Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Metal: Hellsinger (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Metal: Hellsinger 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: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, which both fantasy and atmospheric.
- Metal: Hellsinger is tagged Rhythm, FPS, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Music, Shooter, Action, Demons 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.
- 1 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
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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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Combat, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2022).
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide at a glance Released 2022 Studio Fatshark Player sentiment 72% positive of 138,182 Price $9.99 CombatShooterFPSFirst-PersonDarkNarrationDark Fantasy
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AMID EVIL
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2019).
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
AMID EVIL at a glance Released 2019 Studio Indefatigable Player sentiment 93% positive of 7,723 Price $19.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonFantasyDark FantasyCombat
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Doom: The Dark Ages
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Demons and Dark Fantasy; released around the same time (2025).
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
Doom: The Dark Ages at a glance Released 2025 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 88% positive of 45,465 Price $69.99 FPSDemonsDark FantasyCinematicFirst-PersonShooter
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Black Myth: Wukong
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Combat, Dark Fantasy and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Black Myth: Wukong at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 96% positive of 1,209,348 Price $59.99 CombatDark Fantasy3DFantasyMusic
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Slime Rancher 2
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Female Protagonist and 3D; released around the same time (2025).
Continue the adventures of Beatrix LeBeau as she journeys across the Slime Sea to Rainbow Island, a land brimming with ancient mysteries, and bursting with wiggly, new slimes to wrangle in this sequel to the smash-hit, Slime Rancher.
Slime Rancher 2 at a glance Released 2025 Studio Monomi Park Player sentiment 95% positive of 49,802 Price $29.99 First-PersonFemale Protagonist3DFantasyFPS
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Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including 3D, Combat and FPS; released around the same time (2024).
The "Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool" is a PC benchmark application specifically developed for "Black Myth: Wukong". It evaluates your hardware performance and system compatibility through the real-time rendering of an in-game sequence.
Black Myth: Wukong Benchmark Tool at a glance Released 2024 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 92% positive of 4,860 Price Free 3DCombatFPSFantasyDark Fantasy
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Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Female Protagonist, Cinematic and Fantasy; released around the same time (2022).
A story-driven, action adventure combining exploration with fast-paced combat. Untangle the past as Kena, a young Spirit Guide in search of the sacred Mountain Shrine. Help free the spirits trapped in a forgotten village with the help of the Rot, her adorable (yet powerful) spirit companions.
Kena: Bridge of Spirits at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ember Lab Player sentiment 92% positive of 17,564 Price $39.99 Female ProtagonistCinematicFantasy3DCombat
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Fantasy and First-Person; released around the same time (2018).
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 at a glance Released 2018 Studio Fatshark Player sentiment 85% positive of 147,456 Price $5.99 Dark FantasyFantasyFirst-PersonCombatFPS
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Dark and Fantasy; released around the same time (2022).
Thymesia is a gruelling action-RPG with fast-paced combat and an intricate plague weapon system. In a kingdom where death spreads, play as a mysterious character known by the code name "Corvus". Prey upon your enemies, wield the power of disease and find the truth in your own memories.
Thymesia at a glance Released 2022 Studio OverBorder Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 10,077 Price $7.99 Dark FantasyDarkFantasyCombat3D
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No Rest for the Wicked
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Combat, Cinematic and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
From Moon Studios, the award-winning creators of Ori and the Blind Forest and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, comes No Rest for the Wicked, a unique, visceral Action RPG set in a hand-crafted world with Souls-like combat. Featuring co-op for up to four players.
No Rest for the Wicked at a glance Released 2024 Studio Moon Studios GmbH Player sentiment 80% positive of 81,102 Price $39.99 CombatCinematic3DStylizedDark Fantasy
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Dishonored
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Dark and FPS.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Dishonored at a glance Released 2012 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 98% positive of 88,064 Price $9.99 First-PersonDarkFPSFantasyShooter
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BONELAB
Why it matched: both atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, FPS and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
BONELAB is an experimental physics action game. Explore a mysterious lab filled with weapons, enemies, challenges and secrets. Escape your reality, or wreak havoc. No wrong answers.
BONELAB at a glance Released 2022 Studio Stress Level Zero Player sentiment 82% positive of 20,281 Price $39.99 ShooterFPSFirst-PersonCombatDarkFemale Protagonist
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Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Female Protagonist and Dark.
From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 13,351 Price $29.99 First-PersonFemale ProtagonistDarkFPSFantasy
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Thief: Deadly Shadows
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Dark and Fantasy.
You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.
Thief: Deadly Shadows at a glance Released 2007 Studio Ion Storm Player sentiment 81% positive of 2,604 Price $1.79 First-PersonDarkFantasyDark FantasyFPS
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Far Cry 6
Why it matched: both atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Combat; released around the same time (2021).
Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter. Fight with improvised weapons, travel however you can, and build your rebel network to take down Castillo's regime.
Far Cry 6 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 71% positive of 35,490 Price $59.99 FPSShooterCombat3DFemale ProtagonistFirst-Person
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Why it matched: both fantasy; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Fantasy; released around the same time (2022).
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands at a glance Released 2022 Studio Gearbox Software Player sentiment 71% positive of 24,680 Price $11.99 ShooterFPSFantasyStylizedNarration3D
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LIZARDS MUST DIE
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Fantasy, 3D and Female Protagonist; released around the same time (2023).
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
LIZARDS MUST DIE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Smola Game Studio Player sentiment 96% positive of 26,441 Price $3.99 Fantasy3DFemale ProtagonistCinematic
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Halls of Torment
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Dark and Demons; released around the same time (2024).
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Halls of Torment at a glance Released 2024 Studio Chasing Carrots Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,787 Price $6.66 Dark FantasyDarkDemonsFantasy
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including 3D, Fantasy and Dark; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 3DFantasyDarkFirst-Person
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Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Fantasy and Dark; released around the same time (2021).
Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition at a glance Released 2021 Studio KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Player sentiment 87% positive of 50,508 Price $49.99 Dark FantasyFantasyDarkFemale Protagonist
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She Will Punish Them
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Female Protagonist, 3D and Demons; released around the same time (2020).
A sensual dark fantasy ARPG. Customize a stunning succubus with great body details, together with your companions fight intense combats with challenging bosses to get sexy outfits and powerful equipment, and between battles, chill and interact with your fellow maidens at the palace designed by you.
She Will Punish Them at a glance Released 2020 Studio L2 Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 18,150 Price $15.99 Female Protagonist3DDemonsDark Fantasy
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The First Berserker: Khazan
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including 3D, Dark Fantasy and Dark; released around the same time (2025).
The First Berserker: Khazan is a hardcore action role-playing game. The player will become Khazan, the great general of the Pell Los Empire, who overcame death, and sets out to reveal the incidents that led to his downfall and seek vengeance on his enemies.
The First Berserker: Khazan at a glance Released 2025 Studio Neople Player sentiment 85% positive of 32,183 Price $35.99 3DDark FantasyDarkCombat
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Final Fantasy XVI
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Fantasy, Dark Fantasy and Cinematic; released around the same time (2023).
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
Final Fantasy XVI at a glance Released 2023 Studio Square Enix Player sentiment 78% positive of 33,368 Price $49.99 FantasyDark FantasyCinematic3D
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Darksiders III
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Female Protagonist, Dark Fantasy and Fantasy; released around the same time (2018).
Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.
Darksiders III at a glance Released 2018 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 76% positive of 17,431 Price $39.99 Female ProtagonistDark FantasyFantasyDark
Common questions
What game is most like Metal: Hellsinger?
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, on the evidence we have. It both fantasy 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 Metal: Hellsinger" 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 Metal: Hellsinger. 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.