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If Team Fortress 2 left you wanting more, this list of 48 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooting mechanics, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Shotgun Farmers comes closest (88/100).
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The closest game to Team Fortress 2 is Shotgun Farmers — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Real Pool 3D - Poolians and Rust follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Team Fortress 2. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.
It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals: 3D presentation.
Released 10 years after Team Fortress 2.
It meets Team Fortress 2 on ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.
Released 10 years after Team Fortress 2.
If Team Fortress 2 worked for you because of melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and crafting mechanics, the same is here. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression: exploration and discovery.
Released 11 years after Team Fortress 2.
It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on combat: this one brings survival mechanics and historical setting.
Its point of contact with Team Fortress 2 is melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.
Released 10 years after Team Fortress 2.
With Team Fortress 2 it shares ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
It predates Team Fortress 2 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Shelved next to Team Fortress 2 for good reason: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera.
Released 9 years after Team Fortress 2.
With Team Fortress 2 it shares ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to free-to-play access and a first-person view. Where they diverge is progression.
Released 5 years after Team Fortress 2.
The thread back to Team Fortress 2 runs through ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Same studio: Valve Software.
It meets Team Fortress 2 on melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Same studio: Valve Software.
Its point of contact with Team Fortress 2 is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Both also lean on free-to-play access. What it adds of its own: adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
On paper it is what Team Fortress 2 is — melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and skill tree progression — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is visuals and progression: a third-person camera.
Released 12 years after Team Fortress 2.
Held in common with Team Fortress 2: ranged combat, co-op play and skill tree progression. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression: survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
It meets Team Fortress 2 on multiplayer gameplay, skill tree progression and a first-person view. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on progression: this one brings loot and gear systems.
Released 16 years after Team Fortress 2.
The genre is the same as Team Fortress 2’s, and with it melee combat, PvP competition and skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a third-person camera.
Released 9 years after Team Fortress 2.
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