9 Games with a horror setting like Thief: Deadly Shadows that you should try

Genre puts it alongside Thief: Deadly Shadows, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. The common ground extends to horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and combat: a sandbox world and a space setting.

The common ground with Thief: Deadly Shadows is structural: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. Both also lean on melee combat and horror setting. The distance is in combat and genre — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and third-person shooting.

It meets Thief: Deadly Shadows on adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and horror setting. They part company on progression and genre: this one brings survival mechanics and procedural generation.

It resembles Thief: Deadly Shadows most in how it is built: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and horror setting. They part company on progression and genre: this one brings exploration and discovery, and first-person shooting.

Held in common with Thief: Deadly Shadows: shooting mechanics, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to melee combat and horror setting. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: first-person shooting and post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as Thief: Deadly Shadows: dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is tactical combat and historical setting.

Held in common with Thief: Deadly Shadows: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on progression and genre: this one brings exploration and discovery, and survival mechanics.

What carries over from Thief: Deadly Shadows is shooting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and open world exploration. To that it adds melee combat and horror setting. They part company on progression and setting: this one brings exploration and discovery, and first-person shooting.

It meets Thief: Deadly Shadows on horror tension, strong narrative focus and open world exploration. The common ground extends to melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and genre: survival mechanics and punishing difficulty.