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We filtered the 50 games similar to Misery down to the 14 that fit the “Narrative” category. Aliens vs. Predator, Cry of Fear and Streets of Rogue top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Misery.

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The best narrative games like Misery

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Misery. 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.

#1Aliens vs. PredatorClosest overall match

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4

Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Three separate campaigns — Marine, Alien and Predator — each rebuilding the game around a different body: the Marine's motion tracker and dread, the Alien's wall-crawling, the Predator's cloak and vision modes. The Marine campaign is the one that holds up. The other two are short and thin by comparison, and the multiplayer that carried it in 2010 is long dead.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting and tone.

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 84K

Year 2013Dev Team PsykskallarOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting.

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

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloNarrativeProcedural

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 roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Streets of Rogue is a rogue-lite about player choice, freedom, and anarchic fun. The game takes inspiration from fast-paced top-down rogue-lites like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne, and adds free-form, experimentation-driven, emergent gameplay elements of RPGs like Deus Ex.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: visuals.

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

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#4Binary DomainClosest on tone

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeProcedural

Steam👍 86%· 8.1KIGDB72· 6

Year 2012Dev Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting and visuals.

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

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: tone.

It predates Misery by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Journey to the Savage Planet

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting and progression.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerNarrativeFirst Person

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting.

It predates Misery by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person

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 adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting and tone.

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

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#9DOOM 3

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, tower defense planning and turn-based strategy, while skipping deep simulation

DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting and progression.

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

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#10STAR WARS Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 91%· 4.9KRAWG👍 86%· 456MC89IGDB73· 3OC62· 18

Year 2002Dev Aspyr Media · AspyrPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping deep simulation

The Legacy of Star Wars Dark Forces™ and Star Wars® Jedi Knight lives on in the intense first-person action of Jedi Outcast. As Kyle Katarn, agent of the New Republic, use your Lightsaber and the full power of the Force to combat a new evil plaguing the galaxy.

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting.

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

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Steam GOG Xbox

#11TimeShift

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerNarrativePost-ApocalypticFirst Person

Steam👍 80%· 1.4KIGDB75· 5

Year 2007Dev Saber Interactive · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: setting.

It predates Misery by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#12Kane & Lynch: Dead Men

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeOffline

Steam👍 65%· 3.4KIGDB60· 1

Year 2007Dev IO Interactive · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Misery.

It predates Misery by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Steam GOG

#13The Finals

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opNarrativeFirst PersonPvP

Steam👍 78%· 267KIGDB80· 1OC81· 23

Year 2023Dev Embark StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings PvP competition, online features and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Misery: progression.

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

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Steam Xbox PS

#14XIII

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 89%· 2.5KIGDB73· 5OC38· 31

Year 2003Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping deep simulation

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

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