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We filtered the 50 games similar to DOOM II down to the 23 that fit the “Dark” category. Ready or Not, Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to DOOM II.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to DOOM II is Ready or Not — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Duty®: Black Ops III and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 follow close behind.

#1Ready or Not95 #2Call of Duty®: Black Ops III94 #3Call of Duty: Black Ops 793 #4Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare92 #5NecroVision92

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The best dark games like DOOM II

23 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to DOOM II. 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.

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Ready or Not

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

#2Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

94

Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, historical setting and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

Steam Xbox Nintendo

#3Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

93

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 39%· 4.3KIGDB66· 4OC65· 132

Year 2025Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: deep RPG systems.

#4Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

92

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorSpaceSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111

Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

92

NecroVision

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedTacticalDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

92

Black Mesa

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16

Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

#7TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

92

TimeSplitters: Future Perfect

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Free Radical Design · Electronic Arts

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

≠ Its own twist: offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

#8Serious Sam II

92

Serious Sam II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiSpaceFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB78· 3

Year 2005Dev Croteam · Take-Two InteractiveOn Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, offline and online features, while skipping deep RPG systems

#9Call of Duty: Ghosts

91

Call of Duty: Ghosts

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

MultiplayerSoloCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiSpaceFirst Person

Steam👍 65%· 32KIGDB74· 23OC72· 58

Year 2013Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep RPG systems

#10Half-Life: Source

91

Half-Life: Source

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 17KRAWG👍 72%· 557

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep RPG systems

91

Titanfall 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 280KIGDB89· 23OC87· 140

Year 2016Dev Respawn Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, historical setting and PvP competition, while skipping deep RPG systems

#12TimeSplitters 2

90

TimeSplitters 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB95· 2

Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

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

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

90

Halo 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTacticalMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 3.0KIGDB91· 4

Year 2007Dev Bungie · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

#14Return to Castle Wolfenstein

90

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeTacticalDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5

Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

#15Call of Duty: Vanguard

90

Call of Duty: Vanguard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeTacticalRangedDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153

Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

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Rogue Warrior

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Black Squad

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Call of Duty: Black Ops II

Shooter · FPS

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Resistance: Fall of Man

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