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Games like Defiance: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of Defiance (2013): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Defiance (18)

RIFT Adventure by Trion Worlds (2011) · ≈ 4h Metacritic 84★ 2.91 Warframe Shooter by Digital Extremes (2013) · ≈ 8h Metacritic 73★ 3.42 Tom Clancy’s The Division Shooter by Ubisoft (2016) · ≈ 27h Metacritic 80★ 3.7 Firefall MMO by Red 5 Studios (2014) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 60★ 2.62 Trove Casual by Trion Worlds (2015) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 65★ 2.66 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Shooter by Ubisoft (2017) · ≈ 18h Metacritic 72★ 3.57 CrimeCraft: GangWars MMO by Vogster Entertainment (2011) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 68★ 1.65 Borderlands Shooter by 2K (2009) · ≈ 10h Metacritic 81★ 3.82 PlanetSide 2 Shooter by Daybreak Games Company (2012) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 84★ 2.97 The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited MMO by Bethesda Softworks (2015) · ≈ 16h Metacritic 77★ 3.48 Fallen Earth Free2Play MMO by Reloaded Productions (2012) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 71★ 2.09 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Shooter by Aspyr Media (2014) · ≈ 6h Metacritic 75★ 3.57 The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr MMO by Bethesda Softworks (2019) Metacritic 77★ 3.22 Escape from Tarkov Shooter by Battle State games (2025) · ≈ 7h ★ 3.99 Rage Shooter by Aspyr Media (2011) · ≈ 5h Metacritic 79★ 3.42 Borderlands 2 Shooter by Aspyr Media (2012) · ≈ 11h Metacritic 89★ 4.01 Champions Online MMO by Cryptic Studios (2011) · ≈ 3h Metacritic 72★ 2.23 Path of Exile Indie by Grinding Gear Games (2013) · ≈ 6h Metacritic 86★ 3.65