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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Hunter Moonstrike down to the 17 that fit the “Horror” category. Spec Ops: The Line, TimeSplitters 2 and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Hunter Moonstrike.

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Hunter Moonstrike is Spec Ops: The Line — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. TimeSplitters 2 and Wolfenstein: The Old Blood follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Hunter Moonstrike

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Hunter Moonstrike. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHistoricalHorrorPost-Apocalyptic
Steam👍 93%· 56KIGDB77· 9
Year 2012Dev Yager Development · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, stealth mechanics and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: visuals.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Combat76Game mode53Visuals0
#2TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalMeleeDarkHorrorHistoricalPost-ApocalypticFirst Person
IGDB95· 2
Year 2002Dev Free Radical Design · Eidos Interactive

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, setting scifi and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting80Tone70Visuals58Game mode22
#3Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84
Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode86Combat75Setting62Visuals59
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17
Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting62Visuals59Game mode19
#5Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211
Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Combat100Progression100Tone81Setting61Visuals59
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5
Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, stealth mechanics and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

A Quake III-engine shooter split between grounded WWII combat and occult nonsense, and it commits fully to both. The stealth missions and the weapon feel still hold up. Enemy variety thins out badly in the second half, the supernatural turn loses some players entirely, and the level design assumes patience for hunting hidden switches.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting63Visuals59Combat58Game mode53
NecroVision
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1
Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic. Seeking adventure, young American Simon Bukner joins the British army in war-torn Europe of 1916.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Combat73Setting60Visuals59Game mode53
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 61%· 30KIGDB77· 25OC75· 111
Year 2016Dev Infinity Ward · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: setting space, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode and setting.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals59Setting49Game mode23
Call of Duty: Vanguard
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 67%· 4.1KIGDB75· 8OC72· 153
Year 2021Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Combat88Setting77Visuals59Game mode17
Call of Duty: WWII
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloTacticalMeleeDarkNarrativeHistoricalHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 70%· 46KIGDB75· 18OC78· 155
Year 2017Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, co op and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Setting81Visuals59Game mode22
Call of Duty®: Black Ops III
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Wall-running and thrust jumps make it the most mobile campaign in the series, and the four-player co-op campaign is a genuine structural change. Zombies is at its most elaborate here. The story is close to incomprehensible, the campaign is the weakest part of the package, and the PC version's supply-drop economy drew heavy criticism.

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

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

Genre100Tone100Setting76Combat72Visuals52Game mode31
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorHistoricalFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 22KIGDB77· 9OC75· 161
Year 2020Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Combat83Setting80Visuals59Game mode17
Half-Life: Source
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 17KRAWG👍 72%· 557
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Half-life: Source is a reissue of the 1998 Half-Life game based on a more modern "Source" game engine with many innovations in graphics performance and gameplay. The game's plot is entirely consistent with the plot of the original Half-Life and tells us the story of the research centre "Black Mesa", which is located in the USA, New Mexico.

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: setting.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Game mode85Combat68Visuals59Setting40
#14Black Mesa
Black Mesa
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16
Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, ranged combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep RPG systems

A fan remake of Half-Life 1 that Valve eventually blessed, rebuilding every level in the Source engine and rewriting Xen entirely into something far better than the original. Combat feels modern. It is much longer than Half-Life was, and the expanded Xen chapters — the most praised part — also stretch the pacing well past the original's tight run.

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: setting.

Genre100Tone100Combat68Visuals60Game mode53Setting35
#15Half-Life: Blue Shift
Half-Life: Blue Shift
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMeleeTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 21KRAWG👍 74%· 764MC71IGDB60· 1
Year 2001Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Half-Life: Blue Shift is the second (after Opposing Force) expansion pack for the original first-person shooter Half-Life. The game setting is the same as the one in the original game: the story takes place in the science laboratory called Black Mesa Research Facility in New Mexico.

Where it drifts furthest from Hunter Moonstrike: setting.

It predates Hunter Moonstrike by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat67Visuals59Setting31

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