16 Games with a horror setting like Alone in the Dark that you should try

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and visual isometric, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, post-apocalyptic world and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and shooter

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping crafting mechanics

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, co op and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension