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We filtered the 50 games similar to The Sinking City down to the 10 that fit the “Horror” category. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls, Sorry We're Closed and Alice: Madness Returns top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Sinking City.

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The best horror games like The Sinking City

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Sinking City. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 7.3KIGDB74· 9OC73· 56

Year 2015Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, visual novel storytelling and setting anime, while skipping open world exploration

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.9KOC82· 51

Year 2024Dev à la mode · Akupara GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, ranged combat and visual 3d, while skipping action RPG combat

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#3Alice: Madness Returns

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 29KRAWG👍 82%· 575MC75IGDB72· 5

Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, fantasy world and visual first person, while skipping shooter

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#4Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 8.7KIGDB78· 6OC80· 137

Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, while skipping shooter

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 94%· 3.3KRAWG👍 92%· 103MC86IGDB75· 8

Year 2001Dev Capcom · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping shooter

GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 7.1KIGDB82· 5

Year 2006Dev QLOC · CapcomOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of third-person Action RPGs: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, sandbox freedom and punishing difficulty, while skipping shooter

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#7Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 76KIGDB84· 22OC84· 156

Year 2017Dev Ninja TheoryOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, setting mythology and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

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#8Vampyr

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 24KIGDB68· 17OC72· 172

Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the third-person Action RPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: punishing difficulty, stealth mechanics and fantasy world, while skipping shooter

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#9Murdered: Soul Suspect

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 86%· 17KRAWG👍 58%· 992MC59IGDB61· 14OC61· 76

Year 2014Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person Action RPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping action RPG combat

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#10Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 8.4K

Year 2015Dev Quantic Dream · Aspyr MediaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Nearly identical: deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and horror tension.

≠ Missing: action RPG combat.

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Steam GOG

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