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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 48 games similar to Memory Lost down to the 16 that fit the “Dark” category. Ape Out, Alien Shooter and Furi top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Memory Lost.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2025Dev Magic Hazard

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Memory Lost is Ape Out — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Alien Shooter and Furi follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Memory Lost

16 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Memory Lost. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Ape Out
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals80Tone64
#2Alien Shooter
Alien Shooter
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiIsometricTop-Down
Steam👍 95%· 4.7KRAWG👍 84%· 249
Year 2003Dev 8Floor · Sigma TeamPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Android

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing deep RPG systems, shooter and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping setting cyberpunk

The endless darkness and the somber, long passages of a military complex have become the abode of evil, as thousands of blood-thirsty creatures fill its offices, storehouses and mysterious laboratories. Your mission is simple: clear the base at all costs.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting.

It predates Memory Lost by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals88Combat53Setting35
#3Furi
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCyberpunkSci-FiThird PersonTop-DownIsometric
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing shooter, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping first-person shooting

It predates Memory Lost by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
Evil West
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 74%· 13KIGDB72· 4OC73· 121
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with shooter, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and historical setting, while skipping setting cyberpunk

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Visuals33Game mode24Setting0
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, historical setting and visual 2d, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals29Setting0
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KRAWG👍 68%· 50MC70IGDB72· 8OC65· 17
Year 2013Dev XSEED GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings cozy, relaxing feel, setting anime and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

From the Warring States period to the present day, the mysterious shinobi have fought covertly across Japan. Some fight for the authorities, others for the highest bidder, but all of them have one thing in common: They kick ass and know how to look good doing it.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone83Game mode55Visuals32Setting0
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeMultiplayer
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, punishing difficulty and horror setting, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone88Game mode26Setting0Visuals0
Shank 2
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkMultiplayerCo-op
Steam👍 82%· 3.6KIGDB75· 4
Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone61Game mode27Visuals0
BloodRayne 2 (Legacy)
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkThird PersonRanged
Steam👍 78%· 1.2KRAWG👍 51%· 42
Year 2020Dev Terminal Reality · ZigguratPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and shooter

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

Enhanced and updated for modern systems by the game's original developers, this is the definitive edition of BloodRayne 2. BloodRayne is a dhampir, born from the unnatural union of vampire and human.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Memory Lost.

Genre100Game mode100Tone68Combat60Visuals33Setting0
One Finger Death Punch
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkCasualHardcore
Steam👍 98%· 16KRAWG👍 79%· 195IGDB90· 2
Year 2013Dev Silver Dollar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

This is a game in which the player has to withstand the waves of enemies on the right and left, using only the right and left mouse buttons. When pressed, the protagonist performs punches in the kung-fu style. The game has three levels of difficulty: Student, Master, and Grandmaster.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and tone.

It predates Memory Lost by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone34Visuals0
Sifu
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkThird PersonTactical
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB79· 13OC81· 172
Year 2022Dev SloclapOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: roguelike runs, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Combat88Tone38Visuals34Setting0
Kung Fury
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiMultiplayer
Steam👍 90%· 2.5KRAWG👍 61%· 77IGDB39· 1
Year 2015Dev Hello There · Hello There HoldingPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · iOS

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

THE AWARD WINNING KUNG FU SAGA CONTINUES IN ***** KUNG FURY: STREET RAGE – THE ARCADE STRIKES BACK ***** THE UPGRADED HT-3000 CARTRIDGE CONTAINS: *** NEW PLAYABLE CHARACTERS *** ULTIMATE BOSS FIGHTS IN AN EPIC STORY *** VOICES BY THE ORIGINAL MOVIE ACTORS *** AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF YOU LOVED IN…

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting39Game mode36Tone36Visuals0
Shank
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkCo-opMultiplayer
Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 380MC67IGDB68· 5
Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and co op, while skipping shooter

Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: visuals and game mode.

It predates Memory Lost by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone61Game mode26Visuals0
Golden Axe II
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkMultiplayerMagic
Steam👍 71%· 14
Year 1991Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Sega of AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 34 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat74Tone62Game mode56Setting0Visuals0
Golden Axe III
ActionHack and Slash
SoloMeleeDarkMultiplayerCo-op
Year 1993Dev Sega Enterprises, Ltd.On Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping shooter

Where it drifts furthest from Memory Lost: setting and visuals.

It predates Memory Lost by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat74Tone62Game mode46Setting0Visuals0

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