11 Dark games like The Culling that you should try

Same family as The Culling: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and world: a sandbox world.

Held in common with The Culling: strong narrative focus, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on a first-person view. The distance is in combat — its own ground is tactical combat.

Its point of contact with The Culling is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is genre: horror tension.

Its point of contact with The Culling is shooting mechanics, competitive edge and ranged combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on genre: this one brings punishing difficulty and a sci-fi setting.

Its point of contact with The Culling is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on genre: this one brings horror tension.

It meets The Culling on shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and ranged combat. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in genre — its own ground is puzzle design.

Genre puts it alongside The Culling, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings adventure storytelling and post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as The Culling and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. To that it adds free-to-play access and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings adventure storytelling and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to The Culling for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat. The common ground extends to a first-person view and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is tone and progression: adventure storytelling and online features.

On paper it is what The Culling is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and ranged combat — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and tone: third-person shooting and tactical combat.

Its point of contact with The Culling is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: third-person shooting and skill tree progression.