Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Starship Troopers: Extermination (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Starship Troopers: Extermination 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: Deep Rock Galactic, which both science fiction.
- Starship Troopers: Extermination is tagged Online Co-Op, Action, Sci-fi, First-Person, FPS, Combat, Multiplayer, Co-op 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.
- 1 are from the same studio: Squad.
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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Deep Rock Galactic
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including PvE, FPS and Class-Based; released around the same time (2020).
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Deep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Price $29.99 PvEFPSClass-BasedShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiSpaceCombat
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Abiotic Factor
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, Base-Building and Early Access; released around the same time (2025).
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
Abiotic Factor at a glance Released 2025 Studio Deep Field Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 58,569 Price $34.99 Online Co-OpBase-BuildingEarly AccessSci-fiFPSFirst-PersonPvEAliens
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Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including PvE, Arena Shooter and Arcade; released around the same time (2025).
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes!
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor at a glance Released 2025 Studio Funday Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 48,165 Price $7.79 PvEArena ShooterArcadeSci-fiSpaceAliensCombatEarly Access
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STAR WARS Battlefront
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Space; 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-fiSpaceOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonCombatAliensFPS
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Online Co-Op and PvE; released around the same time (2022).
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Extraction at a glance Released 2022 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 66% positive of 3,159 Price $39.99 FPSOnline Co-OpPvEShooterFirst-PersonRealisticSci-fiAliens
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Star Wars Battlefront II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Space 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 2017 Studio DICE Player sentiment 88% positive of 99,746 Price $39.99 ShooterSpaceFPSSci-fiCombatOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonAliens
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Star Wars: Battlefront II
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Space 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 ShooterSpaceFPSSci-fiCombatOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonAliens
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PULSAR: Lost Colony
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, PvE and Space; released around the same time (2021).
The co-op open-world space sim where everyone has a role! Pilot the ship. Reroute power. Launch nukes. Explore alien planets. Research new talents. Work together to find the Lost Colony! ...or just deliver some biscuits
PULSAR: Lost Colony at a glance Released 2021 Studio Leafy Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 5,732 Price $19.99 First-PersonPvESpaceSci-fiFPSClass-BasedOnline Co-Op
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Risk of Rain Returns
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, PvE and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2023).
Carefully designed, beautifully remastered, and loaded with new ways to play—Risk of Rain is back and better than ever! Dive into the iconic roguelike full of unique loot combinations, enhanced with new Survivors, overhauled multiplayer, fan favorite content from Risk of Rain 2, and more!
Risk of Rain Returns at a glance Released 2023 Studio Hopoo Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 28,691 Price $7.49 Online Co-OpPvESci-fiArcadeSpaceClass-BasedCombat
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Crysis 2 Remastered
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Crysis 2 Remastered at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crytek Player sentiment 89% positive of 9,459 Price $11.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonAliensSci-fiCombatPvE
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Crysis 3 Remastered
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Aliens; released around the same time (2022).
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crytek Player sentiment 88% positive of 8,194 Price $13.49 FPSShooterAliensSci-fiFirst-PersonCombatPvE
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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
The year is 3015. The battlefields are dominated by war machines known as BattleMechs. Level entire cities and decimate the enemy in your BattleMech. Follow a quest for glory and revenge. Manage an expanding mercenary company. Fight alongside your friends with a four-player PvE co-op.
MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries at a glance Released 2021 Studio Piranha Games Inc. Player sentiment 85% positive of 15,836 Price $29.99 FPSShooterFirst-Person3DOnline Co-OpCombatPvE
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, First-Person and FPS; released around the same time (2022).
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 Online Co-OpFirst-PersonFPS3DSci-fiPvEEarly Access
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Predecessor
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
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 ShooterSci-fi3DOnline Co-OpPvECombatEarly Access
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The Cycle: Frontier
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, First-Person and FPS; 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 ShooterFirst-PersonFPSPvESci-fiAliensOnline Co-Op
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person.
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 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterAliensSpaceOnline Co-Op
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Squad
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Offworld; shares 6 player tags including Realistic, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Squad is a tactical FPS that provides authentic combat experiences through teamwork, communication, and realistic combat. It bridges the gap between arcade shooter and military realism with 100-player battles, combined-arms warfare, and base building.
Squad at a glance Released 2020 Studio Offworld Player sentiment 81% positive of 242,753 Price $39.99 RealisticFPSShooterFirst-PersonWargameBase-Building
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Sanctum 2
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Online Co-Op.
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 FPSSci-fiOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonShooterAliensCombat
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Crysis 2
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person.
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Crysis 2 at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 9,447 Price $11.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonAliensSci-fiCombatPvE
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Crysis 3
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Aliens.
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Crysis 3 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Crytek UK Player sentiment 88% positive of 8,191 Price $13.49 FPSShooterAliensSci-fiFirst-PersonCombatPvE
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Natural Selection 2
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Aliens.
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 FPSSci-fiAliensShooterFirst-PersonSpaceOnline Co-Op
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Lethal Company
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Online Co-Op, First-Person and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2023).
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Lethal Company at a glance Released 2023 Studio Zeekerss Player sentiment 97% positive of 510,597 Price $9.99 Online Co-OpFirst-PersonSci-fiPvEAliensEarly Access
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PAYDAY 3
Why it matched: shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2023).
PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
PAYDAY 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Starbreeze Studios Player sentiment 46% positive of 65,328 Price $14.99 FPSShooterOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonPvECombat3DRealistic
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The Planet Crafter
Why it matched: both science fiction; shares 6 player tags including Base-Building, Online Co-Op and Space; released around the same time (2024).
A space survival open world terraforming crafting game, designed for 1 to 10 players. Alter the ecosystem of an inhospitable planet to render it habitable for humanity. Survive, gather resources, and build your base. Then, generate oxygen, warmth, and pressure to create a brand new biosphere.
The Planet Crafter at a glance Released 2024 Studio Miju Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 73,208 Price $23.99 Base-BuildingOnline Co-OpSpaceFirst-PersonSci-fiAliens
Common questions
What game is most like Starship Troopers: Extermination?
Deep Rock Galactic, 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 Starship Troopers: Extermination" 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 Starship Troopers: Extermination. 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 Starship Troopers: Extermination do?
Squad is also from Offworld, 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.