12 Third-person shooter games like Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy that you should try

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings action RPG combat.

Genre puts it alongside Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: action RPG combat and skill tree progression.

It comes from the same genre as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and progression: this one brings skill tree progression.

What brings it close to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is open world exploration, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and world: a sandbox world and a medieval setting.

Same family as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings horror setting and 3D presentation.

On paper it is what Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is — a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: co-op play.

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings co-op play.

The genre is the same as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy’s, and with it single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and shares single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world.

Genre puts it alongside Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and so does a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Genre puts it alongside Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and so does a sci-fi setting, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: loot and gear systems, and fantasy world.

Shelved next to Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy for good reason: single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world.