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Games like Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

If you like Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop (shooter, co-op and top-down), these 8 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.

  1. 01 · Similar

    HELLDIVERS 2

    Shooter · Co-op · Military satire

    • In common: co-op and action
    • Difference: more progression

    When you want co-op chaos with friends in 20-40 minute missions full of memorable moments.

  2. 02 · Similar

    Deep Rock Galactic

    Shooter · Co-op · Mining

    • In common: co-op and action
    • Difference: more progression

    When you have an hour and fancy co-op action: one mission is perfect and always unlocks upgrades.

  3. 03 · Similar

    Killing Floor

    Shooter · Co-op · Horror

    • In common: co-op and action

    When you have friends online and an hour: a match is an escalation of waves up to the final boss.

  4. 04 · Similar

    Left 4 Dead 2

    Shooter · Co-op · Zombies

    • In common: co-op and action
    • Difference: less progression

    When you have friends online and an hour: a short campaign is pure co-op action.

  5. 05 · Similar

    PAYDAY™ The Heist

    Heists · Co-op · Shooter

    • In common: co-op and action

    When you have three friends online and fancy a tense heist where you have to work together to get out.

  6. 06 · Similar

    Blood and Bacon

    Shooter · Co-op · Gore

    • In common: action and co-op
    • Difference: less thinking

    When you have friends online and want to shoot wildly without taking it seriously.

  7. 07 · Similar

    Risk of Rain 2

    Roguelite · Third-person shooter · Co-op

    • In common: co-op and action
    • Difference: more progression

    If you have an hour and some energy, especially with friends: every run ends in an explosion of items and effects.

  8. 08 · Similar

    Gunfire Reborn

    Shooter · Roguelite · Co-op

    • In common: co-op and action
    • Difference: more progression

    When you have an hour or a bit more: each run lasts between 45 and 90 minutes, solo or with up to three friends online.

How we pick them

We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.

About Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop

A free top-down co-op shooter: a squad of marines fights its way through swarms of aliens in bases and colonies. Distinct classes, lots of campaigns and community maps. Free to play.

See the Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop page

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