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24 alternatives to Halo 2

Earth will never be the same

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Halo 2 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Halo Menu▲62

   Relive your favourite Halo title menu in your browser

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Halo Wars 2▲60

   The second Halo RTS with help from the Total War team

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Blues and Bullets▲66

   Things rarely go as planned...

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   No Man's Sky▲272

   Explore a nearly endless procedurally generated universe

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gears of War: Ultimate Edition▲56

   Re-geared for a new generation

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   No Time To Explain Remastered▲60

   Chase your future self through time and alternate realities

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Planet of the Eyes▲68

   Explore the mystery of an unknown world

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Smite▲61

   Online battleground of the gods

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Refunct▲70

   Vibrant first-person platformer

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    XCOM 2▲79

    Sequel to XCOM. Eliminate the alien occupation

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    That Dragon, Cancer▲122

    A videogame developer's love letter to his son

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Tacoma▲69

    Bioshock-ish .... in SPACE!

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Everybody's Gone to the Rapture▲73

    Scientist trapped in the very second of the apocalypse

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Reap▲69

    A survival game on a mysterious archipelago

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    HOMEFRONT: The Revolution▲66

    An open-world first person shooter

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Below▲80

    Explore. Survive. Discover.

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Halo 5: Guardians▲105

    Master Chief returns, natch. Focus on co-op and big battles.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Civilization: Beyond Earth- Rising Tide▲66

    First expansion for Beyond Earth

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Starbound▲67

    An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Wasteland 2▲71

    Post-apocalyptic sequel from Fallout's original producer

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Warframe▲56

    F2P Co-op shooter

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Star Command Galaxies▲60

    The open world (galaxy?) version of a really great iOS game!

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Project Knoxville▲65

    Cooperative Hunger Games

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Galaxy Alliance▲56

    Find another habitable planet and rebuild your nation

    2015 · its alternatives →

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