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24 games like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days (2026)
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 short version
- Closest match: Max Payne, which both horror, psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric.
- 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.
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
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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 Released 2001 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 15,818 Price $3.49 Third-Person ShooterStory RichThird PersonShooterGreat SoundtrackCrimeViolentPsychological Horror
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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 Released 2010 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,540 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichNudityViolentThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat Soundtrack
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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 Released 2023 Studio Rockstar Games Player sentiment 80% positive of 16,017 Price $59.99 CrimeThird-Person ShooterNudityViolentThird PersonMatureStory RichPsychological Horror
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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 Released 2014 Studio Io-Interactive A/S Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,658 Price $8.99 Third PersonGreat SoundtrackShooterCrimeThird-Person ShooterViolentPsychological Horror
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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 Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 74% positive of 38,558 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichNudityViolentThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat Soundtrack
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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 Released 2016 Studio Aspyr Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,036 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudity
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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 Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 57% positive of 64,063 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterNudity
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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 Released 2014 Studio Airtight Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,391 Price $19.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonShort
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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 Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 Psychological HorrorStory RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonViolentShooterGreat Soundtrack
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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 Released 2020 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 63,191 Price $3.99 Story RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterPsychological HorrorShooterViolentGreat Soundtrack
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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 Released 2010 Studio Rockstar North / Toronto Player sentiment 74% positive of 10,072 Price Not listed Third PersonCrimeShooterThird-Person ShooterMatureGreat SoundtrackNudityStory Rich
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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 Released 2011 Studio Team Bondi Player sentiment 86% positive of 36,822 Price $19.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonMatureNudityThird-Person Shooter
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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 Released Not recorded Studio United Front Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 17,264 Price Not listed Third PersonCrimeStory RichGreat SoundtrackViolentThird-Person ShooterShooter
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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 Released 2012 Studio Shiver Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,912 Price $1.99 NudityThird PersonPsychological HorrorMatureViolentStory Rich
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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 Released 2020 Studio Hangar 13 Player sentiment 87% positive of 110,615 Price $39.99 CrimeStory RichThird-Person ShooterViolentThird PersonShooterMatureGreat Soundtrack
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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 Released 2011 Studio 2K Czech Player sentiment 94% positive of 58,640 Price $29.99 CrimeStory RichThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterGreat SoundtrackNudity
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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 Released 2012 Studio YAGER Player sentiment 93% positive of 56,315 Price Not listed Story RichThird-Person ShooterThird PersonShooterMatureGreat SoundtrackPsychological Horror
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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 Released 2014 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,579 Price $19.99 Psychological HorrorThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterStory Rich
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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 Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 94% positive of 14,615 Price $2.49 Third-Person ShooterStory RichShooterThird PersonGreat SoundtrackCrimeNudity
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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 Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 16,301 Price $14.99 Story RichCrimeGreat SoundtrackThird PersonViolentThird-Person ShooterShooter
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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 Released 2018 Studio Crystal Dynamics Player sentiment 85% positive of 87,978 Price $5.99 Third PersonStory RichViolentShooterGreat SoundtrackHeist
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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 Released 2018 Studio Avalanche Studios Player sentiment 62% positive of 32,247 Price Not listed Third-Person ShooterShooterViolentStory RichThird PersonHeist
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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 Released 2012 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 59,228 Price $1.49 Third PersonStory RichPsychological HorrorGreat SoundtrackThird-Person ShooterShooter
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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 Released 2020 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 135,440 Price $29.99 Story RichShooterGreat SoundtrackViolentPsychological Horror
Common questions
What game is most like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days?
Max Payne, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological, crime, story-rich and atmospheric. 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.