Games Like Remnant 2 — the Best Soulslike Shooters, Co-Op Looters and Roguelikes

Remnant 2 is an unusual blend — a third-person shooter with Soulslike difficulty, three-player co-op, procedural worlds and looter-style buildcrafting — and the community's honest answer is that nothing matches the exact formula.

Per the official Steam store page, Remnant 2 drops "a lone Traveler to dangerous, dynamic realms" — the Soulslike-shooter formula this list compares everything against. But plenty of games scratch pieces of the itch, and they split into clear buckets: closest matches (Remnant: From the Ashes, Returnal, Outriders), co-op shooters with builds (Warframe, Destiny 2, Helldivers 2), co-op soulslike (Nioh 2, Lords of the Fallen) and roguelike adjacent (Risk of Rain 2, Roboquest, Gunfire Reborn). This guide ranks them by how close they land and tells you which to pick based on what you loved about Remnant 2.

Official resources: Remnant 2 on Steam · Warframe on Steam · OUTRIDERS on Steam · Returnal on Steam · Destiny 2 on Steam · Risk of Rain 2 on Steam

What Makes Remnant 2 Special (and Hard to Replace)

Before the list, the honest framing: r/remnantgame threads on "games like Remnant" consistently conclude the game "pretty much has the 'soulslike with guns' genre to itself." What Remnant 2 does that nothing else quite replicates:

• Soulslike combat with guns — dodge-roll i-frames, stamina, telegraphed boss patterns, but with shooter precision.
• Three-player seamless co-op with shared loot (no loot goblins) — see our crossplay guide for the exact co-op rules.
• Procedural worlds — every playthrough rolls different zones, dungeons and bosses, so replayability comes from rerolls rather than seasons.
• Build depth — archetype combos, traits, mutators, and now the Prism system (builds guide).

That means the recommendations below each trade away one or two of those pillars for something else.

The Closest Matches

Remnant: From the Ashes is the obvious first pick — it's the same loop without the dual-class system, and fans agree it still holds up (Steam). Returnal is the pick for solo players who loved Remnant 2's feel but want tighter roguelike design. OUTRIDERS is the pick for co-op players who want more loot and less dodging.

Co-Op Shooters with Build Depth

• Warframe — third-person shooter, insane movement, enormous build system (mods, Warframes, arcanes). The closest "buildcrafting for days" energy; our Warframe builds guide and all-Warframes guide cover the current roster.
• Destiny 2 — the polished co-op looter-shooter with raids and dungeons that fill the "weekly boss content" hole; our Destiny 2 crossplay guide covers the platform side.
• Helldivers 2 — chaotic 4-player co-op shooter where build variety comes from stratagems; harder than it looks, closest "drop in with friends and survive" energy (best weapons guide).
• The Division 2 — realistic cover-shooter looter with deep endgame builds.

These match the "co-op + builds" pillar but drop the Soulslike combat — you're trading boss-pattern fights for horde-clear power fantasy.

Co-Op Soulslikes (the "Hard But Fair with Friends" Bucket)

• Nioh 2 — full co-op Soulslike with staggeringly deep combat; the community's top answer when Remnant fans want melee+co-op. If you want the difficulty and depth without guns, this is the one.
• Elden Ring (with the seamless co-op mod on PC) — open-world Souls with the same "explore a hostile world with friends" loop.
• Lords of the Fallen (2023) — the co-op Soulslike whose difficulty curve and world-reset design the Remnant community specifically compares to Remnant 2's.

Roguelike Adjacent

• Risk of Rain 2 — third-person roguelike shooter with items stacking into absurd builds; the "reroll and stack power" energy (characters guide, crossplay guide).
• Roboquest — fast roguelike shooter with secrets and a comparable secret-hunting itch.
• Gunfire Reborn — co-op roguelike FPS with builds; the cheapest way to get the "co-op + builds + runs" combo.

Which One Should You Play Next?

Pick based on what you actually liked:

• Loved the world-hopping and secrets → Remnant: From the Ashes, then Roboquest (both are secret-heavy).
• Loved the bosses → Returnal (best boss fights) or Nioh 2 (melee equivalents).
• Loved the builds and loot → Warframe (deepest) or OUTRIDERS (closest loot feel).
• Loved the co-op loop → Helldivers 2 (chaos) or Destiny 2 (structured endgame).
• Loved the reroll/replay structure → Risk of Rain 2 (purest version of "one more run").

Frequently Asked Questions

What games are similar to Remnant 2?

Remnant: From the Ashes (the original), Returnal, OUTRIDERS, Warframe, Destiny 2, Helldivers 2, Nioh 2, Lords of the Fallen, Risk of Rain 2, Roboquest and Gunfire Reborn are the standard recommendations.

Is there a game like Remnant 2 with co-op?

Remnant: From the Ashes has the same 3-player co-op, OUTRIDERS and Helldivers 2 cover the co-op shooter side, and Nioh 2 is the top co-op Soulslike pick.

What should I play after Remnant 2?

Remnant: From the Ashes first (same devs, same loop), then either Returnal (bosses/solo) or Warframe (builds/co-op) depending on what you loved most.

Is Returnal like Remnant 2?

Partially — same third-person dodge-heavy shooter feel and intense boss fights, but it's single-player-only with roguelike runs instead of builds and co-op.

Is Outriders like Remnant 2?

Yes, on the co-op looter-shooter axis — class builds, expeditions, shared loot — but it's power-fantasy difficulty rather than Soulslike, so the challenge profile is different.

Is Remnant 2 the only soulslike shooter?

Practically, yes — the community consensus is that Remnant 2 (and its predecessor) own the "soulslike with guns" genre; everything else trades one pillar or another.

Related Guides

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• Warframe All Warframes Guide — Every Frame, Unlocks & the Best Picks
• Risk of Rain 2 Characters Guide — All Survivors, Unlocks & the Best Picks

Last updated: August 13, 2026.