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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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Year 2007Dev Mindware Studios

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Painkiller Overdose is The Darkness — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Painkiller and Blood follow close behind.

#1The Darkness97 #2Painkiller97 #3Blood97 #4F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin96 #5The House of the Dead 295

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The best dark games like Painkiller Overdose

33 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Painkiller Overdose. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

97

The Darkness

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB82· 4

Year 2007Dev Starbreeze Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

97

Painkiller

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB83· 2OC60· 69

Year 2004Dev People Can Fly · DreamCatcher InteractiveOn Android · PC · iOS

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

97

Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 1997Dev Monolith Productions · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC

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

≠ Missing: horror tension.

#4F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

96

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 9.3KRAWG👍 77%· 690MC79IGDB76· 7

Year 2009Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus

#5The House of the Dead 2

95

The House of the Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB67· 1

Year 1998Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

#6The House of the Dead

95

The House of the Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 1996Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

#7Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

95

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and puzzle design

95

Quake 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 3.8KRAWG👍 69%· 352MC81IGDB75· 6

Year 2005Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and setting scifi

95

F.E.A.R.

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KRAWG👍 89%· 1.0KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting scifi and free to play

94

Max Payne 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDark

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

#11Half-Life 2: VR Mod

94

Half-Life 2: VR Mod

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

94

Half-Life 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst 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 horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

93

Singularity

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

92

Zombi

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39

Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and roguelike runs, while skipping ranged combat

92

DUSK

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 25KRAWG👍 88%· 228IGDB90· 4OC89· 44

Year 2018Dev David Szymanski · New Blood InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and PvP competition

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