28 Dark games like Bully: Scholarship Edition that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Bully: Scholarship Edition does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Bully: Scholarship Edition — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Its own ground is shooting mechanics and horror setting.

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Bully: Scholarship Edition on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and co-op play.

It shares the essentials of what Bully: Scholarship Edition does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: ranged combat and a first-person view.

What brings it close to Bully: Scholarship Edition is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. Its own ground is third-person shooting and ranged combat.

If Bully: Scholarship Edition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: shooting mechanics and stealth mechanics.

If Bully: Scholarship Edition worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

The resemblance to Bully: Scholarship Edition is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode: multiplayer gameplay.

It comes from the same genre as Bully: Scholarship Edition and shares strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is punishing difficulty and stealth mechanics.

The resemblance to Bully: Scholarship Edition is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is world: shooting mechanics.

The resemblance to Bully: Scholarship Edition is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world: survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Bully: Scholarship Edition does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and visuals: a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Bully: Scholarship Edition does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world: shooting mechanics and punishing difficulty.

It shares the essentials of what Bully: Scholarship Edition does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and world: this one brings a first-person view.

Genre puts it alongside Bully: Scholarship Edition, and so does strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and world: multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view.