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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Twisted Metal 4 down to the 23 that fit the “Horror” category. Twisted Metal 2, Days Gone and The Last of Us top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Twisted Metal 4.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 1999Dev 989 Studios

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Twisted Metal 4 is Twisted Metal 2 — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Days Gone and The Last of Us follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Twisted Metal 4

23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Twisted Metal 4. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Twisted Metal 2
Twisted Metal 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB73· 1
Year 1996Dev SingleTrac · Sony Online EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay

≠ Stands apart with offline, while skipping visual isometric

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode65Visuals62
#2Days Gone
Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and horror tension, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 20 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals63
The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB92· 13
Year 2013Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 14 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone71Visuals62
The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 21 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Setting100Tone71Visuals62Game mode54
The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 15 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Setting100Tone71Visuals62Game mode54
Gears of War 3
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
IGDB97· 4
Year 2011Dev Epic Games · Microsoft Studios

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, offline and co op, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 12 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Setting81Tone71Visuals62Game mode51
Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2003Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 4 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting68Visuals62
Resident Evil Code: Veronica
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and adventure storytelling, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Setting68Visuals62
Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 24 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Tone100Setting68Visuals62Game mode54
Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and Metroidvania exploration, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 3 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Tone100Setting68Visuals62Game mode54
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Tone100Setting68Visuals62Game mode54
Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Tone100Visuals62Game mode54Setting52
Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 4
Year 2010Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 11 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals62Setting55
Dark Sector
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 75%· 3.4KRAWG👍 45%· 165MC66IGDB70· 5
Year 2008Dev Digital Extremes · D3 PublisherPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Dark Sector thrusts players into the role of Hayden Tenno, a covert operative sent on a dangerous mission into Lasria, an Eastern European city on the brink of ruin that hides a deadly Cold War secret.

Released 9 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone72Visuals63Setting52
Ghostbusters: The Video Game
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 1.6KIGDB70· 7
Year 2009Dev Threewave Software · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 10 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Visuals63Setting52

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