DEATHLOOP similar games & best alternatives

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DEATHLOOP

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2021

Should you play it?

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

What works

  • Unique time loop mechanic
  • Stylish art direction and soundtrack
  • Creative freedom in combat and stealth
  • Engaging character interactions and writing
  • Intricate level design with multiple approaches

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive gameplay loop can feel tedious
  • Ai sometimes dumb or inconsistent
  • Multiplayer invasions can be disruptive and laggy
  • Lack of difficulty options and challenge
  • Technical performance issues on some pcs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • City of Brass

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

  • DOOM

  • Batman™: Arkham Origins

  • DOOM Eternal

  • RUINER

Less competitive

Games that feels like DEATHLOOP but with less competition against others

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Terminator: Resistance

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Advent Rising

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

More social

Games that feels like DEATHLOOP but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Resident Evil 6

  • Borderlands 3

  • Sker Ritual

  • The Darkness II

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

  • Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Dishonored 2

  • Prey

  • Dishonored

  • Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

  • Arx Fatalis

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with DEATHLOOP. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with DEATHLOOP. These titles are not in What to play next.

DEATHLOOP: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026