7 Games like Black Mesa on PS5 that you should try

What carries over from Black Mesa is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Black Mesa does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is historical setting and co-op play.

If Black Mesa worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings historical setting and co-op play.

On paper it is what Black Mesa is — tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

Held in common with Black Mesa: tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings co-op play.

The genre is the same as Black Mesa’s, and with it tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: fantasy world.

The thread back to Black Mesa runs through tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: free-to-play access.