Games like SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
If SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is your kind of game, the closest matches are SYNTHETIK 2, Uber Destruction and Brigador: Up-Armored Edition — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its build variety is deep, combat is best and gunplay is fun. 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 →SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is a top-down tactical action roguelite released in 2018 by Flow Fire Games. Players battle through a world overrun by the Machine Legion across runs that feature an active-reload system, class-based progression, cover mechanics, drone control, and a deep perk and upgrade system. Reviewers highlight the gunplay as a core strength, noting the extensive build variety and high replayability across sessions. Players describe the experience as intense and punishing, with the soundtrack receiving consistent praise. The game supports online co-op for up to two players and runs at a medium length per session with configurable difficulty settings. It is available on Steam for $19.99 USD and marked as Playable on Steam Deck, holding a 95% positive rating from over 7,700 Steam reviews.
About SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising: SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
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SYNTHETIK 2
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Shares a tense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Top pick for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Uber Destruction
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Second-strongest match for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Uber Destruction is a side-scrolling roguelike top-down shooter. loot chests, gather insane weapons and unique upgrades to battle the relentless hoards of foes. You can also embrace the action online with friends, or in local co-op mode. Destroy your way to victory!
Brigador: Up-Armored Edition
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Third-strongest match for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Pilot a mech to hunt down and destroy the oppressive government of a cyberpunk autocracy. In this fast-paced, top-down shooter, use overwhelming firepower to destroy columns of tanks and level buildings. Unlock up to 56 unique vehicles and 40 weapons.
SYNTHETIK: Arena
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Shares an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Ranked #4 for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Face the varied challenges of the Machine God Zir in ARENA, a standalone expansion for Synthetik: Legion Rising! Leverage the next level in gun-play and experiment with powerful tech in varied action packed Arenas!
Neon Chrome
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Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Ranked #5 for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
A masterful combination of top-down shooter and endless replayability with procedural levels. Blast your way through walls & enemies with guns and cybernetic abilities. Install perks from cyber chambers and upgrade your character stats after each death. Can you stop the Overseer?
Kill to Collect
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Ranked #6 for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.
Flame Over
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Shares procedural generation and a tense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Ranked #7 for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
NeuroVoider
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Shares an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Ranked #8 for SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
NeuroVoider is a twin-stick shooter RPG set in a cyber futuristic world about brains shooting around evil robots with nuclear rocket launchers. Battle through the horde of vigilant robots, boost your character with the smoking remains of your victims, and defeat the master NeuroVoider.
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Nuclear Throne
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Shares an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
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Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Unreal Tournament 3
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Counter-Strike
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Shares an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Reviewers of SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.
Enter the Gungeon
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Shares procedural generation and an intense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.
SYNTHETIK 2
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Shares a tense mood with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Reviewers of SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
SYNTHETIK 2 is a unrelenting tactical-shooter rogue-lite. Play alone or with friends. Loot powerful tech. Experience the next level in gun-play. Upgrade your androids to rival the machine gods!
Gears of War: E-Day
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Reviewers of SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.
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Garry's Mod
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Priced ~75% under SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising on Steam right now. Shares Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising on Steam right now. Shares Action with SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising.
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Frequently asked about SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
- Does SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising run on Steam Deck?
- SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising 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 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising cost?
- SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising are SYNTHETIK 2, Uber Destruction, Brigador: Up-Armored Edition.
- Who developed SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising?
- SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising was developed by Flow Fire Games and published by Flow Fire Games, WhisperGames.
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