If you liked Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best matchWhy it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms and Science fiction
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 differs
- More story than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- Fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- 3 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about swarms of alien bugs and science fiction. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But more story than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop.
If you liked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
4:LOOP
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How 4:LOOP differs
- Fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- A roguelike, so every run starts over
- Not out yet
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about science fiction. Both play in runs or missions you repeat.
But fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop.
If you liked 4:LOOP
Den of Wolves
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Science fiction
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Den of Wolves differs
- Fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- Not out yet
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about science fiction. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop.
If you liked Den of Wolves
Exterminauts
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Exterminauts differs
- Fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- Coming 2027
- 3 online
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about swarms of alien bugs. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop.
If you liked Exterminauts
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms and Science fiction
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Notable in both
- Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair differs
- Fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
- 4 online
- 2 split-screen
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about swarms of alien bugs and science fiction. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But fits a smaller group than Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop.
If you liked EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
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