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We filtered the 50 games similar to Twisted Metal down to the 32 that fit the “Dark” category. Days Gone, Resident Evil Outbreak and Twisted Metal 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Twisted Metal.

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GenreShooterSubgenreTPS
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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer
Year 1995Dev Eat Sleep Play Inc.

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Within the “Dark” category, the closest game to Twisted Metal is Days Gone — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil Outbreak and Twisted Metal 2 follow close behind.

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The best dark games like Twisted Metal

32 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Twisted Metal. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

Days Gone
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeThird 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

Resident Evil Outbreak
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeThird 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

Twisted Metal 2
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkThird 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 horror setting, post-apocalyptic world and offline

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

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

Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeThird PersonMelee
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

Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeThird PersonHorror
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, horror setting and exploration and discovery, while skipping racing gameplay

Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonHorror
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, horror setting and setting scifi, while skipping racing gameplay

Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonOpen World
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 horror setting, while skipping racing gameplay

Resident Evil
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeThird PersonMelee
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

L.A. Noire
ShooterTPS
SoloNarrativeDarkThird PersonTactical
IGDB75· 10
Year 2017Dev Rockstar GamesOn PS4 · Xbox · Switch

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

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

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkNarrativeThird PersonMelee
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, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping racing gameplay

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

Dark Sector
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkThird PersonMelee
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

The Last of Us
ShooterTPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkThird PersonStealth
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

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