ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiSpaceHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 54KIGDB76· 16OC81· 166
Year 2017Dev Arkane Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
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We filtered the 42 games similar to Sylvio: Black Waters down to the 12 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Prey, Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth and BioShock top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Sylvio: Black Waters.
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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Sylvio: Black Waters is Prey — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth and BioShock follow close behind.
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The best puzzle games like Sylvio: Black Waters
12 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.
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Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension
≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping setting space
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
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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.
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ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1
Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping setting space
The strongest of the Half-Life 2 releases: open forest driving, the best encounter design in the series, and a Hunter fight that remains a high point of enemy AI. Roughly six hours. It ends on the cliffhanger that was never resolved, which for many is harder to sit with now than it was in 2007.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
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ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting space
Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
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ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 3.8KIGDB74· 4OC69· 10
Year 2005Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · CapcomOn PC
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: melee combat and setting anime, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from Sylvio: Black Waters: setting.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
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ShooterFPS
SoloDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2
Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping horror tension
A short follow-up focused almost entirely on Alyx as a companion — the AI and dialogue work is what it was really testing, and it holds up. Roughly four hours. It is the slightest of the three: much of it is dark corridors and elevator sequences, and it functions more as a bridge than as a game in its own right.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 18 years, with what that implies technically.
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iRank89
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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.
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ShooterFPS
SoloNarrativeDarkExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 64%· 1.9KRAWG👍 62%· 89MC88IGDB90· 1
Year 2012Dev Blendo GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with vibe casual and ranged combat, while skipping horror tension
Explore the world of Thirty Flights of Loving through a first-person short story. In this sequel to Gravity Bone, take a deep dive with high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at. Saddle up, gunslinger.
It predates Sylvio: Black Waters by 12 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone76Visuals63
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.
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