28 Games like Lethal Company that you should try

The resemblance to Lethal Company is about as close as this list gets: they line up on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings 3D presentation.

Shelved next to Lethal Company for good reason: strong narrative focus, procedural generation and co-op play. To that it adds exploration and discovery. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a relaxing pace and a sandbox world.

Genre puts it alongside Lethal Company, and so does procedural generation, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: punishing difficulty and pixel art.

On paper it is what Lethal Company is — procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: punishing difficulty and magic-based combat.

The genre is the same as Lethal Company’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and horror setting. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

Same family as Lethal Company: procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and an early-access release. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

The genre is the same as Lethal Company’s, and with it procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

If Lethal Company worked for you because of deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to horror setting and co-op play. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: action RPG combat and fantasy world.

The common ground with Lethal Company is structural: deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation. Both also lean on melee combat and horror setting. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is action RPG combat and punishing difficulty.

What brings it close to Lethal Company is deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. Both also lean on horror setting and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in progression and genre — its own ground is action RPG combat and post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as Lethal Company: procedural generation, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: punishing difficulty and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Lethal Company is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a casual, approachable feel and magic-based combat.

It meets Lethal Company on deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. The common ground extends to horror setting and co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: action RPG combat and punishing difficulty.

Its point of contact with Lethal Company is deep RPG systems, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and horror setting. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings action RPG combat and fantasy world.

With Lethal Company it shares deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and melee combat. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a sci-fi setting. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: action RPG combat and a space setting.