Games like Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
If Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and CALYPSO — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cinematic, dark and grim. 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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Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
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Top pick for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
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Shares a grim mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Second-strongest match for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
CALYPSO
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Calypso: Brethren of the Coast is a cooperative third-person shooter heist game set in a near-future post-apocalyptic world ruled by the seas. Raid various ships, complete missions, and loot valuables to get rich!
Mafia III: Definitive Edition
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Shares a dark mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Ranked #5 for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.
Mafia: Definitive Edition
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Shares a cinematic mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Ranked #6 for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.
Mafia
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Ranked #7 for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.
Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced
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Shares a cinematic mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Ranked #8 for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.
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Max Payne 3
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Shares a grim mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.
Manhunt
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Shares a grim mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
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Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.
Sleeping Dogs
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Shares a cinematic mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.
Shenmue III
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Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Shenmue III sees the eagerly anticipated continuation of the epic story-driven saga. Take control of Ryo Hazuki, a teenage martial artist, determined to unravel the mystery behind his father's murder and to exact revenge on the killer.
Wanted: Dead
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Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Wanted: Dead is a new hybrid slasher/shooter from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows a week in life of the Zombie Unit, an elite Hong Kong police squad on a mission to uncover a major corporate conspiracy.
Spec Ops: The Line
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
The Darkness
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Reviewers of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
The Darkness is the Game that will keep you in constant tension. You have to play for Wilson Walker who decided to return to his old country house, away from the big city. But then our hero discovers that in his house there are some oddities.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
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Priced ~50% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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!
Titanfall® 2
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Priced ~55% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~70% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
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Priced ~50% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
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Priced ~50% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~90% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days on Steam right now. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
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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Mini Ninjas
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Another title from IO Interactive, the studio behind Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Mini Ninjas is a game that combines furious action with stealth and exploration for an experience that appeals to a wide audience across age groups and preferences. It’s an action-adventure with a strong focus on allowing the player freedom to explore the world and has the depth to allow for very varied gameplay and approaches to getting...
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™
WHY THIS
Another title from IO Interactive, the studio behind Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.
HITMAN Classic Trilogy Remastered
WHY THIS
Another title from IO Interactive, the studio behind Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Shares Action with Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days.
Step into the origins of the world’s deadliest assassin, faithfully remastered for modern platforms. Follow the evolution of Agent 47 from his creation to his most dangerous assignments across a world defined by deception, power, and consequence.
Frequently asked about Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Does Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days run on Steam Deck?
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days cost?
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days are Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, CALYPSO .
- Who developed Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days?
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days was developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix.
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