# Games like IS Defense

> The closest matches to IS Defense: Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear, Blue Estate The Game, Hatred, Mad Bullets, and Wolfenstein: The New Order. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear](https://imho.run/games/385600/heavy-fire-shattered-spear) — Also On-Rails Shooter and War, like IS Defense. 56 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/385600/)
2. [Blue Estate The Game](https://imho.run/games/305380/blue-estate-the-game) — Also On-Rails Shooter, like IS Defense. 741 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/305380/)
3. [Hatred](https://imho.run/games/341940/hatred) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 9,619 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341940/)
4. [Mad Bullets](https://imho.run/games/452860/mad-bullets) — Shares upgrade system with IS Defense. 147 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/452860/)
5. [Wolfenstein: The New Order](https://imho.run/games/201810/wolfenstein-the-new-order) — Also War, like IS Defense. 25,503 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201810/)
6. [Reload](https://imho.run/games/330370/reload) — A frequent pick in IS Defense players' libraries, and another Action. 51 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/330370/)
7. [Sanctum](https://imho.run/games/91600/sanctum) — Same intense mood as IS Defense. 1,335 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/91600/)
8. [Trepang2](https://imho.run/games/1164940/trepang2) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 11,287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/)
9. [Hard Reset Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/98400/hard-reset-extended-edition) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/)
10. [Alien Rage - Unlimited](https://imho.run/games/217920/alien-rage-unlimited) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 546 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/217920/)
11. [Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://imho.run/games/581320/insurgency-sandstorm) — Also War and Violent, like IS Defense. 59,257 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/)
12. [DeadCore](https://imho.run/games/284460/deadcore) — Same intense mood as IS Defense. 1,031 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284460/)
13. [Beach Invasion 1945 - Pacific](https://imho.run/games/2390480/beach-invasion-1945-pacific) — Also On-Rails Shooter, like IS Defense. 126 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390480/)
14. [Good Kill!](https://imho.run/games/2705210/good-kill) — Shares upgrade system with IS Defense. 67 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2705210/)
15. [Sniper Elite 4](https://imho.run/games/312660/sniper-elite-4) — Also War and Violent, like IS Defense. 15,517 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312660/)
16. [Deadlink](https://imho.run/games/1676130/deadlink) — Same intense mood as IS Defense. 1,959 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1676130/)
17. [Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition](https://imho.run/games/501590/bulletstorm-full-clip-edition) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 3,474 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501590/)
18. [BeachHead](https://imho.run/games/1288790/beachhead) — Also On-Rails Shooter and War, like IS Defense. 71 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1288790/)
19. [MULLET MADJACK](https://imho.run/games/2111190/mullet-madjack) — Same intense mood as IS Defense. 4,565 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111190/)
20. [Project Hunt](https://imho.run/games/2451010/project-hunt) — A frequent pick in IS Defense players' libraries, and another Sports. 70 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451010/)
21. [High Hell](https://imho.run/games/673000/high-hell) — Also Violent, like IS Defense. 807 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/673000/)
22. [TAMASHIKA](https://imho.run/games/2996080/tamashika) — Same chill mood as IS Defense. 137 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2996080/)
23. [Day of Infamy](https://imho.run/games/447820/day-of-infamy) — Also War, like IS Defense. 9,523 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/447820/)
24. [Tower of Guns](https://imho.run/games/266110/tower-of-guns) — Same intense mood as IS Defense. 447 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448370&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448370&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=448370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/448370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About IS Defense

„IS Defense” is a game set in politically-fictional 2020 – where the expansion of ISIS went out of hand. The player takes the role of NATO’s stationary machine-gun operator, deployed to defend the shores of Europe.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 448370
- **Developer:** Destructive Creations
- **Publisher:** Destructive Creations
- **Genres:** Action, Indie
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Leaderboards, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 19, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 50
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/448370/is-defense)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=448370&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/448370/)
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