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Paladins® is hard to replace: few games combine adventure storytelling, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay in quite the same way. The NextGameLike team compared Paladins® against over 6,700 titles across 9 gameplay attributes and found 31 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo: Reach and Alien Swarm lead the list, with Halo: Combat Evolved reaching a 57/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Paladins® special.

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GenreAdventure

Top games similar to Paladins®

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Paladins®. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

Halo: Combat Evolved

57 similarity to Paladins®

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Closest overall match

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2001Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Mac

On paper it is what Paladins® is — shooting mechanics, 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 game mode and setting: offline play.

It predates Paladins® by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Halo: Reach

55 similarity to Paladins®

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GenreAdventure

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2010Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

Same family as Paladins®: shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is horror setting and offline play.

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Alien Swarm

55 similarity to Paladins®

NGL83

GenreAdventure

Co-opMultiplayerSci-FiFree to PlaySolo

Year 2010Dev ValveOn PC

It comes from the same genre as Paladins® and shares shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. The common ground extends to free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: an isometric view.

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Resogun

54 similarity to Paladins®

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Closest on game mode

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiSolo2D

Year 2013Dev Housemarque · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

The genre is the same as Paladins®’s, and with it shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: 2D presentation.

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Halo 4

55 similarity to Paladins®

NGL68

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerCo-opSci-FiFirst PersonThird Person

Year 2012Dev 343 Industries · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

The genre is the same as Paladins®’s, and with it shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is horror setting and offline play.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode59Setting43

Asteroids

45 similarity to Paladins®

NGL90

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSoloIsometric

Year 1979Dev Atari · Adventure International

It comes from the same genre as Paladins® and shares shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is single-player focus and an isometric view.

It predates Paladins® by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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Galaxian

45 similarity to Paladins®

NGL90

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSoloIsometric

Year 1979Dev Namco · Midway

Genre puts it alongside Paladins®, and so does shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: single-player focus and an isometric view.

It predates Paladins® by 37 years, with what that implies technically.

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Centipede

45 similarity to Paladins®

NGL75

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSoloIsometric

Year 1981Dev Atari

On paper it is what Paladins® is — shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: single-player focus and an isometric view.

It predates Paladins® by 35 years, with what that implies technically.

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Gradius

44 similarity to Paladins®

NGL75

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSoloSpace2D

Year 1985Dev Konami

The genre is the same as Paladins®’s, and with it shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a space setting and single-player focus.

It predates Paladins® by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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Galaga

45 similarity to Paladins®

NGL70

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSolo2D

Year 1981Dev Namco Limited · MidwayOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Paladins®, and so does shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is single-player focus and 2D presentation.

It predates Paladins® by 35 years, with what that implies technically.

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1942

41 similarity to Paladins®

NGL80

GenreAdventure

Co-opSoloTacticalIsometric

Year 1984Dev Capcom · Elite SystemsOn PC · PlayStation 3

Shelved next to Paladins® for good reason: shooting mechanics and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is single-player focus and an isometric view.

It predates Paladins® by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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Commando

40 similarity to Paladins®

NGL80

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSoloTacticalIsometric

Year 1985Dev Capcom · INTV CorporationOn PC

Shelved next to Paladins® for good reason: shooting mechanics and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: single-player focus and an isometric view.

It predates Paladins® by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

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R-Type

45 similarity to Paladins®

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerSci-FiSolo2D

Year 1987Dev Irem · Electric Dreams SoftwareOn PC

Genre puts it alongside Paladins®, and so does shooting mechanics, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings single-player focus and 2D presentation.

It predates Paladins® by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

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Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition

40 similarity to Paladins®

NGL69

GenreAdventure

MultiplayerOnline

Year 2021Dev HermendezOn PC

It meets Paladins® on adventure storytelling and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on game mode: this one brings online features.

Released 5 years after Paladins®.

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ENA: Dream BBQ

32 similarity to Paladins®

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GenreAdventure

Dev ENA Team · Joel GPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

It meets Paladins® on adventure storytelling.

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