Price $0.99 FPSShooterSci-fiFirst-PersonThird-Person ShooterEpicThird PersonStrategy
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Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Moddable; released around the same time (2011).
The last days of man are at hand.. Two years after the Infinite War the once great warring nations now lie in ruins, and humanity’s hope for a brighter future is nothing but a bitter memory. A new, seemingly unstoppable enemy, supported by the zealots of The Order, now seeks to eradicate mankind: UEF, Aeon Loyalist, and Cybran alike.
Supreme Commander: Forged Alliance at a glance Released 2011 Studio Gas Powered Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 14,353 Price $12.99 StrategySci-fiModdableClassicGreat SoundtrackSpace
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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic)
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Tactical; released around the same time (2007).
All of Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War in one glorious package. Play the genre-defining classic real time strategy game in all its blood-soaked glory, including four complete campaigns and nine full-fledged factions.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Anniversary Edition (Classic) at a glance Released 2007 Studio Relic Entertainment Player sentiment 95% positive of 11,931 Price $14.99 StrategySci-fiTacticalClassicEpicGreat Soundtrack
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Why it matched: both science fiction, war and strategy; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2012).
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops II at a glance Released 2012 Studio Treyarch Player sentiment 86% positive of 49,344 Price $39.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonTacticalGreat SoundtrackSci-fi
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Why it matched: both science fiction and war; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Classic and Sci-fi.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Half-Life: Opposing Force at a glance Released 1999 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 28,900 Price $4.99 FPSClassicSci-fiShooterFirst-PersonMilitaryGreat SoundtrackModdable
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Classic and Sci-fi; published by the same company; released around the same time (2009).
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II at a glance Released 2009 Studio LucasArts Player sentiment 81% positive of 2,267 Price $5.99 FPSClassicSci-fiThird PersonFirst-PersonShooterSpaceGreat Soundtrack
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Holdfast: Nations At War
Why it matched: both war and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Military.
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 ShooterFPSMilitaryTacticalThird-Person ShooterStrategyFirst-PersonThird Person
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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 Space.
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 ShooterSpaceFPSSci-fiFirst-PersonThird PersonTactical
Common questions
What game is most like STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)?
STAR WARS Republic Commando, on the evidence we have. It both science fiction, war 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 STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)" 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 STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005). 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 STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005) do?
STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004), Star Wars: Battlefront II are also from Pandemic Studios, 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.