26 Games like Shining in the Darkness on PlayStation that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shining in the Darkness down to the 26 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Final Fantasy Tactics, Marvel's Midnight Suns and Atomic Heart top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shining in the Darkness.

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The best games like Shining in the Darkness on PlayStation

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shining in the Darkness. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Final Fantasy TacticsClosest overall match

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreIsometric ARPG

SoloTacticalMagicDarkFantasyPixel Art

Year 1997Dev Square Product Development Division 4 · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3

✓ Like Shining in the Darkness, it's known for deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: visuals.

It predates Shining in the Darkness by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Marvel's Midnight SunsClosest on combat

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SoloTacticalMagicFantasySkill Tree

Steam👍 82%· 24KRAWG👍 78%· 106OC82· 137

Year 2022Dev Firaxis · 2K GamesPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Shared with Shining in the Darkness: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: card game strategy, adventure storytelling and skill tree progression, while skipping puzzle design

Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a new tactical RPG set in the darker side of the Marvel Universe, putting you face-to-face against demonic forces of the underworld as you team up with and live among the Midnight Suns, Earth's last line of defense.

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: progression and visuals.

Released 5 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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#3Atomic HeartClosest on genre

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SoloDarkExplorationFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 81%· 48KIGDB72· 4OC74· 141

Year 2023Dev Mundfish · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and setting.

Released 6 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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#4Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

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SoloTacticalExplorationFirst PersonMelee

Steam👍 90%· 19KIGDB89· 12OC86· 226

Year 2024Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, puzzle design and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, precision platforming and strong narrative focus, while skipping turn-based strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: tone and setting.

Released 7 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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#5Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

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SoloExplorationFirst PersonStealthMelee

Steam👍 76%· 42KIGDB83· 29OC81· 136

Year 2016Dev Eidos Montréal · Feral InteractiveOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, puzzle design and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting, while skipping turn-based strategy

Prague is one of the densest immersive-sim hubs ever built — apartments, vents and sewers layered so that almost every problem has four solutions. Augmentation choice matters. It ends abruptly, mid-arc, because the planned continuation never happened, and it shipped with a microtransaction store attached to a single-player game.

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and tone.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Avowed

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SoloMagicDarkFantasyExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 12KIGDB85· 5OC80· 200

Year 2025Dev Obsidian Entertainment · Xbox Game StudiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: progression and visuals.

Released 8 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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#7Pillars of Eternity

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SoloTacticalMagicDarkFantasyExploration

Steam👍 88%· 26KIGDB81· 6OC89· 71

Year 2015Dev Obsidian EntertainmentOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ If you enjoyed Shining in the Darkness, expect deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat tactical

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: visuals and progression.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreFirst-Person ARPG

SoloDarkExplorationFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 86%· 938KRAWG👍 83%· 3.0KMC73IGDB75· 21OC76· 226

Year 2020Dev CD Projekt Red · CD PROJEKT REDPlaytime ~29hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping puzzle design

Cyberpunk 2077 is a science fiction game loosely based on the role-playing game Cyberpunk 2020. ###Setting The game is set in the year 2077 in a fictional futuristic metropolis Night City in California.

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and setting.

Released 3 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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Steam GOG Epic

#9Dark Cloud

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SoloMagicDarkFantasyThird Person

Year 2000Dev LEVEL-5 · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ If you enjoyed Shining in the Darkness, expect deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, adventure storytelling and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: visuals.

It predates Shining in the Darkness by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain

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SoloMagicDarkFantasyHorror

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Year 1996Dev Silicon Knights · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Like Shining in the Darkness, it's known for deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and combat magic

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, adventure storytelling and horror setting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: visuals.

It predates Shining in the Darkness by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11RoboCop: Rogue CityClosest on visuals

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SoloDarkFirst PersonMeleeNarrative

Steam👍 87%· 34KIGDB74· 6OC73· 114

Year 2023Dev Teyon · NaconOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and setting.

Released 6 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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Steam GOG Epic

#12Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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SoloMagicFantasyExplorationOpen World

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Year 2011Dev LEVEL-5On PlayStation 3 · Switch

✓ If you enjoyed Shining in the Darkness, expect deep RPG systems, combat magic and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: visuals.

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#13Bright Memory: Infinite

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SoloDarkFirst PersonMeleeHardcore

Steam👍 92%· 40KIGDB67· 5OC63· 95

Year 2021Dev FYQD-Studio · PLAYISMOn Xbox · Android · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and setting.

Released 4 years after Shining in the Darkness.

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Steam GOG Xbox

#14Dead Island

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SoloDarkFirst PersonMultiplayerCo-op

IGDB70· 8

Year 2011Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the first-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: setting and progression.

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#15Dead Island: Riptide

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SoloDarkExplorationFirst PersonMultiplayer

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Year 2013Dev Techland · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Shining in the Darkness: combat and setting.

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