48 Games like Kane &amp; Lynch: Dead Men that you should try

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 89%· 5.1K

Year 1996Dev Nazca Corporation · SNK PlaymoreOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and visual 2d, while skipping third-person shooting

#2Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Steam GOG

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

Steam👍 96%· 2.0KIGDB91· 2

Year 2002Dev Croteam · Gathering of DevelopersOn PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opDark

IGDB87· 8

Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping third-person shooting

#4Unreal Tournament

iRank100

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst Person

IGDB100· 1

Year 1999Dev Epic Games · GT Interactive SoftwareOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and offline

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#5Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

iRank77

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping third-person shooting

Steam Xbox

#6Superfighters Deluxe

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeDark

Steam👍 89%· 3.5K

Year 2018Dev MythoLogic InteractiveOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and online features, while skipping third-person shooting

#7Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

#8Guns, Gore & Cannoli

iRank81

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMeleeDark

Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21

Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

Steam GOG Xbox

#9Descent

iRank88

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 96%· 471IGDB73· 3

Year 1994Dev Parallax Software · SoftBankOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping third-person shooting

Steam GOG Epic

#10Cry of Fear

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee

Steam👍 97%· 18KRAWG👍 70%· 391IGDB80· 1

Year 2014Dev Free Lives · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

#12Doom II: Hell on Earth

iRank91

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDark

Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2

Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

#13Portal 2

iRank96

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opOfflineSoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9

Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

Steam Xbox PS

#14Red Faction

iRank81

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerOfflineMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 86%· 2.9KIGDB70· 2

Year 2001Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#15Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

Steam GOG PS

iRank82

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting