Games like SHRAPNEL

If SHRAPNEL scratched a competitive and tense itch for you, keep reading. These games offer a similar pull for your backlog. Plenty here let you team up if you like.

1. FragPunk

   

   FragPunk is a free 5v5 hero shooter where Shard Cards rewrite the rules every round, so matches stay fast and strange. Pick a Lancer, bend gunfights with cards and abilities, break a tie with a 1v1 Duel, then mess around in rotating Arcade modes.

   Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   74%74% of 51,122 Steam reviews are positive736Players online now: 736Free

2. Legend Battles

   

   A tactical extraction shooter on a huge scale: jet suits, 400 km/h vehicles, four specialist classes, five AI factions and loot you can trade on the Steam Marketplace. Fast, tense and chaotic, built for squads who like plans falling apart in interesting ways.

   Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   84%84% of 493 Steam reviews are positive25Players online now: 25Free

3. Gray Zone Warfare

   

   A PvE-first open-world tactical shooter on a quarantined island torn by faction warfare. Deploy solo or with a squad, run 250+ tasks, earn reputation, loot and tune your guns, and pick apart the mystery behind the Event at your own pace.

   Also in Extraction · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   72%72% of 71,286 Steam reviews are positive13.6KPlayers online now: 13,564$39.99

4. ARC Raiders

   

   You raid a future Earth ruled by machines called ARC, then return to the underground town of Speranza to repair and craft. Machine hunts, tense extractions and workshop progress make every run count.

   Also in Extraction · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   82%82% of 309,509 Steam reviews are positive55.8KPlayers online now: 55,779$39.99

5. Delta Force

   

   Play for free in operator-based extraction and full-scale combined arms warfare. Become elite Operators, customize an ever-expanding arsenal of weapons, and deploy into thrill-packed missions across multiple modes.

   Also in Extraction · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   57%57% of 200,420 Steam reviews are positive44.6KPlayers online now: 44,560Free

6. Rogue Point

   

   From the creators of Black Mesa: Welcome to Rogue Point! A 4-player co-op shooter where teamwork is everything. Join forces on intense missions with evolving objectives and powerful upgrades. Plan, Adapt, and Overcome. Your squad’s survival depends on it.

   Tense, Replayable, Fast-paced

   60%60% of 983 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$9.99

7. THE FINALS

   

   Steal vaults, guard payouts, and level the building around them, with hosts calling your name while the crowd roars.

   Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   78%78% of 280,396 Steam reviews are positive15.9KPlayers online now: 15,943Free

8. Active Matter

   

   A realistic extraction shooter set in quantum-unstable zones where time and space bend. Pick a loadout, hunt active matter and loot, dodge anomalies and twisted creatures, watch for rival operatives, then extract before the zone blinks out with you still in it.

   Also in Extraction · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

   78%78% of 4,789 Steam reviews are positive4.7KPlayers online now: 4,684$29.99

9. Shatterline

   

   Get ready for the apocalypse! Shatterline is a high-octane single-player FPS adventure where Earth’s survival hangs in the balance. Pick a unique operator and combat the alien plague!

   Competitive, Tense, Fast-paced

   63%63% of 24 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$9.99

10. Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

    

    A 5v5 tactical shooter where teams alternate between attack and defense. Each round starts with a plan, then turns on smart gadget use, drone scouting, and breaching. Worth playing for tense team rounds that feel unlike other shooters.

    Competitive, Tense, Replayable

    82%82% of 1,570,744 Steam reviews are positive54.4KPlayers online now: 54,376Free

11. Insurgency: Sandstorm

    

    A hardcore tactical shooter where one or two bullets end the fight. You clear war-torn streets with no crosshair and little HUD, count ammunition, and stick with your squad to survive. Brutal, tense, and built on teamwork, with sharp gunplay and sound that keeps every corner dangerous.

    Competitive, Tense, Replayable

    85%85% of 104,565 Steam reviews are positive1.3KPlayers online now: 1,328$29.99

12. Marathon

    

    Marathon is Bungie's tense extraction shooter on the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV. You scour dangerous maps for loot and intel alone or with a crew, strip gear from fallen rivals, then fight to extraction to fill your vault. Strong gunplay, flexible Runner builds, and knife-edge alliances make every run worth the risk.

    Also in Extraction · Competitive, Tense, Replayable

    81%81% of 45,537 Steam reviews are positive2.6KPlayers online now: 2,580$39.99

Hidden gems like SHRAPNEL

Dagger Directive

Plan the op, gear up, pick dusk or midnight, and take on a global special forces campaign solo or with friends.

82%82% of 849 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$19.99

Legend Battles

Drop in with your squad, gear up fast, and fight your way back out of a match where every round goes sideways differently.

84%84% of 493 Steam reviews are positive25Players online now: 25Free

Fracture Point

After years in prison, you return to a dark megacity ruled by a ruthless corporation.

82%82% of 237 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

Future Breach 64

Breach and Clear areas tactically in a team-based shooter.

87%87% of 106 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Battle Shapers

Blast corrupt robots in a bright cyberpunk city, steal Overlord Cores to reshape your build, and come back stronger after every run.

80%80% of 984 Steam reviews are positive4Players online now: 4$24.99

Active Matter

Hunt active matter through quantum-unstable zones where rival operatives, anomalies and twisted creatures stand between you and the extraction point.

78%78% of 4,789 Steam reviews are positive4.7KPlayers online now: 4,684$29.99

SENTRY

Defend your spaceship from alien boarders with guns, traps and blast doors while plotting your escape through hostile space.

82%82% of 866 Steam reviews are positive15Players online now: 15$15.99

RIFTSTORM

Team up with two friends, push deeper into rift zones for better gear, and get out alive before the hordes close in.

70%70% of 712 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$14.99

Breachers™

A tactical 5v5 VR shooter where attackers fight through walls and defenders set the traps, one round at a time.

83%83% of 1,379 Steam reviews are positive25Players online now: 25$19.99

Paint Warfare

An online arena FPS where you climb walls, fly across maps and out-paint everyone else in short, frantic rounds.

85%85% of 2,002 Steam reviews are positive8Players online now: 8Free

ZERO Sievert

Raid a pixel-art wasteland, grab what you can carry, and make it back to your bunker before the wasteland takes it all.

84%84% of 14,578 Steam reviews are positive220Players online now: 220$19.99

OPERATOR

A tactical shooter where every corner and magazine counts, on clandestine missions around the world.

86%86% of 9,219 Steam reviews are positive955Players online now: 955$19.99

Newest games like SHRAPNEL

Mycopunk

Cut through fungal aliens as a robot reject hired by the SAXON corporation.

88%88% of 4,908 Steam reviews are positive602Players online now: 602$14.99

No Such Place

Welcome to the Unknown Research Consortium (U.R.C.), where you’re tasked with conducting reconnaissance missions, terminating unknown threats…

63%63% of 657 Steam reviews are positive$17.99

Active Matter

Hunt active matter through quantum-unstable zones where rival operatives, anomalies and twisted creatures stand between you and the extraction point.

78%78% of 4,789 Steam reviews are positive4.7KPlayers online now: 4,684$29.99

WARDOGS

Fight alongside dozens of players to hold a single control point, and earn cash that carries into your next loadout.

72%72% of 163,185 Steam reviews are positive61.2KPlayers online now: 61,246$39.99

Fracture Point

After years in prison, you return to a dark megacity ruled by a ruthless corporation.

82%82% of 237 Steam reviews are positive3Players online now: 3$19.99

Dagger Directive

Plan the op, gear up, pick dusk or midnight, and take on a global special forces campaign solo or with friends.

82%82% of 849 Steam reviews are positive11Players online now: 11$19.99

RIFTSTORM

Team up with two friends, push deeper into rift zones for better gear, and get out alive before the hordes close in.

70%70% of 712 Steam reviews are positive9Players online now: 9$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

Cargo Hunters

Pilot a scavenger robot across a dead Earth, grab what still has value, and haul it home before the wasteland takes it back.

81%81% of 816 Steam reviews are positive19Players online now: 19$19.99

Marathon

Marathon is Bungie's tense extraction shooter on the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV.

81%81% of 45,537 Steam reviews are positive2.6KPlayers online now: 2,580$39.99

Legend Battles

Drop in with your squad, gear up fast, and fight your way back out of a match where every round goes sideways differently.

84%84% of 493 Steam reviews are positive25Players online now: 25Free

ARC Raiders

Hunt for loot on a machine-ruled Earth, then fight your way back underground with your haul intact. ===

82%82% of 309,509 Steam reviews are positive55.8KPlayers online now: 55,779$39.99