MOTHERGUNSHIP similar games & best alternatives

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MOTHERGUNSHIP

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2018

Should you play it?

MOTHERGUNSHIP is a bullet-hell FPS where you craft your own guns, fight gigantic bosses, and defeat a robotic alien armada that conquered Earth. Face off against overwhelming odds in brutal, non-stop combats where thinking on your feet is the only way to survive.

What works

  • Extensive gun customization
  • Fast-paced, challenging combat
  • Co-op multiplayer
  • Humorous story and voice acting
  • Good replayability with roguelike progression

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep difficulty curve may frustrate some
  • Randomness in shops and loot can feel unfair
  • Short main campaign
  • Some repetitiveness in rooms and enemies
  • Minor bugs and occasional performance drops

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Roboquest

  • Moros Protocol

  • The Ascent

  • CRYPTARK

  • Turbo Overkill

  • SYNTHETIK 2

Less social

Games that feels like MOTHERGUNSHIP but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Tower of Guns

  • Deadlink

  • Hard Reset Extended Edition

  • Severed Steel

  • Hard Reset Redux

  • Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

More competitive

Games that feels like MOTHERGUNSHIP but with more competition against others

  • Prodeus

  • Jets'n'Guns 2

  • Dead Effect 2 VR

  • Meltdown

  • Deadzone: Rogue

  • Danger Scavenger

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Similarity map

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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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 MOTHERGUNSHIP. These titles are not in What to play next.

MOTHERGUNSHIP: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. 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 Intimacy, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026