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2011 PlayStation

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.

What defines Killzone 3:

  • Lavish presentation
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Killzone 3 are Killzone 2, Killzone: Mercenary and Killzone: Shadow Fall. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Killzone 3 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Killzone: Mercenary

Sci-fi setting

A handheld first-person shooter for the PS Vita in which you play a mercenary taking contracts amid the Killzone war, working for both sides. It offers impressive handheld visuals, weapon loadouts and a campaign from a morally grey perspective.

Killzone: Shadow Fall

Action-packed real-time combat

A visually striking sci-fi first-person shooter from the PS4 launch, set in a conflict between two divided cities. The OWL drone offers versatile support, and levels allow multiple approaches including stealth.

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition

Lavish presentation

A remaster of the genre-defining cover shooter, with weighty gunplay in a grim sci-fi war against the Locust. The linear campaign can be played in co-op, and competitive multiplayer is included.

Halo 4

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

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.

Resistance: Fall of Man

Sci-fi setting

A grim first-person shooter set in an alternate 1951 where you play Sgt. Nathan Hale fighting an alien invasion across ravaged Britain. It stands out for blending a World War II look with sci-fi and for its inventive arsenal.

Gears of War 2

Lavish presentation

A brutal cover-based shooter where Marcus Fenix and his squad take the fight to the Locust underground, chainsaw bayonets roaring. Co-op campaign play and the debut of Horde mode made it a multiplayer staple.

Gears of War

Lavish presentation

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.

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