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Games like Dishonored

If Dishonored is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quake, Quake II and Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Dishonored: Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

2012ActionWindowsby Arkane Studios
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Players who liked Dishonored also play

Steam players who put hours into Dishonored also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Quake II

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!

    2010ActionIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. BioShock Infinite

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Dishonored fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

    2013Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dishonored

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. System Shock

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    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.

    2021Action59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. HITMAN World of Assassination

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.

    2022ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.

    2007Action6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Gloomwood

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. System Shock® 2 (1999)

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    "Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

    2013ActionRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Thief

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

    2014ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Styx: Master of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Arkane Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Arkane Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Dishonored

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

    2012ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Dishonored 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

    2016Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Prey

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

    2017ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    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.

    2021Action59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Wolfenstein: Youngblood

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.

    2019Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

    2017Action29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

    2006ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.

    2006ActionRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Quake

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Quake II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Dishonored

What games are most similar to Dishonored?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dishonored are Quake, Quake II, Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter.
Who developed Dishonored?
Dishonored was developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Dishonored.

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