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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor down to the 12 that fit the “Horror” category. Persona 2: Eternal Punishment, Drakengard and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2009Dev Atlus

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor is Persona 2: Eternal Punishment — scoring 75/100 on our similarity scale. Drakengard and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
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Persona 2: Eternal Punishment
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloTacticalDarkNarrativeHorrorCyberpunkThird Person
Year 2000Dev AtlusOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Same studio: Atlus.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Combat61
Drakengard
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 1
Year 2003Dev Cavia · Take-Two Interactive

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat56Setting52
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 905MC80IGDB72· 3
Year 2004Dev Troika Games · Activision BlizzardPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, horror tension and adventure storytelling, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines is a story-driven action-RPG based on table-top role-playing game Vampire: The Masquerade, the part of the World of Darkness franchise. The game is setting a gothic urban fantasy where vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural beings live secretly by humans.

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals61Setting54Combat45
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 85%· 1.3K
Year 2003Dev Crystal Dynamics · Eidos InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: combat and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting42Combat41
MediEvil II
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2000Dev SCE Cambridge Studio · Sony Computer Entertainment Europe

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping visual novel storytelling

It predates Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66Combat56
MediEvil
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMagicDarkHorrorThird Person
OC68· 83
Year 1998Dev SCE Cambridge Studio · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: combat.

It predates Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting50Combat49
Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonLoot
IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and third-person shooting, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66
Infamous: Festival of Blood
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB75· 4
Year 2011Dev Sucker Punch Productions · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66
MadWorld
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonSandbox World
IGDB75· 5
Year 2009Dev PlatinumGames · Spike

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66
Sonic Unleashed
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB66· 4
Year 2008Dev Sonic Team · SegaOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66
Devil May Cry 2
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonLoot
IGDB50· 5
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and loot and gear systems, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting66
Castlevania: Lament of Innocence
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFantasy
IGDB78· 3
Year 2003Dev KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping visual novel storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting42

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