Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy similar games & best alternatives

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S • 2021

Should you play it?

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.

What works
  • Engaging story and character development
  • Strong voice acting and dialogue
  • Vibrant graphics and detailed environments
  • Excellent soundtrack with 80s music
  • Fun team-based combat mechanics
Things to keep in mind
  • Some technical bugs and glitches
  • Combat can become repetitive
  • Linear gameplay with limited exploration
  • Short game length with low replayability
  • Controller preferred for some sections

What to play next

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Top picks

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  • The Outer Worlds

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  • Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition

  • Tales of Graces f Remastered

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  • A Plague Tale: Requiem

  • Far Cry® 5

  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak

  • Persona® 5 Strikers

Hidden Gems

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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).

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: 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 Leadership, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Competition.

Why this game works

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