Livelock similar games & best alternatives

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Livelock

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

Should you play it?

Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

What works

  • Fun cooperative gameplay
  • Three distinct character classes
  • Satisfying combat and visual effects
  • Good character progression and customization
  • Well-optimized with controller support

Things to keep in mind

  • Short campaign and limited content
  • Small playerbase and dead multiplayer
  • Limited weapon and ability variety
  • Some bugs and occasional technical issues
  • Lack of local co-op and mod support

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Guns, Gore and Cannoli 2

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

  • Coridden

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

  • Renegade Ops

  • Wizard with a Gun

More continuation-driven

Games that feels like Livelock but with an even stronger pull to keep playing

  • Shape of Dreams

  • Shape of Dreams: Prologue

  • Sky Force Reloaded

  • Greedland

  • SWORN

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

More exploratory

Games that feels like Livelock but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • The Riftbreaker

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

  • Gatewalkers (Alpha)

  • Victor Vran ARPG

  • Darksiders Genesis

  • Final Exam

Less social

Games that feels like Livelock but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre

  • ANNIE:Last Hope

  • KILL KNIGHT

  • Army of Ruin

  • R.I.P. - Reincarnation Insurance Program

  • Sunset Overdrive

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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).
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  • 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 Livelock. These titles are not in What to play next.

Livelock: 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 Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026