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Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is hard to replace: few games combine shooting mechanics, melee combat and a sci-fi setting in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet against over 6,700 titles across 14 gameplay attributes and found 48 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Portal 2 and Journey to the Savage Planet lead the list, with Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime reaching a 84/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet special.

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Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions

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The closest game to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Portal 2 and Journey to the Savage Planet follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

48 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

What brings it close to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and offline play, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on setting: this one brings a space setting.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

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Portal 2

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Portal 2
ShooterFPS
Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is ranged combat and a first-person view.

Genre100Game mode100Setting73Combat53Visuals0
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Journey to the Savage Planet

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Journey to the Savage Planet
Closest on progression
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-FiExploration
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

What brings it close to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and progression. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 9 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Combat100Progression100Game mode90Setting62Visuals0
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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
ShooterFPS
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

The thread back to Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet runs through melee combat, a sci-fi setting and offline play. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting72Visuals0
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Metal Slug

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Metal Slug
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D
Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

What carries over from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: precision platforming and pixel art.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals75
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Binary Domain

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Binary Domain
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

Same family as Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting43Visuals0
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Broforce

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Broforce
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 2015Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

It comes from the same genre as Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings ranged combat and pixel art.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Game mode100Setting71Combat69Visuals57
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The Expendabros

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The Expendabros
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D
Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

On paper it is what Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is — melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is ranged combat and pixel art.

Released 3 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals68
9

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

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Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

What carries over from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting72Visuals0
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Streets of Rogue

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Streets of Rogue
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMelee2D
Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and so does melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and pixel art.

Released 6 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Game mode90Combat54Visuals35
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Doom II: Hell on Earth

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Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

On paper it is what Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: horror setting and a first-person view.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting42Visuals0
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What carries over from Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 6 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting72Visuals0
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PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

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PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMelee2D
Year 2015Dev OutermindsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

It meets Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet on melee combat, co-op play and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with precision platforming and a casual, approachable feel.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Visuals71
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Star Wars Battlefront

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Star Wars Battlefront
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Genre puts it alongside Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and so does melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a space setting and a first-person view.

Released 4 years after Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode73Setting45Visuals0
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Red Faction

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Red Faction
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi
Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

Held in common with Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

It predates Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode80Setting73Visuals0

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