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2013 PCPlayStationXbox free 👍 77 % Mostly positive, 12,640 reviews on Steam

An online third-person shooter set on an alien-transformed post-apocalyptic Earth, tied to the Syfy TV series of the same name. You explore a large shared open world, collect loot and fight alongside other players in missions and events.

What defines Defiance:

  • Open world
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Strong character progression

The closest matches for Defiance are Crackdown 3, Dune: Awakening and Fallout 76. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Defiance special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Crackdown 3

94 %

2019 PCXbox

  • Open world
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer

As a super-powered Agent you take down a criminal empire in a futuristic city, leaping up skyscrapers and blowing everything up, solo or in co-op and destruction-focused multiplayer. The appeal is chaotic sandbox mayhem and steadily growing power.

Dune: Awakening

Open world

A survival MMO on Arrakis where you battle thirst, sandstorms and sandworms, build bases and fight rival guilds over precious spice. Its draw is a faithful, atmospheric take on the Dune universe, including the lore's Mentat and Bene Gesserit skill paths.

Fallout 76

Open world

An online Fallout set in the irradiated hills of Appalachia, where you explore a huge world solo or with friends, build camps, join public events and shape your character with perk cards. After a rocky launch, NPCs, factions and steady updates turned it into a lively post-apocalyptic sandbox.

Crackdown 2

Open world

A chaotic open-world shooter where you play an enhanced Agent liberating a ruined city from mutants and rebels. The fun comes from collecting orbs, leaping up skyscrapers and causing huge explosions, including in co-op.

Metal Gear Survive

Strong character progression

A Metal Gear spin-off focused on survival: you scavenge resources in a hostile parallel world, build up your base and gear, and fight off creatures in tower-defense-style waves, solo or in co-op.

FireFall

Sci-fi setting

A sci-fi online shooter that blends MMO progression with third-person combat. Players use jetpacks and class-based battleframes to fight cooperatively against aliens and world events in an open world.

StarRupture

Sci-fi setting

A first-person survival base-builder on an alien planet: extract resources, automate industrial production lines and fend off hordes of alien monsters, solo or in co-op.

Once Human

Open world

An open-world survival game set in a bizarre post-apocalyptic world where you gather resources, build bases and shoot mutated monsters, solo or with friends. It stands out for blending base building, loot-shooter style progression and surreal apocalyptic horror.

Crackdown

Strong character progression

As a genetically enhanced Agent you take down three crime lords across the open city of Pacific City. Fighting, racing and collecting agility orbs make you stronger until you leap across skyscrapers like a superhero.

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