Ghostrunner 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Ghostrunner 2

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2023

Should you play it?

Blood will run in Ghostrunner 2, a hardcore FPP slasher set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk future. Become the ultimate cyber ninja and prepare for epic boss fights, improved skills, an interactive story, new game modes, and captivating synthwave soundtrack.

What works

  • Fast and fluid combat and movement
  • Varied and challenging boss fights
  • Engaging upgrade and ability system
  • Stunning cyberpunk visuals and soundtrack
  • Motorcycle and wingsuit add gameplay variety

Things to keep in mind

  • Performance issues and bugs in some areas
  • Open world and hub sections disrupt pacing
  • Some clunky platforming and bike controls
  • Story and character development are weak
  • Some players find difficulty and design inconsistent

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Valfaris: Mecha Therion

  • Soda Crisis

  • Dread Templar

  • Loopmancer

  • The Devil Within: Satgat

  • Dead Space

More relaxing

Games that feels like Ghostrunner 2 but with a more relaxing feel

  • Gori: Cuddly Carnage

  • GTTOD

  • Morbid Metal

  • Batman™: Arkham Knight

  • Trinity Fusion

  • ELDERBORN

More competitive

Games that feels like Ghostrunner 2 but with more competition against others

  • Vampire Hunters

  • Cloudbuilt

  • Ghostrunner

  • RUINER

  • Severed Steel

  • Vanquish

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Ghostrunner 2. 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 Ghostrunner 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Ghostrunner 2: A very typical example of its motivational profile. 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 Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026