Splitgate similar games & best alternatives

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Splitgate

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

Splitgate is a free-to-play, fast-paced multiplayer shooter that features player-controlled portals. This sci-fi shooter takes the FPS genre to a new dimension with its portal mechanics, delivering high-flying, multi-dimensional combat.

What works

  • Innovative portal mechanics adding creativity and strategy
  • High skill ceiling with rewarding gunplay
  • Active and supportive developer community
  • Free-to-play with fair monetization
  • Strong nostalgic appeal for halo and arena shooter fans

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and declining player base affecting matchmaking
  • Steep learning curve for new players
  • Some map design and balance issues
  • Limited progression and customization options
  • Occasional toxicity in community

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Red Eclipse

  • Warfork

  • Reflex Arena

  • Sky Noon

  • FragPunk

  • Rogue Company

More story-driven

Games that feels like Splitgate but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Marathon

  • Sven Co-op

  • Marvel Rivals

  • Unfortunate Spacemen

  • Vellum

  • Onirism

More dominating

Games that feels like Splitgate but with more domination over others

  • Ben and Ed - Blood Party

  • Screencheat

  • Grabity

  • Ratz Instagib

  • Redmatch 2

  • Enemy On Board

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Splitgate. 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 Splitgate. These titles are not in What to play next.

Splitgate: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Relaxation, Domination.

Last update: 21/08/2026