LikeThisGame
Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition
Games Like

Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition

2015100/100
ShooterRole-playing (RPG)

Military · Sci-Fi

The Taken King refines Destiny's core loop of shooting, looting, and leveling into a potent cocktail. Its strength lies in the way it marries satisfying gunplay with the addictive grind of RPG progression. The addition of subclasses and a more focused narrative significantly improved the original experience, offering a compelling reason to revisit familiar environments and chase ever-better gear, solidifying Destiny's place in the shared-world shooter landscape.

About Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition

Details
Prior to the events of The Taken King, Guardians crippled the Hive invasion force on Earth and the Moon by methodically taking down their field commanders and strategists, including Sardon and Omnigul. The Guardians then banished Crota's soul and eventually killed Crota himself. They also destroyed a Shrine communing with Oryx and killed its protector, Sardok. Eris Morn alerted Mara Sov of Oryx's arrival, and the Queen set out with the Awoken Armada to Saturn, where the Taken King's Dreadnaught had stopped to refuel. Uldren Sov led his fighter wings to attack the Dreadnaught and engage the fleet of Tombships protecting it, with the Queen and Oryx presiding over the battle from their respective flagships. With help from her Coven of Techeun Witches, the Queen summoned her Harbingers, deadly orbs that could decimate an army in seconds. The Harbingers bombarded the Dreadnaught, but after the explosions faded away there seemed to be no lasting marks on the battlecruiser. Oryx then fired the ship's superweapon, which ripped a hole through the rings of Saturn and completely destroyed the Awoken fleet. Queen Mara and many other major parts of the Reef's leadership, including Paladin Abra Zire and Techeun Shuro Chi, have since disappeared and are considered MIA, while Petra Venj has advised a remaining Paladin to declare all of them dead. Attack on Phobos Meanwhile, the Vanguard intercepted a distress signal on all channels, broadcasted from the Skyburners fortress Fleetbase Korus on Phobos. A Guardian is dispatched to Phobos, and they witness a strange new enemy slaughtering the Skyburners. Oryx contacts the Guardians, willing into existence an army of corrupted Cabal and Hive called the Taken. The Guardian defeats these Taken, overcoming Syrok, Word of Oryx. They then attempt to escape the Skyburner Keep via the Aerodrome landing pad, which is riddled with Taken. The Guardian reaches the landing pad and escapes Phobos in their ship. From then, Oryx's master plan is revealed: He will enslave as many Cabal, Vex, Fallen, and his own Hive as he can, and use them to bring the system into ruin. Initially, one of his consorts, Ecthar (who also fluently speaks English), tells him to only retrieve the strongest of the four races and bring the rest to nigh-extinction, but Oryx objects to Ecthar's advice. Realizing that the Taken are too deadly a threat to take lightly, the Vanguard send Guardians to rediscover lost powers of their forebearers. The Hunter gains the Nightstalker class and the Shadowshot super ability, the Warlock gains the Stormcaller class and the Stormtrance super ability, and the Titan gains the Sunbreaker class and the Hammer of Sol super ability.

Top 4 Alternatives to Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition

1
Rating
Critic & community
90
Match
Recommendation strength
89%

Helldivers 2

2024 · Shooter

Like Destiny, this game throws you into intense, cooperative sci-fi battles, but with a stronger emphasis on tactical teamwork and overwhelming enemy numbers, forcing constant communication and strategic positioning.

Why recommended

  • Features relentless, large-scale cooperative combat against alien hordes, demanding precise shooting and ability usage similar to Destiny's raid and strike encounters.
  • Criteria — Offers a highly engaging Multiplayer experience with a strong emphasis on cooperative play and squad tactics, crucial for tackling higher difficulties.
  • Criteria — Provides a Challenging Difficulty curve that scales significantly, requiring coordinated strategies, effective loadouts, and excellent execution to succeed in higher operations.
2
Rating
Critic & community
80
Match
Recommendation strength
85%

This game blends third-person shooting with Souls-like difficulty and deep RPG progression, offering a challenging co-op experience against monstrous foes in procedurally generated worlds, much like Destiny's mix of action and buildcrafting.

Why recommended

  • Combines third-person shooter mechanics with robust RPG elements, including complex class systems, weapon upgrades, and stat allocation, appealing to players who enjoy Destiny's buildcrafting.
  • Criteria — Designed for cooperative Multiplayer, allowing players to team up to tackle challenging bosses and explore diverse, procedurally generated environments.
  • Criteria — Offers a consistently Challenging Difficulty, particularly in boss encounters and higher world tiers, demanding precise dodging, strategic ability usage, and good team synergy.
3
Rating
Critic & community
82
Match
Recommendation strength
80%

For fans of Destiny's 'looter shooter' core, Borderlands 3 amplifies the weapon variety, character builds, and chaotic co-op action, all wrapped in a distinct, humorous sci-fi aesthetic.

Why recommended

  • Features an extensive 'looter shooter' gameplay loop with billions of procedurally generated guns, deep skill trees for distinct character classes, and constant progression, mirroring Destiny's core appeal.
  • Criteria — Offers seamless cooperative Multiplayer for up to four players, allowing friends to team up and tackle the campaign and endgame content together.
  • The game provides a scalable Challenge, with higher 'Mayhem' modes and True Vault Hunter Mode offering significantly tougher enemies and better loot, requiring optimized builds and teamwork.
4
Match
Recommendation strength
78%

If you crave Destiny's loot grind and challenging gunplay but want a hardcore, unforgiving military simulation with even higher stakes, Tarkov delivers a brutal, tactical experience.

Why recommended

  • Features a deep progression system centered around gear acquisition, weapon modification, and character skills, echoing Destiny's RPG elements and loot chase.
  • Criteria — The core gameplay loop is built around intense, high-stakes Multiplayer encounters where every decision, from loadout to movement, can lead to victory or devastating loss.
  • Criteria — Known for its extremely Challenging Difficulty, punishing mistakes severely and requiring meticulous planning, map knowledge, and tactical awareness to survive and extract.

Explore Destiny: The Taken King - Legendary Edition in detail

Screenshots, prices, playtime, streams and more

View Page →

Want something more specific?

Select criteria to get personalized recommendations

Select at least 1

Explore More Games