7 Puzzle games like Darksiders 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.

If Darksiders worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: fighting mechanics and strong narrative focus.

Shelved next to Darksiders for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting and tone: strong narrative focus and horror setting.

If Darksiders worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and single-player focus. They part company on setting and tone: this one brings strong narrative focus and an anime aesthetic.

What brings it close to Darksiders is exploration and discovery, open world exploration, and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and world. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression.

It shares the essentials of what Darksiders does: melee combat, single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is setting: an anime aesthetic.

If Darksiders worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, single-player focus and a third-person camera, the same is here. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.