Angels Fall First similar games & best alternatives

Angels Fall First

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2015

Should you play it?

From commanding the battle standing on the bridge of your flagship all the way down to tactical infantry firefights - AFF brings together all the combat you ever wanted in a rich science fiction setting. Boarding, pilotable capital ships, deep weapon customization and full AI support included!

What works

  • Large scale combined arms battles
  • Extensive customization options
  • Engaging space and ground combat
  • Competent ai for offline play
  • Active and responsive developers

Things to keep in mind

  • Low player population
  • Clunky and complex ui
  • Some bugs and glitches
  • Dated graphics and sound
  • Steep learning curve

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • WARSHIFT

  • Guns of Icarus Alliance

  • Guns of Icarus Online

  • Contractors

  • Sanctum 2

  • STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)

More dominating

Games that feels like Angels Fall First but with more domination over others

  • Natural Selection 2

  • Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Battlefield 4™

  • Executive Assault 2

  • Wildgate

Less fantastical

Games that feels like Angels Fall First but with less imaginative fiction

  • Arma 3

  • GROUND BRANCH

  • Easy Red 2

  • POLYGON

  • Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2

  • Caliber

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Angels Fall First but with less leadership over others

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

  • Echo Point Nova

  • Dead Effect 2 VR

  • Borderlands 2

  • Iron Brigade

  • Shatterline

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Angels Fall First: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation, Story.

Last update: 04/08/2026