Killing Floor 2 similar games & best alternatives

Killing Floor 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

What works
  • Satisfying gunplay and gore
  • Strong cooperative gameplay
  • Frequent free updates and community content
  • Diverse classes and progression system
  • Engaging soundtrack and atmosphere
Things to keep in mind
  • Slow content updates recently
  • Some pay-to-win concerns with dlc weapons
  • Matchmaking issues and empty servers
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some bugs and technical issues

What to play next

Similar games, hidden gems, and fresh directions from this game.

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition

  • Shatterline

  • Hellbreach: Vegas

  • Killing Floor

  • Arizona Sunshine® 2

  • Serious Sam Classics: Revolution

  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier™

  • Left 4 Dead

  • World War Z

Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Shatterline

  • PERISH

  • Battlezone Gold Edition

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Recommendations by what you enjoyed most

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Each dot is a game. They are arranged from the same motivation profile as in the “Why this game works” section below. Closer dots usually mean more similar reasons to play (exploration, competition, relaxation, etc.)—not that one game is “better” than another.

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Why don’t the axes read like a score? This view uses t-SNE: it only keeps who is close to whom. The scales are not “good to bad” or hours played—they separate groups on the map. Read distance between dots, not the axis numbers (hidden on purpose).

Killing Floor 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Status.

Why this game works

A motivational profile of the game, with the closest similar game for each player motivation.

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  • Competition

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  • Creativity

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  • Escapism

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  • Expression

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  • Health

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