12 Games like Alan Wake on PS5 that you should try

If Alan Wake worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with puzzle design.

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.

Shelved next to Alan Wake for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and a first-person view.

It comes from the same genre as Alan Wake and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and fantasy world.

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.

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

If Alan Wake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

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.

The genre is the same as Alan Wake’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Alan Wake is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings co-op play and a first-person view.

If Alan Wake worked for you because of horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on genre: this one brings puzzle design.

It is not Alan Wake's genre, but it is after the same feeling: horror tension, strong narrative focus and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is genre and visuals: puzzle design and a first-person view.