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5 Horror games like Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines down to the 5 that fit the “Horror” category. Vampyr, Alice: Madness Returns and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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GenreRPGSubgenreAction RPGSub-subgenreThird-Person ARPG
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2004Dev Troika Games

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is Vampyr — scoring 94/100 on our similarity scale. Alice: Madness Returns and Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden follow close behind.

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The best horror games like Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. Each one has been evaluated across 17 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Vampyr

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Vampyr
Closest overall match
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorFantasyExplorationSkill TreeThird Person
Year 2018Dev Dontnod Eleven · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

If Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines worked for you because of strong narrative focus, open world exploration and melee combat, the same is here. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is punishing difficulty.

Released 14 years after Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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Alice: Madness Returns

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Alice: Madness Returns
Closest on tone
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFantasyThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2011Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings precision platforming.

Released 7 years after Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden

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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasyHorrorExplorationThird Person
Year 2024Dev DON'T NOD · Focus EntertainmentOn Xbox · PC · PS5

It shares the essentials of what Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on combat and visuals.

Released 20 years after Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression73Visuals65
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Death Stranding

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Death Stranding
Closest on combat
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person
Year 2019Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC

It shares the essentials of what Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

Released 15 years after Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100World100Combat79Progression74
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Murdered: Soul Suspect

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Murdered: Soul Suspect
RPGAction RPGThird-Person ARPG
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person
Year 2014Dev Square EnixPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines does: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and stealth mechanics. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and combat: ranged combat.

Released 10 years after Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines.

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