9 Dark games like Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver that you should try

What brings it close to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a sci-fi setting and pixel art.

Genre puts it alongside Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and cozy, relaxing feel.

What brings it close to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is multiplayer gameplay.

What brings it close to Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

It shares the essentials of what Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver does: exploration and discovery, strong narrative focus, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is pixel art.

On paper it is what Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: punishing difficulty and 2D presentation.

The genre is the same as Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: 2D presentation.

On paper it is what Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is 2D presentation.