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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 27 that fit the “Dark” category. Twisted Metal 2, Twisted Metal and Days Gone 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 “Dark” category, the closest game to Twisted Metal 4 is Twisted Metal 2 — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Twisted Metal and Days Gone follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Twisted Metal 4

27 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
#2Twisted Metal
Twisted Metal
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkThird Person
IGDB75· 4
Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc. · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay.

≠ Missing: horror setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals62
#3Days 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
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
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
Syphon Filter 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2000Dev Eidetic · 989 StudiosOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, combat tactical and offline, while skipping racing gameplay

Genre100Tone100Game mode65Visuals62
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 61%· 1.6KIGDB62· 4
Year 2003Dev Core Design · Eidos InteractiveOn PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and melee combat, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 4 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Tone100Setting68Visuals63Game mode55
Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB89· 1
Year 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping racing gameplay

Released 11 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Tone100Setting68Visuals62Game mode54
Conker's Bad Fur Day
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2001Dev Rare · THQ

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal 4: setting and visuals.

Genre100Tone100Game mode65Visuals46Setting0
Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeCo-opRanged
Steam👍 79%· 15KRAWG👍 8%· 76
Year 2009Dev Invent4 Entertainment · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and roguelike runs, while skipping racing gameplay

In Bad Rats, the player controls the rats that try to kill their prisoner, the cat, in a cruel and unusual manner. ###Premise The goal of the game is to kill the cat. Each level is a maze with rats on one side, and the imprisoned cat's cell on the other.

Where it drifts furthest from Twisted Metal 4: visuals and game mode.

Released 10 years after Twisted Metal 4.

Genre100Tone100Game mode47Visuals0
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
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

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