Games like Gauntlet: the darkness within

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

66% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Crush the cult of Astaroth and squash the hell bugs. Bring Astaroth back to where she came from. Enjoy a Fresh Look & Old Fun in this arcade horror FPS game inspired by the legend of the 90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodhound.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

94% User Score Based on 217 reviews

Eliminate hordes of monsters in illWill, a thrilling first person shooter. The game features breathtaking locations filled with hundreds of monsters and polished gameplay containing all the best of old school shooters. You have a variety of weapons at your disposal - from a double barrel shotgun, warm and beloved as grandma's soup, to a soul ripper with gameplay mechanic unseen before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to illWill.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

81% User Score Based on 1,344 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive Me Father 2.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

96% User Score Based on 2,947 reviews

Beyond Citadel is an anime style retro throwback shooter inspired by the classics of the 90's, with realistic gunplay mechanics, anime violence and fast paced combat. Fight your way through the heavily armed mechanical fortress and discover the secret that lies beneath. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beyond Citadel.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

88% User Score Based on 4,480 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 17 reviews

Project Warlock is a first person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non stop action packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Warlock.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

79% User Score Based on 753 reviews

Adrenaline-pumping gore retro funhouse that’s full of guns, magic, demons, vertical arenas, 3D visuals, 2D sprites, and heavy metal music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project Warlock II.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,004 reviews

This is the unique alloy of arcade action and RPG elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Shooter 2: Reloaded.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

95% User Score Based on 271 reviews

Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flesh Made Fear.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

84% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Finally... After months of trial and error, learning by doing, and yet some critical failures - we have reached the point at which I'm comfortable enough to release something bigger, something better, something playable of REVEREND - the beta. I said it would release in September, and I'm counting it! Please, check the settings and key bindings if something doesn't feel right at first, since I mi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to REVEREND.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

72% User Score Based on 481 reviews

Oldschool FPS. Hardcore classic gameplay. Huge hordes of monsters. Blood. Fun. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monument.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 7,492 reviews

Critic Score 93%Based on 1 reviews

Rage through 32 single player levels and 6 deathmatch levels of sheer terror and fully immersive sound and lighting. Arm yourself against the cannibalistic Ogre, fiendish Vore and indestructible Schambler using lethal nails, fierce Thunderbolts and abominable Rocket and Grenade Launchers. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quake.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, story

54% User Score Based on 166 reviews

Doomed is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOMED.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

67% User Score Based on 3,715 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 37 reviews

Buy Shadow Warrior 3 on PlayStation Store and bring a katana to a gunfight with a seamless blend of fast-paced gunplay and razor-sharp melee combat. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadow Warrior 3.

47%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

45% User Score Based on 239 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Apocryph is a FPS set in a brutal dark fantasy world. It takes it's roots in old-school fantasy shooters, adding rogue-lite elements, such as procedural levels, items, character perks, as well as permanent death. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Apocryph.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

90% User Score Based on 424 reviews

A small and challenging retro-fueled FPS straight from the nightmares of 90's millennials. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them and any inanimate objects standing in your way! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CARNAL.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

86% User Score Based on 862 reviews

Return to classic survival horror in this special demo version of Tormented Souls 2. Experience the opening section of the game as Caroline navigates the claustrophobic passageways of a shadowy convent in search of her missing sister If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tormented Souls 2.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 131,275 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 11 reviews

Buy Doom Eternal on PS4 and PS5. Discover DOOM Slayer’s origins and his enduring mission to rip and tear. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DOOM Eternal.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

94% User Score Based on 5,482 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

A dark and violent meld of retro and modern action games, inspired by the classic 2.5D first-person shooters of the 90s, with elements of modern looter shooters and roguelites. Intense and addictive gameplay Tons of enemies are crammed in open-ended levels full of surprises, geysers of blood, and treasure. You rise to prevent her doom and duke it out with nightmares to reap salvation in blood. Sh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Reaper.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 3,370 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 11 reviews

A dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one with full senses, you begin a journey in search for answers and relief. How long can you last? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forgive Me Father.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

87% User Score Based on 844 reviews

Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth in this ultraviolent, fast-paced, and merciless retro-styled first person shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to INCISION.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

90% User Score Based on 69 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 1 reviews

Gorescript is a classic first person shooter game, inspired by the great old classic FPS games that defined the genre. Fight your way through 18 handcrafted levels of frantic action paced gameplay, from easy to hardcore levels of difficulty. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gorescript.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

99% User Score Based on 9,314 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

You died? So what? Tuck your guts back in and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CULTIC.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

83% User Score Based on 172 reviews

Devilated is a brutal FPS-RPG experience. Survive and roast enemies on a journey of violence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Devilated.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 130 reviews

Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Beacon.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 3,662 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Fight to get home from a hostile, Alien infested land If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vertigo 2.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

87% User Score Based on 1,056 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Total Chaos.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

90% User Score Based on 69 reviews

A retrowave/mecha-inspired sci-fi first-person shooter featuring fast-paced combat in old-school style open-plan levels packed with pickups, keys, and secrets. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ctesiphon.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Gravelord is a fast-paced boomer shooter voiced by a badass protagonist featuring hand-crafted levels filled with secrets and hordes of enemies to kill. Dish out some brutal carnage with powerful guns and collect Tarot Cards to gain even more killing power. Let's put the fun back in funeral! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gravelord.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

92% User Score Based on 577 reviews

The Eldritch horde returns in Shrine II! Shrine II is a total conversion mod for Doom 2. Tusk is back, and his rage won't be quelled! Journey through five dimensions to find the source of the corruption in this 32 level total conversion for doom 2! Including: -Over 20 unique Demons to slay -Boss Battles Galore -Over 20 unique weapons -32 levels -Tons of secrets and replayability -A challenging yet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shrine II.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

80% User Score Based on 495 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 6 reviews

Voidwrought is a 2D action-platformer set in a hand-drawn world of cosmic horrors. Explore the thawing ruins of the First Civilisation and strike down the gods that dwell there. Grow your powers, uncover ancient artifacts, and expand your shrine amid the wreckage. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voidwrought.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

61% User Score Based on 537 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 13 reviews

In Van Helsing III, the civil war is over in Borgovia, but the future looks grim. The city of weird science is in ruins, squabbling factions and criminals fight for power and a strange cult prophesizes the coming of "The end of times." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, story

96% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Shoot, slice, and shred your way through hordes of the undead in Cryptis, a retro-inspired boomer shooter combining modern visuals with '90s gameplay. Embrace the chaos, slaughter your enemies, and leave nothing left standing! Slay your enemies! Fight waves of monsters and utilize a diverse arsenal of weapons. Every weapon provides a different playstyle, choose whichever you prefer. M… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cryptis.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 8,232 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 3 reviews

You killed the Demons once, they were all dead. Or so you thought... A single Demon Entity escaped detection. Systematically it altered decaying, dead carnage back into grotesque living tissue. The Demons have returned - stronger and more vicious than ever before. You mission is clear, there are no options: kill or be killed! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Doom 64.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

98% User Score Based on 1,246 reviews

Zortch is a single player FPS game in a sci-fi setting with horror and comedy elements Zortch Maxinum is a professional slacker who finds herself captured by aliens after falling for their fake holiday scheme - now she must escape their planet or become a light snack lucky for her there is a mysterious voice helping her along the way Features: Custom engine that runs well on low-spec machines … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zortch.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 3,614 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 11 reviews

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates! Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle. Zangetsu will meet fellow travelers along the way, who can join your journey as playable characters. Switching to these charac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

62% User Score Based on 58 reviews

"BLOOM is a fast paced frenetic action first person shooter indie game inspired by the classics like Doom, Quake, Blood, Heretic, Hexen, Duke Nukem and the rest of the `90s FPS giants. Simplistic, nononsense, shoot everything that moves. Three episodes with tons of actions, dozens of monsters, over a dozen of weapons, secrets and everything you'd expect from a retro shooter game. Two-handed sw… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloom.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

92% User Score Based on 501 reviews

Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Skinwalker Hunt.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

78% User Score Based on 704 reviews

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse lurk in the shadows before you. They are Death, Pestilence, Famine, and War. They are the root of all that is evil. They are the least of your worries. The last know Serpent Rider, Eidolon, lives. As the Necromancer, the Assassin, the Crusader, or the Paladin, you must defeat the dark generals and their Hell-spawned legions before you can face the Archfiend and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HeXen II.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

92% User Score Based on 1,860 reviews

The Citadel is a brutal first person shooter, and a love letter to classic games such as Marathon, Doom and Wolfenstein 3D. Descend into the depths of a dark citadel, and fight through 6 Episodes and 30 levels of action packed with 6 challenging bosses. Go forth, Martyr. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Citadel.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

50% User Score Based on 326 reviews

Legendary game, now on mobile devices! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Shooter 2: The Legend.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

71% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 15 reviews

Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 9,978 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 4 reviews

Once branded a heretic. Now you have been chosen. Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancestral lands. If you can stand... Amid Evil. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AMID EVIL.

74%Game Brain Score

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75% User Score Based on 2,107 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 2 reviews

Industria is a first-person shooter that takes you from East Berlin into a parallel reality, shortly before the end of the Cold War. On the search for a missing work colleague, you decipher a dark past in a mysterious and surreal steampunk world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Industria.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

78% User Score Based on 2,514 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 10 reviews

3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, presents a hard-core first person shooter, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Crafted by the hands of Quake-scene necromancers, WRATH is the real deal. You will not survive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WRATH: Aeon of Ruin.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

69% User Score Based on 988 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Classic First Person Shooter style game. Like the good old days. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellbound.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

65% User Score Based on 1,138 reviews

"I have chosen my destiny, and it lies here..." - Kyle Katarn It is five years after Kyle's victory over the seven dark Jedi. Invading Imperial forces advance upon a quiet Rebel outpost, interrupting Kyle's training of a brave new Jedi, Mara Jade. First introduced in Timothy Zahn's award-winning Star Wars novel, Heir to the Empire, Mara Jade blends her past experiences as a one time smug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Mysteries of the Sith™.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

85% User Score Based on 928 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

Hitman: Contracts is a stealth action game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the third installment in the Hitman game series. The game features recreations of four levels from Hitman: Codename 47. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hitman: Contracts.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

76% User Score Based on 1,264 reviews

Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wrought Flesh.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

87% User Score Based on 1,153 reviews

90's style First Person Shooter, 20 years later. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hellbound: Survival Mode.

83%Game Brain Score

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Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

83% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Putrefaction 2: Void Walker.