5 Games with a horror setting like Curse of the Dead Gods that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Curse of the Dead Gods down to the 5 that fit the “Horror” category. Evil West, Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and Alien Shooter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Curse of the Dead Gods.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a horror setting like Curse of the Dead Gods

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Curse of the Dead Gods. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Evil WestClosest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Curse of the Dead Gods: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Curse of the Dead Gods.

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#2Mortal Kombat: Shaolin MonksClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFantasy

IGDB74· 3

Year 2005Dev Mortal Kombat Team · Midway Games

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Stands apart with offline, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Curse of the Dead Gods: visuals and game mode.

It predates Curse of the Dead Gods by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Alien ShooterClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkProceduralHorrorLootIsometric

Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249

Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, horror tension and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from Curse of the Dead Gods: setting and visuals.

It predates Curse of the Dead Gods by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorRanged

Steam👍 78%· 1.2KRAWG👍 51%· 42

Year 2020Dev Terminal Reality · ZigguratPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, shooter and precision platforming, while skipping roguelike runs

Enhanced and updated for modern systems by the game's original developers, this is the definitive edition of BloodRayne 2. BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human.

Where it drifts furthest from Curse of the Dead Gods: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Curse of the Dead Gods.

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Steam GOG

#5Mother Russia BleedsClosest on tone

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