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games like

Destiny 2

Destiny 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10

Like Destiny 2, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

12 games like Destiny 2

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

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HadesPracticed Mastery · action roguelike

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Dash-attack timing and dodging drive moment-to-moment fights.

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Borderlands 3Practiced Mastery · looter shooter RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - Enemies scripted, no adaptive opponent

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WarframePure Optimization · looter shooter

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Movement and combo timing matter in endgame Steel Path content

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Black DesertPracticed Mastery · sandbox MMORPG

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 3) - PvP siege battles reward reading opponents

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Warhammer: Vermintide 2Practiced Mastery · co-op horde slasher

Both lean on reads about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Melee timing, dodges, headshots demanding

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The First DescendantPracticed Mastery · looter shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - PvE co-op throughout with no meaningful adaptive opponent

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Star CitizenPracticed Mastery · online space sim

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 3) - PvP encounters reward reading pilots

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Tiny Tina's WonderlandsPracticed Mastery · fantasy looter shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - Scripted fantasy enemies, no reads

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Diablo IIIPure Optimization · action RPG looter

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 4) - Greater Rift pushing has minor mechanical demand in builds

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Monster Hunter: WorldPracticed Mastery · hunting action RPG

Both lean on optimization about the same (8 vs 8). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Decoration drops are notorious RNG

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Middle-earth: Shadow of WarPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Same counter-heavy combat as its predecessor

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of ChernobylPracticed Mastery · survival FPS

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (8 vs 6) - Artifact economy, routes, and stash knowledge converge

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Game details

Released
2017
Developer
Bungie
Franchise
Destiny
Platforms
Stadia, Series X|S, PS4, PC, PS5, XONE
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
IGDB critics
82/100
IGDB users
74/100
ShooterRole-playing (RPG)AdventureActionFantasyScience fictionOpen worldWarfare