Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Warhammer 40,000: Darktide 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: Killing Floor 2, which both zombie, horror and atmospheric.
- Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is tagged Horror, Team-Based, Combat, Class-Based, Hack and Slash, Zombies, PvE, Warhammer 40K 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.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
- 2 are from the same studio: Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide.
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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Killing Floor 2
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Zombies, FPS and Hack and Slash.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
Killing Floor 2 at a glance Released 2016 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 88% positive of 129,302 Price $2.99 ZombiesFPSHack and SlashHorrorShooterFirst-PersonTeam-BasedPvE
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Dead Island 2
Why it matched: both zombie and horror; shares 10 player tags including Zombies, First-Person and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2023).
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
Dead Island 2 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Deep Silver Dambuster Studios Player sentiment 77% positive of 29,228 Price $9.99 ZombiesFirst-PersonAction-AdventureHorrorDarkFPSPvECharacter Customization
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GTFO
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, FPS and Shooter; released around the same time (2021).
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 HorrorFPSShooterTeam-BasedFirst-PersonZombiesPvECharacter Customization
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Fatshark; both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Hack and Slash and PvE; 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 FantasyHack and SlashPvEFirst-PersonCombatFPS
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Deep Rock Galactic
Why it matched: both horror and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including PvE, FPS and Class-Based; released around the same time (2020).
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Deep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Price $29.99 PvEFPSClass-BasedShooterFirst-PersonCombatHorrorDark
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World War Z
Why it matched: both zombie and horror; shares 8 player tags including Zombies, Shooter and PvE; released around the same time (2021).
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
World War Z at a glance Released 2021 Studio Saber Interactive Inc Player sentiment 82% positive of 32,551 Price $14.79 ZombiesShooterPvEFPSCharacter CustomizationFirst-PersonHorrorCombat
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Bodycam
Why it matched: both zombie and horror; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Realistic and Shooter; released around the same time (2024).
Bodycam is the first tactical multiplayer FPS with a true body-camera view in Unreal Engine 5. Close-quarters combats feel raw and loud. Every angle, callout, and bullet matters. Play Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Wingman on photoreal maps where teamplay, tactics, and clutch skill are key.
Bodycam at a glance Released 2024 Studio Reissad Studio Player sentiment 78% positive of 47,668 Price $33.32 FPSRealisticShooterHorrorZombiesTeam-BasedFirst-PersonCombat
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Zombie Panic! Source
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Horror and FPS.
Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.
Zombie Panic! Source at a glance Released 2008 Studio Zombie Panic! Team Player sentiment 85% positive of 7,862 Price Free ZombiesHorrorFPSFirst-PersonShooterTeam-BasedDark
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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Fatshark; both horror, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Dark Fantasy, First-Person and FPS.
Vermintide is an epic co-operative action combat adventure set in the End Times of the iconic Warhammer Fantasy world.
Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide at a glance Released 2015 Studio Fatshark Player sentiment 80% positive of 21,448 Price $3.59 Dark FantasyFirst-PersonFPSHack and SlashHorror
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Metal: Hellsinger
Why it matched: both fantasy and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2022).
Slay to the rhythm of metal and vengeance on an infernal journey through the eight Hells. Make them fear the beat. Metal: Hellsinger is a rhythm FPS bursting with demons, badass weapons, and heavy metal music.
Metal: Hellsinger at a glance Released 2022 Studio The Outsiders Player sentiment 96% positive of 16,995 Price $29.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonCombatDark FantasyDarkNarration
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The Outlast Trials
Why it matched: both horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and PvE; released around the same time (2024).
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
The Outlast Trials at a glance Released 2024 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 92% positive of 111,229 Price $39.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPvECharacter CustomizationAction-AdventureDarkRealistic
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Left 4 Dead
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, FPS and Horror.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Left 4 Dead at a glance Released 2008 Studio Valve Player sentiment 96% positive of 68,013 Price $9.99 ZombiesFPSHorrorShooterTeam-BasedFirst-Person
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Labyrinthine
Why it matched: both horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Character Customization; released around the same time (2023).
A co-op horror game like no other... Play with 1-8 players online as you solve puzzles, collect items and run from the horrors that lie within. Follow in the footsteps of Joan in the story mode or tackle procedurally generated maps that scale with your level and bring a fresh experience each game..
Labyrinthine at a glance Released 2023 Studio Valko Game Studios Player sentiment 84% positive of 17,459 Price $9.99 HorrorFirst-PersonCharacter CustomizationAction-AdventurePvERealisticTeam-Based
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No More Room in Hell
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Horror and FPS.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
No More Room in Hell at a glance Released 2013 Studio No More Room in Hell Team Player sentiment 90% positive of 76,511 Price Free ZombiesHorrorFPSFirst-PersonShooterRealistic
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Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Why it matched: both horror, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Dark, Horror and Dark Fantasy.
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ninja Theory Player sentiment 90% positive of 76,521 Price $29.99 DarkHorrorDark FantasyHack and SlashAction-AdventureRealistic
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Anarchy: Wolf's law
Why it matched: both zombie and horror; shares 7 player tags including Realistic, Zombies and Shooter; released around the same time (2023).
Action. Chaos. Power. Anarchy: Wolf Laws is a dynamic first-person shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and strategic management. Capture territories, upgrade your production, and run your business in a world of total lawlessness.
Anarchy: Wolf's law at a glance Released 2023 Studio Anarchy Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 825 Price $9.99 RealisticZombiesShooterPvEFPSFirst-PersonAction-Adventure
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Contagion
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Zombies, Horror and FPS.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
Contagion at a glance Released 2013 Studio Monochrome, Inc Player sentiment 73% positive of 15,738 Price $9.99 ZombiesHorrorFPSPvEFirst-PersonShooter
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx at a glance Released 2020 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 98% positive of 105,097 Price $59.99 FPSHorrorShooterFirst-PersonZombies
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Zombies; released around the same time (2021).
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 HorrorFirst-PersonZombiesFPSDark
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Black Mesa
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Shooter; released around the same time (2020).
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa at a glance Released 2020 Studio Crowbar Collective Player sentiment 95% positive of 144,554 Price $19.99 FPSFirst-PersonShooterZombiesHorror
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Killing Floor
Why it matched: both zombie and horror; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Zombies and Horror.
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
Killing Floor at a glance Released 2009 Studio Tripwire Interactive Player sentiment 95% positive of 68,905 Price $19.99 FPSZombiesHorrorShooterTeam-BasedFirst-PersonClass-Based
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REMNANT II
Why it matched: both horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Shooter, Dark and Action-Adventure; released around the same time (2023).
REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
REMNANT II at a glance Released 2023 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 82% positive of 68,419 Price $49.99 ShooterDarkAction-AdventureCombatHorrorPvE
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Thymesia
Why it matched: both horror, fantasy and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Dark Fantasy, Hack and Slash and Dark; 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 FantasyHack and SlashDarkHorrorCombat
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DayZ
Why it matched: both zombie, horror and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Zombies, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2018).
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
DayZ at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 78% positive of 468,392 Price $24.99 ZombiesShooterFPSHorrorFirst-Person
Common questions
What game is most like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide?
Killing Floor 2, on the evidence we have. It both zombie, horror 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide" 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 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. 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.
What else did the makers of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide do?
Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide are also from Fatshark, and appear in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.