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6 Games like BioShock on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 41 games similar to BioShock down to the 6 that fit the “PS5” category. System Shock, Scorn and Shadow Warrior 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to BioShock.

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Year 2007Dev Digital Extremes

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to BioShock is System Shock — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Scorn and Shadow Warrior 3 follow close behind.

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The best games like BioShock on PS5

6 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to BioShock. Each one has been evaluated across 20 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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System Shock

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System Shock
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

If BioShock worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings a cyberpunk setting.

Released 16 years after BioShock.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Visuals100Setting55
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Scorn

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Scorn
Closest on setting
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

What brings it close to BioShock is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings survival mechanics.

Released 15 years after BioShock.

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Shadow Warrior 3

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Shadow Warrior 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If BioShock worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Released 15 years after BioShock.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting66Combat38
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The Last of Us Part I

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The Last of Us Part I
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

The genre is the same as BioShock’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Released 15 years after BioShock.

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Doom: The Dark Ages

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Doom: The Dark Ages
Closest on combat
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

If BioShock worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

Released 18 years after BioShock.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat78Setting48
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Mafia: The Old Country

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Mafia: The Old Country
ShooterFPS
SoloFirst PersonThird Person
Year 2025Dev Hangar 13 · 2KOn Xbox · PC · PS5

What carries over from BioShock is single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is a third-person camera.

Released 18 years after BioShock.

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