Games like Anthem
Closest overall match: The Surge 2 (★ 3.6). Highest rated: Prey at ★ 4.3. Newest: Star Citizen (2025). Quickest to finish: Spellbreak at about 1 hours.
We compared Anthem against every game in our catalog on shared tags, genre, rating, playtime and release era, and these 25 came closest. What ties them together most: Singleplayer, Open World and Action-Adventure. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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57%
1. The Surge 2
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Futuristic, Action-Adventure, Online multiplayer and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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57%
2. Outriders
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Aliens, Third-Person Shooter and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 18h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4, RPG
-
56%
3. Tom Clancy’s The Division 2
Shares Third-Person Shooter, Action-Adventure, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.0 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4, RPG
-
54%
4. Control
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Cinematic, Action-Adventure, Exploration and Singleplayer; rated 1.4 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 84
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 76%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
-
54%
5. ELEX
Shares Futuristic, Third-Person Shooter, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 59
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 55%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
54%
6. Marvel’s Avengers
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Open World and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 2.7
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 50%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
7. Just Cause 4
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Third-Person Shooter, Action-Adventure, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 40%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4
-
53%
8. The Outer Worlds
Shares Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
9. Borderlands 3
Shares Action-Adventure, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 66%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
10. GreedFall
Shares Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.3
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
53%
11. Far Cry 6
Shares PvE, Action-Adventure, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 8h
- Finish rate
- 66%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
-
53%
12. STAR WARS Battlefront II
Shares Aliens, Third-Person Shooter and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 74
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 54%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
-
52%
13. Prey
Shares Aliens, Futuristic, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.6 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 10h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 2, 4, RPG
-
52%
14. Monster Hunter: World
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Action-Adventure, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 89
- Playtime
- 15h
- Finish rate
- 43%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
51%
15. Kingdom Hearts III
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Action-Adventure, Exploration and Singleplayer; rated 1.2 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 82
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
-
51%
16. Spellbreak
Shares Third-Person Shooter; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2020
- Rating
- ★ 2.9
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 12%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
51%
17. Mass Effect: Andromeda
Shares 3rd-Person Perspective; same developer; rated 0.5 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 23h
- Finish rate
- 63%
- Shared genres
- 4, RPG
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51%
18. Star Citizen New
Shares flying, 3rd-Person Perspective, Cinematic, Action-Adventure and Online multiplayer and 2 more tags; rated 0.8 higher.
- Year
- 2025
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 8%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
-
51%
19. Scarlet Nexus
Shares Futuristic, Action-Adventure, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 higher; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2021
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 79
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 57%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
51%
20. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
Shares Cinematic, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.1 higher.
- Year
- 2024
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 7h
- Finish rate
- 66%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
21. The Council
Shares Singleplayer; rated 0.9 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 76
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
22. Darksiders III
Shares Action-Adventure, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 65
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
-
50%
23. The Evil Within
Shares Cinematic, Third-Person Shooter, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 1.3 higher.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 68
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
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50%
24. Far Cry New Dawn
Shares Action-Adventure, Exploration, Open World and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.4
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 12h
- Finish rate
- 78%
- Shared genres
- 2, 3, 4
-
50%
25. ANCESTORS: The Humankind Odyssey
Shares Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.0
- Metacritic
- 69
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 31%
- Shared genres
- 3, 4, RPG
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Anthem?
On our similarity model, The Surge 2 is the closest match to Anthem — shares 3rd-Person Perspective, Futuristic, Action-Adventure, Online multiplayer and Singleplayer; rated 0.9 higher; same release year.
Which game like Anthem is rated highest?
Prey holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 2,250 players.
Is there a new game like Anthem in 2026?
Star Citizen is the most recent match, released December 2025.
Are there games like Anthem on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 6 games like Anthem on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Anthem on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.