6 Dark games like 7 Days to Die that you should try

It comes from the same genre as 7 Days to Die and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and horror setting. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings tactical combat and a top-down view.

On paper it is what 7 Days to Die is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is setting and world: a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside 7 Days to Die, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds skill tree progression. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and resource management.

The genre is the same as 7 Days to Die’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: tactical combat and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as 7 Days to Die: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.

On paper it is what 7 Days to Die is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and fantasy world.