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Games like Starship Troopers

2005PC

A first-person shooter based on the film where you fight huge swarms of alien bugs with futuristic weapons. Hundreds of enemies on screen at once make for frantic, large-scale battles.

  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Action-packed real-time combat

The closest matches for Starship Troopers are Half-Life: Uplink, SiN Episodes: Emergence and Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Starship Troopers special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Half-Life: Uplink

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1999PCPlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Starship Troopers: good gunplay, a sci-fi setting and action-packed real-time combat.

Uplink is a short standalone Half-Life demo built from content cut from the main game. It delivers classic shooter action with familiar weapons and enemies in a research facility setting.

SiN Episodes: Emergence

Shooting and gunplay

A short, story-driven first-person shooter on the Source engine where you play security chief John Blade against the ruthless scientist Elexis Sinclaire. It features a dynamic difficulty system and pulpy, comic-style action.

Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior

Shooting and gunplay

A linear first-person shooter set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, where you play a young Tau warrior fighting the Imperium and Chaos. Its appeal lies in seeing the setting from the Tau side with their pulse weapons.

Battle: Los Angeles

Realistic visuals

A linear first-person shooter based on the film, where you play Corporal Lee Imlay fighting alongside a squad of Marines to defend Los Angeles from alien invaders. The campaign focuses on war-zone atmosphere and gunfights in ruined streets.

Half-Life 2: Lost Coast

Shooting and gunplay

A short tech-showcase level set in the Half-Life 2 universe: you work your way up a coastal village to a fortress, fighting Combine soldiers and a gunship. Its highlights were the pioneering HDR lighting and the optional developer commentary.

Jupiteration

Shooting and gunplay

A sci-fi shooter built for VR headsets (HTC Vive, Oculus Rift with Touch) where you aim and fire using your own motion controls. I know little about this game, so this rating relies mostly on the metadata.

Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold

Shooting and gunplay

A classic Wolfenstein 3D-style retro first-person shooter where you infiltrate the futuristic facilities of the mad Dr. Goldfire. Maze-like levels with keycards, elevators and mutants deliver old-school action.

Blake Stone: Planet Strike

Shooting and gunplay

A classic retro first-person shooter in the Wolfenstein 3D mold: as agent Blake Stone you fight through maze-like fortress levels to stop a power-mad scientist and his mutant army. Keycards and secret passages add variety.

VR Shooter Guns

Shooting and gunplay

A small indie sci-fi first-person shooter built specifically for roomscale VR on the HTC Vive. The focus is on hands-on gunplay in virtual reality.

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