8 Games like Half-Life: Alyx on PS5 that you should try

What brings it close to Half-Life: Alyx is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to Half-Life: Alyx 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. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is stealth mechanics and fantasy world.

What brings it close to Half-Life: Alyx is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and visuals. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat and setting: fantasy world.

Same family as Half-Life: Alyx: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Half-Life: Alyx for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: a casual, approachable feel and 3D presentation.

On paper it is what Half-Life: Alyx is — strong narrative focus, 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: co-op play.

The genre is the same as Half-Life: Alyx’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and combat: co-op play.

Where it meets Half-Life: Alyx is tone and place, not genre: horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on genre and visuals: this one brings puzzle design and pixel art.