14 Games like Dying Light on PS5 that you should try

What brings it close to Dying Light is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, setting and world. Both also lean on single-player focus and crafting mechanics. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is skill tree progression.

What brings it close to Dying Light is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode: this one brings deep simulation and a sci-fi setting.

It comes from the same genre as Dying Light and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is progression and combat: fantasy world and skill tree progression.

What brings it close to Dying Light is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. The common ground extends to horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as Dying Light’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a cyberpunk setting.

Shelved next to Dying Light for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings a space setting and skill tree progression.

The genre is the same as Dying Light’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is punishing difficulty and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Dying Light: open world exploration, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play and crafting mechanics. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is sandbox freedom and base building.

The thread back to Dying Light runs through deep RPG systems, open world exploration and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and world: a sandbox world and a third-person camera.

With Dying Light it shares deep RPG systems, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a cyberpunk setting and a third-person camera.

What carries over from Dying Light is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and co-op play. They part company on visuals and progression: this one brings skill tree progression and a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Dying Light is deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. To that it adds PvP competition and horror setting. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings magic-based combat and fantasy world.

Shelved next to Dying Light for good reason: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and single-player focus. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Dying Light’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: tactical combat and historical setting.