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Games like PlanetSide 2

2012PEGI 16PC, PlayStation, Steam Deck playable80 % positivefree

A free-to-play MMO shooter where three factions fight over huge continents with hundreds of players, tanks and aircraft at once. Teamwork and combined-arms coordination matter far more than any story.

  • Competing against other players
  • Lots of grind
  • Sandbox with your own goals
  • Driving or flying

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In short: Games like PlanetSide 2

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

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Battlefield 2142

95 %Match

2006USK 16PC

Brings what grabs you about PlanetSide 2: competing against other players, driving or flying and good gunplay.

A multiplayer shooter set in 2142, where two futuristic superpowers fight large team battles with vehicles, walkers and giant Titan airships during a new ice age. Unlockable ranks and gear give long-term progression.

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Arma 3

Sandbox with your own goals

An uncompromising military simulation on vast open maps where tactics, teamwork and patience matter more than twitch reflexes. Its powerful editor and huge modding community provide nearly endless scenarios.

Battlefield 2042

Driving or flying

A near-future multiplayer shooter built around huge battles of up to 128 players, vehicles and dynamic weather events. Specialists with unique gadgets drive team play in modes like Conquest and Breakthrough.

Tribes: Ascend

Co-op or multiplayer

A blisteringly fast multiplayer shooter where you ski and jetpack across huge maps. Team coordination and mastery of movement decide matches, especially in capture the flag.

Tribes 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast-paced multiplayer shooter built around jetpacks and skiing, where large teams fight across huge maps to capture flags and defend bases. Speed and teamwork define it.

EVE: Dust 514

Lots of grind

You fight as a mercenary in massive infantry battles whose outcomes ripple into the power balance of EVE Online's galaxy. The appeal lies in linking large-scale ground warfare to a persistent space economy.

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Co-op or multiplayer

A team-based multiplayer shooter in the Quake universe where humans (GDF) and the alien Strogg fight objective-driven battles using specialized classes, vehicles and air support.

Star Citizen

Sandbox with your own goals

A sprawling, still-in-development space MMO where you fly seamlessly from planet surfaces into orbit to trade, fight, haul cargo or crew huge multi-person ships with friends. Its level of detail is astonishing, though bugs and rough edges come with the territory.

Squad

Co-op or multiplayer

A large-scale, realistic multiplayer tactical shooter where communication and squad teamwork decide the outcome. Vehicles, sprawling maps and player-built bases create authentic combined-arms battles.

Frontlines: Fuel of War

Co-op or multiplayer

A first-person shooter about a near-future war over the last oil reserves, where you push the front line with guns, drones and vehicles. The focus is on large-scale battles and multiplayer matches with vehicles and loadout choices.

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