8 Games with a sci-fi setting like The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing that you should try

It shares the essentials of what The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on tone and progression.

It comes from the same genre as The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: a cyberpunk setting and pixel art.

On paper it is what The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is — strong narrative focus, magic-based combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and combat — its own ground is tactical combat.

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.

Its point of contact with The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and an isometric view. Its own ground is turn-based strategy and a third-person camera.

Same family as The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: a cyberpunk setting and a top-down view.

Same family as The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to an isometric view. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: a space setting and base building.

What carries over from The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds an isometric view. They part company on setting: this one brings sports simulation and online features.