10 Games with a horror setting like The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing that you should try

If The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on skill tree progression and an isometric view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world.

It shares the essentials of what The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing does: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Its own ground is MMO world and community, and online features.

The thread back to The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to skill tree progression and an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression: PvP competition.

It shares the essentials of what The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus.

The thread back to The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone: MMO world and community, and online features.

Held in common with The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and fantasy world. To that it adds loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. They part company on setting: this one brings a medieval setting.

Its point of contact with The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is shooting mechanics.

On paper it is what The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, magic-based combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is historical setting.

Genre puts it alongside The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and co-op play. They part company on setting and visuals: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and tactical combat.