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2026PCSteam Deck playable15.49 €

A first-person shooter with brutal, realistic gunfights set in a photorealistic Hong Kong, inspired by classic Asian action and bloodshed cinema.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Better Than Dead are Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies, Project Wingman and Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Better Than Dead special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Project Wingman

Shooting and gunplay

A fast arcade combat flight game in the spirit of classic Ace Combat: you fly as a mercenary pilot in an alternate world, upgrade planes and weapons, and fight intense dogfights backed by a driving soundtrack.

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Shooting and gunplay

An arcade air-combat game with a cinematic war story, where you fly as a pilot of the Wardog squadron across 32 missions. Memorable for its chatty squadmates over the radio and its stirring soundtrack.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Dark, serious atmosphere

The shooter that brought the genre into the modern era: a short, intensely cinematic campaign with standout moments like the Pripyat sniper mission, plus a multiplayer mode whose ranks and perks shaped a whole generation of shooters.

Ace Combat: Assault Horizon

Shooting and gunplay

Arcade aerial combat in a modern war setting: the close-range dogfight mechanic lets you lock onto enemy jets, while cinematic missions with fighters, helicopters and bombers keep the action intense.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Shooting and gunplay

An accessible arcade dogfighting game with huge enemy waves and cinematic missions set in a fictional war. You fly modern jets and pick loadouts for air and ground targets.

Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway

Dark, serious atmosphere

A WWII squad shooter set during Operation Market Garden, where you suppress enemies with your team and flank them from cover. Its grim, serious presentation focuses on camaraderie and the cost of war.

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Shooting and gunplay

An arcade-style aerial combat shooter where you fly dogfights as mercenary pilot "Cipher" in the fictional Belkan War. Its standout is the framing story of a reporter interviewing downed enemy aces years later, plus a dynamic rivalry with enemy squadron leaders.

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