What games are like Half-Life: Alyx?

The best games like Half-Life: Alyx on Steam right now include Half-Life 2, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. They share Half-Life: Alyx's genre and gameplay (VR, FPS, Story Rich) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Half-Life: Alyx, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Half-Life: Alyx (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Half-Life: Alyx? The closest matches on Steam right now are Half-Life 2, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Halo: The Master Chief Collection — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (VR, FPS, Story Rich) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Half-Life: Alyx

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Half-Life: Alyx
1	Half-Life 2	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Atmospheric, Story Rich
2	Resident Evil 7 Biohazard	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
3	Halo: The Master Chief Collection	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Atmospheric, Story Rich
4	Call of Duty®: Black Ops III	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Gore, Atmospheric
5	Half-Life	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Gore, Atmospheric
6	DOOM Eternal	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Gore, Atmospheric
7	Metro Exodus	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Shooter, Story Rich
8	Resident Evil Village	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Story Rich, FPS
9	Red Dead Redemption 2	Action	Shooter, Gore, Atmospheric, Story Rich
10	Outer Wilds	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Story Rich, Horror
11	Left 4 Dead	Action	Shooter, Atmospheric, FPS, Horror
12	Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™	Action	Sci-fi, Shooter, Atmospheric, Story Rich

Why these are like Half-Life: Alyx

1. Half-Life 2

From the same studio; both are tagged sci-fi, shooter, atmospheric. Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance.

2. Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, shooter; both offer single-player. Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse.

3. Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Both are tagged sci-fi, shooter, atmospheric; both offer single-player. The Master Chief’s iconic journey includes six games, built for PC and collected in a single integrated experience.

4. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

Both are tagged sci-fi, shooter, gore; both offer single-player. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Edition includes the full base game plus the Zombies Chronicles content expansion.

5. Half-Life

From the same studio; both are tagged sci-fi, shooter, gore. Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive.

6. DOOM Eternal

Both are tagged sci-fi, shooter, gore; both offer single-player. Hell’s armies have invaded Earth.

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