7 Narrative 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, 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.

Its point of contact with The Culling is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds a first-person view. They part company on tone: this one brings a casual, approachable feel.

On paper it is what The Culling is — strong narrative focus, open world exploration and multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a first-person view. They part company on tone and progression: this one brings a sandbox world.