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We filtered the 13 games similar to Warframe down to the 4 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Shadow Warrior 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Warframe.

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Year 2013Dev Digital Extremes

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Within the “Action RPG” category, the closest game to Warframe is Borderlands 2 — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and Shadow Warrior 2 follow close behind.

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The best action RPG games like Warframe

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Warframe. Each one has been evaluated across 17 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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Borderlands 2

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Borderlands 2
Closest overall match
RPGLooter Shooter
Co-opSoloOnlineRangedMeleeSci-FiLoot
Year 2012Dev Aspyr Media · 2K GamesPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

Shelved next to Warframe for good reason: ranged combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play. To that it adds loot and gear systems. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.

Genre100Combat100Progression70Game mode63Setting60Visuals0
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Closest on setting
RPGLooter Shooter
Co-opSoloOnlineMeleeSci-FiSpaceLootSkill Tree
Year 2014Dev 2K Australia · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

On paper it is what Warframe is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and co-op play — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is a first-person view.

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Shadow Warrior 2

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Shadow Warrior 2
Closest on progression
RPGLooter Shooter
SoloCo-opMeleeRangedSci-FiLootSkill Tree
Year 2016Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

On paper it is what Warframe is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on skill tree progression. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is horror setting and multiplayer gameplay.

Released 3 years after Warframe.

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Borderlands

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Borderlands
RPGLooter Shooter
SoloCo-opOnlineMeleeSci-FiLootSkill Tree
Year 2009Dev Gearbox Software · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

On paper it is what Warframe is — melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to skill tree progression. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.

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