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Year 2007Dev IO Interactive

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men is Aliens: Colonial Marines — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition and Cry of Fear follow close behind.

#1Aliens: Colonial Marines95 #2Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition93 #3Cry of Fear92 #4F.E.A.R. 391 #5Wolfenstein: Youngblood91

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The best dark games like Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

25 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Aliens: Colonial Marines

95

Aliens: Colonial Marines

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14

Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

#2Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

93

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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

92

Cry 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

91

F.E.A.R. 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5

Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

#5Wolfenstein: Youngblood

91

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

#6Streets of Rogue

90

Streets of Rogue

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerOfflineCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeDark

Steam👍 96%· 23KRAWG👍 74%· 165IGDB84· 1OC81· 24

Year 2017Dev tinyBuildPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping third-person shooting

90

Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping third-person shooting

#8Red Dead Redemption

89

Red Dead Redemption

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB92· 8OC79· 62

Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping offline

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#9F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

88

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB73· 3

Year 2006Dev TimeGate Studios · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

#10F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

88

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrative

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB70· 2

Year 2007Dev TimeGate Studios · Sierra EntertainmentOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping third-person shooting

#11Condemned 2: Bloodshot

88

Condemned 2: Bloodshot

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDark

IGDB85· 5

Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror setting, while skipping third-person shooting

#12Duke Nukem Forever

88

Duke Nukem Forever

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person

Steam👍 69%· 11KIGDB55· 8

Year 2011Dev Triptych Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

#13Guns, Gore & Cannoli

95

Guns, Gore & Cannoli

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

#14Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

95

Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

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

#15Resistance 2

95

Resistance 2

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

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