Games like Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
If Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition is your kind of game, the closest matches are METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE, DmC: Devil May Cry and Devil May Cry 5 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd and creative storyline, challenging combat mechanics and unique visual art style. 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.
Get personalized picks →Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition is a third-person action game released in 2014 by Grasshopper Manufacture and KADOKAWA GAMES, published by Deep Silver at $19.99. Reviewers highlight the challenging combat mechanics and unique visual art style as standout elements, while players describe the overall experience as bleak, dark, and immersive. The game offers a short solo-only campaign with an absurd and creative storyline that players have found compelling. It holds a 74% positive rating from 1870 Steam reviews but is not supported on Steam Deck. The title emphasizes its distinctive visual style and combat system within a surreal Japanese action setting.
About Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition: Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
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Top pick for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
DmC: Devil May Cry
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Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Second-strongest match for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
Devil May Cry 5
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Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Third-strongest match for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
TSAREVNA. Age of Tales
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Ranked #4 for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
The world’s first ballet-inspired hack and slash! Where grace turns into violence and revenge consumes the soul. Master breathtaking, fluid combat, slaughter the servants of Darkness, and step into the war against the Slavic gods.
Cenk The Chopper
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Ranked #5 for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Cenk The Chopper is a fast paced hack-and-slash game. Fight through hordes of mutants and robots in a world you've made go to hell. Chop 'em up everything you see till the end of it.
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
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Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Ranked #6 for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Using Unreal Engine 5 to significantly enhance graphic expression, this is the definitive version of "NINJA GAIDEN 2," featuring additional playable characters and enhanced battle support functions.
YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
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Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Ranked #7 for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Step into a living comic book in this new take on the Ninja Gaiden series. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyber arm, Yaiba slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Will you slice enemies to pieces, crush them with Yaiba's cyborg arm or just rip off a zombie’s arms to use as nunchucks?
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
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Shares an immersive mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Ranked #8 for Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
A new breed of WARRIOR returns, committed to destroying the enemies of FREEDOM When ONE angry man, has a world to protect - There is only ONE future – HIS OWN No-nonsense hero Marlow never shied away from danger or trouble. But now he faces his ULTIMATE challenge.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~75% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
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Priced ~65% under Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition on Steam right now. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
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.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
DmC: Devil May Cry
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
In this retelling of Dante's origin story which is set against a contemporary backdrop, DmC Devil May Cry™ retains the stylish action.
Devil May Cry 5
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
The ultimate Devil Hunter is back in style, in the game action fans have been waiting for.
YAIBA: NINJA GAIDEN Z
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Step into a living comic book in this new take on the Ninja Gaiden series. Brandishing his ninja sword and the mecha weapons in his cyber arm, Yaiba slaughters zombies with brutal, over-the-top abandon. Will you slice enemies to pieces, crush them with Yaiba's cyborg arm or just rip off a zombie’s arms to use as nunchucks?
Marlow Briggs and the Mask of Death
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition.
A new breed of WARRIOR returns, committed to destroying the enemies of FREEDOM When ONE angry man, has a world to protect - There is only ONE future – HIS OWN No-nonsense hero Marlow never shied away from danger or trouble. But now he faces his ULTIMATE challenge.
Frequently asked about Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
- Does Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition work on Steam Deck?
- Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition cost?
- Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition are METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE, DmC: Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 5.
- Who developed Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition?
- Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition was developed by KADOKAWA GAMES / GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE and published by Deep Silver.
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