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iRank84
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch
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The best games like Heartworm on PC
27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Heartworm. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSci-Fi
IGDB69· 2
Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and setting scifi
It predates Heartworm by 23 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting69
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design
It predates Heartworm by 26 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone79
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
It predates Heartworm by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting69
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 85%· 1.4K
Year 1999Dev Core Design · Aspyr MediaOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics
It predates Heartworm by 26 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeExploration
Steam👍 87%· 5.9KIGDB60· 6
Year 2006Dev Crystal DynamicsOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics
It predates Heartworm by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 72%· 882IGDB60· 1
Year 2000Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, first-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Heartworm.
It predates Heartworm by 25 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkCo-opRangedNarrative
Steam👍 79%· 15KRAWG👍 8%· 76
Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~3hOn PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, roguelike runs and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics
In Bad Rats, the player controls the rats that try to kill their prisoner, the cat, in a cruel and unusual manner. ###Premise The goal of the game is to kill the cat. Each level is a maze with rats on one side, and the imprisoned cat's cell on the other.
Where it drifts furthest from Heartworm: visuals.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Heartworm.
It predates Heartworm by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Tone86Game mode77Visuals0
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeRangedNarrative
Steam👍 87%· 2.4K
Year 1997Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Heartworm: tone.
It predates Heartworm by 28 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone0
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonMeleeMagicHardcore
Steam👍 84%· 1.5K
Year 1998Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics
Where it drifts furthest from Heartworm: tone.
It predates Heartworm by 27 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone0
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4
Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Heartworm.
It predates Heartworm by 22 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone90
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
#15Dark Sector
56
iRank65
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
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, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design
Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Heartworm.
It predates Heartworm by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting68Game mode55
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