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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Closing Shift down to the 26 that fit the “Dark” category. Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter, Alone in the Dark and Amnesia: The Bunker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Closing Shift.

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The best dark games like The Closing Shift

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Closing Shift. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.

#1Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's DaughterClosest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkCasualOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person3D

Steam👍 80%· 14KIGDB67· 8OC65· 41

Year 2016Dev Frogwares · Bigben InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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#2Alone in the DarkClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Its own twist: crafting mechanics and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

It predates The Closing Shift by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Amnesia: The BunkerClosest on setting

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, punishing difficulty and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: tone and combat.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and shooter

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, procedural generation and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, post-apocalyptic world and setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting.

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#7Resident Evil Village

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: combat.

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#8Hatred

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30

Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and visual isometric, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and setting.

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#9Control

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, Metroidvania exploration and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and setting.

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#10Postal III

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping deep simulation

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

It predates The Closing Shift by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

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

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing survival mechanics, shooter and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, ranged combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and tone.

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#12Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, racing gameplay and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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#13Mafia II: Definitive Edition

iRank70

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 74%· 37KIGDB61· 4

Year 2020Dev D3T Limited · 2KOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Closing Shift.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 25KIGDB69· 5OC69· 92

Year 2022Dev Squanch GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: setting and tone.

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#15Grand Theft Auto III

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldExploration

Steam👍 87%· 15KRAWG👍 86%· 1.6KMC93IGDB95· 2

Year 2001Dev DMA Design · CapcomPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, shooter and deep simulation

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

The one that established the template: a 3D open city with radio stations, missions on call and free roaming between them. Historically it matters enormously. It has aged the hardest of the era — no mission checkpoints, no map markers for much of it, a silent protagonist, and shooting that amounts to auto-aim and hoping.

Where it drifts furthest from The Closing Shift: visuals and tone.

It predates The Closing Shift by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

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