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Games Like Dark Sector

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Singleplayer, Shooter, Horror.

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A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 3,546 reviews
Released: 2009-03-24
Developer: Digital Extremes
Genres: Action
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 42 min
Mean playtime: 7.7 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 43%

Overview

Dark Sector is a unique blend of visceral third-person action and bio-horror, defined by its iconic glaive-throwing combat and gritty, sci-fi atmosphere. These recommendations focus on titles that capture that specific mid-2000s action-horror aesthetic, emphasizing over-the-shoulder shooting mechanics, intense gore, and dark, atmospheric storytelling.

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    97% matchVery Positive92% of 29,142 reviews2009
    Dev: EA Redwood ShoresPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 27.8%, Gore 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Third Person 10.7%, Action 9.9%

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

  2. #2 Dead Space™ 2
    96% matchVery Positive94% of 29,705 reviews2011
    Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    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 10.7%, 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.

  3. #3 The Darkness II
    96% matchVery Positive92% of 21,045 reviews2012
    Dev: Digital ExtremesPub: 2K
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

    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 15.3%, Shooter 13.7%, Violent 11.5%, Horror 8.2%

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

  4. #4 F.E.A.R.
    95% matchVery Positive94% of 19,478 reviews2010
    Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 29.3%, Gore 24.6%, Action 19.3%, Shooter 16%, Sci-fi 4.6%

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

  5. #5 Dead Space™ 3
    94% matchMostly Positive73% of 14,928 reviews2020
    Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 10.1%

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

  6. #6 Inversion™
    94% matchMixed62% of 705 reviews2012
    Dev: Saber InteractivePub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    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 21.3%, Action 14.2%, 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.

  7. #7 Singularity™
    93% matchVery Positive93% of 5,922 reviews2010
    Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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 22.9%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Shooter 17.8%, Gore 16.3%, Horror 14.9%

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

  8. #8 Resident Evil 4
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 274,077 reviews2023
    Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 45.9%, Gore 13.5%, Horror 11.8%, Action 11.1%, Violent 8.3%

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

  9. #9 Binary Domain
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 8,290 reviews2012
    Dev: Devil's DetailsPub: SEGA
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

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

    Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 57.6%, Action 13.7%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Shooter 8.2%, Third Person 7.5%

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

  10. #10 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
    89% matchVery Positive85% of 9,484 reviews2009
    Dev: MonolithPub: Warner Bros. Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    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 16.8%, Shooter 12.8%, Violent 4.4%

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

  11. #11 Vanquish
    88% matchVery Positive90% of 7,957 reviews2017
    Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 46.4%, Action 12.1%, Shooter 11%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Third Person 8.7%

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

  12. #12 NecroVision
    89% matchMixed68% of 1,944 reviews2009
    Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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 31.3%, Action 19.2%, Violent 17.4%, Shooter 12%, Horror 10.1%

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

  13. #13 F.E.A.R. 3
    86% matchMostly Positive71% of 13,662 reviews2011
    Dev: Day 1 StudiosPub: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 17.2%, Shooter 15.6%, Co-op 10.3%

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

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    86% matchMixed69% of 4,272 reviews2019
    Dev: Invader Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.2%, 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.

  15. #15 LOST PLANET® 3
    85% matchMixed63% of 3,908 reviews2013
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    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 44.1%, Action 18.2%, Shooter 9.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%, 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.

  16. #16 Dead Effect
    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 3,774 reviews2014
    Dev: BadFly Interactive, a.s.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 20.5%, Shooter 17.4%, Horror 14.9%, Sci-fi 9.3%

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

  17. #17 Dead Effect 2
    83% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,315 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 19.3%, Horror 15.8%, Shooter 13.7%, Co-op 9.1%

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

  18. #18 DOOM 3
    82% matchVery Positive86% of 12,481 reviews2012
    Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%

    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 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%

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

  19. #19 Wall of insanity
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 118 reviews2021
    Dev: VenomizedArt
    Windows

    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%

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  20. #20 Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
    80% matchVery Positive89% of 641 reviews2024
    Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
    Windows
    Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    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 21.5%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, 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.

  21. #21 Resident Evil 5
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 67,208 reviews2009
    Dev: Capcom
    Windows
    Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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 41.8%, Action 12.6%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.5%, Co-op 7.7%

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

  22. #22 Hellpoint
    81% matchMostly Positive73% of 4,510 reviews2020
    Dev: Cradle GamesPub: tinyBuild
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    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 18.7%, Sci-fi 17.9%, Third Person 16.6%, Horror 13.3%, Co-op 7.9%

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

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    79% matchMixed64% of 59 reviews2025
    Dev: RATPPub: ARTFX - GAME
    Windows

    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 43.9%, Shooter 12.2%, Action 10.8%, Third Person 10.5%, Horror 10.4%

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

  24. #24 Earth's Shadow
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 97 reviews2023
    Dev: WRF Studios
    Windows

    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 30.4%, Action 26.4%, 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.

  25. #25 Dead Space
    76% matchVery Positive91% of 70,332 reviews2023
    Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
    Windows
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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 35.7%, Gore 15.1%, Horror 10.6%, Shooter 8.5%, Violent 7.7%

  26. #26 Zedfest
    78% matchVery Positive89% of 216 reviews2023
    Dev: Diagrammet AB
    Windows

    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%, Third-Person Shooter 18.9%, Violent 18.8%, Action 17.5%, Shooter 5.4%

  27. #27 NecroVisioN: Lost Company
    79% matchMostly Positive71% of 716 reviews2010
    Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%

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    Why similar: Gore 30.5%, Violent 18.9%, Action 14.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Third Person 8.5%

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

  28. #28 Despot Zombie
    77% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2024
    Dev: Moonstar Games
    Windows

    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 42.2%, Gore 13%, Horror 11.5%, Action 10.1%, Violent 8.9%

  29. #29 Nightmare of Decay
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,395 reviews2022
    Dev: Checkmaty
    Windows
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    Why similar: Gore 35.3%, Horror 21.5%, Violent 20.8%, Action 19.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  30. #30 Gears of War: Reloaded
    74% matchMixed61% of 3,940 reviews2025
    Dev: The CoalitionPub: Xbox Game Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    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 42.5%, Shooter 13.3%, Third Person 11.7%, Action 11.1%, Horror 7.4%

  31. #31 Synthesis of Corruption
    72% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2026
    Dev: VidyGames
    Windows

    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 35.7%, Horror 24.2%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Shooter 17.4%, Atmospheric 3.4%

  32. #32 Instinct
    73% matchMostly Positive72% of 124 reviews2024
    Dev: Newtonic StudioPub: Strategy First
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 49%

    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 5.3%

  33. #33 KILLGUN
    71% matchNo user reviews69% of 65 reviews2026
    Dev: Hunt Studio
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Action 26.9%, Shooter 24.5%, Gore 23.1%, Horror 11.6%, Co-op 9%

  34. #34 Dead Purge: Outbreak
    75% matchMixed44% of 87 reviews2017
    Dev: Microlith Games
    Windows

    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 13.7%, Shooter 9.2%, Horror 6.4%

  35. #35 Putrefaction
    74% matchMixed69% of 494 reviews2015
    Dev: Kazakov Oleg
    Windows
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Gore 33.7%, Action 20.6%, Horror 14.2%, Shooter 12.4%, Violent 10.5%

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    69% matchMostly Positive77% of 352 reviews2026
    Dev: Mirari&Co.
    Windows

    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.

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    71% matchMostly Positive79% of 67 reviews2024
    Dev: Blackburne Games Yazılım A.Ş.Pub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
    Windows

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  38. #38 Call of Duty®: Black Ops II
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 49,315 reviews2012
    Dev: TreyarchPub: Activision
    Windows
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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    69% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2025
    Dev: Agelvik
    Windows

    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 8.5%

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    68% matchMixed63% of 205 reviews2026
    Dev: Wizard GamesPub: Wizard Games, Star Studio
    Windows

    The Corrupted is a high-octane sci-fi PVE shooter defined by satisfying progression and intense boss encounters. Plunge into battlefields consumed by the Anomaly, fighting through relentless swarms, elite hunters, and colossal bosses.

    Why similar: Shooter 32.6%, Action 26.7%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Horror 12%, Co-op 7.8%

  41. #41 Solarix
    72% matchMixed63% of 489 reviews2015
    Dev: Playstige Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    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 42.1%, Horror 29.3%, Sci-fi 24.7%, Singleplayer 3.9%

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    66% matchVery Positive88% of 11,578 reviews2025
    Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.7%, Gore 19.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Horror 8.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%

  43. #43 SECTOR
    73% matchMostly Negative25% of 153 reviews2015
    Dev: UD
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%

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    Why similar: Action 28.7%, Shooter 27.6%, Horror 21.4%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Singleplayer 5.5%

  44. #44 GUTTED: Infested Crypts
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: SLAM AWAY GAMES
    Windows

    Descend into infested crypts beneath a cursed cemetery in this visceral action-horror FPS. Fight through rotting horrors with heavy gunplay, brutal dismemberment, and only a dying flashlight between you and the darkness.

    Why similar: Gore 40.7%, Violent 17.1%, Horror 15.7%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 7.8%

  45. #45 Deep Space Classic
    70% matchMixed59% of 107 reviews2018
    Dev: Bondo Games
    Windows

    An alien force is threatening to destroy the stability of the galaxy! Play as an unknown creature or a Spacefleet Officer in this Online Sci-Fi Horror!

    Why similar: Gore 41.7%, Violent 25.4%, Action 20.4%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Horror 5.9%

  46. #46 Mecha Knights: Nightmare
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,634 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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

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    70% matchMixed49% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: DEKLAZON
    Windows

    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 33.2%, Violent 23.4%, Action 20.4%, Shooter 7.9%, Co-op 5.9%

  48. #48 UNLOVED
    69% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,151 reviews2016
    Dev: BlueEagle ProductionsPub: Paul Schneider
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%

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    Why similar: Gore 48.5%, Action 17.1%, Horror 14.6%, Shooter 7.9%, Co-op 6.1%

  49. #49 Grey Phobia
    70% matchMixed51% of 65 reviews2016
    Dev: Blackturn Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 38%

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    Why similar: Action 78.9%, Singleplayer 13.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

  50. #50 The Callisto Protocol™
    66% matchMixed65% of 43,622 reviews2022
    Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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

    Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 46.4%, Shooter 12.1%, Horror 11.9%, Third Person 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.9%

  51. #51 Hard Reset Extended Edition
    67% matchVery Positive81% of 4,939 reviews2012
    Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.

    Why similar: Action 31.3%, Shooter 25.9%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Violent 7%, Difficult 6.2%

  52. #52 Nuclear Nightmare
    63% matchVery Positive81% of 18,981 reviews2024
    Dev: BG Productions
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 36.9%, Sci-fi 17.8%, Co-op 16.9%, Action 15.5%, Multiplayer 8.7%

  53. #53 MADNESS: Project Nexus
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,527 reviews2021
    Dev: GIBBING TREE, LLC
    Windows
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 50.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    MADNESS: Project Nexus is a third-person Run n' Gun / Beat'Em Up filled with arcade-style action and button-mashing brutality. Gun your way through droves of bad guys in the Story Campaign, or build your perfect killing machine in the neverending onslaught of Arena Mode.

    Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.7%, Gore 25.6%, Violent 11.9%, Shooter 10.1%, Third Person 8.6%

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