35 Narrative games like Hatred that you should try

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, Metroidvania exploration and setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and sandbox freedom, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and crafting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping first-person shooting

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and deep simulation, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of open-world action games: punishing difficulty, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and puzzle design, while skipping shooter

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping horror tension

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, strong narrative focus and punishing difficulty

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping shooter

✓ Same family of open-world action games: third-person shooting, shooter and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and racing gameplay, while skipping first-person shooting

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, adventure storytelling and sandbox world, while skipping survival mechanics

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping third-person shooting

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping horror tension

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing strong narrative focus, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping shooter