14 Adventure games like Ready or Not that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Ready or Not 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: this one brings a sci-fi setting.

What brings it close to Ready or Not is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Its point of contact with Ready or Not is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

Held in common with Ready or Not: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

It meets Ready or Not on tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings deep RPG systems and online features.

With Ready or Not it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: a space setting.

It shares the essentials of what Ready or Not does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and PvP competition.

If Ready or Not worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is a sci-fi setting.

Its point of contact with Ready or Not is tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.

The genre is the same as Ready or Not’s, and with it melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings a sci-fi setting and a third-person camera.

It meets Ready or Not on tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: online features and free-to-play access.

Genre puts it alongside Ready or Not, and so does tactical combat and co-op play. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is stealth mechanics and historical setting.

The thread back to Ready or Not runs through tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: a third-person camera.

Its point of contact with Ready or Not is tactical combat, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: stealth mechanics.