6 Games like Darksiders on PS5 that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Darksiders — the two agree on genre, combat and game mode. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings strong narrative focus.

What brings it close to Darksiders is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: strong narrative focus.

It shares the essentials of what Darksiders does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and horror setting.

With Darksiders it shares loot and gear systems, post-apocalyptic world, and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Darksiders is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and a mythological setting.

It meets Darksiders on fantasy world, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.