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2014PC65 % positive

WildStar is a colorful, humorous sci-fi MMO set on the planet Nexus, with action-style combat built around aiming and dodging, plus group content and player housing. Its servers shut down in 2018.

Co-op or multiplayer
Strong character progression
Sci-fi setting
Playing together in co-op

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The closest matches for WildStar are Borderlands 3, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes WildStar special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

In short: games like WildStar

Best alternative overall: Borderlands 3 89% match – Playing together in co-op
To play together: Borderlands 2 89% match – with co-op
Newest alternative: Borderlands 4 83% match – released 2025

Best match

Borderlands 3

89 %Match

2019PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable81 % positive−90 % ~~59.99 €~~ 5.99 €

A loud, cel-shaded looter shooter where you blast through multiple planets with an endless stream of procedurally generated guns. Chasing better loot, irreverent humor and four-player co-op are the heart of the experience.

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Borderlands 2

Strong character progression

A loud, cel-shaded loot shooter packed with countless randomly generated guns, irreverent humor and one of gaming's most memorable villains, Handsome Jack. It shines brightest as a chaotic four-player co-op hunt for ever better loot.

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

Co-op or multiplayer

A loot shooter set on Pandora's moon, where low gravity, oxygen management and ground-pound attacks put a fresh spin on the combat. It tells the story of Handsome Jack's rise to villainy with the series' trademark irreverent humor, and it's best played in co-op.

Journey to the Savage Planet

Sci-fi setting

A funny first-person sci-fi adventure where you explore a colorful alien planet, scan its bizarre wildlife, upgrade your gear and solve light puzzles, solo or in co-op. Satirical corporate messaging keeps the tone jokey throughout.

Warframe

Strong character progression

A fast free-to-play co-op shooter where you play a space ninja, flipping, slashing and gunning across the solar system while collecting and modding dozens of Warframes. Beneath the deep grind lies a surprisingly strange and memorable story.

Deep Rock Galactic

Co-op or multiplayer

Play as gruff space dwarves carving through fully destructible procedural caves with up to three friends, mining minerals and holding off massive alien swarms. Complementary classes, dry humor and a famously wholesome community make every dive a blast – Rock and Stone!

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

Strong character progression

A Borderlands-style looter shooter framed as a chaotic tabletop fantasy campaign run by Tiny Tina as Dungeon Master. Spells, melee weapons and endless guns combine into wild multiclass builds, all wrapped in nonstop goofy humor.

Shadow Warrior 2

Co-op or multiplayer

A frantic first-person shooter where wisecracking Lo Wang slices and shoots through demon hordes with blades, guns and magic. Loot, skill upgrades and four-player co-op give it strong replay value.

Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One

Co-op or multiplayer

A colorful co-op adventure where Ratchet, Clank, Qwark and even the villain Nefarious team up to blast enemies and hop through platforming sections. Wacky weapons, teamwork and plenty of humor are the focus.

Borderlands 4

Open world

A colorful looter-shooter sending Vault Hunters to the new planet Kairos, packed with endless procedurally generated guns, deep skill trees and a now seamless open world with expanded movement. It shines brightest as chaotic co-op mayhem with friends.