# Games like The Darkness II

> The closest matches to The Darkness II: Homefront, Blood: Refreshed Supply™, Killing Floor, DOOM 3, and Painkiller Hell & Damnation. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Homefront](https://imho.run/games/55100/homefront) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 2,148 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55100/)
2. [Blood: Refreshed Supply™](https://imho.run/games/3884520/blood-refreshed-supply) — A frequent pick in The Darkness II players' libraries, and another Action. 494 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3884520/)
3. [Killing Floor](https://imho.run/games/1250/killing-floor) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 21,597 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/)
4. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
5. [Painkiller Hell & Damnation](https://imho.run/games/214870/painkiller-hell-damnation) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 976 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214870/)
6. [Trepang2](https://imho.run/games/1164940/trepang2) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 11,287 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1164940/)
7. [Hatred](https://imho.run/games/341940/hatred) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 9,619 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/341940/)
8. [Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus](https://imho.run/games/612880/wolfenstein-ii-the-new-colossus) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 17,281 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/612880/)
9. [Dark Sector](https://imho.run/games/29900/dark-sector) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 344 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/29900/)
10. [Return to Castle Wolfenstein](https://imho.run/games/9010/return-to-castle-wolfenstein) — Also Supernatural and Gore, like The Darkness II. 4,107 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9010/)
11. [Judge Dredd: Dredd vs. Death](https://imho.run/games/3710/judge-dredd-dredd-vs-death) — Also Comic Book and Gore, like The Darkness II. 851 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3710/)
12. [PERISH](https://imho.run/games/1016360/perish) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 175 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1016360/)
13. [Dead Island 2](https://imho.run/games/934700/dead-island-2) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 9,145 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/)
14. [Condemned: Criminal Origins](https://imho.run/games/4720/condemned-criminal-origins) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 1,963 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/)
15. [Forgive Me Father 2](https://imho.run/games/2272250/forgive-me-father-2) — Also Comic Book and Violent, like The Darkness II. 789 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2272250/)
16. [Possessed](https://imho.run/games/607210/possessed) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 69 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/607210/)
17. [Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood](https://imho.run/games/21980/call-of-juarez-bound-in-blood) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 1,674 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21980/)
18. [Dread Templar](https://imho.run/games/1334730/dread-templar) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 707 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1334730/)
19. [F.E.A.R. 3](https://imho.run/games/21100/f-e-a-r-3) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 3,124 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21100/)
20. [NecroVision](https://imho.run/games/7860/necrovision) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 585 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7860/)
21. [CULTIC](https://imho.run/games/1684930/cultic) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 6,082 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684930/)
22. [Quake 4](https://imho.run/games/2210/quake-4) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 1,665 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2210/)
23. [Resident Evil Village](https://imho.run/games/1196590/resident-evil-village) — Also Gore and Violent, like The Darkness II. 44,958 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/)
24. [Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide](https://imho.run/games/235540/warhammer-end-times-vermintide) — Also Gore, like The Darkness II. 7,857 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/235540/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=67370&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=67370
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/67370
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Darkness II

The Darkness II is a 2012 first-person action game developed by Digital Extremes and published by 2K, available for $29.99 USD and playable on Steam Deck. Players control a mobster haunted by grief, channeling demonic powers in a supernatural revenge story that blends crime drama with horror elements. Combat combines dual-wielding firearms with demon tentacle abilities that can execute swarms of enemies and regenerate health, while a relic system rewards exploration with character upgrades. Reviewers highlight the cel-shaded art style as visually distinctive, and players describe the combat as feeling like a power fantasy. The challenging campaign is short but impactful, with reviewers noting it centers on themes of grief and vengeance that give the experience emotional weight. The game also supports online co-op. It holds a 90 percent positive rating from 3,614 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 67370
- **Developer:** Digital Extremes
- **Publisher:** 2K
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Feb 9, 2012
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

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