5 Games like Half-Life on PS5 that you should try

On paper it is what Half-Life is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode and combat: this one brings horror tension and fantasy world.

Same family as Half-Life: 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 setting and game mode: historical setting and co-op play.

It comes from the same genre as Half-Life and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings historical setting and co-op play.

Genre puts it alongside Half-Life, and so does tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: a space setting.

On paper it is what Half-Life is — tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in combat and game mode — its own ground is an isometric view.