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Games like Blacklight: Retribution

If Blacklight: Retribution is your kind of game, the closest matches are Titanfall® 2, Marathon and Silicon War:Blitz — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, dark and intense. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Blacklight: Retribution: Take firefights to a futuristic new level in Blacklight: Retribution, a free-to-play FPS. See through walls with the HRV, deploy mechanized Hardsuits, and customize your weapons to dominate the opposition.

2012ActionFree To PlayMetacritic 75Windowsby Hardsuit Labs, Inc.
Blacklight: Retribution — Steam game cover
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Community was tight knit during its peakHealth based weapon building forces thoughtful loadout choicesLoadout stations let players plan builds mid matchCompetitiveDarkIntense

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  1. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Top pick for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Marathon

    WHY THIS

    Shares a competitive mood with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Second-strongest match for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Scavenge the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV as a bio-cybernetic Runner in a PvPvE survival extraction FPS from the creators of Halo and Destiny.

    2026Action39.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Silicon War:Blitz

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    A Roguelite VR Mech bullethell Shooter, you will pilot your mech through an onslaught of endless bullets and enemies! Each battle is a crucial test of your reaction skills and strategic planning. Continuously upgrade and enhance your mech until all adversaries are vanquished!

    2024ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. THE WASTE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    THE WASTE – a brutal and stylish action game about bloody street shootouts and survival in a city after a global collapse, where authority has fallen, and crime thrives. Two factions fight for control over the city, its resources, and survivors.

    ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  5. INFEES

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Infees is a singleplayer voxel game. At the moment it has only one playable mode where you have to kill zombies and survive as long as possible, there are many weapons, and upgrades at your disposal to make this task easier!

    2021ActionIndieEarly AccessFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. War Robots VR: The Skirmish

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    War Robots VR: The Skirmish is a short, but highly immersive teaser-shooter for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive set in the universe of the War Robots franchise.

    2017ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. MAFIA ROMANIA

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    MAFIA ROMANIA is a Free-to-Play multiplayer shooter with Romanian-Inspired locations, parkour/freerunning elements, and both first person/third person perspectives.

    ActionFree To PlayEarly AccessFreeSteam ↗
  8. MechWarrior 5: Clans

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Blacklight: Retribution fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    In MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS, players become new Smoke Jaguar pilots in the Clan Invasion of the Inner Sphere. Lead a five-mech "Star" squad across diverse planets, engaging in an expansive campaign with immersive gameplay and intricate combat. Customize BattleMechs and explore strategic options.

    2024ActionSimulation29.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Blacklight: Retribution.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Free To Play with Blacklight: Retribution.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Blacklight: Retribution

Does Blacklight: Retribution have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Blacklight: Retribution supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Blacklight: Retribution?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Blacklight: Retribution are Titanfall® 2, Marathon, Silicon War:Blitz.
Who developed Blacklight: Retribution?
Blacklight: Retribution was developed by Hardsuit Labs, Inc..

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