20 Narrative games like Quake that you should try

What brings it close to Quake is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: exploration and discovery, and survival mechanics.

What carries over from Quake is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is survival mechanics and stealth mechanics.

Held in common with Quake: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: survival mechanics and post-apocalyptic world.

If Quake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting.

If Quake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

What brings it close to Quake is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings free-to-play access.

If Quake worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and single-player focus. They part company on game mode.

It shares the essentials of what Quake does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings adventure storytelling.

What brings it close to Quake is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

Held in common with Quake: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings deep RPG systems and open world exploration.

Held in common with Quake: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings adventure storytelling and online features.

It comes from the same genre as Quake and shares strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Genre puts it alongside Quake, and so does strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what Quake does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode.

Same family as Quake: dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and online features.