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Games like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

  • 11 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ also play

The closest matches to Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3, Mafia, Gears 5, and Hitman: Absolution™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2012
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Crime and Third-Person Shooter, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • 2002
  1. Rank 04

    Gears 5

    Why this: Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019
  2. Rank 08

    A Way Out

    Why this: Also Split Screen and Crime, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

    Also Heist and Crime, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 72% of 2,841 reviews
  2. 2
    Max Payne 3

    Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 85% of 23,931 reviews
  3. 3
    Mafia

    Also Crime and Third-Person Shooter, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 86% of 2,219 reviews
  4. 4
    Gears 5

    Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 73% of 8,300 reviews
  5. 5
    Hitman: Absolution™

    Genres: Action

    • 88% of 13,668 reviews
  6. 6
    Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 89% of 8,301 reviews
  7. 7
    Resident Evil 6

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 72% of 14,910 reviews
  8. 8
    A Way Out

    Also Split Screen and Crime, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 89% of 25,185 reviews
  9. 9
    GUN™

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 1,258 reviews
  10. 10
    PAYDAY 2

    Genres: Action, RPG

    • 87% of 174,145 reviews
  11. 11
    Saints Row 2

    Genres: Action

    • 75% of 8,283 reviews
  12. 12
    Zombie Army 4: Dead War

    Genres: Action

    • 86% of 2,778 reviews
  13. 13
    Agents of Mayhem

    Genres: Action

    • 60% of 1,804 reviews
  14. 14
    171

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 74% of 411 reviews
  15. 15
    Sniper Elite 5

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 84% of 10,598 reviews
  16. 16
    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Racing

    • 96% of 29,085 reviews
  17. 17
    EARTH DEFENSE FORCE: IRON RAIN

    Genres: Action

    • 61% of 650 reviews
  18. 18
    Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™

    Genres: Action

    • 69% of 2,532 reviews
  19. 19
    Driver® Parallel Lines

    Genres: Racing

    • 88% of 650 reviews
  20. 20
    MADNESS: Project Nexus

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 97% of 9,115 reviews
  21. 21
    Dark Sector

    Genres: Action

    • 86% of 344 reviews
  22. 22
    Yakuza Kiwami (Legacy)

    Also Crime and Violent, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • 94% of 10,500 reviews
  23. 23
    STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™

    Genres: Action

    • 91% of 2,714 reviews
  24. 24
    DEATHLOOP

    Genres: Action

    • 77% of 12,098 reviews
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2007
  • Developer: IO Interactive
  • 59% of 970 reviews
  • Genres: Action
  • Metacritic 67
  • Platforms: Windows

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Reviewers mention these as similar to Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

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.

  • Manhunt

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2008
  • PAYDAY 2

    Why this: Also Heist and Crime, like Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 5)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2013

About Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

The closest matches to Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3, Mafia, Gears 5, and Hitman: Absolution™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3 and Mafia — 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.

About Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™: 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.

Is Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ worth buying?

Players are split

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 59% of 970 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 8 h when they wrote their review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Havent been able to get this game to launch for over 10 years & still can't. Main characters are similar to Trevor & Michael from GTA, seeing as this came out first I wonder if this is where they got there inspiration. 18yrs later & still…”
1 h played
“The AI is dog sh**t. The aiming is frustrating and the weapons accuracy is a joke. Even grenades are terribly weak. The map, ah the map, so badly implemented. One moment it's there and the next it isn't, making it really confusing to know…”
7 h played
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People who play it also play: Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3, Mafia

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Frequently asked about Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™

Can I run it?

Does Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ work on Steam Deck?

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

Does Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).

What games are most similar to Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ are Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3, Mafia.

Who developed Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™?

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men™ was developed by IO Interactive and published by Square Enix.