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2015PEGI 18PC, 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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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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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

95 %Match

2022PEGI 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable72 % positive39.99 €

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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.

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Killing Floor

  • Systems like Dead Effect 2

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 Island 2

  • Systems like Dead Effect 2

Gory first-person melee mayhem across a sun-soaked, zombie-infested Los Angeles, built around a remarkably detailed dismemberment system and crafted weapon mods. Its tone leans toward tongue-in-cheek B-movie satire rather than true horror.

Shadow Warrior 2

  • Systems like Dead Effect 2

A frantic first-person shooter where wisecracking Lo Wang slices and shoots through demon hordes with blades, guns and magic. Loot, skill upgrades and four-player co-op give it strong replay value.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

  • Systems like Dead Effect 2

A co-op third-person shooter where you fight alone or with up to three friends against hordes of occult Nazi zombies in 1940s Europe. Sniper X-ray kills and over-the-top weapons deliver fast, gleefully excessive action.

Borderlands

  • Systems like Dead Effect 2

The cel-shaded looter shooter that started it all, sending you across the lawless wasteland of Pandora to collect a seemingly endless stream of procedurally generated guns. Its irreverent humor and four-player co-op make it a classic loot grind.

Killing Floor III

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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.

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