11 Games with a horror setting like Diablo IV that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Diablo IV does: strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression — its own ground is crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to Diablo IV is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty.

What carries over from Diablo IV is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in combat — its own ground is adventure storytelling and open world exploration.

It shares the essentials of what Diablo IV does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and an isometric view. The distance is in progression — its own ground is crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to Diablo IV is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, setting and progression. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is adventure storytelling and online features.

On paper it is what Diablo IV is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and an isometric view. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings punishing difficulty.

With Diablo IV it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and horror setting. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and co-op play. The distance is in setting — its own ground is historical setting.

On paper it is what Diablo IV is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on progression and game mode: this one brings PvP competition and base building.

It comes from the same genre as Diablo IV and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

It meets Diablo IV on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

Shelved next to Diablo IV for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.