RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opOnlineSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticHorrorCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45
Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Dying Light down to the 34 that fit the “Action RPG” category. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, Dead Island 2 and Killing Floor 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dying Light.
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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG
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DarkNarrativeCo-opMultiplayer
Year 2015Dev Techland
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Within the “Action RPG” category, the closest game to Dying Light is Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide — scoring 89/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Island 2 and Killing Floor 2 follow close behind.
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The best action RPG games like Dying Light
34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dying Light. Each one has been evaluated across 23 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.
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticCraftingExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 26KIGDB74· 6OC75· 159
Year 2023Dev Deep Silver Dambuster Studios · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB81· 13OC78· 62
Year 2016Dev Tripwire Interactive · Iceberg InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 132KIGDB78· 5OC75· 80
Year 2022Dev FatsharkOn Xbox · PC · PS5
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloStealthRangedMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 424KRAWG👍 70%· 3.4KMC84IGDB85· 21OC87· 159
Year 2015Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~38hOn PC · PS · Xbox
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeRangedNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 257KRAWG👍 89%· 2.6KMC84IGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~12hOn PC · PS · Xbox
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141
Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 22KIGDB89· 10
Year 2008Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PC
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
Co-opMultiplayerSoloOnlineMeleeRangedDarkHorror
Steam👍 85%· 765RAWG👍 25%· 20MC51
Year 2011Dev KTX Software · ValuSoftPlaytime ~2hOn PC
#10Dead Island
90
iRank70
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
IGDB70· 8
Year 2011Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter
≠ Stands apart with skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opMultiplayerSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 79%· 213KRAWG👍 65%· 444MC77IGDB77· 11OC76· 184
Year 2022Dev Techland · Techland PublishingPlaytime ~23hOn PC · PS · Xbox
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
IGDB64· 11
Year 2013Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter
≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression, while skipping horror tension
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226
Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 82%· 28KIGDB86· 15OC83· 215
Year 2019Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Private DivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 34KIGDB74· 6OC73· 114
Year 2023Dev Teyon · NaconOn Xbox · PC · PS5
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86
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76
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76
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72
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71
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71
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71
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70
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70
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70
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69
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RPG · Action RPG
69
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69
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