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In EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 6 you: shoot from behind your character, pilot giant robots

644 of 20,285 games share what you do. These 10 fit best.

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Keeps what you do. Adds something new.

  1. AI Olympius

    • Shooter
    • Couch co-op
    • Early access
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: level up a character, a character you design

    Why you’d like it: Like EDF 6, you shoot from behind your character, but here you also collect resources, level up and unlock new abilities.

    See on Steam: AI Olympius (opens in a new tab)

  2. Dark Sector

    • Shooter
    • Solo or multiplayer
    • Mature
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: cut through crowds, horror

    Why you’d like it: Dark Sector also has third-person shooting, but you play one infected operative using superhuman powers instead of fighting giant enemies as a soldier.

    See on Steam: Dark Sector (opens in a new tab)

  3. C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)

    • Shooter
    • Co-op
    • Less played
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: shoot and get out alive, history that went differently

    Why you’d like it: You keep shooting from behind your character against enemy hordes, with solo or co-op play, but here you extract from handcrafted maps.

    See on Steam: C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM) (opens in a new tab)

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  1. Lost Planet® 2

    • Action
    • Co-op
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Keeps: pilot giant robots

    New here: a character you design, aliens

    Why you’d like it: Lost Planet 2 also has third-person shooting, and its tags mention mechs, but its store text never says you pilot giant robots.

    See on Steam: Lost Planet® 2 (opens in a new tab)

  2. P.A.I.N.T.

    • Shooter
    • Co-op
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: stay alive, a realistic look

    See on Steam: P.A.I.N.T. (opens in a new tab)

  3. FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL

    • Shooter
    • Solo
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: fight through runs, a female lead

    See on Steam: FULL METAL SCHOOLGIRL (opens in a new tab)

  4. LOST PLANET® 3

    • Shooter
    • Solo or multiplayer
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Keeps: pilot giant robots

    New here: stay alive, a strong mood

    See on Steam: LOST PLANET® 3 (opens in a new tab)

  5. Scourge: Outbreak

    • Shooter
    • Co-op
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: a female lead

    See on Steam: Scourge: Outbreak (opens in a new tab)

  6. Rogue Trooper Redux

    • Shooter
    • Co-op
    • Less played
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: comic-book style

    See on Steam: Rogue Trooper Redux (opens in a new tab)

  7. CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect

    • Shooter
    • Solo
    • Mixed reviews
    • Keeps: shoot from behind your character
    • Doesn’t keep: pilot giant robots

    New here: not in its tags yet

    See on Steam: CT Special Forces: Fire for Effect (opens in a new tab)

Played one of these? See what to play after it: Dark SectorC.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)Lost Planet® 2LOST PLANET® 3Scourge: OutbreakRogue Trooper Redux

AI wrote the “Why you’d like it” lines, and a second AI pass checked them against each game’s store page. They can be wrong, so check the store page before you buy.

How this list was made

644 of 20,285 games share what you do. These 10 fit best.

What gets in

A game is what you do in it, so a pick has to share what players say you do most. If fewer than ten games earn a place, the list stays short.

Games from the same series start hidden, and the next best fits take their places. Choose Yes to show them in their places on the list.

Lists use the tags Steam players vote on, plus each game’s Steam store page.

Less played means far fewer Steam reviews than the game you finished. Mixed reviews means 60 to 69% of its Steam reviews are positive.

What only changes the order

A shared setting, look or popularity can move a game up or down, but it can’t put a game on the list by itself. Being set in space, for example, isn’t enough: a pick has to keep something you do.

What isn’t known

No players have tested this. Newer and smaller games have less data.

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AI-written lines

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