25 Dark games like Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders that you should try

Same family as Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is horror setting and offline play.

What brings it close to Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

If Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay, the same is here. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

Its point of contact with Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

With Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

With Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

On paper it is what Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: horror setting and a third-person camera.

Held in common with Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and co-op play. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

If Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and historical setting.

The genre is the same as Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a top-down view.

With Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

The thread back to Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: horror setting.

It shares the essentials of what Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is horror setting.

Shelved next to Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is horror setting.