21 Dark games like Devil Daggers that you should try

What brings it close to Devil Daggers is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design.

If Devil Daggers worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: an isometric view.

If Devil Daggers worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: stealth mechanics and 3D presentation.

Same family as Devil Daggers: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: post-apocalyptic world and multiplayer gameplay.

Shelved next to Devil Daggers for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on game mode and visuals: this one brings co-op play and an isometric view.

If Devil Daggers worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and pixel art. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings stealth mechanics and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Devil Daggers is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on pixel art. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

On paper it is what Devil Daggers is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view.

Genre puts it alongside Devil Daggers, and so 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 combat — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay.

On paper it is what Devil Daggers is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: a sci-fi setting and co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Devil Daggers and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to pixel art. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: an isometric view.

The genre is the same as Devil Daggers’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Devil Daggers, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is a cyberpunk setting and an isometric view.

It comes from the same genre as Devil Daggers and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings stealth mechanics and historical setting.

The thread back to Devil Daggers runs through shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and horror setting. The distance is in tone — its own ground is adventure storytelling and stealth mechanics.