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We filtered the 50 games similar to Dying Light down to the 34 that fit the “Xbox” category. Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide, Dead Island 2 and Chernobylite 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 “Xbox” category, the closest game to Dying Light is Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Dead Island 2 and Chernobylite follow close behind.

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The best games like Dying Light on Xbox

34 similar games foundUpdated May 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.

Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opOnlineSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticHorrorCraftingFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 21KIGDB80· 8OC77· 45
Year 2015Dev FatsharkOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, loot and gear systems and skill tree progression, while skipping open world exploration

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

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

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode87Setting80Combat40
#2Dead Island 2
Dead Island 2
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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: combat.

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

Released 8 years after Dying Light.

Genre100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression82Tone79
Chernobylite
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
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.

Genre100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting86Combat78
Killing Floor 2
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 129KIGDB81· 13OC78· 62
Year 2016Dev Tripwire Interactive · Iceberg InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and skill tree progression, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

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

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting89Game mode87Combat39
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 132KIGDB78· 5OC75· 80
Year 2022Dev FatsharkOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and skill tree progression, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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

Released 7 years after Dying Light.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Game mode64Setting54Combat38
#6Fallout 4
Fallout 4
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

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, third-person shooting and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

The best shooting in the series by some distance, plus settlement building that becomes its own game if you let it. Power armour finally feels like a vehicle. The dialogue wheel is the loss — four options that collapse into the same outcome, and a voiced protagonist that narrows roleplaying compared with New Vegas.

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

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

Genre100Combat100Progression82Visuals71World69Setting60
Fallout: New Vegas
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

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and shooter

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

The writing is why it endures: factions with coherent positions, quests that resolve several ways, and an ending that actually reflects a decade of small choices. Reputation matters everywhere. Technically it is fragile — it shipped buggy and remains so, with crashes common enough on modern systems that most players install community patches first.

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Progression83Visuals71World69Setting55
Atomic Heart
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141
Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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

Released 8 years after Dying Light.

Genre100Tone100World100Visuals100Progression71Setting41
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
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

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: first-person shooting.

Dying Light 2 brings to life a unique post-apocalyptic vision of the Modern Dark Ages - a brutal, bleak and unforgiving reality where you are as likely to perish at the hand of a human as you are by the infected.

Where it drifts furthest from Dying Light: combat.

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

Same studio: Techland.

Genre100Tone100Setting100World100Visuals100Progression73
Cyberpunk 2077
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

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping survival mechanics

Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction game loosely based on the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020. ###Setting The game is set in the year 2077 in a fictional futuristic metropolis Night City in California.

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 5 years after Dying Light.

Genre100Tone100Visuals73World72Combat71Progression63
The Outer Worlds
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100World100Visuals100Tone53Progression46Game mode43
Dead Rising 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting
Steam👍 78%· 8.7KIGDB81· 9
Year 2010Dev Blue Castle Games · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Dying Light, expect deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and skill tree progression, while skipping first-person shooting

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

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

Tone100Game mode85Genre75Progression70Setting65World65
RoboCop: Rogue City
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFirst Person
Steam👍 87%· 34KIGDB74· 6OC73· 114
Year 2023Dev Teyon · NaconOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

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 8 years after Dying Light.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Combat40Game mode17Setting0
Starfield
RPGAction RPGFirst-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 57%· 173KIGDB85· 9OC84· 221
Year 2023Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

At its best in the hand-built cities and the faction questlines, where the writing and the systems both hold. Ship building is deeper than it first appears. The exploration loop is the weak point — procedurally generated planets repeat their points of interest quickly, and the constant loading screens between surface, ship and space break any sense of continuity.

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

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

Released 8 years after Dying Light.

Genre100World71Visuals71Progression55Tone50Combat33
Bright Memory: Infinite
RPGAction RPGFirst-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.

Genre100Visuals100Tone65Combat40Game mode17Setting0

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