Games Like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

Why similar: Mythology 21.9%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Psychological 12.2%, Story Rich 8.7%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the direct follow-up, doubling down on the same intimate psychological storytelling, brutal cinematic combat, and mythic audiovisual immersion that define Hellblade.

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

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.8%, Story Rich 20.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Dark 9.2%, Third Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Like Hellblade, it is a linear, story-first, dark historical adventure centered on a vulnerable yet resilient protagonist navigating trauma, dread, and haunting atmosphere.

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 17.9%, Psychological 15.6%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its dual-reality presentation, psychological themes, and oppressive horror atmosphere make it one of the closest matches to Hellblade’s inward, disturbed mood.

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 23.8%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Third Person 13.6%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel shares Hellblade’s grim emotional intensity, cinematic presentation, and focus on a character pushed to the edge by grief, violence, and visions.

Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.

Why similar: Psychological 28.8%, Dark 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Story Rich 11.7%, Third Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It similarly blends religious imagery, psychological instability, and a deeply personal narrative into a surreal, unsettling journey through suffering and identity.

Through the Woods is a third-person Norse horror adventure set in a forest on the western shores of Norway that tells the story of a mother and her missing son.

Why similar: Mythology 29.9%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 10%, Third Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its Scandinavian folklore setting, third-person perspective, and tense trek through myth-infused wilderness strongly echo Hellblade’s dark northern mysticism.

In this future viking horror you awake in a sanctuary of steel and concrete, built to research and exploit the worlds of Yggdrasil, and to house an artifact, buried in the earth aeons ago.First person with a futuristic Norse mythology story. Horror adventure in the realms of Yggdrasil.

Why similar: Mythology 34.6%, Female Protagonist 20%, Horror 11.8%, Violent 8.8%, Gore 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes futuristic horror with Norse mythology and a female-led descent into terrifying supernatural spaces, capturing a similarly nightmarish mythic feel.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Mythology 28%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its folklore horror, bleak fairy-tale imagery, and relentless sense of dread capture the mythic darkness that makes Hellblade so memorable.

Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.

Why similar: Psychological 23.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a disturbed protagonist with a surreal, hostile world shaped by trauma and madness, making it a strong tonal cousin to Hellblade.

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: Female Protagonist 29.1%, Story Rich 16.9%, Atmospheric 13%, Third Person 13%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although more action-heavy, it shares Hellblade’s female lead, unsettling whispers, reality-bending supernatural imagery, and dense, oppressive atmosphere.

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.3%, Story Rich 26.1%, Horror 9%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its female-led, highly cinematic story about trauma, voices, and supernatural forces parallels Hellblade’s focus on a fractured inner life made tangible.

His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.

Why similar: Mythology 39%, Story Rich 14.4%, Third Person 8.5%, Hack and Slash 7.1%, Violent 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While broader in scope, it shares Hellblade’s mythological setting, weighty melee combat, cinematic presentation, and emotionally driven journey through a harsh world.

A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.1%, Third Person 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a more hopeful style, but its spirit-focused journey, third-person combat, and themes of loss and release make it a natural lighter companion piece.

Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?

Why similar: Third Person 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Horror 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: It combines a grief-driven narrative, supernatural combat, and a somber third-person journey through death-haunted landscapes in a way Hellblade fans often appreciate.

Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Story Rich 16.2%, Horror 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Third Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on guilt, grief, psychological torment, and symbolic horror makes it one of the clearest thematic matches to Hellblade’s descent into madness.

A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.1%, Horror 15.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Third Person 12.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is another third-person, female-protagonist horror game rooted in local mythology and spiritual terror, with a similarly personal descent into the uncanny.

Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.8%, Third Person 16.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its female protagonist, stylish third-person combat, and story built around memory, identity, and mental invasion give it a similar psychological sci-fi edge.

A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24%, Third Person 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is another psychologically charged third-person adventure where inner pain manifests as supernatural horror in a focused, atmosphere-first experience.

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: Female Protagonist 27%, Story Rich 15.4%, Third Person 14%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It shares a female lead, cinematic third-person traversal, and a dark, isolated journey through ritualistic and supernatural imagery, even if it is more action-adventure oriented.

Forge the legend of Baba Yaga, a girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from her home. Live out the origins of the Slavic myth in this one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling set in a vibrant fairy tale world.

Why similar: Mythology 38.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person-leaning action-adventure structure differs, but the game’s dark folklore, moral ambiguity, and isolated mythic atmosphere line up well with Hellblade’s tone.

Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

Why similar: Psychological 33.6%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a slow-burning psychological horror experience centered on trauma, unreliable perception, and disturbing symbolism, which overlaps strongly with Hellblade’s mental descent.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Dark 17.9%, Horror 16.7%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It lacks the same combat style, but its existential horror, oppressive atmosphere, and deeply unsettling exploration of identity and suffering hit similar emotional territory.

Praey for the Gods is a boss climbing open world adventure game where you play a lone hero sent to the edge of a dying frozen land to explore and solve the secrets of a never ending winter. Grapple, glide and grab hold of massive beasts as you fight to survive and return the world to proper order.

Why similar: Mythology 31.3%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Third Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely trek across a ruined, mythic landscape and its bleak, solemn tone capture some of the same awe and desolation as Hellblade.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Story Rich 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Dark 10.9%, Third Person 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its oppressive mood, story-driven structure, and emphasis on inner torment and moral struggle fit well with Hellblade’s dark, personal tone.

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: Horror 23.9%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Gore 10.3%, Third Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person survival horror structure, distorted reality, and trauma-centered nightmare landscapes make it a strong pick for players who liked Hellblade’s disturbed worldview.

Unforgiving - A Northern Hymn is a first person horror game heavily inspired by Swedish folklore and the Nordic mythology to create the nightmares that's been haunting Swedish children for many generations.

Why similar: Mythology 31.8%, Horror 20.6%, Violent 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more fully into horror, but its Nordic folklore setting and relentless hostile atmosphere echo Hellblade’s fascination with myth and fear.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Dark 32.9%, Atmospheric 24.1%, Female Protagonist 20.4%, Adventure 13.5%, Singleplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It channels emotional pain into literal monstrous imagery and uses a female-led journey through isolation and grief in a way that resonates with Hellblade’s themes.

Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.8%, Horror 13.8%, Dark 13.1%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Third Person 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This female-led horror game emphasizes isolation, dread, and puzzle-driven progression through a nightmarish space, appealing to the darker side of Hellblade’s audience.

NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 29.8%, Female Protagonist 29%, Story Rich 20.1%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Violent 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Though more action-RPG than horror, it similarly uses fluid combat, haunting atmosphere, and philosophical storytelling to turn a stylish adventure into something emotionally heavy and unsettling.

Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 33.6%, Gore 20%, Violent 19.3%, Horror 10.3%, Adventure 4.3%

Deep in international waters, Tesla’s Helios stands still. An unbound utopia for scientific research, Rose Archer steps aboard in search of her sister, quickly to discover not all is as it seems. A single word covers the entrance… QUARANTINE!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.3%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Horror 14.4%, Gore 11.8%, Violent 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its story-driven atmosphere, female protagonist, and eerie, reality-warping setting deliver a similarly immersive sense of unease and mystery.

The VR Edition of the critically acclaimed BAFTA award-winning Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.1%, Violent 21.7%, Gore 12%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 10.1%

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.6%, Atmospheric 31.8%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 5.6%, Walking Simulator 4.3%

Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.8%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Dark 17.6%, Adventure 5.2%

Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.5%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Third Person 7.8%, Violent 7.4%

Jotun is a hand-drawn action-exploration game set in Norse mythology. In Jotun, you play Thora, a Viking warrior who died an inglorious death and must prove herself to the Gods to enter Valhalla. Impress the Gods!

Why similar: Mythology 53.8%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 3.1%

Kratos and Atreus embark on a mythic journey for answers before Ragnarök arrives – now on PC.

Why similar: Mythology 36.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Hack and Slash 10.2%, Third Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.9%, Violent 15.3%, Third Person 11.2%, Atmospheric 10%, Hack and Slash 9.2%

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Horror 19.1%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Dark 18%, Gore 17.3%, Violent 9.9%

Risk insanity in the gruesome slash-em-up Morbid: The Lords of Ire, with brutal combat and souls-like elements. Defeat the five Lords of Ire as you fight for your life across tortured landscapes, rending the evil Gahars of their flesh-bound forms.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%, Dark 10.1%, Hack and Slash 10%, Horror 9.4%

Long ago, Ragnarok—the End Times—loomed upon the realms. The All-Father Odin, with the last of his strength, created an emissary of redemption, Valkyrie; her sole task being the salvation of a doomed world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.7%, Mythology 19.3%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Dark 8.7%

Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

Why similar: Psychological 22.9%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 12%, Atmospheric 7.4%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 29%, Atmospheric 19.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Walking Simulator 16%, Dark 6.9%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Story Rich 29.1%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Third Person 8.4%, Adventure 4.2%

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Psychological 26.5%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Dark 11.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Ready to die? Experience the newest brutal action game from Team NINJA and Koei Tecmo Games. In the age of samurai, a lone traveler lands on the shores of Japan. He must fight his way through the vicious warriors and supernatural Yokai that infest the land in order to find that which he seeks.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.1%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Third Person 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Action 9.5%

Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.3%, Third Person 16.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 11%, Atmospheric 8.5%

If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.

Why similar: Story Rich 16.4%, Atmospheric 15.9%, Third Person 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Dark 10.6%

PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.5%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Third Person 8.3%, Action 7.4%, Gore 4.9%

Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.

Why similar: Mythology 53.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Hack and Slash 4%

Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.7%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Violent 9.1%, Gore 7.8%, Adventure 6.6%

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Psychological 20%, Violent 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Gore 12.5%, Dark 11.4%

“Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 33.8%, Third Person 19.4%, Gore 13%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Action 10.1%

Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. 150 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.

Why similar: Story Rich 23.9%, Hack and Slash 15.2%, Third Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%

Classic RPG, with lore based on Norse mythology. Travel through mesmerizing locations, meet fantasy characters and fight to protect Elven immortality.

Why similar: Mythology 28.5%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Adventure 8%, Third Person 7.9%, Hack and Slash 7.8%

Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Gore 18.1%, Violent 14.5%, Dark 14%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Bright Memory: Infinite is an all-new lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by FYQD-Studio. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.7%, Hack and Slash 12%, Violent 10.6%, Gore 9.8%, Action 8.5%

Carve your path through hordes of enemies, defying the gods to seize the power of Morrigan, Goddess of Death, and retrieve the soul of your beloved! SoulQuest combines amazing gameplay with the unique Celtic mythology into one, action-packed mixture!

Why similar: Mythology 34.3%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Hack and Slash 11.6%, Action-Adventure 5.5%

An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.3%, Horror 22%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Story Rich 10.4%