12 Games with a horror setting like Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 that you should try

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We filtered the 41 games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 down to the 12 that fit the “Horror” category. Return of the Obra Dinn, Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers and Maniac Mansion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2.

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The best games with a horror setting like Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Each one has been evaluated across 8 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.

#1Return of the Obra DinnClosest on genre

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SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 34KRAWG👍 85%· 759MC88IGDB95· 7OC89· 56

Year 2018Dev Lucas Pope · 3909Playtime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and punishing difficulty, while skipping deep RPG systems

In 1802, the merchant ship "Obra Dinn" set out from London for the Orient with over 200 tons of trade goods. Six months later it hadn't met its rendezvous point at the Cape of Good Hope and was declared lost at sea.

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#2Gabriel Knight: Sins of the FathersClosest on tone

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 38 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4A Plague Tale: Innocence

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

Steam👍 93%· 67KIGDB81· 15OC82· 171

Year 2019Dev Asobo Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

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#5The CouncilClosest overall match

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical

Steam👍 84%· 5.6KIGDB70· 5

Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and historical setting, while skipping fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals and setting.

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#6What Remains of Edith Finch

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121

Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual third person, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep RPG systems

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals.

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Somerville

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SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMelee

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping deep RPG systems

Where it drifts furthest from Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: visuals and setting.

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#12Reentry - A Space Flight Simulator

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 57

Year 2017Dev R I MADPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, while skipping deep RPG systems

Controller supportYou can play SPACE-FRIGHT with a controller if you want. About the GameWelcome to SPACE-FRIGHT. In this game you control a hermaphrodite that has to discover WHAT THE HELL is going on! Most of the demons that you encounter are doing a good job making this game a lot of fun!

It predates Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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