Games Like Helldivers 2
12 multiplayer games like Helldivers 2 that your group can play together, and each card shows how many can join and whether it has crossplay.
12 games like Helldivers 2
Deep Rock Galactic
Dwarf miners drop into procedurally generated caves to extract minerals while swarms of alien bugs attack. All terrain can be dug through, and each class has its own tool for getting around the cave.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
GTFO
Prisoners are sent into an underground complex to complete objectives among sleeping creatures. Waking them brings hordes, so you move in stealth with melee strikes and ration ammo, which is scarce.
2–4 online
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
As Space Marines from Warhammer 40,000, you fight Tyranid swarms and Chaos Marines with bolters and chainswords. Operations mode has classes with their own weapons and abilities, in missions that run alongside the campaign.
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Risk of Rain 2
Each stage is cleared by shooting monsters, opening chests with the gold they drop and activating a teleporter that summons the boss. Items stack without limit, and difficulty rises with elapsed time.
2–4 online
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Drafted by the Inquisition, you play convicts sent into a Warhammer 40,000 hive city on missions against hordes of heretics and mutants. You switch between melee and ranged weapons.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Five heroes of the Warhammer world are available to push through levels killing hordes of Skaven ratmen and Chaos warriors, mostly in melee. Each hero has several careers with different skills.
2–8 online
Gears of War 4
Soldiers fight the Swarm by shooting from cover. In Horde you defend a base against waves and use the Fabricator to build turrets and barriers with the energy enemies drop.
2–10 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
Gears of War 2
The campaign has soldiers fighting the Locust from behind cover and goes down into their underground tunnels. It includes the series' first Horde mode, with fifty waves of enemies.
2–10 online · 2 on one screen
World War Z
New York, Moscow, Jerusalem and Tokyo are the settings where survivors complete objectives while shooting through hordes of zombies. The zombies come by the hundreds and pile onto each other to climb walls.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Call of Duty
It bundles the recent Call of Duty games: team matches, round-based Zombies and Warzone, with squads on a large map that closes in. There, players who die can return by winning a Gulag duel.
2–12 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
Left 4 Dead 2
Survivors fight through zombie-filled campaigns from safe room to safe room until the final rescue. The game adjusts enemy and item spawns to how the group is doing.
2–8 online
PAYDAY 2
Masked robbers hit banks, jewelry stores and vaults, haul out bags of loot and hold off waves of police until they escape. Many heists can also be completed in stealth without tripping the alarm.
2–4 online
Free games like Helldivers 2
- 1Warframe2–4 online
- 2Destiny 22–12 online
- 3Marvel Rivals2–12 online
- 4Apex Legends2–3 online
- 5Overwatch2–12 online
Games like Helldivers 2 with crossplay
- 1Deep Rock Galactic2–4 online
- 2Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 22–3 online
- 3Warhammer 40,000: Darktide2–4 online
- 4Gears of War 42–10 online
- 5World War Z2–4 online
Games like Helldivers 2 with split screen
- 1Gears of War 42–10 online
- 2Gears of War 22–10 online
- 3Call of Duty2–12 online
How we pick games like Helldivers 2
The order depends on how much each game has in common with Helldivers 2. Style of play and genre (Shooter) count the most, then whether you play on the same side or against each other, and after that pace, setting and camera, with the most-played game going first when two are tied. Every game here runs on at least one platform that Helldivers 2 is on, so nobody in the group needs new hardware to switch.
Frequently asked questions
What games are like Helldivers 2?
The closest ones in the catalog are Deep Rock Galactic, GTFO, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Risk of Rain 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which play in a similar style and run on at least one of the same platforms as Helldivers 2.
Are there free games like Helldivers 2?
Yes, Warframe, Destiny 2, Marvel Rivals, Apex Legends and Overwatch are free to play.
Which games like Helldivers 2 have crossplay?
Deep Rock Galactic, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Gears of War 4 and World War Z. Each game's page shows which platforms can play together.
Which games like Helldivers 2 have split screen?
Gears of War 4, Gears of War 2 and Call of Duty can be played on one screen.
How do we choose what to play as a group?
Send the group a free CoopGames poll. Each person takes about 30 seconds to answer, anonymously, and the app drops every game that someone can't play on their platform or that doesn't fit your group size. You vote on what's left, and the app looks for a time when you can all play.
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