- #1 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
97% matchVery Positive84% of 8,714 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Vampires 70.8% ★, Choices Matter 4.7%, Dark Fantasy 3.8%, Third Person 3.5%, RPG 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the exact DNA of moral choices, supernatural investigation, and narrative-heavy combat.
- #2 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
96% matchVery Positive94% of 15,149 reviews2007
Dev: Troika GamesPub: Activision
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 67%
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: Vampires 88.6% ★, RPG 3.8%, Story Rich 1.2%, Horror 1.2%, Dark 1.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for vampire RPGs, offering deep lore, complex character interactions, and a dark urban atmosphere.
- #3 Pathologic 2
96% matchVery Positive92% of 12,002 reviews2019
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
Why similar: Choices Matter 24.9%, Open World 18%, Story Rich 16.7%, RPG 15.1%, Atmospheric 11%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the feeling of a city under siege by a plague, forcing you to make brutal moral choices to survive.
- #4 A Plague Tale: Innocence
95% matchVery Positive93% of 67,391 reviews2019
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
Why similar: Story Rich 22.8%, Stealth 16.8%, Third Person 10%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Dark 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a dark historical period, it focuses on narrative, stealth, and the supernatural horrors of a spreading disease.
- #5 Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
94% matchMixed64% of 679 reviews2023
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Play as 3 vampires, wield their powers wisely, and strike the right balance between your human and animal side in a heart-pounding story in which your choices will decide the fate of Boston.
Why similar: Vampires 67.7% ★, Choices Matter 6.8%, Violent 4.7%, Story Rich 4.5%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused adventure that dives deep into the political intrigue and social hierarchy of vampire society.
- #6 GreedFall
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 21,716 reviews2019
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 14.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Engage in a core roleplaying experience, and forge the destiny of a new world seeping with magic, and filled with riches, lost secrets, and fantastic creatures. With diplomacy, deception and force, become part of a living, evolving world - influence its course and shape your story.
Why similar: Open World 22.4%, RPG 20.6%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Third Person 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven RPG where your decisions significantly impact the political landscape and the fate of the world's inhabitants.
- #7 Dishonored
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 85,931 reviews2012
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 35.8%, Story Rich 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Dark 9.8%, Action 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features an excellent moral choice system that impacts the world state, paired with atmospheric, stealth-oriented action.
- #8 V Rising
91% matchVery Positive89% of 134,242 reviews2024
Dev: Stunlock Studios
Windows
Median: 21.0 hrsMean: 57.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
Why similar: Vampires 87.8% ★, Open World 7.3%, Dark Fantasy 2.5%, Action-Adventure 0.8%, Action 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it captures the core fantasy of being a vampire building power in a hostile world.
- #9 Call of Cthulhu®
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,561 reviews2018
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Horror 21%, Story Rich 18%, RPG 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative horror game that emphasizes psychological tension and narrative-altering choices.
- #10 Murdered: Soul Suspect
91% matchVery Positive86% of 17,211 reviews2014
Dev: Airtight GamesPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Story Rich 13.8%, Third Person 13%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Open World 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on supernatural detective work and uncovering the secrets of a dark, atmospheric city.
- #11 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 869,471 reviews2015
Dev: CD PROJEKT RED
Windows
Median: 22.3 hrsMean: 98.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Why similar: Open World 27.8%, RPG 14.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the pinnacle of narrative-driven RPG design with complex moral ambiguity and monster-hunting themes.
- #12 Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 3,084 reviews2019
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Vampire: The Masquerade - Coteries of New York is a narrative experience set in the rich universe of Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition. It presents the struggle for power between two vampiric factions - the Camarilla and the Anarchs - bathed in the night lights of the Big Apple.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.6%, RPG 22.8%, Dark 18.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Choices Matter 8%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that excels at exploring the lore and internal politics of the World of Darkness.
- #13 Steelrising
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,868 reviews2022
Dev: SpidersPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Paris, 1789. The French Revolution has been suppressed with bloodshed by Louis XVI and his merciless mechanical army. Aegis, a mysterious automaton masterpiece, must confront the king's army alone to save history in this challenging action-RPG.
Why similar: Souls-like 19.2%, RPG 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 11%, Third Person 10.8%, Violent 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric action-RPG set in an alternate history that features challenging combat and a unique, dark aesthetic.
- #14 Vampire: The Masquerade® - Bloodlines™ 2
86% matchMixed56% of 12,201 reviews2025
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You are the Nomad — an elder vampire awakening from a century-long slumber, new to the modern nights. Trapped in your Blood is a stranger’s voice. This entity, a vampire detective known as Fabien, will be your guide to 21st-century Seattle.
Why similar: Vampires 82.9% ★, Gore 2.3%, Open World 2.2%, RPG 1.9%, Violent 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: The upcoming sequel promises to continue the legacy of urban vampire intrigue and choice-based gameplay.
- #15 Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
88% matchVery Positive88% of 974 reviews2017
Dev: Nihilistic SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Inhabiting the World of Darkness, you must face a series of brutal confrontations with your nemesis Vukodlak, a powerful vampire lord.
Why similar: Vampires 84.9% ★, RPG 4.9%, Violent 3.5%, Story Rich 2%, Atmospheric 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic RPG experience that spans centuries and stays true to the dark, violent nature of vampire lore.
- #16 Kingdom Come: Deliverance
87% matchVery Positive84% of 181,135 reviews2018
Dev: Warhorse Studios
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 47.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!
Why similar: Open World 34.2%, RPG 22.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 12%, Action RPG 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a deeply immersive and realistic historical setting that rewards careful investigation and character development.
- #17 Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
86% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,679 reviews2020
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Your old life is dead and buried. You have no afterlife to look forward to, and your vampiric unlife is about to fall apart unless you solve an unsolvable crime. Welcome to New York City... and welcome to the Lasombra clan, where failure is not an option.
Why similar: Vampires 92.3% ★, Choices Matter 4.1%, Story Rich 3.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
Why You'll Like It: A focused narrative expansion that provides a deep dive into the vampire experience within a modern city.
- #18 CODE VEIN
85% matchVery Positive83% of 61,545 reviews2019
Dev: Bandai Namco StudiosPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
Why similar: Vampires 76.3% ★, Souls-like 8%, Action RPG 3.1%, RPG 3%, Third Person 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG with a strong gothic aesthetic and vampire-like themes that emphasize character customization.
- #19 Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
84% matchVery Positive85% of 6,368 reviews2014
Dev: MercurySteamPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dracula, weak and yearning release from immortality, must reclaim his powers and defeat Satan. An epic fantasy adventure set in an expansive modern-day world!Awoken after centuries of slumber, weakened and yearning for release from his immortal bonds, Dracula must reclaim his powers and make a pact with Death, to defeat Satan and gain...
Why similar: Vampires 92.4% ★, Action 1.9%, Third Person 1.1%, Adventure 0.8%, Action RPG 0.7%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy take on the vampire mythos that leans into gothic horror and supernatural combat.
- #20 Assassin's Creed® Syndicate
84% matchVery Positive80% of 32,366 reviews2015
Dev: Ubisoft Quebec, in collaboration with Ubisoft Annecy, Bucharest, Kiev, Montreal, Montpellier, Shanghai, Singapore, Sofia, Toronto studiosPub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 18.4 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Open World 35.6%, Stealth 18.5%, Third Person 12.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Action 8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the Victorian-era London atmosphere perfectly, providing a historical playground for action and stealth.
- #21 We Happy Few
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 13,698 reviews2018
Dev: Compulsion GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Open World 35.9%, Stealth 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Action 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dystopian atmosphere with survival elements and moral choices that affect your progression.
- #22 Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
82% matchMixed66% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Fast Travel Games
Windows
Become a vampire. Strike from the darkness and drink the blood of your prey. Use stealth, persuasion, and an arsenal of upgradable abilities to sneak past enemies undetected or punish the guilty in the seedy backstreets of nighttime Venice.
Why similar: Vampires 66.7% ★, Gore 6%, RPG 5.8%, Stealth 4.8%, Horror 4%
Why You'll Like It: A VR experience that allows you to step into the role of a predator, emphasizing the stealthy nature of vampires.
- #23 Darkwood
81% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Why similar: Open World 15.9%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 12.9%, RPG 10.5%, Story Rich 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, top-down horror game that forces you to make difficult survival decisions in a decaying world.
- #24 Thief
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 23,858 reviews2014
Dev: Eidos-MontréalPub: Eidos Interactive Corp.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 48.4%, Dark 11.6%, Open World 9%, Action 8.4%, Horror 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational atmospheric stealth game that heavily influenced the dark, urban exploration found in Vampyr.
- #25 The Council
81% matchVery Positive84% of 5,631 reviews2018
Dev: Big Bad WolfPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Experience a Narrative Adventure where your choices and character growth truly matter. As a member of a 1793 secret society, live a tale of intrigue and manipulation on the hunt for your missing mother.
Why similar: Choices Matter 37.6%, RPG 22.3%, Story Rich 16.5%, Horror 4.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where your social choices and investigations have massive, permanent consequences.
- #26 The Sinking City Remastered
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,279 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.
Why similar: Open World 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Story Rich 11.3%, RPG 11.2%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An investigative horror game set in a decaying, atmospheric world filled with supernatural mystery.
- #27 Sherlock Holmes Chapter One
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,330 reviews2021
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In this story-driven detective thriller, a young Sherlock Holmes struggles to prove himself as he navigates an exotic, dangerous island in the Mediterranean to investigate the mystery of his mother’s death.
Why similar: Open World 27.2%, Choices Matter 21.9%, Story Rich 15%, Third Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the investigative and detective elements that are a core part of the gameplay loop in Vampyr.
- #28 ELEX
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 19,503 reviews2017
Dev: Piranha BytesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
ELEX is a handcrafted action role-playing experience from the award-winning creators of the Gothic series, set in a brand new post-apocalyptic Science Fantasy universe that puts players into a huge seamless game world full of original characters, mutated creatures, deep moral choices and powerful action.
Why similar: Open World 33.1%, RPG 22%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Third Person 7.3%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG with strong faction-based choices that force you to navigate complex moral dilemmas.
- #29 Evil West
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 12,941 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
Why similar: Vampires 83.6% ★, Gore 3.2%, Story Rich 2.9%, Violent 2.6%, Third Person 2%
- #30 Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood
77% matchMixed69% of 1,675 reviews2022
Dev: Cyanide StudioPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
You are Cahal, a powerful Garou who chose to go into exile after losing control of his destructive rage. He can transform into a wolf and a Crinos, a huge ferocious beast. Master your three forms and their powers to punish those who defile Gaia.
Why similar: Vampires 67% ★, Dark Fantasy 4.2%, Violent 4.1%, Gore 4%, Stealth 3.7%
- #31 The Technomancer
78% matchMixed68% of 2,999 reviews2016
Dev: SpidersPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Technomancer is a sci-fi RPG that offers players plenty of dynamic combat action based on 4 skill trees dedicated to 3 combat styles and the destructive electrical powers of the Technomancers.
Why similar: RPG 26.9%, Open World 25.4%, Third Person 13.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Action 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy RPG from the same developers as GreedFall, featuring a dark, atmospheric world and faction-based politics.
- #32 Vampires: Bloodlord Rising
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,580 reviews2026
Dev: Mehuman GamesPub: Toplitz Productions
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
In this dark, open-world adventure, you awaken as a Vampire Lord. Build and customize your castle. Hunt for blood, fight, craft, and gather. Command your loyal servants. Shapeshift into a bat to explore the night and survive the relentless Inquisition, solo or in 4-player co-op.
Why similar: Vampires 74% ★, Open World 8.5%, RPG 4.6%, Third Person 4%, Horror 3.6%
- #33 Alpha Protocol™
78% matchVery Positive81% of 5,061 reviews2010
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Choices Matter 24.7%, Stealth 19.6%, Third Person 9.7%, Action 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A spy RPG where every dialogue choice and action significantly impacts the narrative and character relationships.
- #34 Vampirem
75% matchVery Positive88% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Another story of Bloodlust, this time told through the eyes of Ravenblood; part Ghost... part Vampire... and 100% bada$$. His journey in search of lost strength and revenge will take you through the dark tombs and dungeons of the Vampirem.
Why similar: Vampires 82.5% ★, RPG 7.1%, Action 3.1%, Third Person 2.7%, Horror 2%
- #35 A Plague Tale: Requiem
72% matchVery Positive91% of 24,842 reviews2022
Dev: Asobo StudioPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Third Person 22.1%, Dark 18.5%, Atmospheric 15.2%, Action-Adventure 12%, Story Rich 11%
- #36 DARK
77% matchMixed54% of 1,393 reviews2013
Dev: Realmforge StudiosPub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DARK is a unique stealth-action game with RPG elements in which you take on the role of the ultimate hunter: a vampire. Ambush your enemies from the shadows, roam the darkness and use powerful vampire skills to dispatch your opponents.
Why similar: Vampires 83.9% ★, Stealth 3.4%, Third Person 2.9%, Dark 2.6%, Horror 2%
- #37 Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 630 reviews2026
Dev: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Play as the vampire Kain and his betrayed lieutenant Raziel. Wield legendary blades, use supernatural abilities, and battle through a world of conflict, intrigue, and prophecy as their paths collide across the dark world of Nosgoth.
Why similar: Vampires 78.5% ★, Story Rich 4.6%, Action 3.7%, Violent 3%, Horror 2.9%
- #38 Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™
74% matchVery Positive88% of 13,091 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 22.3%, Violent 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Open World 10.6%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #39 BloodLust Shadowhunter
75% matchVery Positive81% of 354 reviews2015
Dev: WRF Studios
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Bloodlust is a dungeon crawling / action RPG experience that will allow players to explore the dark underworld of a forgotten society of Vampires and their disciplines, all while trying to battle for hierarchy among the clans in search of their sire.
Why similar: Vampires 93.6% ★, RPG 4.3%, Action 1.3%, Action RPG 0.8%
- #40 Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road
72% matchVery Positive91% of 719 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun?
Why similar: Vampires 86.6% ★, Choices Matter 4.8%, RPG 2.9%, Story Rich 2.6%, Horror 2.2%
- #41 유어 블라이트
71% matchVery Positive89% of 312 reviews2022
Dev: IGNOST
Windows
'Your Blight' is a turn-based dark fantasy RPG that survives in a city sealed off by the appearance of a vampire. Survive for a limited time of 21 days. Explore the city. Meet the survivors. And uncover the secrets surrounding you and the world.
Why similar: Vampires 64.6% ★, RPG 5.3%, Dark Fantasy 5.2%, Choices Matter 5.2%, Open World 5.1%
- #42 Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
74% matchMixed68% of 1,218 reviews2013
Pub: Crystal Dynamics
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Cast down from power by a mysterious warlord centuries ago, Kain reawakens in a world he barely recognises. His armies slain, his vampire brethren nearly extinct, Kain is one of the last of his kind. With an agenda of vengeance, Kain shall unleash a wicked wrath to uncover the plot that threatens the land he seeks to conquer.
Why similar: Vampires 88.4% ★, Dark Fantasy 3.1%, Action 1.7%, Third Person 1.4%, Story Rich 1.3%
- #43 Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York
70% matchMixed67% of 339 reviews2024
Dev: Draw DistancePub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Vampire: The Masquerade - Reckoning of New York is a narrative game set in the World of Darkness Universe. Play as one of the members of the Vampire Clans in a shifting political landscape between the Camarilla and the Anarchs while trying your best to survive.
Why similar: Vampires 81.3% ★, RPG 9.9%, Choices Matter 5%, Atmospheric 3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #44 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
71% matchVery Positive90% of 75,796 reviews2017
Dev: Ninja Theory
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Why similar: Story Rich 17.3%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Dark 11%, Third Person 10.1%
- #45 The Thaumaturge
68% matchVery Positive83% of 5,600 reviews2024
Dev: Fool's TheoryPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, RPG 20.4%, Story Rich 16.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #46 Devoid of Shadows
73% matchMixed60% of 205 reviews2017
Dev: N-Game StudiosPub: VM Games
Windows
Galidon is a vampire kingdom. You’re a lawful heir. The power struggle and an intriguing plot are in place. 21 levels contain quests and crafting. The gameplay is rapid, bloodthirsty and intransigent and doesn't forgive a single mistake. Devoid of Shadows is a heat in the chill dungeons of the Labyrinth!
Why similar: Vampires 80.4% ★, RPG 5%, Dark Fantasy 2.5%, Action 2%, Action RPG 1.8%
- #47 Dracula: Origin
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 365 reviews2008
Dev: Frogwares
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dracula: Origin reveals the dark origins of the Dracula curse. Step into the shoes of the famous Professor Van Helsing and experience a thrilling journey that will take you from London to Egypt, Austria and through Carpathian Europe right into the terrifying lair of the Dark Prince.
Why similar: Vampires 97.6% ★, Story Rich 1.3%, Adventure 1.1%
- #48 Vampire: The Masquerade — Parliament of Knives
69% matchVery Positive95% of 319 reviews2021
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dominate undead politics through cunning and violence! Will a missing Prince give you the opening to betray your sire and seize power?
Why similar: Vampires 81.6% ★, RPG 9.6%, Choices Matter 4.9%, Adventure 1.8%, Horror 1.8%
- #49 The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
71% matchMixed64% of 1,369 reviews2015
Dev: NeocoreGames
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Van Helsing, monster hunter will face the most difficult trials of his life as he is trying to destroy his nemesis. The civil war is over in Borgovia, but the future still looks grim. The city of weird science is in ruins and a strange cult prophesises the coming of the end times.
Why similar: Vampires 75.1% ★, RPG 7.9%, Dark Fantasy 4.3%, Action RPG 3.9%, Action 2.5%
- #50 Night Swarm
65% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,194 reviews2025
Dev: Fubu GamesPub: Mad Mushroom
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Claim your throne as Vampire Lord in this survivors-like. Each run is another step on your journey with new followers, quests and skills to unlock. The night is yours to conquer.
Why similar: Vampires 73.5% ★, Dark Fantasy 5.5%, Choices Matter 5.1%, RPG 4.1%, Action RPG 3.5%
- #51 Darksiders III
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 17,083 reviews2018
Dev: Gunfire GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Souls-like 20.5%, Open World 13.7%, RPG 10.9%, Dark Fantasy 8.7%, Violent 8.2%
- #52 Daymare: 1998
68% matchMixed69% of 4,205 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Gore 19.3%, Violent 19.2%, Third Person 16.5%, Action 11.2%
- #53 Cabernet
63% matchVery Positive95% of 2,024 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Vampires 80.2% ★, Choices Matter 5.9%, Dark Fantasy 3.8%, Story Rich 3.5%, Horror 2.8%
- #54 BloodRayne: Terminal Cut
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,816 reviews2020
Dev: Terminal RealityPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of the action horror game that unleashed the red-headed dhampir on the world. In a story spanning five years, Rayne must stop a madman bent on using occult relics to bring about a new age of domination for the Third Reich.
Why similar: Vampires 81.8% ★, Gore 3.8%, Violent 2.6%, Horror 2.3%, Dark 2.1%
- #55 Mortal Shell
67% matchMixed68% of 11,307 reviews2021
Dev: Cold SymmetryPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Souls-like 27.5%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, RPG 10.7%, Violent 9%, Open World 7.1%
- #56 Blood Knights
70% matchMixed64% of 1,053 reviews2013
Dev: Deck 13Pub: Kalypso Media Digital
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Combine your vampiric skills with the sharp edge of your blade in this medieval vampire hack‘n‘slay. Battle through hordes of monsters to restore your honor after you, a legendary and feared vampire hunter, have been turned into a vampire yourself!
Why similar: Vampires 92% ★, RPG 5.4%, Action 2.4%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #57 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
62% matchVery Positive88% of 31,665 reviews2025
Dev: QuestlinePub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
Why similar: Open World 21.6%, Dark Fantasy 17%, RPG 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Third Person 9.6%
- #58 Pathologic 3
62% matchVery Positive81% of 2,562 reviews2026
Dev: Ice-Pick LodgePub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.2%, Horror 18.3%, Story Rich 16%, Open World 15.1%, RPG 15%