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If The Expendabros left you wanting more, this list of 50 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — shooting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus — and the NextGameLike editorial team ranks them by a similarity score computed across 13 attributes. Broforce comes closest (95/100).
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The closest game to The Expendabros is Broforce — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Astro Duel 2 and Portal 2 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Expendabros. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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 shares the essentials of what The Expendabros does: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and pixel art. What it adds of its own: a casual, approachable feel and a sci-fi setting.
Held in common with The Expendabros: ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals: a top-down view.
Released 10 years after The Expendabros.
It meets The Expendabros on melee combat and co-op play. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.
Held in common with The Expendabros: melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation.
It predates The Expendabros by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
What brings it close to The Expendabros is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation, and the two track each other on genre, combat and visuals. Its own ground is competitive edge and PvP competition.
Same family as The Expendabros: ranged combat, offline play and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: a first-person view.
Held in common with The Expendabros: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Released 4 years after The Expendabros.
What carries over from The Expendabros is melee combat, co-op play and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.
On paper it is what The Expendabros is — melee combat, offline play and 2D presentation — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel.
The thread back to The Expendabros runs through melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals: fighting mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
Held in common with The Expendabros: melee combat and offline play. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.
It predates The Expendabros by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Its point of contact with The Expendabros is ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a top-down view.
It predates The Expendabros by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre puts it alongside The Expendabros, and so does melee combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: Metroidvania exploration and a sci-fi setting.
Held in common with The Expendabros: melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.
The thread back to The Expendabros runs through melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.
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