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Year 2011Dev Eidos Montréal

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Within the “Narrative” category, the closest game to Deus Ex: Human Revolution is Deus Ex: Invisible War — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Prey and Super Metroid follow close behind.

#1Deus Ex: Invisible War95 #2Prey91 #3Super Metroid90 #4Dishonored 290 #5The Evil Within 289

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The best narrative games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution

19 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Deus Ex: Human Revolution. 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.

#1Deus Ex: Invisible War

95

Deus Ex: Invisible War

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldCyberpunkSci-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: ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

91

Prey

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst 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, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting cyberpunk

#3Super Metroid

90

Super Metroid

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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

90

Dishonored 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst 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, combat magic and crafting mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

#5The Evil Within 2

89

The Evil Within 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 31KIGDB81· 15OC80· 156

Year 2017Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, survival mechanics and third-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

89

Deus Ex

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldCyberpunkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 80%· 576MC90

Year 2000Dev Ion Storm · Square EnixPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

#7The Last of Us Part I

88

The Last of Us Part I

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDark

Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180

Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

88

System Shock

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldCyberpunkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6

Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

#9Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

88

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

88

BioShock

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8

Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, while skipping setting cyberpunk

#11Star Wars Outlaws

88

Star Wars Outlaws

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 72%· 11KIGDB80· 9OC75· 200

Year 2024Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · Switch · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting space and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Steam Epic Xbox

#12Quantum Break

88

Quantum Break

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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

#13Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

87

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6

Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

87

XIII

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

86

TimeShift

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeSci-FiFirst 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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, historical setting and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep RPG systems

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