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2006 Xbox

A brutal third-person shooter that defined cover-based combat, pairing the chainsaw-bayonet Lancer and active reloads with a grim, ruined world overrun by the Locust. The campaign shines in two-player co-op, backed by tense competitive multiplayer.

What defines Gears of War:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
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The closest matches for Gears of War are Halo 2, Killzone 3 and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Gears of War special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Halo 2

94 %

2004 PCXbox

  • Lavish presentation
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer

Bungie's landmark sci-fi shooter tells its war story from both sides, switching between Master Chief and the Arbiter, with dual-wielding, vehicle hijacking and co-op. Its pioneering Xbox Live matchmaking multiplayer made it a console online legend.

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Killzone 3

Lavish presentation

A linear sci-fi first-person shooter on PlayStation with hard-hitting firefights against the Helghast, jetpacks, turrets and vehicle sections. Its grim war atmosphere and multiplayer modes define the experience.

Killzone 2

Lavish presentation

A grim, cinematic first-person shooter set in the war between humans and the Helghast, featuring heavy cover-based gunplay and a squad-based multiplayer mode called Warzone.

Halo 5: Guardians

Co-op or multiplayer

A fast, mobile sci-fi shooter where you alternate between Master Chief and Spartan Locke in four-person squads, backed by a strong competitive multiplayer suite including Arena and Warzone.

Halo 4

Co-op or multiplayer

Master Chief is stranded on the Forerunner world Requiem, fighting the new Prometheans in a campaign that turns surprisingly personal by focusing on his bond with Cortana. It pairs striking visuals with a deep multiplayer suite that includes the Spartan Ops co-op missions.

Resistance 2

Sci-fi setting

A console first-person shooter set in an alternate 1950s, where humanity fights the Chimera invasion across the United States. Besides the campaign, it offers an eight-player class-based co-op mode and large-scale online multiplayer.

Quake 4

Sci-fi setting

A linear sci-fi shooter on the Doom 3 engine where marine Matthew Kane takes the fight to the Strogg homeworld, featuring the infamous stroggification twist. Squad missions, vehicle sections and fast arena multiplayer round it out.

Dead Space 3

Lavish presentation

Isaac Clarke battles Necromorphs on the frozen planet Tau Volantis, severing limbs strategically and building custom weapons at workbenches. More action-heavy than its predecessors, it adds drop-in co-op with John Carver.

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