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We filtered the 42 games similar to Mouse: P.I. For Hire down to the 21 that fit the “Dark” category. Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Doom: The Dark Ages top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Mouse: P.I. For Hire is Half-Life 2: Episode One — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: Episode Two and Doom: The Dark Ages follow close behind.

#1Half-Life 2: Episode One84 #2Half-Life 2: Episode Two84 #3Doom: The Dark Ages84 #4BioShock Infinite82 #5Half-Life 2: VR Mod81

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21 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Mouse: P.I. For Hire. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Half-Life 2: Episode OneClosest overall match

84

Half-Life 2: Episode One

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2

Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and horror setting

A short follow-up focused almost entirely on Alyx as a companion — the AI and dialogue work is what it was really testing, and it holds up. Roughly four hours. It is the slightest of the three: much of it is dark corridors and elevator sequences, and it functions more as a bridge than as a game in its own right.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Half-Life 2: Episode Two

84

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus

The strongest of the Half-Life 2 releases: open forest driving, the best encounter design in the series, and a Hunter fight that remains a high point of enemy AI. Roughly six hours. It ends on the cliffhanger that was never resolved, which for many is harder to sit with now than it was in 2007.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Doom: The Dark Ages

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Doom: The Dark Ages

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 39KIGDB87· 6OC86· 212

Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world

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#4BioShock Infinite

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BioShock Infinite

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14

Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, horror setting and fantasy world

Columbia is the achievement — one of the most striking settings of its generation, with skyline traversal that gives fights genuine verticality. Elizabeth is well handled as a companion. Combat is narrower than the first BioShock: two weapons at a time, fewer environmental options, and the plasmid experimentation is largely gone.

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: setting.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Half-Life 2: VR Mod

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Half-Life 2: VR Mod

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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81

BioShock

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8

Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and horror tension

FPS with RPG elements, Bioshock invites players to experience horrors of underwater isolation in the city of Rapture, the failed project of the better future. After surviving the plane crash, the protagonist has only one way to go – to the giant lighthouse that opens a way to the underwater utopia.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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81

Thief

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75

Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, horror tension and strong narrative focus

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Shadow WarriorClosest on tone

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Shadow Warrior

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB71· 8OC76· 25

Year 2013Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

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

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 43KRAWG👍 77%· 845MC79IGDB75· 10

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, historical setting and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Gunslinger is the fourth installment of the Call of Juarez series of western-inspired games. The frame story, told in cutscenes, begins in 1910, in Kansas, where Silas, a patron in the pub, brags about his adventures in the Wild West.

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: setting.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10VanquishClosest on setting

76

Vanquish

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiLoot

Steam👍 90%· 7.8KIGDB81· 9OC79· 29

Year 2010Dev PlatinumGames · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: visuals.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Thirty Flights of Loving

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Thirty Flights of Loving

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedDarkFirst PersonNarrative

Steam👍 64%· 1.9KRAWG👍 62%· 89MC88IGDB90· 1

Year 2012Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping melee combat

Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle up, gunslinger.

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Mouse: P.I. For Hire.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12My Friend Pedro

72

My Friend Pedro

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDark2D

Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110

Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: visuals.

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#13Super Metroid

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Super Metroid

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloDarkSci-FiNarrativeExploration

IGDB100· 1

Year 1994Dev Nintendo R&D1 · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and strong narrative focus, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: visuals.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

71

Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 3.6KRAWG👍 58%· 35

Year 2013Dev Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Android · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

Build-engine shooting from 1997 with the sprite work and level secrets that implies: dense, maze-like maps built for exploration rather than corridors. The weapon set is inventive. Its humour is dated and often crude in ways that land badly now, and the level design assumes patience for hunting switches most modern players lack.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6

Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from Mouse: P.I. For Hire: visuals.

It predates Mouse: P.I. For Hire by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

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