5 Games like The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes down to the 5 that fit the “Mobile” category. Resident Evil Village, Sniper Elite 4 and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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The best games like The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes on Mobile

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Resident Evil VillageClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorror

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 first-person shooting, shooter and stealth mechanics, while skipping combat tactical

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 Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes: visuals and combat.

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#2Sniper Elite 4Closest on game mode

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeTacticalDarkOpen WorldHistoricalThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 62KIGDB76· 19OC78· 133

Year 2017Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · iOS

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes: setting.

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#3Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 83KRAWG👍 93%· 4.1KMC93IGDB93· 6

Year 2004Dev Rockstar North · CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with racing gameplay, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

The largest of the PS2-era entries by a distance: three cities, countryside between them, and systems the series never repeated — stat training, gang territory, vehicle variety from bikes to planes. It is also the most uneven. Mission difficulty spikes without warning, and the RPG-ish stat grind sits oddly against the pace of everything else.

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes: combat and visuals.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldThird Person

Steam👍 93%· 30KRAWG👍 93%· 3.1KMC94IGDB94· 4

Year 2002Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

Tighter and more focused than the open worlds that followed it, with a compact city you learn by heart rather than by map marker. Driving carries most of the game. The shooting has aged badly — no proper cover, stiff aiming — and missions restart from the beginning, which turns a late failure into a long redo.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100World67Visuals66Game mode65Combat52

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerSoloCo-opMeleeOpen WorldThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 23KRAWG👍 53%· 129MC76IGDB77· 3OC74· 23

Year 2019Dev RageSquid · No More RobotsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with open world exploration, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, racing gameplay and deep simulation, while skipping adventure storytelling

From the developers of Action Henk, Descenders is a fast-paced extreme downhill biking game that's easy to pick up, but difficult to master.

Where it drifts furthest from The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes: tone.

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