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24 games like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (2026)

Recomputed 19 October 2026 · Ordered by overlap, not by score · Free to read, nothing here is paid for

Every game below overlaps with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.

The games like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on a map

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53984283Players →Popularity →Murdered: Soul Suspect

Axes are fitted to these 24 games rather than the full 0 to 100 scale, because a filtered list shares a narrow band and would otherwise sit in one corner. End values are marked. A point on the left edge is the lowest of thesegames, not a low score.

Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.

Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.

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The short version

  • Closest match: Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition, which both open world, horror, psychological, crime and story-rich.
  • Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is tagged Action, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent, Shooter, Third Person, Atmospheric by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
  • 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.

Why players value Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

The five things Steam players tag Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.

  1. Action
  2. Co-op
  3. Third-Person Shooter
  4. Crime
  5. Violent
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days at a glance
ReceptionMixed on Steam (67% of 9,765)
Watch-outsno widespread problems reported by players
Price$9.99

Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.

How these were matched

Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.

Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.

All 24, closest first

  1. 1

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, crime and story-rich; shares 8 player tags including Crime, Third-Person Shooter and Nudity.

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

    Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition at a glance
    Released2023StudioRockstar Games
    Player sentiment80% positive of 16,017Price$59.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (80% of 16,017)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Sexual Content, Open World, Action, Crime, Third-Person Shooter — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $59.99 — $50.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeThird-Person ShooterNudityViolentThird PersonMatureStory RichPsychological Horror

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  2. 2

    Hitman: Contracts

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, crime and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Great Soundtrack and Shooter; released around the same time (2014).

    Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.

    Hitman: Contracts at a glance
    Released2014StudioIo-Interactive A/S
    Player sentiment87% positive of 3,658Price$8.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: Very Positive (87% of 3,658)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Stealth, Action, Assassin, Singleplayer, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $8.99 — $1.00 cheaper

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third PersonGreat SoundtrackShooterCrimeThird-Person ShooterViolentPsychological Horror

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  3. 3

    Max Payne

    Why it matched: both horror, psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Story Rich and Third Person.

    Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…

    Max Payne at a glance
    Released2001StudioNot recorded
    Player sentiment89% positive of 15,818Price$3.49

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (89% of 15,818)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Action, Noir, Classic, Third-Person Shooter, Bullet Time — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $3.49 — $6.50 cheaper

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install, audio and subtitles, performance and stutter (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third-Person ShooterStory RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackCrimeViolentPsychological Horror

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  4. 4

    Mafia II

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Nudity; released around the same time (2010).

    War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

    Mafia II at a glance
    Released2010StudioNot recorded
    Player sentiment74% positive of 38,540Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.8/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (74% of 38,540)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Action, Adventure, Crime, Open World, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter, crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichNudityViolentThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat Soundtrack

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  5. 5

    Murdered: Soul Suspect

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; published by the same company; released around the same time (2014).

    MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.

    Murdered: Soul Suspect at a glance
    Released2014StudioAirtight Games
    Player sentiment86% positive of 17,391Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (86% of 17,391)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Crime

    Why players like it: Detective, Adventure, Mystery, Supernatural, Horror — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $19.99 — $10.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird PersonShort

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  6. 6

    The Evil Within 2

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Third-Person Shooter.

    Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

    The Evil Within 2 at a glance
    Released2017StudioTango Gameworks
    Player sentiment92% positive of 30,959Price$39.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Very Positive (92% of 30,959)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Violent

    Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $39.99 — $30.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Psychological HorrorStory RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonViolentShooterGreat Soundtrack

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  7. 7

    CONTROL Ultimate Edition

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter.

    Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

    CONTROL Ultimate Edition at a glance
    Released2020StudioRemedy Entertainment
    Player sentiment86% positive of 63,191Price$3.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Very Positive (86% of 63,191)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Violent

    Why players like it: Action, Supernatural, Female Protagonist, Story Rich, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $3.99 — $6.00 cheaper

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Story RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterPsychological HorrorShooterViolentGreat Soundtrack

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  8. 8

    Mafia II: Definitive Edition

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Nudity.

    War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

    Mafia II: Definitive Edition at a glance
    Released2020StudioHangar 13
    Player sentiment74% positive of 38,558Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (74% of 38,558)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Action, Adventure, Crime, Open World, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichNudityViolentThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat Soundtrack

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  9. 9

    Mafia III

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    Mafia III at a glance
    Released2016StudioAspyr
    Player sentiment57% positive of 64,036Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.5/10 · Steam: Mixed (57% of 64,036)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Crime, Open World, Action, Story Rich, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudity

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  10. 10

    Mafia III: Definitive Edition

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person.

    After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

    Mafia III: Definitive Edition at a glance
    Released2020StudioHangar 13
    Player sentiment57% positive of 64,063Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 5.7/10 · Steam: Mixed (57% of 64,063)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Crime, Open World, Action, Story Rich, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudity

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  11. 11

    Lucius

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Nudity, Third Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2012).

    Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

    Lucius at a glance
    Released2012StudioShiver Games
    Player sentiment81% positive of 10,912Price$1.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: Very Positive (81% of 10,912)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Violent

    Why players like it: Horror, Adventure, Villain Protagonist, Gore, Nudity — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $1.99 — $8.00 cheaper

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:NudityThird PersonPsychological HorrorMatureViolentStory Rich

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  12. 12

    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Third Person, Crime and Shooter; released around the same time (2010).

    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.

    Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City at a glance
    Released2010StudioRockstar North / Toronto
    Player sentiment74% positive of 10,072PriceNot listed

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.4/10 · Steam: Mostly Positive (74% of 10,072)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime

    Why players like it: Open World, Action, Automobile Sim, Third Person, Multiplayer — the tags Steam players apply most

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third PersonCrimeShooterThird-Person ShooterMatureGreat SoundtrackNudityStory Rich

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  13. 13

    L.A. Noire

    Why it matched: both open world, psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).

    In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

    L.A. Noire at a glance
    Released2011StudioTeam Bondi
    Player sentiment86% positive of 36,822Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.7/10 · Steam: Very Positive (86% of 36,822)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime

    Why players like it: Detective, Crime, Open World, Noir, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $19.99 — $10.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird PersonMatureNudityThird-Person Shooter

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  14. 14

    Sleeping Dogs

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Crime and Story Rich; published by the same company.

    As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.

    Sleeping Dogs at a glance
    ReleasedNot recordedStudioUnited Front Games
    Player sentiment94% positive of 17,264PriceNot listed

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Very Positive (94% of 17,264)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Open World, Action, Martial Arts, Third Person, Crime — the tags Steam players apply most

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third PersonCrimeStory RichGreat SoundtrackViolentThird-Person ShooterShooter

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  15. 15

    Mafia: Definitive Edition

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third-Person Shooter.

    An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.

    Mafia: Definitive Edition at a glance
    Released2020StudioHangar 13
    Player sentiment87% positive of 110,615Price$39.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: Very Positive (87% of 110,615)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Open World, Crime, Story Rich, Action, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $39.99 — $30.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird-Person ShooterViolentThird PersonShooterMatureGreat Soundtrack

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  16. 16

    Mafia II (Classic)

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Crime, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2011).

    Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

    Mafia II (Classic) at a glance
    Released2011Studio2K Czech
    Player sentiment94% positive of 58,640Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.1/10 · Steam: Very Positive (94% of 58,640)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime

    Why players like it: Action, Open World, Crime, Story Rich, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:CrimeStory RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat SoundtrackNudity

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  17. 17

    Spec Ops: The Line

    Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter and Third Person; released around the same time (2012).

    A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.

    Spec Ops: The Line at a glance
    Released2012StudioYAGER
    Player sentiment93% positive of 56,315PriceNot listed

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (93% of 56,315)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter

    Why players like it: Story Rich, Third-Person Shooter, Action, Psychological, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Story RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooterMatureGreat SoundtrackPsychological Horror

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  18. 18

    The Evil Within

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Psychological Horror, Third Person and Third-Person Shooter; released around the same time (2014).

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    The Evil Within at a glance
    Released2014StudioTango Gameworks
    Player sentiment85% positive of 33,579Price$19.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (85% of 33,579)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter

    Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $19.99 — $10.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, will not launch or install, visual glitches (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Psychological HorrorThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStory Rich

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  19. 19

    Metro Exodus

    Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Shooter and Great Soundtrack.

    Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

    Metro Exodus at a glance
    Released2020Studio4A Games
    Player sentiment90% positive of 135,440Price$29.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: Very Positive (90% of 135,440)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Violent

    Why players like it: Post-apocalyptic, FPS, Singleplayer, Open World, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $29.99 — $20.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Story RichShooterGreat SoundtrackViolentPsychological Horror

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  20. 20

    Mafia

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Crime and Great Soundtrack.

    It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

    Mafia at a glance
    Released2002StudioNot recorded
    Player sentiment88% positive of 16,301Price$14.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (88% of 16,301)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime, Violent

    Why players like it: Action, Story Rich, Crime, Open World, Classic — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $14.99 — $5.00 pricier

    Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Story RichCrimeGreat SoundtrackThird PersonViolentThird-Person ShooterShooter

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  21. 21

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Violent; published by the same company.

    As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider at a glance
    Released2018StudioCrystal Dynamics
    Player sentiment85% positive of 87,978Price$5.99

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.5/10 · Steam: Very Positive (85% of 87,978)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Violent

    Why players like it: Adventure, Action, Female Protagonist, Singleplayer, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $5.99 — $4.00 cheaper

    Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter, crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third PersonStory RichViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackHeist

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  22. 22

    Just Cause 4 Reloaded

    Why it matched: both open world, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Violent; published by the same company.

    Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!

    Just Cause 4 Reloaded at a glance
    Released2018StudioAvalanche Studios
    Player sentiment62% positive of 32,247PriceNot listed

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.1/10 · Steam: Mixed (62% of 32,247)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 4 of 5 — Action, Co-op, Third-Person Shooter, Violent

    Why players like it: Open World, Action, Destruction, Singleplayer, Adventure — the tags Steam players apply most

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third-Person ShooterShooterViolentStory RichThird PersonHeist

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  23. 23

    Alan Wake

    Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Third Person, Story Rich and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2012).

    A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

    Alan Wake at a glance
    Released2012StudioRemedy Entertainment
    Player sentiment90% positive of 59,228Price$1.49

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: Very Positive (90% of 59,228)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 2 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter

    Why players like it: Action, Horror, Third Person, Adventure, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $1.49 — $8.50 cheaper

    Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third PersonStory RichPsychological HorrorGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterShooter

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    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

    Why it matched: both psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Story Rich and Shooter.

    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.

    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne at a glance
    Released2003StudioNot recorded
    Player sentiment94% positive of 14,615Price$2.49

    Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.1/10 · Steam: Very Positive (94% of 14,615)

    Matches Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on: 3 of 5 — Action, Third-Person Shooter, Crime

    Why players like it: Action, Noir, Third-Person Shooter, Classic, Bullet Time — the tags Steam players apply most

    Price vs Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days: $2.49 — $7.50 cheaper

    Watch-outs: players report will not launch or install, crashes and freezes (details)

    Shared with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days:Third-Person ShooterStory RichShooterThird PersonGreat SoundtrackCrimeNudity

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Common questions

What game is most like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days?

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition, on the evidence we have. It both open world, horror, psychological, crime and story-rich. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.

How is "similar to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days" decided?

By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.

Are these ranked by quality?

No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.

Do you get paid for these recommendations?

No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.

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