DUSK similar games & best alternatives

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DUSK

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

What works

  • Fast and fluid movement and combat
  • Creative and varied level design
  • Immersive and eerie atmosphere
  • Excellent soundtrack and sound design
  • High replayability with secrets and modes

Things to keep in mind

  • Some levels can be confusing or cramped
  • Boss fights occasionally frustrating
  • Lack of cooperative multiplayer
  • Difficulty spikes may frustrate some players
  • Minimal narrative depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Viscerafest

  • Nightmare of Decay

  • INCISION

  • DOOM 64

  • Blade of Darkness

  • HROT

More expressive

Games that feels like DUSK but with more self-expression and customization

  • Brush Burial: Gutter World

  • KINGDOM of the DEAD

  • Beyond Citadel

  • Wizordum

  • PAPERHEAD EP.0

  • Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Gloomwood

  • The Pony Factory

  • Chop Goblins

  • Dread X Collection 2

  • Dread X Collection

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with DUSK. 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 DUSK. These titles are not in What to play next.

DUSK: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026