21 Games like Half-Life 2: Deathmatch on PlayStation that you should try

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares competitive edge, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings co-op play and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is single-player focus and 2D presentation.

Held in common with Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is game mode: co-op play.

Held in common with Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is game mode: single-player focus.

Same family as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a cartoon aesthetic and single-player focus.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view and free-to-play access. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting.

On paper it is what Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is — melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and co-op play.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and combat: strong narrative focus.

Same family as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone and game mode: this one brings strong narrative focus and single-player focus.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is single-player focus.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings stealth mechanics and single-player focus.

On paper it is what Half-Life 2: Deathmatch is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: stealth mechanics and single-player focus.

The genre is the same as Half-Life 2: Deathmatch’s, and with it melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is single-player focus.

Shelved next to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch for good reason: a sci-fi setting, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and single-player focus.

Genre puts it alongside Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and game mode: single-player focus.