PlanetSide 2 similar games & best alternatives

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PlanetSide 2

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2012

Should you play it?

PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

What works

  • Massive open world battles
  • Free to play with fair progression
  • Strong community and teamwork
  • Varied classes and vehicles
  • Active development and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Performance issues in large battles
  • Some toxic player behavior
  • Complexity can overwhelm beginners
  • Pay to speed up progression elements

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Battlefield 4™

  • Conqueror's Blade

  • Wildgate

  • Warhammer® 40,000: Dawn of War® - Soulstorm

  • Blood Strike

  • ARC Raiders

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like PlanetSide 2 but with less leadership over others

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

  • Strike Force Heroes

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks

  • Chivalry 2

  • Titanfall® 2

Less dominating

Games that feels like PlanetSide 2 but with less domination over others

  • MechWarrior Online™ Legends

  • Iron Brigade

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Borderlands 2

  • Guns of Icarus Alliance

  • Over The Top: WWI

Less competitive

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

  • Starship Troopers: Extermination

  • Warframe

  • John Carpenter's Toxic Commando

  • Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition

  • HELLDIVERS™ 2

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

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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 PlanetSide 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

PlanetSide 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Intimacy, Cooperation.

Last update: 21/08/2026