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We filtered the 50 games similar to Painkiller down to the 29 that fit the “Horror” category. The Darkness, Painkiller Overdose and Blood top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Painkiller.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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Year 2004Dev People Can Fly

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

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The best games with a horror setting like Painkiller

29 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Painkiller. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

The Darkness
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2007Dev Starbreeze Studios · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Painkiller Overdose
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 1.2KRAWG👍 52%· 115MC65IGDB50· 3
Year 2007Dev Mindware Studios · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

97
Blood
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 1997Dev Monolith Productions · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC

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

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Zombi
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping puzzle design

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

The House of the Dead 2
ShooterFPS
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 puzzle design

Aliens versus Predator
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 1999Dev Rebellion Developments · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design

Aliens versus Predator 2
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2001Dev Monolith Productions · Fox InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

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

The House of the Dead
ShooterFPS
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 puzzle design

F.E.A.R. Extraction Point
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
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, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst 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 puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

Condemned 2: Bloodshot
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB85· 5
Year 2008Dev Monolith Productions · SegaOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Quake 4
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

F.E.A.R.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst 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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorFirst Person
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, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

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