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We filtered the 50 games similar to Ghostbusters: The Video Game down to the 26 that fit the “Dark” category. Resident Evil Code: Veronica, Twisted Metal and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

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Year 2009Dev Threewave Software

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Ghostbusters: The Video Game is Resident Evil Code: Veronica — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Twisted Metal and Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Ghostbusters: The Video Game

26 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Resident Evil Code: Veronica
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Twisted Metal
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkThird PersonNarrative
IGDB75· 4
Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings racing gameplay, fighting mechanics and survival mechanics, while skipping adventure storytelling

Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 4
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

The Order: 1886
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB63· 10OC62· 90
Year 2015Dev Ready At Dawn · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping melee combat

Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

Dark Sector
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 3.4KRAWG👍 45%· 165MC66IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Digital Extremes · D3 PublisherPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Inversion
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 62%· 697IGDB54· 7
Year 2012Dev Saber Interactive · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 92%· 33KIGDB78· 6
Year 2011Dev Relic Entertainment · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, first-person shooting and action RPG combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Thing
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and survival mechanics, while skipping melee combat

The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi

Gears of War 4
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB83· 27OC85· 155
Year 2016Dev The Coalition · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings offline and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Gears of War: Ultimate Edition
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB78· 18
Year 2015Dev Epic Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: offline and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB83· 4
Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB79· 3
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

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