21 Dark games like Half-Life: Source that you should try

Matches like this one are rare: it meets Half-Life: Source on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: an early-access release.

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life: Source does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view.

If Half-Life: Source worked for you because of strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: PvP competition.

If Half-Life: Source worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings historical setting.

What carries over from Half-Life: Source is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: punishing difficulty and fantasy world.

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life: Source does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings stealth mechanics and historical setting.

If Half-Life: Source worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings fantasy world.

What brings it close to Half-Life: Source is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is PvP competition.

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life: Source does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a contemporary setting and co-op play.

The thread back to Half-Life: Source runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings sandbox freedom and stealth mechanics.

Shelved next to Half-Life: Source for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world.

Genre puts it alongside Half-Life: Source, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: stealth mechanics and historical setting.

What brings it close to Half-Life: Source is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings historical setting and co-op play.

It shares the essentials of what Half-Life: Source does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings historical setting and co-op play.

Same family as Half-Life: Source: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: stealth mechanics and historical setting.