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We filtered the 50 games similar to Serious Sam 4 down to the 49 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Red Faction: Armageddon, The Darkness II and RAGE top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Serious Sam 4.

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The best games like Serious Sam 4 on PlayStation

49 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Serious Sam 4. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Red Faction: ArmageddonClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, linear, story-driven structure and horror setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

It predates Serious Sam 4 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2The Darkness IIClosest on world

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Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping punishing difficulty

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting.

It predates Serious Sam 4 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3RAGE

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10

Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and horror tension, while skipping punishing difficulty

id Software shooting at its most precise, wrapped in a wasteland that mostly exists to connect combat arenas. The gunfeel and enemy animation still hold up. Everything around it is weaker: driving sections pad the runtime, the world is a hub-and-spoke rather than open, and it ends abruptly enough that many players assume they missed a final act.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

It predates Serious Sam 4 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 67%· 9.4KIGDB69· 7

Year 2010Dev IO Interactive · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping punishing difficulty

Shot entirely through a handheld-camera aesthetic — grain, blown-out light, censored gore — which is the reason to see it, and consistently committed to. The shooting itself is unremarkable and the cover system is imprecise. It is also very short, and the unrelentingly bleak tone gives you little reason to return once it ends.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

It predates Serious Sam 4 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and third-person shooting, while skipping punishing difficulty

The largest of the PS2-era entries by a distance: three cities, countryside between them, and systems the series never repeated — stat training, gang territory, vehicle variety from bikes to planes. It is also the most uneven. Mission difficulty spikes without warning, and the RPG-ish stat grind sits oddly against the pace of everything else.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: combat.

It predates Serious Sam 4 by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Avatar: Frontiers of PandoraClosest on setting

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB73· 6OC72· 147

Year 2023Dev Massive Entertainment · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, online features and skill tree progression, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: tone and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

Released 3 years after Serious Sam 4.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 83%· 92KIGDB81· 21OC82· 136

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: visuals.

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

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Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 57%· 8.3KIGDB61· 4OC63· 160

Year 2022Dev Volition · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

A reboot that keeps the open-world crime structure and the customisation depth — the character creator is the strongest part — but pulls the tone toward earnest. Combat is serviceable, driving is fine. The mission design leans on repeated activity types, and the shift away from the earlier games' absurdity leaves it without a clear identity.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: visuals and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

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Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, combat tactical and stealth mechanics, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting and combat.

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#11Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 67%· 19KIGDB53· 15OC53· 98

Year 2017Dev CI GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

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#12Crysis 3

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SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 5.6KIGDB74· 12

Year 2013Dev Crytek Frankfurt · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping punishing difficulty

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#13Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69

Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and strong narrative focus, while skipping punishing difficulty

A standalone expansion set in Hell, built around flight: you unlock wings early and the whole map is designed for vertical movement rather than driving. That traversal is the best part. It is very short — a few hours — and reuses the systems and much of the structure of Saints Row IV without adding a real campaign.

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeOpen WorldSci-FiExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and sandbox freedom, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: tone and progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Serious Sam 4.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB73· 12OC74· 93

Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, third-person shooting and horror tension, while skipping punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Serious Sam 4: setting and visuals.

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