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We filtered the 50 games similar to Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge down to the 18 that fit the “Dark” category. Alan Wake II, Dino Crisis 2 and Deadly Premonition top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge.

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Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment
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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge is Alan Wake II — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Dino Crisis 2 and Deadly Premonition follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge

18 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorExploration
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorror
IGDB89· 1
Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Twisted Metal
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkMultiplayerThird Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror setting and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil Zero
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 3
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming

Gears of War
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opRangedDarkOffline
IGDB84· 3
Year 2006Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Game Studios

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting, setting scifi and offline, while skipping puzzle design

Gears of War 3
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opDarkOfflineMultiplayer
IGDB97· 4
Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror setting, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Gears of War 4
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opDarkOfflineMultiplayer
IGDB83· 27OC85· 155
Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror setting, setting scifi and offline, while skipping puzzle design

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
ShooterTPS
SoloCo-opDarkOfflineMultiplayer
IGDB78· 18
Year 2015Dev Epic Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: horror setting, setting scifi and offline, while skipping puzzle design

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloRangedDarkStealthOpen World
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

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