Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 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 Battlefront (Classic, 2004), which both science fiction.
- Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire is tagged Action, Adventure, Space, Classic, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer, Sci-fi, 1990's 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 from the same studio: Star Wars Episode I: Racer.
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 Battlefront (Classic, 2004)
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Third-Person Shooter and Sci-fi.
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 ClassicThird-Person ShooterSci-fiShooterSpaceGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS Battlefront II (Classic, 2005)
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Classic and Third-Person Shooter.
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 ShooterClassicThird-Person ShooterSci-fiSpaceGreat Soundtrack
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Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition)
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Third-Person Shooter and Space.
Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shepard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers.
Mass Effect 2 (2010 Edition) at a glance Released Not recorded Studio BioWare Player sentiment 94% positive of 15,544 Price Not listed Sci-fiThird-Person ShooterSpaceGreat SoundtrackShooterClassic
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Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Shooter.
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-fiShooterThird-Person ShooterGreat SoundtrackSpace
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Mass Effect Legendary Edition
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Space and Third-Person Shooter.
The Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition includes single-player base content and over 40 DLC from the highly acclaimed Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 games, including promo weapons, armors, and packs — remastered and optimized for 4K Ultra HD.
Mass Effect Legendary Edition at a glance Released 2021 Studio BioWare Player sentiment 91% positive of 67,045 Price $59.99 Sci-fiSpaceThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat SoundtrackClassic
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Shooter.
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-fiShooterThird-Person ShooterGreat SoundtrackSpace
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Shooter.
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 ClassicSci-fiShooterSpaceGreat Soundtrack1990's
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Quake
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Shooter and 1990's; released around the same time (1996).
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Quake at a glance Released 1996 Studio Nightdive Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,302 Price $9.99 ClassicShooter1990'sGreat SoundtrackSci-fi
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Shooter; released around the same time (1999).
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 ClassicSci-fiShooter1990'sGreat Soundtrack
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Quake II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Shooter and 1990's; released around the same time (1997).
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
Quake II at a glance Released 1997 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 95% positive of 10,370 Price $9.99 ClassicShooter1990'sSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Doom 64
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, 1990's and Shooter; released around the same time (1997).
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
Doom 64 at a glance Released 1997 Studio Midway Games Player sentiment 93% positive of 8,793 Price $4.99 Classic1990'sShooterSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and 1990's; released around the same time (1998).
Having defeated the Campaigner, Turok throws the Chronocepter into a waiting volcano to destroy it. Unfortunately the blast awakens an even deadlier force - The Primagen. Once again a Turok is tasked with restoring peace to the land and stopping the Primagen from merging Earth with the nether world.
Turok 2: Seeds of Evil at a glance Released 1998 Studio Acclaim Studios Austin Player sentiment 90% positive of 2,835 Price $19.99 ClassicSci-fi1990'sShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Lucasfilm Games; both science fiction; shares 3 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (1999).
Two Engines. One Champion. No Limits.
Star Wars Episode I: Racer at a glance Released 1999 Studio Lucasfilm Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 2,363 Price $9.99 ClassicSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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DOOM + DOOM II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, 1990's and Great Soundtrack.
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
DOOM + DOOM II at a glance Released 2007 Studio id Software Player sentiment 97% positive of 28,979 Price $9.99 Classic1990'sGreat SoundtrackShooterSci-fi
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Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Classic and Shooter.
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 2003 Studio Raven Software Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,820 Price $9.99 Sci-fiClassicShooterThird-Person ShooterGreat Soundtrack
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STAR WARS Republic Commando
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Shooter and Classic.
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 Sci-fiShooterClassicGreat SoundtrackSpace
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STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Classic and Shooter.
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-fiClassicShooterThird-Person ShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Ikaruga
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Great Soundtrack 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 ClassicGreat SoundtrackShooterSci-fiSpace
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DOOM II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, 1990's and Shooter.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
DOOM II at a glance Released 2007 Studio id Software Player sentiment 95% positive of 9,057 Price Not listed Classic1990'sShooterSci-fiGreat Soundtrack
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Mass Effect (2007)
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Space and Third-Person Shooter.
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-fiSpaceThird-Person ShooterGreat SoundtrackShooter
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Sci-fi and Space.
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy at a glance Released 2021 Studio Eidos-Montréal Player sentiment 94% positive of 45,101 Price $8.99 Third-Person ShooterSci-fiSpaceShooterGreat Soundtrack
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Sci-fi, Shooter and Classic.
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 Sci-fiShooterClassic1990'sGreat Soundtrack
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Great Soundtrack, Classic and Sci-fi.
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection at a glance Released 2019 Studio 343 Industries Player sentiment 92% positive of 262,222 Price $39.99 Great SoundtrackClassicSci-fiShooterSpace
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Unreal Gold
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Classic, Sci-fi and Great Soundtrack.
Your prison ship has crash-landed on the fastest, sleekest, most dangerous 3D world ever created. Look around, crystal clear water shimmers, shadows dance and shift, alien architecture fades into the horizon.
Unreal Gold at a glance Released 2008 Studio Epic Games, Inc. Player sentiment 89% positive of 2,569 Price Not listed ClassicSci-fiGreat SoundtrackShooter1990's
Common questions
What game is most like Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire?
STAR WARS Battlefront (Classic, 2004), on the evidence we have. It both science fiction. 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: Shadows of the Empire" 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: Shadows of the Empire. 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: Shadows of the Empire do?
Star Wars Episode I: Racer is also from Lucasfilm Games, and appears 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.