ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiSpaceHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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The best games like Sylvio: Black Waters on PlayStation
25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Sylvio: Black Waters. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 32KRAWG👍 89%· 3.4KMC96IGDB93· 8
Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and ranged combat, while skipping setting space
FPS with RPG elements, Bioshock invites players to experience horrors of underwater isolation in the city of Rapture, the failed project of the better future. After surviving the plane crash, the protagonist has only one way to go – to the giant lighthouse that opens a way to the underwater utopia.
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: progression.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting73Visuals60Progression46
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorSpaceFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSpace
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension
≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, survival mechanics and deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 75%· 24KIGDB64· 14OC64· 75
Year 2014Dev Eidos Montréal · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and stealth mechanics, while skipping puzzle design
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting64Visuals60
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 31KIGDB81· 15OC80· 156
Year 2017Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and third-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: visuals.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression70Setting53Visuals48
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ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person3D
Steam👍 96%· 17KIGDB86· 6OC79· 91
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, fantasy world and setting medieval, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting34
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMelee
Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180
Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, survival mechanics and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: visuals and setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting37Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloSci-FiFirst PersonStealthMelee
IGDB89· 5
Year 2004Dev Tigon Studios · Vivendi GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping horror tension
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: setting and visuals.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals48Setting38
ShooterFPS
SoloExplorationFirst PersonRangedMelee
Steam👍 95%· 15KRAWG👍 78%· 182MC84IGDB80· 3OC77· 17
Year 2019Dev Supra GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension
A first-person puzzle game structured like a metroidvania: a small sandbox where new tools retroactively open earlier areas, and almost every corner hides something. Puzzle design is genuinely clever. Combat is the weak part — enemies are simple damage sponges that interrupt the puzzling — and the art style is plain enough to look cheap.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals63
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with melee combat, ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design
Columbia is the achievement — one of the most striking settings of its generation, with skyline traversal that gives fights genuine verticality. Elizabeth is well handled as a companion. Combat is narrower than the first BioShock: two weapons at a time, fewer environmental options, and the plasmid experimentation is largely gone.
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: progression.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals60Setting55Progression0
ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration3D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB81· 4OC79· 62
Year 2023Dev Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: setting.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals51Setting33
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