35 Dark games like RAGE that you should try

It shares the essentials of what RAGE does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. What it adds of its own: sandbox freedom and stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to RAGE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: survival mechanics.

What brings it close to RAGE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

On paper it is what RAGE is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on setting and progression: this one brings crafting mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what RAGE does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and co-op play. Where the two diverge is combat and visuals: third-person shooting.

If RAGE worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and post-apocalyptic world. They part company on combat and game mode: this one brings stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to RAGE is strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals: third-person shooting and a sandbox world.

It shares the essentials of what RAGE does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a sandbox world.

The genre is the same as RAGE’s, and with it strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in combat and visuals — its own ground is stealth mechanics.

What brings it close to RAGE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. Both also lean on a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is third-person shooting and offline play.

If RAGE worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. The common ground extends to horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: fantasy world.

What brings it close to RAGE is dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, and the two track each other on genre, tone and world. To that it adds a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what RAGE does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: third-person shooting and a sandbox world.

If RAGE worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings third-person shooting and a sandbox world.

Genre puts it alongside RAGE, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on a third-person camera and a sci-fi setting. The distance is in combat and setting — its own ground is a sandbox world and stealth mechanics.