If you liked HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
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Starship Troopers: Extermination
Best matchWhy it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Space soldiers, Bug swarms and Alien planets
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Starship Troopers: Extermination differs
- More building than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- Fits a bigger group than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- 16 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about soldiers at war in space and swarms of alien bugs. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But more building than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition.
If you liked Starship Troopers: Extermination
Exterminauts
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms and Alien planets
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Exterminauts differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- 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 and strange alien worlds. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition.
If you liked Exterminauts
Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
Why it scores 79%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms
- 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 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- Fits a bigger group than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- 8 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are about swarms of alien bugs. Both play in runs or missions you repeat.
But calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition.
If you liked Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
Why it scores 78%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players and local co-op
How EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- 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. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong.
But calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition.
If you liked EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6
PAYDAY 2
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- Notable in both
- Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Fighting
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How PAYDAY 2 differs
- Calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
- 4 online
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But calmer and less chaotic than HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition.
If you liked PAYDAY 2
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