14 Dark games like Shadow Warrior that you should try

What brings it close to Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Both also lean on a first-person view and free-to-play access.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

It meets Shadow Warrior on punishing difficulty, single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is genre and tone: adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a first-person view and free-to-play access. They part company on game mode: this one brings multiplayer gameplay.

Same family as Shadow Warrior: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.

Its point of contact with Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is genre and tone: adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

It meets Shadow Warrior on dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre: adventure storytelling.

What carries over from Shadow Warrior is dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and genre: adventure storytelling and a third-person camera.

The thread back to Shadow Warrior runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is adventure storytelling and 2D presentation.