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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 46 games similar to Arken Age down to the 13 that fit the “Narrative” category. Dishonored 2, Prey and Deus Ex: Human Revolution top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Arken Age.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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NarrativeSoloCo-op
Year 2025Dev VitruviusVR

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Arken Age is Dishonored 2 — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Prey and Deus Ex: Human Revolution follow close behind.

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The best narrative games like Arken Age

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Arken Age. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Dishonored 2
Dishonored 2
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiCraftingExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 66KIGDB86· 20OC87· 145
Year 2016Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and combat magic, while skipping fantasy world

It predates Arken Age by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Progression100Visuals100Combat85Tone69Game mode68
#2Prey
Prey
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

It predates Arken Age by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Progression84Tone69Game mode68
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 29KIGDB92· 8
Year 2011Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, open world exploration and setting cyberpunk, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

It predates Arken Age by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Game mode68Progression58
#4System Shock 2
System Shock 2
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 7.8K
Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting and progression.

It predates Arken Age by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone65Progression37
Streets of Rogue
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMeleeStealthNarrative
Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24
Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping fantasy world

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: visuals and game mode.

It predates Arken Age by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone75Game mode43Visuals0
Journey to the Savage Planet
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode75Progression67Combat60
Deus Ex: Invisible War
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 58%· 2.5KRAWG👍 47%· 306MC80IGDB80· 3
Year 2003Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, ranged combat and setting cyberpunk, while skipping adventure storytelling

Approximately 20 years after the events depicted in Deus Ex, The World is only beginning to recover from a Catastrophic worldwide depression.

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Arken Age.

It predates Arken Age by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat75Game mode68Setting39
Thief
ShooterFPS
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75
Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Arken Age.

It predates Arken Age by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat87Tone71Game mode68Setting50
Binary Domain
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6
Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and procedural generation, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: visuals and setting.

It predates Arken Age by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode76Combat61Setting41Visuals0
#10TimeShift
TimeShift
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiFantasyFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5
Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: game mode.

It predates Arken Age by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals100Setting68Game mode42
Quantum Break
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 86%· 30KIGDB77· 23OC78· 134
Year 2016Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: visuals.

It predates Arken Age by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode68Setting65Combat61Visuals0
Super Metroid
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeSci-FiExplorationDark
IGDB100· 1
Year 1994Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: visuals.

It predates Arken Age by 31 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode67Tone64Setting62Progression61Visuals0
XIII
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31
Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Arken Age: game mode.

It predates Arken Age by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone63Game mode44

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