6 Games like Dying Light on Nintendo Switch 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 50 games similar to Dying Light down to the 6 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Chernobylite, The Outer Worlds and Bright Memory: Infinite top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dying Light.

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The best games like Dying Light on Nintendo Switch

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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.

#1ChernobyliteClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationCraftingFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 15KIGDB76· 3OC76· 104

Year 2021Dev The Farm 51 · All In! GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and base building, while skipping action RPG combat

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Dying Light.

Released 6 years after Dying Light.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 82%· 28KIGDB86· 15OC83· 215

Year 2019Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Private DivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, setting space and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: setting and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Dying Light.

Released 4 years after Dying Light.

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#3Bright Memory: Infinite

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkFirst PersonHardcore

Steam👍 92%· 40KIGDB67· 5OC63· 95

Year 2021Dev FYQD-Studio · PLAYISMOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, setting scifi and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: setting and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Dying Light.

Released 6 years after Dying Light.

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#4GroundedClosest on game mode

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MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeOpen WorldHorrorCraftingExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 94KIGDB78· 5OC82· 58

Year 2022Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and base building, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Dying Light.

Released 7 years after Dying Light.

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#5Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 19KIGDB89· 12OC86· 226

Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and combat tactical, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Dying Light.

Released 9 years after Dying Light.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#6The Elder Scrolls: Blades

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloMultiplayerOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

IGDB30· 1OC37· 12

Year 2020Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Android · iOS · Switch

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, procedural generation and combat magic, while skipping action RPG combat

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: combat and setting.

Released 5 years after Dying Light.

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