Destiny 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Destiny 2

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Explore the mysteries of Sol and experience exhilirating first-person shooter combat in Destiny 2. Unlock powerful abilities and collect unique gear across story missions, co-op, and PvP modes.

What works

  • Satisfying gunplay and abilities
  • Expansive pve and pvp content
  • Deep build customization
  • Strong community and cooperation
  • Engaging story and lore

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Grindy and repetitive activities
  • Expensive dlc and monetization
  • Some content vaulted or removed
  • Pvp balance and toxicity issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • SAMURAI WARRIORS 4-II

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

  • Neverwinter

  • The Elder Scrolls® Online

  • Shatterline

  • RIFT

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Destiny 2 but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Borderlands 2

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

  • Monster Hunter: World

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II

Less competitive

Games that feels like Destiny 2 but with less competition against others

  • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

  • Dead Space™ 3

  • Warframe

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • REMNANT II®

  • Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Destiny 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Destiny 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Destiny 2: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026