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Games like Dying Light

2015 ★ 76/100 Game details →

ShooterAdventureRole-playing (RPG)

10 games similar to Dying Light, a Shooter, Adventure, Role-playing (RPG) game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Dying Light.

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   Watch Dogs 2 2016 ★ 79

   Shares AdventureShooter

   Both games center on traversing hostile open worlds through parkour and climbing, using stealth to avoid or outmaneuver enemies. Watch Dogs 2 shares Dying Light's focus on action-driven exploration across sprawling urban environments, with real-time combat and side quests breaking up the main narrative. Where Dying Light emphasizes survival horror, Watch Dogs 2 leans into hacking and infiltration, but both reward player agency in how you approach objectives.

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   Watch Dogs 2014 ★ 77

   Shares AdventureShooter

   Both games cast you in first-person action across sprawling open cities where stealth and combat matter equally. Watch Dogs shares Dying Light's emphasis on traversal and climbing through urban environments, plus the companion app integration that extends gameplay beyond the main screen. Each game structures missions around infiltration and evasion, rewarding you for avoiding direct confrontation when possible.

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   Enemy Front 2014 ★ 45

   Shares Shooter

   Both games center on first-person action with stealth as a core option, letting you choose between direct combat and sneaking past enemies. Enemy Front shares Dying Light's banter during gameplay and explosive set pieces, grounding the intensity in character dialogue. Where Dying Light emphasizes survival horror, Enemy Front applies similar tactical flexibility to WWII warfare, rewarding players who adapt their approach to each situation.

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   Soma 2015 ★ 82

   Shares Adventure

   Both games trap you in hostile environments where stealth and evasion matter more than combat. Dying Light's infected-filled city and SOMA's underwater facility force you to navigate through darkness, avoid or outsmart threats you cannot fight, and piece together what went wrong through exploration. Each delivers survival horror through first-person platforming and atmosphere rather than direct confrontation.

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5. 
   Murdered: Soul Suspect 2014 ★ 63

   Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

   Both games blend action and horror with stealth mechanics in environments full of hostile creatures. Dying Light emphasizes parkour and crafting to survive a zombie outbreak, while Murdered: Soul Suspect focuses on detective work and supernatural combat in a haunted town. Each game structures exploration around uncovering secrets and confronting threats, grounding their horror in atmospheric settings and real-time combat encounters.

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   Days Gone 2019 ★ 77

   Shares AdventureShooter

   Both games pit you against zombie-like creatures in sprawling open worlds where survival hinges on scavenging, crafting, and combat. Days Gone shares Dying Light's day/night cycle and bloody action, though it trades first-person parkour for third-person motorcycle exploration. Each game emphasizes resource management and traversal across hostile terrain while balancing narrative missions with the constant threat of infected hordes.

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7. 
   Assassin's Creed Unity 2014 ★ 71

   Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

   Both games blend stealth and action in open worlds where climbing and parkour are core to traversal and combat. Unity shares Dying Light's emphasis on real-time melee combat and verticality, letting you scale buildings to escape or gain advantage. The companion app and cooperative multiplayer also appear in both, though Unity trades the day-night survival tension for historical conspiracy and assassination missions across revolutionary Paris.

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   Dying Light 2: Stay Human 2022 ★ 74

   Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

   Dying Light 2 returns to the first-person infected survivor formula, maintaining the day-night cycle where daylight allows scavenging and parkour traversal while nights force confrontation with aggressive zombies. Both games emphasize parkour as core movement and survival in open-world urban decay. The sequel deepens player agency through choices that shape the settlement's fate, expanding on the original's narrative stakes.

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   Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor 2014 ★ 82

   Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)

   Both games drop you into hostile open worlds where climbing and stealth are key to survival, and both use real-time combat with counter mechanics to handle threats. Shadow of Mordor shares Dying Light's action-focused structure, letting you approach objectives multiple ways across a sprawling map. Where Dying Light emphasizes resource scavenging and day-night tension, Mordor focuses on building a vendetta against named enemies who remember your encounters.

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10. 
    Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 2016 ★ 80

    Shares AdventureRole-playing (RPG)Shooter

    Both games cast you as a lone operative navigating hostile urban environments while deciding whom to trust. Stealth and crafting shape how you approach encounters in each, letting you scavenge resources and prepare weapons for survival. Mankind Divided shares Dying Light's first-person perspective and action-driven gameplay, though it emphasizes tactical choice over the relentless day-night pressure that defines the zombie outbreak.

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