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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes down to the 11 that fit the “Horror” category. Hunt: Showdown 1896, The Darkness II and Generation Zero top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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The best games with a horror setting like The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

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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.

#1Hunt: Showdown 1896Closest on genre

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloTacticalMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorHistorical

Steam👍 74%· 272KRAWG👍 74%· 317MC79IGDB75· 5OC80· 9

Year 2018Dev CrytekPlaytime ~6hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and roguelike runs, while skipping adventure storytelling

Savage, nightmarish monsters roam the Louisiana swamps, and you are part of a group of rugged bounty hunters bound to rid the world of their ghastly presence. Banish these creatures from our world, and you will be paid generously—and given the chance to buy more gruesome and powerful weapons.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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#2The Darkness IIClosest overall match

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorror

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and exploration and discovery, while skipping combat tactical

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

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

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorror

Steam👍 72%· 42KIGDB53· 12OC49· 65

Year 2019Dev Systemic ReactionOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and sandbox freedom, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB73· 12OC74· 93

Year 2018Dev Rebellion DevelopmentsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

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

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#5RAGE

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 78%· 18KRAWG👍 52%· 834MC79IGDB81· 10

Year 2011Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: first-person shooting, shooter and racing gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

id Software shooting at its most precise, wrapped in a wasteland that mostly exists to connect combat arenas. The gunfeel and enemy animation still hold up. Everything around it is weaker: driving sections pad the runtime, the world is a hub-and-spoke rather than open, and it ends abruptly enough that many players assume they missed a final act.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Resident Evil Village

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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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#7Lost Planet 3Closest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 75%· 9.7KIGDB64· 11OC67· 69

Year 2015Dev High Voltage Software · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

A standalone expansion set in Hell, built around flight: you unlock wings early and the whole map is designed for vertical movement rather than driving. That traversal is the best part. It is very short — a few hours — and reuses the systems and much of the structure of Saints Row IV without adding a real campaign.

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB82· 16OC83· 89

Year 2014Dev Insomniac Games · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and precision platforming, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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#10Red Faction: Armageddon

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 5.0KIGDB75· 5

Year 2011Dev Volition · THQOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping survival mechanics

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

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Saints Row: The Third

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkOpen WorldHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 96%· 69KIGDB85· 10

Year 2011Dev Volition · Square EnixOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

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

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

It predates The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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