4 Games with a horror setting like Deathbound 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 49 games similar to Deathbound down to the 4 that fit the “Horror” category. Alien Shooter, Evil West and BloodRayne 2 (Legacy) top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Deathbound.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best games with a horror setting like Deathbound

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deathbound. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Alien ShooterClosest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi

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 roguelike runs, 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 Deathbound: progression and visuals.

It predates Deathbound by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Evil WestClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

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 horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Deathbound: game mode and combat.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#3BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)Closest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

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 punishing difficulty

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 Deathbound: combat and setting.

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Steam GOG

#4Mother Russia BleedsClosest on tone

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