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2023PCXboxSteam Deck verified68 % positive9.75 €

You fight alongside three friends in first-person against endless alien hordes aboard a stranded starship. Each run plays differently, and the perks and weapons you unlock can be shared with your team.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Shooting and gunplay

The closest matches for The Anacrusis are Risk of Rain 2, Risk of Rain Returns and Alien Swarm. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Anacrusis special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Risk of Rain 2

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2020PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable93 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about The Anacrusis: runs that differ every time, playing together in co-op and good gunplay.

A frantic 3D roguelike shooter where random items stack into absurdly powerful builds while the difficulty relentlessly ramps up over time. Fight across a hostile alien planet solo or with up to three friends in co-op.

Risk of Rain Returns

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast 2D roguelike action game where you stack items to become absurdly powerful while the difficulty keeps climbing with time. The remake adds new survivors, abilities and content, and co-op makes the chaos even better.

Alien Swarm

Sci-fi setting

A free top-down co-op shooter from Valve where a squad of four marines with distinct classes fights through hordes of aliens. Teamwork, loadouts and unlockable weapons drive frantic, tactical firefights.

FBC: Firebreak

Shooting and gunplay

A three-player co-op first-person shooter set in the Control universe, where your Firebreak crew clears the supernaturally infested Bureau through mission-based runs, specialized gear and tight teamwork.

Serious Sam 4

Shooting and gunplay

A over-the-top first-person shooter where you mow down enormous alien hordes with an absurdly large arsenal as Sam Stone. Playable solo or in co-op, it favors speed, spectacle and humor over depth.

Roboquest

Runs that play out differently every time

A fast, colorful roguelite FPS where you play a rebooted robot Guardian and blast hordes of machines through shifting levels, solo or in co-op. Fluid movement, varied weapons and classes make every run feel different.

Livelock

Sci-fi setting

A cooperative top-down shooter where you and up to two friends pilot robot bodies as machine intelligences through frantic firefights in a war of machines. Loot, abilities and teamwork drive the action.

Knights Within

Runs that play out differently every time

A hack-and-slash horde shooter for one to four players, where you fight through procedurally generated levels. Custom loadouts and random power-ups help you survive endless enemy waves in roguelite fashion.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Sci-fi setting

A brutal four-player co-op shooter set in the grim hive city of Tertium, mixing heavy melee and ranged combat against huge enemy hordes. Classes, weapons and talents drive long-term progression, while the Warhammer 40,000 atmosphere makes every fight feel weighty.

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