What is the best game similar to Saros?

The closest game to Saros is Dino Crisis 2, scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Saros?

The three closest games to Saros are: 1. Dino Crisis 2 (68/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. The Last of Us Part II (65/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Alan Wake II (64/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Saros's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 50 candidates across 9 dimensions.

Is The Last of Us Part II similar to Saros?

Yes — The Last of Us Part II scores 65/100 similarity to Saros. They share 6 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. There are some notable differences in pacing or mechanics.

What Shooter games are similar to Saros?

The best Shooter games similar to Saros are Dino Crisis 2, The Last of Us Part II, Alan Wake II and The Thing. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key Saros attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and single-player focus.

How is similarity to Saros calculated?

We compare Saros against every game in our catalog using 9 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Saros experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Saros is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation in quite the same way. We compared Saros against over 6,700 titles across 9 gameplay attributes and found 50 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Dino Crisis 2, The Last of Us Part II and Alan Wake II lead the list, with Dino Crisis 2 reaching a 68/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes Saros special.

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Top games similar to Saros

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

#1Dino Crisis 2Closest on genre

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

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

It predates Saros by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2The Last of Us Part IIClosest on tone

iRank94

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth

IGDB95· 11OC93· 205

Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

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#3Alan Wake II

iRank93

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative

IGDB93· 5

Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

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

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Epic Xbox PS

#4The ThingClosest overall match

iRank69

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person

IGDB69· 2

Year 2002Dev Computer Artworks · Black Label GamesOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Saros by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5The Last of Us: Left Behind

iRank87

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic

IGDB87· 9

Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping roguelike runs

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

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#6Cronos: The New Dawn

iRank84

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161

Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

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Steam GOG Epic

#7Shadows of the Damned

iRank83

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee

IGDB83· 4

Year 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping roguelike runs

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

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#8The Suffering

iRank82

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB82· 4

Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

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

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GOG

#9Ghostbusters: The Video Game

iRank85

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7

Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

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

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode53

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee

IGDB79· 3

Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Saros by 30 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction

iRank92

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB92· 4

Year 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Saros by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II - Rogue Leader

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2001Dev Factor 5 · Activision

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi.

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

It predates Saros by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#13Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando

iRank90

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping roguelike runs

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

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#14Resident Evil Zero

iRank70

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB70· 3

Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom

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

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

It predates Saros by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Ratchet & Clank

iRank83

GenreShooterSubgenreTPS

SoloSci-FiThird PersonExploration

IGDB80· 1OC86· 89

Year 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

It predates Saros by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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