Alien Swarm Alternatives

Alien Swarm is described as 'free top-down shoot-em-up video game by Valve Corporation. It is a remake of the Alien Swarm mod for Unreal Tournament 2004, and it was developed by the original team, which was hired by Valve during the course of the development process' and is an game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Alien Swarm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Steam and Playstation. The best alternative is Doom. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Digital Paint: Paintball 2 or Jake2. Other Alien Swarm like games are Dead Space, Prodeus, Shadow Warrior (Reboot) and Killing Floor.

Alien Swarm alternatives are mainly First-Person Shooters but may also be Horror Games or Third-Person Shooters. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Alien Swarm.

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Alien Swarm

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Doom (Series)
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59 alternatives to Doom
Doom is a science fiction horror-themed first-person shooter video game in which players assume the role of a space marine, popularly known as "Doomguy", who must fight his way through the hordes of invading demons from Hell.
Represent entire series of Doom games including Doom , Doom II: Hell on Earth, Final Doom, Doom 64, Doom 3, Doom (2016), Doom Eternal.
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1. Single playerDoom has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerDoom offers a game mode for more than one player.
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Sci-fi
Dead Space (Series)
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Wine
46 alternatives to Dead Space
Dead Space is a survival horror third-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
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Prodeus
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44 alternatives to Prodeus
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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1. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
2. Single playerProdeus has one or more single player game modes.
3. MultiplayerProdeus offers a game mode for more than one player.
4. CrowdsourcedProdeus uses suggestions, information, etc., from a large group of people to improve the quality of the content.
Shadow Warrior (Reboot) (Series)
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45 alternatives to Shadow Warrior (Reboot)
Shadow Warrior is a series of first-person shooter video games that focuses on the exploits of Lo Wang, a modern ninja warrior who fights through hordes of demons.
Represent entire series of Shadow Warrior (Reboot) games including Shadow Warrior,Shadow Warrior 2,Shadow Warrior 3.
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1. Single playerShadow Warrior (Reboot) has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerShadow Warrior (Reboot) offers a game mode for more than one player.
3. DRM FreeNo Digital rights management (DRM), i.e. no copy protection.
First person view
Sci-fi
Digital Paint: Paintball 2
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First-Person Shooter
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36 alternatives to Digital Paint: Paintball 2
Digital Paint: Paintball 2 is a Paintball game that started out as a mod for quake 2 but then took on a life of its own as an open source fps game with a global player and clan management system.

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Killing Floor
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12 alternatives to Killing Floor
Killing Floor is a co-op survival horror FPS game. Remake of the UT2004 modification and available on Steam platform.
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Killing Floor Mod
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16 alternatives to Killing Floor Mod
Killing Floor is a "Total Conversion" mod for Unreal Tournament 2004 game. Playing as a squad of marines, you must use firepower and teamwork to drive back massive hordes of bloodthirsty zombies.
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Zombie Game
Jake2
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Online
21 alternatives to Jake2
Jake2 is a Java 3D game engine. It is a port of the GPL’d Quake2 game engine from id Software. To use the Jake2 engine you need either the data files from the original game or from the demo version that is available for download from ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com.
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Zandronum
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49 alternatives to Zandronum
Zandronum is a multiplayer oriented port, based off Skulltag, for Doom and Doom II by id Software.
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1. Single playerZandronum has one or more single player game modes.
2. MultiplayerZandronum offers a game mode for more than one player.
Online Gaming
Free to play
Dead Meets Lead
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Horror Game
Windows
12 alternatives to Dead Meets Lead
Dead Meets Lead is every bit and piece of what a challenging zombie-slaying action game should be. Enter the role of the 18th century commander who’s on a mission to obliterate evil, by fighting your way through the island of El Mirando.
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1. Single playerDead Meets Lead has one or more single player game modes.