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8 Games like Alan Wake on Mobile that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Alan Wake down to the 8 that fit the “Mobile” category. The Walking Dead: Michonne, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and Bendy and the Ink Machine top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alan Wake.

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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment

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Within the “Mobile” category, the closest game to Alan Wake is The Walking Dead: Michonne — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and Bendy and the Ink Machine follow close behind.

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The best games like Alan Wake on Mobile

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alan Wake. 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.

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The Walking Dead: Michonne

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The Walking Dead: Michonne
Closest overall match
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

If Alan Wake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. Its own ground is puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world.

Released 6 years after Alan Wake.

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

What brings it close to Alan Wake is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

Released 6 years after Alan Wake.

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Bendy and the Ink Machine

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Bendy and the Ink Machine
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

It comes from the same genre as Alan Wake and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings fantasy world and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Alan Wake.

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The Walking Dead: Season Two

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The Walking Dead: Season Two
Closest on combat
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

What brings it close to Alan Wake is horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in genre — its own ground is puzzle design.

Released 3 years after Alan Wake.

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Poppy Playtime

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Poppy Playtime
Closest on setting
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

Where it meets Alan Wake is tone and place, not genre: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: puzzle design and a first-person view.

Released 11 years after Alan Wake.

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Erica

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Erica
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2019Dev FlavourWorks · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · iOS

The thread back to Alan Wake runs through strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 9 years after Alan Wake.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone81Combat78Visuals65
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
HorrorAction Horror
SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration
Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

It comes from the same genre as Alan Wake and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.

Released 12 years after Alan Wake.

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