If you liked Starship Troopers: Extermination
You will probably enjoy these too. 5 games fit. Each one says why, and where it differs from Starship Troopers: Extermination.

HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
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 HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition differs
- Less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- Fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- 4 online
- 4 shared-screen
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 less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination.
If you liked HELLDIVERS Dive Harder Edition
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
- Less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- Fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- 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 less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination.
If you liked Exterminauts
HELLDIVERS 2
Why it scores 81%
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 HELLDIVERS 2 differs
- More slapstick than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- Less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- Fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- 4 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 slapstick than Starship Troopers: Extermination.
If you liked HELLDIVERS 2
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Why it scores 81%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Space soldiers and 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 Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 differs
- Less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- Fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- 3 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both play in runs or missions you repeat. Both are about soldiers at war in space and swarms of alien bugs.
But less building than Starship Troopers: Extermination.
If you liked Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Deep Rock Galactic
Why it scores 80%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Squad shooter
- About
- Bug swarms and Alien planets
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, 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 Deep Rock Galactic differs
- Fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both send your squad into fights where you watch each other's backs. Both are easy to play while you chat. Both are about swarms of alien bugs and strange alien worlds.
But fits a smaller group than Starship Troopers: Extermination.
If you liked Deep Rock Galactic
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