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Games like Killzone

2004PlayStation

A grim sci-fi first-person shooter set in the war between the Helghast and the ISA, letting you switch between four heroes with different strengths. It also offered 16-player online multiplayer, though the servers are now shut down.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Killzone are Killzone 2, Quake 4 and TimeShift. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Killzone special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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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.

TimeShift

Sci-fi setting

A first-person shooter where you can freeze, slow down or rewind time to outwit enemies and solve small puzzles. It unfolds in a grim alternate reality ruled by a dictator.

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.

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.

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.

Aliens vs. Predator

Sci-fi setting

A first-person shooter with three separate campaigns as Marine, Predator and Alien, each playing very differently, from tense horror to stalking hunts and ambush kills. It also offers asymmetric three-faction multiplayer.

Halo: Combat Evolved

Co-op or multiplayer

The landmark shooter where Master Chief battles the alien Covenant across a mysterious ringworld, with smart enemy AI, vehicles and open combat sandboxes. An iconic soundtrack and split-screen co-op helped redefine console shooters.

Aliens versus Predator 2

Sci-fi setting

An atmospheric first-person shooter where you play three distinct campaigns as Marine, Predator and Alien, each with its own playstyle. The dark Alien-universe setting creates tense horror built on ambushes and hunting.

Halo: Reach

Co-op or multiplayer

A tragic last stand on the planet Reach: as part of the Spartan squad Noble Team, you fight a hopeless war against the Covenant in a gripping, somber campaign. Co-op, Firefight, Forge and legendary competitive multiplayer round it out.

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