The Darkness II similar games & best alternatives

The Darkness II - Trailer
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_1.avif
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_2.avif
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_3.avif
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_4.avif
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_5.avif
The Darkness II - the-darkness-ii_6.avif

The Darkness II

PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360 • 2012

Should you play it?

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

What works

  • Engaging dark story and atmosphere
  • Unique combat with darkness powers and dual wielding
  • Stylized comic book graphics
  • Cooperative multiplayer mode
  • Varied and brutal enemy takedowns

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main campaign length
  • Somewhat repetitive combat
  • Limited character interaction depth
  • Cliffhanger ending with no sequel
  • Minor bugs and control quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel

  • Dead Space™ 3

  • Half-Life 2: Episode One

  • Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite

  • CODE VEIN

More competitive

Games that feels like The Darkness II but with more competition against others

  • Marathon

  • Shatterline

  • Left 4 Dead 2

  • Resident Evil 6

  • F.E.A.R. 3

  • Left 4 Dead

Less social

Games that feels like The Darkness II but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • DOOM: The Dark Ages

  • Forgive Me Father 2

  • DOOM Eternal

  • Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus

  • Dead Space™ 2

  • KIBORG

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Darkness II but with less focus on close relationships

  • Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death

  • Evil West

  • Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

  • Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition

  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War

  • Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

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 The Darkness II. 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 The Darkness II. These titles are not in What to play next.

The Darkness II: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026