Games Like Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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 21.9%, Story Rich 20.5%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Dark 9.2%, Third Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a linear, devastating medieval story led by a vulnerable but determined heroine, blending stealth, danger, and emotional character focus.

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 15.8%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.4%, Atmospheric 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its heroine navigates trauma and supernatural horror through a dual-reality mechanic that closely complements Hellblade’s fractured perception themes.

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 28.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.5%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This grim, cinematic trek through Nordic folklore combines fairy-tale horror, emotional loss, and a relentless atmosphere of dread.

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 34.5%, Female Protagonist 20.1%, Horror 11.7%, Violent 8.8%, Gore 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It merges Norse mythology with first-person horror and a female protagonist confronting a terrifying, hostile vision of the gods.

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 24%, Dark 15.9%, Third Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its larger-scale sequel retains the first game’s painful sibling bond, bleak historical world, stealth-action tension, and cinematic emotional weight.

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: It pairs weighty close-quarters combat with a deeply personal journey through Norse myth, grief, parenthood, and monstrous gods.

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 24.1%, Third Person 14.1%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Story Rich 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A third-person psychological horror game about a woman confronting trauma, cult horror, and supernatural manifestations on an isolated island.

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 17.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Horror 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark third-person supernatural adventure driven by grief, love, moral choices, and battles against spirits in a bleak historical setting.

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 23.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Story Rich 8.4%, Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its heroine fights through a grotesque fantasy shaped by trauma and mental illness, combining third-person action with striking psychological imagery.

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 28.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 11.7%, Third Person 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This surreal third-person narrative explores faith, guilt, madness, and inner voices through an unsettling journey led by a troubled young woman.

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 33.5%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Dark 10.5%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is an uncompromising psychological horror story about trauma and fractured identity, using a female protagonist and a dark historical setting.

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 16.3%, Horror 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Third Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This psychological horror classic centers on guilt, grief, and unreliable perception, creating the same kind of intensely subjective nightmare journey.

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 16.8%, Story Rich 15.7%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Walking Simulator 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Although first-person and science-fiction based, it shares Hellblade’s emphasis on existential horror, haunting soundscapes, and deeply personal psychological suffering.

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 33.3%, Third Person 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its accessible action-adventure combat and emotional tale of guiding lost spirits offer a gentler but still mythic and melancholy alternative.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Dark 20.5%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Story Rich 18.3%, Horror 16.5%, Atmospheric 15.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its eerie folk-horror world, rooted in Alpine myth and rendered in a distinctive hand-drawn style, offers a similarly unsettling personal descent.

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 29.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Third Person 12.9%, Horror 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A female protagonist explores a surreal paranormal world where reality shifts around her, supported by strong atmosphere and responsive third-person combat.

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 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It continues the series’ cinematic Norse-myth storytelling with heavier emotional stakes, spectacular environments, and powerful close-range combat.

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 15.3%, Third Person 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Adventure 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: From Hellblade’s developer, it provides cinematic third-person traversal and combat anchored by a strong character relationship and myth-inspired journey.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.3%, Story Rich 18.4%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Third Person 10.9%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A graceful third-person mythic adventure about restoring a cursed land, with a solitary female hero, evocative ruins, and memorable boss encounters.

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 38.6%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This dark Slavic-folklore adventure follows a young outcast accused of witchcraft, mixing archery combat with an unsettling moral journey.

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 12.4%, Horror 10%, Third Person 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A Norwegian mother searches a forbidding forest shaped by Norse folklore, delivering a more traditional but strongly thematic horror counterpart.

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 19%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Action 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This hand-drawn Norse-myth adventure emphasizes lonely exploration and imposing godlike boss battles while following a warrior seeking redemption.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Dark 18%, Horror 16.8%, Story Rich 15.5%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Gore 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This focused narrative horror experience traps its protagonist in a catastrophic, hallucinatory ordeal with exceptional environmental tension and sound design.

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 20.5%, Violent 9.3%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person folk-horror journey through Scandinavian legend, built around dark woods, mythical creatures, and a tense oppressive atmosphere.

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 32.8%, Atmospheric 24%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It transforms loneliness, depression, and self-loathing into literal monsters and environments in a concise, emotionally direct adventure.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Atmospheric 37.3%, Adventure 15.6%, Story Rich 13%, Fantasy 8.2%, Third Person 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quiet, beautiful puzzle adventure whose wordless island journey gradually reveals an emotional story about grief and acceptance.

Shape your fears… Fear the shapes. Embark on a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions in this narrative adventure game with puzzles, stealth and action.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Horror 18%, Story Rich 15.1%, Third Person 11.3%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A young heroine explores a distorted nightmare version of her town, using stealth and light-based survival mechanics to confront fear and bullying.

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 8.3%

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 38%, Third Person 16.7%, Story Rich 16.3%, Atmospheric 9.3%, Action 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its female lead, memory-manipulation premise, and stylish third-person combat make it a compelling older pick for players drawn to identity-focused action stories.

Explore a dark world brimming with hidden mysteries, master a diverse combat system, and inhabit the dual forces of two sisters in a coming-of-age dark fantasy story with fast-paced action, vicious enemies, and spectacular boss fights.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 16.1%, Third Person 12.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Hack and Slash 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its female warrior duo battles through a gothic supernatural city with stylish action combat and a story centered on sacrifice, corruption, and sisterhood.

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 19.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.3%, Third Person 10%, Atmospheric 9.4%

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 33.2%, Violent 21.7%, Gore 12%, Adventure 11.3%, Action 10.1%

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 33.4%, Gore 20%, Violent 19.4%, Horror 10.3%, Adventure 4.4%

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 25.7%, Hack and Slash 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Third Person 7.8%, Violent 7.4%

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 27.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Third Person 14%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%

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 38.9%, Atmospheric 31.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 5.6%, Walking Simulator 4.3%

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 18.3%, Dark 18%, Gore 17.4%, Violent 9.9%

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 27%, Atmospheric 19%, Dark Fantasy 17.8%, Dark 17.6%, Adventure 5.2%

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 28.8%, Violent 15.3%, Third Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Hack and Slash 9.2%

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 19%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%, Dark 10%, 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 24.8%, Mythology 19.3%, Hack and Slash 10.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.4%, Dark 8.7%

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 32.9%, Story Rich 29%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Third Person 8.4%, Adventure 4.2%

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 22.8%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

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 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Walking Simulator 16%, Dark 6.9%

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 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 10.8%, Third Person 10.3%

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 26.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Dark 11.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.6%

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 29.7%, Female Protagonist 29.1%, Story Rich 20%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Violent 4.1%

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 16.7%, Atmospheric 16%, Third Person 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.4%, Dark 10.5%

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 33.5%, Third Person 16.2%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.4%

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 28.8%, Hack and Slash 21.7%, Third Person 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Action 9.6%

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 44.7%, Hack and Slash 20.3%, Third Person 8.3%, Action 7.4%, Gore 4.9%

“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 12.7%, Action 10.2%

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 53.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Dark Fantasy 9.5%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Hack and Slash 4%

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 25.4%, Gore 18.2%, Violent 14.5%, Dark 13.9%, Atmospheric 9.3%

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 43.8%, Hack and Slash 20.5%, Violent 9.1%, Gore 7.8%, Adventure 6.6%

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Gore 15.1%, Dark 13.2%, Third Person 13.1%

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 23.8%, Story Rich 17%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Gore 10.3%, Third Person 10.2%

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 19.9%, Violent 13%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Gore 12.5%, Dark 11.3%

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 49.8%, Hack and Slash 12%, Violent 10.5%, Gore 9.8%, Action 8.5%

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 24%, Adventure 8.1%, Third Person 7.9%, Hack and Slash 7.8%