Games like Rise of the Triad: Dark War
If Rise of the Triad: Dark War is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Apogee Throwback Pack, Blake Stone: Planet Strike and Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, epic and retro. 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 →About Rise of the Triad: Dark War: You are part of an elite group of operatives called HUNT (High-risk United Nations Taskforce), and you must stop a maniac cult leader from killing millions of people. You are equipped with high-tech weaponry and magical instruments that defy description to invade the monastery and stop the madness.
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The Apogee Throwback Pack
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Top pick for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Blake Stone: Planet Strike
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Second-strongest match for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
It's the 22nd century: Galactic travel is commonplace, peace is at hand, and the future looks bright - until Goldfire's plan to unleash an army of military mutants shocks the galaxy. Dr. Goldfire, a brilliant bio-scientist whose morbid research led to incredible genetic improvements in humanoids and aliens, has gone power crazy.
Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Third-strongest match for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
Ion Fury
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Ranked #4 for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Ranked #5 for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Ranked #6 for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
WHY THIS
Shares episode based progression, secret levels and a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Ranked #7 for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Rise of the Triad
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Ranked #8 for Rise of the Triad: Dark War fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Apogee Software and Interceptor Entertainment proudly present the rebirth of the cult-classic first-person shooter, “Rise of the Triad”. Bigger, better and more ludicrous than ever before.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Rise of the Triad: Dark War at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~64% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
Streets of Rogue
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Superflight
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Rise of the Triad: Dark War on Steam right now. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Superflight is an intense, easy to learn wingsuit game with an infinite number of beautiful procedurally generated maps. A great game to relax for half an hour and chase your latest highscore!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
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 Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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 Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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 Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
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.).
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Other recommendable Steam games by Apogee Software, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Another title from Apogee Software, the studio behind Rise of the Triad: Dark War. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
The HUNT Returns... AGAIN! Play the original Cult Classic '90s FPS remastered in 4K Ultrawide with UNLIMITED frame rates, RESTORED content, NEW episodes, a LEVEL EDITOR, online MULTIPLAYER, LUDICROUS gameplay options and MORE. Make 'em EAT LEAD or they'll bury you in a lunchbox!
The Apogee Throwback Pack
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Another title from Apogee Software, the studio behind Rise of the Triad: Dark War. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
The Apogee Throwback Pack is a collection of four classic Apogee Software titles all in one kick ass package. Blast your way across the galaxy as British Special Agent Blake Stone in "Aliens of Gold" and "Planet Strike", then take on an ancient evil menace as the H.U.N.T in "Rise of the Triad".
Monster Bash
WHY THIS
Another title from Apogee Software, the studio behind Rise of the Triad: Dark War. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Johnny Dash's bash 'em and smash 'em adventure takes him into the evil Under World of Count Chuck. The story starts when Johnny's dog Tex is kidnapped by the Count, along with hundreds of other pet dogs and cats.
Crystal Caves
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Another title from Apogee Software, the studio behind Rise of the Triad: Dark War. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Enter an underground world of treasures and traps in Crystal Caves, a colorful EGA game that rivals any commercial game with its arcade quality, puzzles and graphics. As Mylo Steamwitz, enter cave after cave of adventure, gathering teasures and evading countless hazards.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
WHY THIS
Shares episode based progression, secret levels and a retro mood with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Rise of the Triad: Dark War.
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
Frequently asked about Rise of the Triad: Dark War
- How much does Rise of the Triad: Dark War cost?
- Rise of the Triad: Dark War is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Rise of the Triad: Dark War?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Rise of the Triad: Dark War are The Apogee Throwback Pack, Blake Stone: Planet Strike, Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold.
- Who developed Rise of the Triad: Dark War?
- Rise of the Triad: Dark War was developed by Apogee Software and published by Apogee Entertainment.
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