Games like John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
If John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is your kind of game, the closest matches are FBC: Firebreak, Borderlands 4 and Killing Floor 3 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its randomized mission layouts, satisfying gunplay and vehicle mechanics add variety. 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.
Get personalized picks →About John Carpenter's Toxic Commando: Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!
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FBC: Firebreak
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Top pick for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Purchase FBC: Firebreak and invite your friends to play the full game for free on any platform. FBC: Firebreak is a three-player cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Killing Floor 3
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
Deadzone: Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Ranked #4 for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Guns & Dragons
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Dragons? Magic? Who cares? Fight with overwhelming firepower in this co-op FPS roguelite. Fight, choose, grow stronger. Science vs. magic. Fight enemies in dungeons, pick runes and artifacts to craft your build, use materials to expand your base, develop deadlier weapons, and take down dragons.
After the Fall®
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Ranked #6 for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
BRUMLEY
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
A co-op zombie horde shooter set in a West Yorkshire town gone very, very wrong. Fight off waves of the undead, collect coins, buy bigger weapons, and uncover the dark secret rotting at the heart of Brumley. Up to 8 players. No survivors expected.
Wildgate
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Ranked #8 for John Carpenter's Toxic Commando fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Wildgate is a PvPvE multiplayer shooter that blends tactical ship-to-ship combat with fast-paced first-person action. Evade deadly environmental hazards, search for powerful weapons and ship upgrades, and be the first crew to escape with the Artifact... or the last crew left flying.
Reviewers mention these as similar to John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
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Left 4 Dead
WHY THIS
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
State of Decay
WHY THIS
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
HELLDIVERS™ 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
MudRunner
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play.
MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!
World War Z
WHY THIS
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
Back 4 Blood
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
WHY THIS
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Reviewers of John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below John Carpenter's Toxic Commando at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under John Carpenter's Toxic Commando on Steam right now. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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More from Saber Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Saber Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience. Whether you’re a long-time fan or meeting Spartan 117 for the first time, The Master Chief Collection is the definitive Halo gaming experience.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
SnowRunner
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!
MudRunner
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
MudRunner is the ultimate off-road experience putting the players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides!
Gloomhaven
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Lead your band of mercenaries in the land of Gloomhaven, work with unsavoury individuals, shape the fate of the region, fight your way through horrific places and get rich or die trying in this ruthless Tactical-RPG.
RoadCraft
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
As the leader of a company specialized in restoring sites devastated by natural disasters, use your construction machinery to restart the local industry. Clear debris and faulty equipment, rebuild roads and bridges damaged by weather, and much more!
Crysis 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Relive the legendary single-player campaign from the classic first-person shooter, Crysis 2, optimized for today's hardware in Crysis 2 Remastered.
Crysis 3 Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from Saber Interactive, the studio behind John Carpenter's Toxic Commando. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Experience the single-player experience from the iconic first-person shooter, Crysis 3, optimized to take advantage of today's hardware in Crysis 3 Remastered.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
FBC: Firebreak
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Purchase FBC: Firebreak and invite your friends to play the full game for free on any platform. FBC: Firebreak is a three-player cooperative first-person shooter set within a mysterious federal agency under assault by otherworldly forces.
Borderlands 4
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
Deadzone: Rogue
WHY THIS
Shares weapon customization and a challenging mood with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with John Carpenter's Toxic Commando.
Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.
Frequently asked about John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
- Does John Carpenter's Toxic Commando run on Steam Deck?
- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does John Carpenter's Toxic Commando cost?
- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando is listed on Steam at 31.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does John Carpenter's Toxic Commando have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — John Carpenter's Toxic Commando supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to John Carpenter's Toxic Commando?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside John Carpenter's Toxic Commando are FBC: Firebreak, Borderlands 4, Killing Floor 3.
- Who developed John Carpenter's Toxic Commando?
- John Carpenter's Toxic Commando was developed by Saber Interactive and published by Focus Entertainment.
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