Games Like Dishonored 2

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Stealth 26.8%, Assassin 22.9% ★, Steampunk 17.9% ★, First-Person 5.7%, Female Protagonist 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match possible, delivering the same world, powers, stealth assassinations, and Arkane-style mission design with Billie Lurk as the lead.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 31.8%, Assassin 25.3% ★, Steampunk 20.6% ★, First-Person 5.8%, Magic 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original lays down the same first-person stealth-action formula of supernatural powers, open-ended levels, and creative assassination routes that define Dishonored 2.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: Stealth 34%, Assassin 30.3% ★, First-Person 9.3%, Immersive Sim 7.5%, Parkour 6%

Why You'll Like It: Made by Arkane, it shares Dishonored's first-person powers, layered level design, stealth-combat flexibility, and playful experimentation with kills and traversal.

You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.

Why similar: Stealth 50.3%, First-Person 7.8%, Story Rich 7.3%, Immersive Sim 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its immersive-sim hubs, stealth-heavy infiltration, gadget-and-augmentation toolkit, and multiple-path mission design strongly echo Dishonored 2's player freedom.

You play Adam Jensen, an ex-SWAT specialist who's been handpicked to oversee the defensive needs of one of America's most experimental biotechnology firms. Your job is to safeguard company secrets, but when a black ops team breaks in and kills the very scientists you were hired to protect, everything you thought you knew about your job...

Why similar: Stealth 60.6%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, First-Person 6.2%, Dystopian 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like Dishonored 2, it revolves around sneaking through heavily guarded spaces, mixing powers with gadgets, and resolving objectives in radically different ways.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Stealth 29.1%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, First-Person 13.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another Arkane immersive sim, it trades assassination for sci-fi survival but offers the same systemic problem solving, environmental storytelling, and ability-driven exploration.

You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.

Why similar: Stealth 56.4%, Steampunk 23.5% ★, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 4%, Immersive Sim 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person stealth, shadow-based sneaking, atmospheric city spaces, and mission-by-mission infiltration make it one of the strongest non-Arkane alternatives.

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Why similar: Stealth 50.2%, Steampunk 28.2% ★, First-Person 6.5%, Immersive Sim 4.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: If you love Dishonored 2's sneaking through complex missions with tools and patience, this is one of the genre's defining stealth sandboxes.

Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Why similar: Stealth 54.4%, Steampunk 23.4% ★, First-Person 7.9%, Immersive Sim 4.6%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: Dishonored owes a lot to Thief's careful first-person stealth, sound-and-light awareness, and tense break-ins across dense, moody spaces.

Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

Why similar: Stealth 35.6%, Assassin 26.9% ★, Parkour 10.8%, Steampunk 9.4% ★, Story Rich 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Though third-person, it captures Dishonored's emphasis on stealth routes, vertical level design, supernatural abilities, and avoiding direct fights when possible.

The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

Why similar: Stealth 53.3%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Dystopian 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This classic immersive sim is one of the clearest ancestors to Dishonored 2, built around stealth, augmentation choices, layered levels, and emergent solutions.

Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

Why similar: Assassin 45.1% ★, Stealth 39.3%, Open World 3.6%, Action 3.4%, Immersive Sim 3%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the powers and perspective, but its assassination sandboxes deliver the same joy of studying spaces, exploiting systems, and executing elegant kills.

Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

Why similar: Stealth 56.6%, Steampunk 13.5% ★, Assassin 8.5% ★, First-Person 6.3%, Parkour 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Despite being more straightforward, it still offers first-person stealth, tools, moody worldbuilding, and ghosting-through-missions appeal for Dishonored fans.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Stealth 40.8%, Steampunk 28.7% ★, Immersive Sim 9.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: It channels the same stealthy first-person infiltration, vertical exploration, and dark industrial atmosphere, only with a horror-leaning twist.

Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

Why similar: Stealth 36.6%, Assassin 32.7% ★, Parkour 12.9%, Story Rich 5%, Atmospheric 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This expands on the first game's stealth toolkit and open mission spaces, rewarding the same kind of patient infiltration and creative movement as Dishonored 2.

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: Steampunk 37.5% ★, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 10.1%, Dystopian 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: The combination of first-person powers, environmental storytelling, and flexible encounters scratches some of the same tactical and atmospheric itch as Dishonored 2.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Why similar: Steampunk 34.3% ★, First-Person 13.5%, Story Rich 12%, Dystopian 10.1%, Atmospheric 10%

Why You'll Like It: It is more combat-focused than Dishonored 2, but the first-person powers, atmospheric world, and ability-to-improvise combat encounters make it a natural crossover pick.

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: Supernatural 23.6%, Stealth 21.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural abilities, stealth options, layered quest design, and strong sense of roleplaying in a reactive world overlap nicely with Dishonored's strengths.

London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.

Why similar: Assassin 39.4% ★, Stealth 22.1%, Parkour 11.8%, Steampunk 7.7% ★, Open World 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: The stealth kills, gadget use, and industrial-era city atmosphere make it a looser but still appealing match for Dishonored 2's assassin side.

Aragami is a third person stealth game that casts you as an undead assassin with the power to control the shadows. Teleport to any shadow, become invisible, materialize weapons or even summon a shadow dragon to infiltrate the enemy ranks and dispose of your targets.

Why similar: Stealth 45.5%, Assassin 40.1% ★, Action 3.2%, Great Soundtrack 2.9%, Magic 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its supernatural stealth powers and emphasis on slipping through enemy spaces unseen make it a good fit if Dishonored 2's stealth side is what you loved most.

Survive and unveil the mysteries of the Weird West through the intertwined destinies of its unusual heroes in an Action RPG from the co-creators of Dishonored and Prey.

Why similar: Stealth 44.7%, Supernatural 17.7%, Immersive Sim 11.7%, Story Rich 9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: From Dishonored co-creators, it brings immersive-sim thinking, stealth, supernatural abilities, and systemic chaos into a top-down frontier setting.

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation.

Why similar: Stealth 65.6%, Assassin 20.9% ★, Gore 4.7%, Action 4.4%, Atmospheric 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Even in 2D, it nails the same predator-like stealth flow of scouting, mobility, gadget use, and lethal or nonlethal takedowns.

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: First-Person 26.2%, Immersive Sim 17.4%, Stealth 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Magic 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Arkane's cult immersive sim shares Dishonored 2's sense of place, environmental interactivity, and magic-driven experimentation, just in a darker fantasy setting.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 24.6%, First-Person 19.8%, Action 13.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Gore 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is less stealth-driven, but its immersive first-person world design, exploration, and systemic problem solving line up with the broader Dishonored appeal.

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Why similar: Steampunk 38.8% ★, First-Person 15.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Dystopian 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While much more linear, it still offers first-person supernatural abilities, strong worldbuilding, and stylish action in an alternate-history setting.

Filcher is a first-person 2.5D noir stealth game. As Sporey the master thief, break into guarded buildings to steal from the wealthy and corrupt, using only your senses, your wits, and a handful of tools and gadgets.

Why similar: Stealth 56.9%, First-Person 14.6%, Immersive Sim 12.5%, Story Rich 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This indie first-person stealth game leans hard into rooftop infiltration, light-and-shadow play, and careful thievery in a way Dishonored fans will immediately recognize.

Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!

Why similar: Stealth 40.5%, Assassin 36.1% ★, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Action 4.7%, Atmospheric 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on stealth, timing, vertical movement, and lethal efficiency, making it a decent match for players who enjoyed Dishonored 2's assassination gameplay.

America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.

Why similar: Stealth 29.3%, First-Person 14.7%, Gore 13.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Action 8.8%

Winner of over 80 awards, Control is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Supernatural 31.9%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%, Action 9.6%

The master of stealth is back! Explore the dizzying heights of the Iserian Continent and cunningly eliminate your enemies. Thanks to your Quartz powers, you are freer than ever. Be creative: Never has it felt so good to be greedy.

Why similar: Stealth 44.9%, Assassin 28.6% ★, Parkour 9.1%, Action 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence agencies formed in the Soviet Army during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal cells.

Why similar: Stealth 79.4%, Action 10.2%, Open World 4.4%, Adventure 4%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission structure is all about infiltration, disguise, and precision takedowns, which connects well with Dishonored 2's assassin fantasy despite the different style.

The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.

Why similar: Stealth 56.2%, Assassin 33.5% ★, Action 4.6%, Story Rich 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Stealth 33.9%, Open World 12.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Gore 10.2%, Atmospheric 7%

Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.

Why similar: Stealth 35.5%, Assassin 29.3% ★, Action 6.6%, Open World 6.3%, Story Rich 5.1%

Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.

Why similar: Stealth 54.9%, Assassin 31.5% ★, Action 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 2.9%, First-Person 1.8%

As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

Why similar: Stealth 37.1%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Open World 10.2%, Story Rich 8.8%, Action 7.2%

Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.

Why similar: Stealth 31.7%, First-Person 15.2%, Gore 11.8%, Action 10.7%, Story Rich 7.7%

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Why similar: Steampunk 42.9% ★, First-Person 12.6%, Story Rich 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Action 8.4%

Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.

Why similar: Stealth 49.9%, Story Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: Stealth 32.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Open World 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

Why similar: Stealth 28.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Parkour 12.6%, Open World 9.8%, Story Rich 8%

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: Steampunk 45.8% ★, Story Rich 11.5%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action 6.7%

Aragami 2 is a third person stealth game where you play as an assassin with the power to control the shadows. Join the shadow clan and fight the invader armies to protect your people.

Why similar: Assassin 47.5% ★, Stealth 38%, Magic 6.3%, Action 3.9%, Story Rich 3.7%

Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.

Why similar: Assassin 35.2% ★, Stealth 27.4%, Parkour 11.5%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Open World 6.4%

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 28.2%, Atmospheric 16.6%, First-Person 16.6%, Story Rich 13.4%, Action 11.7%

Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.8%, Action 22.6%, Story Rich 21.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Singleplayer 6.9%

The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.

Why similar: First-Person 28%, Open World 21.6%, Exploration 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Gore 8.1%

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Stealth 21.4%, Magic 12.2%, First-Person 10%, Great Soundtrack 8%

Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.

Why similar: Stealth 54.5%, Assassin 33.3% ★, Action 3.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%, First-Person 1.8%

Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.

Why similar: Assassin 38.7% ★, Stealth 26.7%, Parkour 16.1%, Open World 7.1%, Action 2.8%

Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.

Why similar: Stealth 48.7%, First-Person 13.1%, Gore 11.6%, Action 9.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

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

Why similar: Gore 26.3%, Supernatural 18%, First-Person 17.4%, Action 15.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.

Why similar: Gore 24.8%, First-Person 21.1%, Parkour 18.5%, Action 15.8%, Open World 13.6%

Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

Why similar: Parkour 37.1%, First-Person 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Open World 11.5%, Dystopian 9%

Ghost of a Tale is an action-RPG game in which you play as Tilo, a mouse and minstrel thrown into a perilous adventure. Through stealth and cunning you’ll be able to explore the secrets of Dwindling Heights Keep and navigate its dangers.

Why similar: Stealth 67.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Open World 5.4%, Story Rich 4.3%, Adventure 4.3%

Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.

Why similar: Stealth 39.4%, Open World 20%, Gore 8.3%, Magic 8.1%, Action 7.5%

From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.

Why similar: Stealth 35.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Dystopian 13.2%, Open World 12.9%, Action 6.5%

Embark on a heartrending journey into a brutal, breathtaking world, and discover the cost of saving those you love in a desperate struggle for survival. Strike from the shadows or unleash hell with a variety of weapons, tools and unearthly powers.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.8%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Action 17%, Exploration 13.1%, Adventure 8.7%