Soldat 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Soldat 2

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2020

Should you play it?

Soldat 2 is a 2D deathmatch shooter with real guns, ragdoll violence and physics-based movement. Based on classic Soldat with team game modes, ranked multiplayer, bots and built-in customization and level editing. Made by MM - creator of the original.

What works

  • Faithful to original soldat gameplay
  • High skill ceiling and competitive depth
  • Active and friendly community
  • Frequent updates and developer engagement
  • Customization and map editor support

Things to keep in mind

  • Small player base limits matchmaking
  • Some bugs and performance issues
  • Lack of private lobby features
  • Limited new content compared to original
  • Early access state with incomplete features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Worms Reloaded

  • UpGun

  • Knight Club +

  • Stick Fight: The Game

  • Pummel Party

  • Worms W.M.D

More story-driven

Games that feels like Soldat 2 but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Cobalt

  • Strike Force Heroes

  • Wild Bastards

  • Samurai GUNN 2

  • Risk of Rain Returns

  • Super Animal Royale

Less dominating

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

  • Indie Pogo

  • SpiderHeck

  • Deadswitch 3

  • War Brokers

  • Sky Knights

  • Armajet

More intense

Games that feels like Soldat 2 but with a more intense feel

  • Samurai GUNN

  • SpeedRunners

  • Soldat

  • Screencheat

  • TowerFall Ascension

  • Ultimate Chicken Horse

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Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Soldat 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 Soldat 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Soldat 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026