11 Games like Obscure on Nintendo Switch that you should try

Of everything here, this is the nearest thing to Obscure — the two agree on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to co-op play and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and online features.

It shares the essentials of what Obscure does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with shooting mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

If Obscure worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a third-person camera and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Its point of contact with Obscure is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a mythological setting.

If Obscure worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is shooting mechanics and punishing difficulty.

Same family as Obscure: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is online features and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what Obscure does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode: puzzle design and punishing difficulty.

The genre is the same as Obscure’s, and with it strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a first-person view.

On paper it is what Obscure is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Obscure is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

The overlap with Obscure is in what it evokes rather than what it is: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is deep simulation and online features.