Games Like Dark Sector

You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.7%, Gore 16.2%, Horror 15.7%, Third Person 10.8%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same intense sci-fi horror atmosphere and visceral combat mechanics found in Dark Sector.

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Why similar: Gore 40.9%, Action 15.2%, Shooter 13.7%, Violent 11.5%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features similarly dark, supernatural-infused combat that emphasizes unique, non-traditional weaponry.

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.9%, Gore 14.2%, Horror 10.8%, Shooter 10.7%, Third Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: Refines the survival-horror action formula with more aggressive combat and high-stakes set pieces.

Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Gore 24.4%, Action 19.3%, Shooter 16%, Sci-fi 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines high-octane tactical shooting with a terrifying, supernatural horror aesthetic.

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.2%, Horror 11.2%, Action 10.9%, Shooter 10.5%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the sci-fi horror action series with a focus on co-op play and intense combat encounters.

Don't just defy gravity. Command it. Master the fundamental forces of gravity and save the world.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.1%, Gore 21.4%, Action 14.1%, Violent 14%, Third Person 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar third-person shooter perspective with gravity-defying mechanics that mirror the unique feel of the glaive.

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Why similar: Action 22.7%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Shooter 17.8%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 15%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that features unique time-manipulation mechanics and a gritty, atmospheric setting.

Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 45.8%, Gore 13.6%, Horror 11.9%, Action 11%, Violent 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: The primary inspiration for the over-the-shoulder camera and combat pacing seen in Dark Sector.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 57.4%, Action 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Third Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity third-person sci-fi shooter that focuses on squad-based combat and robotic destruction.

Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!

Why similar: Gore 28%, Horror 25.9%, Action 16.7%, Shooter 12.8%, Violent 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Maintains the series' signature blend of supernatural horror and satisfying, gore-filled gunplay.

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.9%, Action 12.2%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Third Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, high-octane third-person shooting that pushes the genre's action elements to the limit.

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.

Why similar: Gore 31.2%, Action 19.1%, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 12%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A gore-heavy shooter that blends historical settings with supernatural, horror-themed combat.

F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Why similar: Gore 24.3%, Horror 21.8%, Action 17.1%, Shooter 15.5%, Co-op 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Adds cooperative elements to the series' established mix of horror and tactical shooting.

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Action 19.2%, Horror 15.9%, Shooter 13.6%, Co-op 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror shooter that leans heavily into the gore and action elements of the genre.

DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.1%, Gore 19.8%, Violent 13%, Horror 11.3%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title that captures the classic, clunky, yet tense feel of early 2000s horror games.

The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 44%, Action 18.1%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Third Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi third-person shooter set in a hostile environment with a focus on action and exploration.

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: Gore 25.7%, Horror 19.9%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 15.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a claustrophobic, sci-fi horror experience with a focus on dark, atmospheric environments.

Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40%, Action 16.3%, Gore 13.6%, Shooter 13.1%, Violent 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person action-horror game that emphasizes dark, surreal environments and combat.

Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.

Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Action 21.4%, Third-Person Shooter 21.1%, Violent 16.9%, Shooter 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish third-person action-horror game with a focus on unique weapon mechanics and dark humor.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 41.7%, Action 12.6%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.5%, Co-op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same over-the-shoulder action-shooter gameplay with a focus on bio-organic threats.

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Why similar: Gore 27.7%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Horror 15%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A straightforward sci-fi horror shooter that focuses on zombie-like enemies and intense action.

Paris, 1968. As the city sinks into social unrest, a far darker threat rises from deep underground. Charles Mercier, a former SOLDIER recruited by a secret organization, is sent into the METRO tunnels to prevent an IMMINENT CATASTROPHE.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 43.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Action 10.8%, Third Person 10.5%, Horror 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A modern third-person action-horror game that draws inspiration from classic genre tropes.

Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.

Why similar: Action 19.9%, Sci-fi 19.2%, Third Person 17.8%, Horror 14.3%, Co-op 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-RPG that emphasizes dark, atmospheric exploration and challenging combat.

Earth's Shadow is a third person action Sci-Fi dungeon crawler set in the year 3081 on planet Sumbra; a remote alien planet where legends of valuable relics surround this black world, calling to the greedy and brave explorers seeking a bright future... but end up uncovering an even darker past.

Why similar: Shooter 30.3%, Action 26.3%, Third Person 23.9%, Horror 12.5%, Sci-fi 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi action-shooter that focuses on dungeon-crawling mechanics within a dark, futuristic setting.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.6%, Gore 15.1%, Horror 10.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Violent 7.7%

Zedfest is the goriest game show ever created! A hardcore 6 player co-op third-person shooter with the goal to complete objectives while neutralizing Zeds with lots and lots of visceral gore.

Why similar: Gore 29.9%, Violent 18.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.8%, Action 17.4%, Shooter 5.4%

NecroVisioN: Lost Company is the prequel to original horror FPS shooter, taking place before the NecroVisioN story begins. It contains a bunch of unique levels, characters, weapons and gameplay elements as well as new main hero that presents the original game story from opposite perspective.

Why similar: Gore 30.3%, Violent 18.9%, Action 14.8%, Shooter 10.4%, Third Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the gore-filled, supernatural shooter gameplay of its predecessor.

The experimental AI chip in his brain could be humanity's salvation... or it's end. Experience mind-bending combat, explore a dark fantasy wasteland, and unravel a twisted tale as Kurt, humanity's unwilling hope.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.1%, Gore 13%, Horror 11.5%, Action 10.1%, Violent 8.9%

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Gore 35.4%, Horror 21.4%, Violent 20.8%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.4%, Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 11.8%, Action 11.2%, Horror 7.5%

Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.

Why similar: Gore 35.6%, Horror 24.2%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Shooter 17.3%, Atmospheric 3.5%

KILLGUN - is a ruthless FPS for players who crave pure, aggressive combat, high difficulty, and an atmosphere of constant survival.

Why similar: Action 26.7%, Shooter 24.4%, Gore 23.1%, Horror 11.6%, Co-op 9.1%

Dead Purge: Outbreak is a modern first-person shooter set in an unforgiving post-apocalyptic world where every minute can be your last.

Why similar: Gore 38.8%, Violent 26.6%, Action 13.6%, Shooter 9.2%, Horror 6.4%

Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Action 20.5%, Horror 14.3%, Shooter 12.3%, Violent 10.5%

As a part of the Borderwatch team, scavenge, defend and survive against zombie hordes in this 3rd person action horror survival! Will you be able to see the daylight?

Why similar: Shooter 29.1%, Action 26.4%, Third Person 23.8%, Gore 7.5%, Violent 5.4%

Dark Light: Survivor is a dark sci-fi action roguelike with ARPG loot and third-person shooter combat. Switch anytime between top-down view and TPS aiming as you build weapons, skills, and classes across brutal multiverse runs.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 64.8%, Action 17.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Horror 5.6%, Atmospheric 2.4%

Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty®: Black Ops II propels players into a near future Cold War

Why similar: Action 32.1%, Shooter 29.2%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Co-op 8.7%, Horror 5.9%

Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can only get worse.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.4%, Gore 15.4%, Shooter 11%, Third Person 10.4%, Horror 8.6%

Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.

Why similar: Action 41.9%, Horror 29.4%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Singleplayer 3.9%

INSTINCT encompasses horror on a whole new level — experience the chilling gameplay and story through the eyes of three different playable characters in this FPS game!

Why similar: Shooter 29.3%, Violent 29.2%, Action 19.5%, Horror 16.6%, Singleplayer 5.4%

A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.6%, Gore 19.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Horror 8.9%, Sci-fi 8%

SECTOR is a simple hardcore classic shooter game that you play the role of Dimitri, he and ​​another scientists made fail biological tests and the infected enemies took possesion of technology evolution. Survive at this severe place, fighting against creatures and solving problems, now you need to place the order.

Why similar: Action 28.6%, Shooter 27.5%, Horror 21.5%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Singleplayer 5.5%

The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...

Why similar: Gore 39.6%, Action 22.2%, Violent 16.5%, Shooter 11%, Horror 7%

Mecha action shooter, plunging the player into an apocalyptic war. Engage in epic battles with endless hordes of monsters in your powerful customizable mechs.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 15.9%, Shooter 14.7%, Third Person 13%, Action 12.4%, Violent 12.3%

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Gore 36.6%, Violent 19.6%, Action 18.5%, Third Person 13.8%, Sci-fi 3.7%

A dark co-op top-down shooter in a post-soviet zombie apocalypse setting. You appear at a random location in the city. The goal is to get to the transport, and you will make the path yourself. In the day - look for resources and build fortifications. At night - destroy the dead and their bosses!

Why similar: Gore 33.3%, Violent 23.5%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 7.9%, Co-op 5.6%

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.3%, Shooter 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Third Person 11.5%, Sci-fi 10%

Grey Phobia is a Hack and Slash, third person shooter game, which is based on post apocalyptic, sci-fi, comix scenario.

Why similar: Action 78.6%, Singleplayer 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%

An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught

Why similar: Horror 33%, Action 18.7%, Co-op 16%, Difficult 14.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Horror 36.8%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Co-op 17%, Action 15.4%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Join the corps! Umbrella Corps brings a competitive experience featuring new types of strategy and technique blended with elements from the world of Resident Evil, to create a unique kind of shooter!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.2%, Action 16.4%, Shooter 14.5%, Gore 6.9%, Horror 6.1%

Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...

Why similar: Gore 48.4%, Action 17%, Horror 14.7%, Shooter 7.9%, Co-op 6.2%