13 Games with a horror setting like Path of Exile that you should try

What brings it close to Path of Exile is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and online features. They part company on tone: this one brings punishing difficulty.

What brings it close to Path of Exile is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Path of Exile does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on skill tree progression and an isometric view. The distance is in progression — its own ground is crafting mechanics.

The thread back to Path of Exile runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: punishing difficulty.

It shares the essentials of what Path of Exile does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view.

If Path of Exile worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on skill tree progression and an isometric view. The distance is in combat and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and magic-based combat.

If Path of Exile worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and PvP competition. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is magic-based combat and historical setting.

On paper it is what Path of Exile is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds an isometric view and single-player focus. They part company on progression and combat: this one brings magic-based combat and base building.

It shares the essentials of what Path of Exile does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Same family as Path of Exile: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings tactical combat and post-apocalyptic world.

It meets Path of Exile on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Path of Exile: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to an isometric view and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is game mode and progression: strong narrative focus and crafting mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as Path of Exile and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. They part company on tone and combat: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.