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4 Games like The Expendabros on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Expendabros down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and World War Z top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Expendabros.

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Year 2014Dev Free Lives
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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Expendabros is Guns, Gore & Cannoli — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and World War Z follow close behind.

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The best games like The Expendabros on Nintendo Switch

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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.

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Guns, Gore & Cannoli

76
NGL81
Guns, Gore & Cannoli
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMelee2D
Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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.

Genre100Game mode100Combat71Visuals69
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Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

75
NGL88
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
ShooterFPS
OfflineCo-opMultiplayerSoloMelee2D
Year 2015Dev Asteroid BaseOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals68Combat65
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World War Z

71
NGL78
World War Z
Closest on combat
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRanged
Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Its point of contact with The Expendabros is melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Released 5 years after The Expendabros.

Genre100Combat100Game mode72Visuals0
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Journey to the Savage Planet

66
NGL83
Journey to the Savage Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrative
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Held in common with The Expendabros: melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 6 years after The Expendabros.

Genre100Game mode88Combat70Visuals0

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