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Games like Dead Effect 2

2015PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch73 % positive

A first-person shooter set on a spaceship overrun by zombies and mutants, mixing fast gunplay with RPG elements like skills, weapon upgrades and loot. It also offers sword melee combat and an optional co-op mode.

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  • Sci-fi setting
  • Shooting and gunplay
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In short: Games like Dead Effect 2

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Dead Effect 2 special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite

90 %Match

2021PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified80 % positive29.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Dead Effect 2: hunting for loot and gear, a sci-fi setting as well as good gunplay.

A cooperative third-person shooter in the Alien universe where you and two squadmates fend off swarms of Xenomorphs. Classes, weapons and perks give it long-term replay appeal.

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Loot and gear

A brutal four-player co-op shooter set in the grim hive city of Tertium, mixing heavy melee and ranged combat against huge enemy hordes. Classes, weapons and talents drive long-term progression, while the Warhammer 40,000 atmosphere makes every fight feel weighty.

Killing Floor

Shooting and gunplay

A wave-based co-op shooter where up to six players fend off hordes of grotesque clone mutants and gear up at the trader between rounds. Class perks, teamwork and the brutal Patriarch boss fight define the experience.

Dead Space 3

Dread and tension

Isaac Clarke battles Necromorphs on the frozen planet Tau Volantis, severing limbs strategically and building custom weapons at workbenches. More action-heavy than its predecessors, it adds drop-in co-op with John Carver.

Killing Floor 2

Shooting and gunplay

A brutal co-op wave shooter where up to six players use class-based perks to hold off hordes of grotesque Zed clones, set to a heavy metal soundtrack with slow-motion gore. Each match builds to a nasty boss fight, and leveling perks keeps you coming back.

Shadowgrounds

Dread and tension

A top-down shooter where you blast through dark corridors on an alien-infested colony. Tense atmosphere, flashlight-lit horror and upgradable weapons drive the action, with optional co-op on the same PC.

Killing Floor III

Loot and gear

A cooperative horde shooter set in a grim future where squads fend off waves of mutated Zeds while upgrading classes, weapons and skills. The focus is on fast, gory action rather than narrative.

Shadowgrounds Survivor

Sci-fi setting

You blast your way through dark, alien-infested facilities on Jupiter's moon Ganymede in a top-down shooter, armed with a flashlight and a heavy arsenal. You can upgrade weapons and gear and play the campaign in co-op.

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