8 Games with a horror setting like Forspoken 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 Forspoken down to the 8 that fit the “Horror” category. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Alice: Madness Returns top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Forspoken.

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The best games with a horror setting like Forspoken

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Vampire: The Masquerade - BloodlinesClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorFantasyExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3

Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, skill tree progression and visual first person

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

It predates Forspoken by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#2Banishers: Ghosts of New EdenClosest on progression

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Missing: open world exploration.

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: combat.

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#3Alice: Madness Returns

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, puzzle design and visual first person, while skipping open world exploration

This sequel to American McGee's Alice follows the protagonist, Alice Lidell, as she returns to the dark world of her subconsciousness, the nightmarish version of Lewis Carrol’s Wonderland.

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: combat.

It predates Forspoken by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam Xbox PS

#4Legacy of Kain: DefianceClosest on combat

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeMagicDarkNarrativeFantasyHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 1.3K

Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#5Castlevania: Lament of Innocence

iRank78

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorFantasyThird Person

IGDB78· 3

Year 2003Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Drakengard

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird Person

IGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev Cavia · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

It predates Forspoken by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7MediEvil

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMagicMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person

OC68· 83

Year 1998Dev SCE Cambridge Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Forspoken: setting.

It predates Forspoken by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Sonic Unleashed

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB66· 4

Year 2008Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, while skipping horror tension

It predates Forspoken by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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