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Games like Dishonored 2

If Dishonored 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™, Dishonored and Assassin's Creed® Syndicate — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its richly detailed world, atmospheric and immersive. 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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Dishonored 2 is a 2016 first-person action game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks, currently priced at $29.99 USD on Steam. Set in a steampunk world, players take on the role of a supernatural assassin navigating a revenge-driven narrative with multiple endings. The game features non-linear level design and stealth systems as core mechanics, allowing for varied approaches to each mission. Reviewers and players describe the world as richly detailed and atmospheric, with intricate level design that offers multiple stealth paths through each environment. The title introduces two distinct playable characters, each with unique abilities that fundamentally change how players approach encounters. The game holds an 88% positive rating from over 19,000 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

About Dishonored 2: 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 PlayableMetacritic 86Windowsby Arkane Studios
Dishonored 2 — Steam game cover
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Intricate level design offering multiple stealth pathsRichly detailed worldTwo distinct playable characters with unique abilitiesAtmosphericImmersiveMultiple endings

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Steam players who put hours into Dishonored 2 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. Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Top pick for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  2. Dishonored

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Second-strongest match for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  3. Assassin's Creed® Syndicate

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Third-strongest match for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    London, 1868. Lead your underworld organization in the midst of the Industrial Revolution to break the corrupt stranglehold on the city in a visceral adventure filled with action, intrigue, and brutal combat.

    2015ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Thief

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Ranked #4 for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  5. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  6. Assassin's Creed Mirage

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Ranked #6 for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.

    2024ActionAdventure49.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Assassin's Creed® Odyssey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Dishonored 2.

    Ranked #7 for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.

    2018ActionAdventureRPG59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Styx: Master of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Ranked #8 for Dishonored 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Dishonored 2

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. Thief

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  2. Prey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  3. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  4. Cyberpunk 2077

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.

    2020RPG59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  6. System Shock

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

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

    2023ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Gloomwood

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  8. HITMAN™

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Dishonored 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.

    2016ActionSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dishonored 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

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

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  4. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

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

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Dishonored 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

    2014Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. 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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 2.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. 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.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  6. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  7. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree 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

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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. Prey

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  3. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  4. Wolfenstein: Youngblood

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  5. Dishonored

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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.

    2012ActionSteam ↗
  6. Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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

    Shares an immersive mood with Dishonored 2.

    Another title from Arkane Studios, the studio behind Dishonored 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 2. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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. Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  2. Dishonored

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  3. DEATHLOOP

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗
  4. Styx: Master of Shadows

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Dishonored 2.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dishonored 2.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Dishonored 2

Does Dishonored 2 run on Steam Deck?
Dishonored 2 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 Dishonored 2 cost?
Dishonored 2 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Dishonored 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dishonored 2 are Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™, Dishonored, Assassin's Creed® Syndicate.
Who developed Dishonored 2?
Dishonored 2 was developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks.

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