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We filtered the 40 games similar to Zortch down to the 17 that fit the “Xbox” category. Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Zortch.

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Zortch is Half-Life 2: Episode Two — scoring 91/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2: VR Mod and Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth follow close behind.

#1Half-Life 2: Episode Two91 #2Half-Life 2: VR Mod89 #3Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth88 #4Resident Evil 7 Biohazard83 #5Scorn80

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The best games like Zortch on Xbox

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Zortch. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1Half-Life 2: Episode TwoClosest overall match

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Half-Life 2: Episode Two

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

The strongest of the Half-Life 2 releases: open forest driving, the best encounter design in the series, and a Hunter fight that remains a high point of enemy AI. Roughly six hours. It ends on the cliffhanger that was never resolved, which for many is harder to sit with now than it was in 2007.

It predates Zortch by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Half-Life 2: VR ModClosest on setting

89

Half-Life 2: VR Mod

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Gordon Freeman became the most popular nameless and voiceless protagonist in gaming history. He is painted as the most famous scientist and a hero within the world of Half-Life, and for a good reason.

It predates Zortch by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

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Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2

Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

The reset that pulled the series back to survival horror: first-person, confined to a single decaying Louisiana estate, with scarce ammo and a family that hunts you through it. The Baker house section is among the best horror the series has produced. After you leave it the game becomes far more scripted and linear, and the boss design is the weakest part of the package.

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Scorn

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96

Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

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#6Half-Life 2: Episode One

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Half-Life 2: Episode One

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 91%· 2.1KMC87IGDB87· 2

Year 2006Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping horror tension

A short follow-up focused almost entirely on Alyx as a companion — the AI and dialogue work is what it was really testing, and it holds up. Roughly four hours. It is the slightest of the three: much of it is dark corridors and elevator sequences, and it functions more as a bridge than as a game in its own right.

It predates Zortch by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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75

F.E.A.R.

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KRAWG👍 89%· 1.0KMC88IGDB70· 2

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, multiplayer gameplay and free to play, while skipping adventure storytelling

Its enemy AI is still the reference point twenty years on: soldiers flank, suppress and call out movements, so firefights unfold differently each time. Slow-motion makes that legible instead of trivial. The horror sections have not aged as well — the same office corridors repeat for hours, and the scares telegraph themselves long before they land.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Tone82Game mode56

75

Quake 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 3.8KRAWG👍 69%· 352MC81IGDB75· 6

Year 2005Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

A conventional military shooter wearing Quake's skin: corridor combat with heavy weapons, at its best in the mid-game once the Strogg conversion sequence gives it a hook. Level design is repetitive metal hallways for long stretches, and the squadmates who accompany you do little beyond soaking damage and opening doors.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Visuals100Tone87Game mode54

#9Doom: The Dark Ages

75

Doom: The Dark Ages

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeRangedDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 39KIGDB87· 6OC86· 212

Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone73Setting48

#10Shadow Warrior 3

70

Shadow Warrior 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112

Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

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#11Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

69

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloRangedMeleeDarkFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 43KRAWG👍 77%· 845MC79IGDB75· 10

Year 2013Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, historical setting and fantasy world, while skipping horror tension

Gunslinger is the fourth installment of the Call of Juarez series of western-inspired games. The frame story, told in cutscenes, begins in 1910, in Kansas, where Silas, a patron in the pub, brags about his adventures in the Wild West.

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Shadow WarriorClosest on tone

68

Shadow Warrior

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB71· 8OC76· 25

Year 2013Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals76Setting50Combat49

65

Vanquish

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiLoot

Steam👍 90%· 7.8KIGDB81· 9OC79· 29

Year 2010Dev PlatinumGames · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

It predates Zortch by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting68Combat49Visuals0

#14My Friend Pedro

63

My Friend Pedro

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMeleeDark2D

Steam👍 96%· 28KIGDB73· 9OC80· 110

Year 2019Dev DeadToast Entertainment · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Zortch: visuals and combat.

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#15Mafia: The Old Country

59

Mafia: The Old Country

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 73%· 28KIGDB78· 6OC74· 146

Year 2025Dev Hangar 13 · 2KOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping horror tension

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Zortch.

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