18 Narrative 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.

If Ready or Not 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 first-person view. The distance is in setting and game mode — its own ground is historical setting and offline play.

What brings it close to Ready or Not is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: fantasy world.

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.

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: sandbox freedom and stealth mechanics.

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.

It shares the essentials of what Ready or Not does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to co-op play and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what Ready or Not does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings historical setting and offline play.

The thread back to Ready or Not runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is historical setting.

It meets Ready or Not on strong narrative focus, tactical combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is historical setting.

It shares the essentials of what Ready or Not does: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: stealth mechanics and a sci-fi setting.

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.