Games like Alien Swarm

If Alien Swarm scratched a tense and fast-paced itch for you, keep reading. These games are a good place to start. Plenty here let you team up if you like.

1. Aliens: Fireteam Elite

   

   A co-op third-person shooter in the Aliens universe. Take a fireteam of marines through four campaigns on the planet LV-895, blast through waves of Xenomorphs, and hold defensive positions until extraction. Seven classes, 130+ perks and weapons that level as you use them make every run worth another go.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

   80%80% of 21,767 Steam reviews are positive210Players online now: 210$29.99

2. Sven Co-op

   

   Half-Life built for a crowd. Sven Co-op takes the classic shooter and turns it into a team game: fight computer-controlled enemies, solve puzzles together and push through missions side by side. The difficulty is tuned for a squad, the old-school look is intact, and the real fun is watching a serious sci-fi disaster fall apart with friends in the room.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Retro

   93%93% of 32,630 Steam reviews are positive297Players online now: 297Free

3. Alien Breed: Impact

   

   A top-down sci-fi shooter aboard a failing spaceship. Blast swarms of aliens with shotguns and flamethrowers, scavenge cash from lockers and corpses, and spend it on weapon upgrades, alone or with a friend in online co-op. Old-school arcade action with a tense, atmospheric streak.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Retro

   79%79% of 1,063 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

4. From Space

   

   A top-down shooter about kicking a pink alien horde off Earth, alone or with up to three friends. Grab rocket launchers and flamethrowers, wire up turrets and barbed wire, and turn a beat-up planet into even more rubble. The apocalypse has never been this cheerful.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced

   67%67% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

5. Starship Troopers: Extermination

   

   A 16-player co-op FPS on the far frontlines of the war against the Bugs. Squad up, grab your Morita rifle, build a fortress, and hold the line while hundreds of Arachnids come pouring over the walls. Fast, frantic and gloriously messy: this is bug hunting at planetary scale.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

   80%80% of 29,796 Steam reviews are positive333Players online now: 333$29.99

6. Natural Selection 2

   

   Marines against aliens, with a twist: one player on each team commands from above, dropping ammo, sentries and hives while everyone else fights it out on foot, on walls and in the air. A fast, tense team shooter where strategy and reflexes share the job, and a win actually feels earned.

   Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

   85%85% of 8,651 Steam reviews are positive154Players online now: 154$4.99

7. Earthfall

   

   Four-player co-op shooting through an alien invasion in the Pacific Northwest. Hordes never stop coming, so you barricade doors, print fresh guns and blast your way through 15 story levels together. Frantic, gory and best with friends.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced

   64%64% of 1,573 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

8. Deep Rock Galactic

   

   Grab a pickaxe and clock in as a dwarven space miner. You drop into shifting caves with up to three friends, dig for minerals, and hold off swarms of alien bugs together. Loud, funny, and built to replay.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

   97%97% of 304,458 Steam reviews are positive6.5KPlayers online now: 6,505$29.99

9. Aliens vs. Ghosts

   

   Use Nukes, Electricity, Heat Rays and powerful Minions in this wave-based first person shooter providing endless hours of Ghost-slaying entertainment, solo or Co-Op. Only Ghosts stand in the way of your invasion of Earth.

   Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

   89%89% of 603 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$7.49

10. Alien Hominid Invasion

    

    A little alien with a big gun lands on Earth to help the Mothership invade. Blast through FBI agents across randomly assembled neighborhoods, steal their intel, mutate into stranger and stronger forms, and drag up to three friends along for the mayhem. Chaotic, funny and fast, and best with people beside you.

    Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

    88%88% of 1,570 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$19.99

11. EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair

    

    Giant ants, bigger robots, and a city you can flatten while defending it. Pick one of four classes, grab from 800 weapons and blast through 80+ missions against the Ravagers, alone or in co-op. Loud, silly, and absurdly fun.

    Also in Co-op · Tense, Fast-paced, Replayable

    95%95% of 7,808 Steam reviews are positive82Players online now: 82$19.99

12. Team Fortress 2

    

    Pick one of nine distinct classes and join team-based fights built around different tactical abilities and personalities. With Capture the Flag, Payload, Control Point and more plus hundreds of weapons and hats to collect and craft, it stays fun to play with friends and keeps pulling players back years later.

    Fast-paced, Replayable

    91%91% of 1,257,384 Steam reviews are positive99.6KPlayers online now: 99,600Free

Hidden gems like Alien Swarm

GRAVHOUNDS

Play as space dogs, haul loot with a gravity beam and escape the swarm before it takes everything back.

90%90% of 352 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Codename CURE II

Fight through zombie-infested missions with a class-based squad, where every bullet counts and teamwork decides who makes it out.

77%77% of 1,444 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27Free

Alien Hominid Invasion

Invade Earth with up to four players, blasting agents and mutating across randomly built city blocks.

88%88% of 1,570 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$19.99

Space Beast Terror Fright

Raid procedurally generated ghost ships with up to three friends, grab the data, blow the reactor and escape before it blows you.

91%91% of 1,261 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$14.99

Aliens vs. Ghosts

Use Nukes, Electricity, Heat Rays and powerful Minions in this wave-based first person shooter providing endless hours of Ghost-slaying…

89%89% of 603 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$7.49

EXOME

EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration.

80%80% of 265 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Grab three friends, hop in a gun truck and carve a bloody, laughing path through the undead horde.

71%71% of 6,450 Steam reviews are positive151Players online now: 151$39.99

Starship Troopers: Extermination

Squad up with 15 others, raise a fortress on an alien world, and defend it as hundreds of Bugs come pouring over the walls.

80%80% of 29,796 Steam reviews are positive333Players online now: 333$29.99

The Anacrusis

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends!

68%68% of 618 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

RIPOUT

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants…

65%65% of 786 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

Alien Shooter - Last Hope

New chapter in history of the legendary game, including 10 story missions.

77%77% of 328 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$4.99

From Space

Rid a post-apocalyptic Earth of alien invaders with over-the-top weaponry, solo or with a squad of four.

67%67% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Newest games like Alien Swarm

GRAVHOUNDS

Play as space dogs, haul loot with a gravity beam and escape the swarm before it takes everything back.

90%90% of 352 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Codename CURE II

Fight through zombie-infested missions with a class-based squad, where every bullet counts and teamwork decides who makes it out.

77%77% of 1,444 Steam reviews are positive27Players online now: 27Free

John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

Grab three friends, hop in a gun truck and carve a bloody, laughing path through the undead horde.

71%71% of 6,450 Steam reviews are positive151Players online now: 151$39.99

Starship Troopers: Extermination

Squad up with 15 others, raise a fortress on an alien world, and defend it as hundreds of Bugs come pouring over the walls.

80%80% of 29,796 Steam reviews are positive333Players online now: 333$29.99

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

As Lieutenant Titus of the Ultramarines, you hold the line against Tyranid swarms and Chaos assaults across far-flung planets.

84%84% of 174,345 Steam reviews are positive12.3KPlayers online now: 12,318$59.99

RIPOUT

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants…

65%65% of 786 Steam reviews are positive$19.99

The Anacrusis

Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends!

68%68% of 618 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Alien Hominid Invasion

Invade Earth with up to four players, blasting agents and mutating across randomly built city blocks.

88%88% of 1,570 Steam reviews are positive5Players online now: 5$19.99

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction

Sneak through a contaminated zone with your squad, finish the mission and reach extraction before the aliens overwhelm you.

66%66% of 2,894 Steam reviews are positive17Players online now: 17$39.99

EXOME

EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration.

80%80% of 265 Steam reviews are positive$14.99

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Four Rejects against the whole of Tertium. Team up for brutal co-op missions through factories and acid-rain zones, swapping chainsword swings for…

72%72% of 109,853 Steam reviews are positive4.2KPlayers online now: 4,244$39.99

From Space

Rid a post-apocalyptic Earth of alien invaders with over-the-top weaponry, solo or with a squad of four.

67%67% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positive$2.99