Games Like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance (2026)

Shared: hack-and-slash

Proof that dying can be the best part of a story: Hades turns every failed escape attempt into a character beat, and the combat is sharp enough that you will want to fail a few more times just to try the shield next run.

Shared: tier:aaa

Gorgeous Ming Dynasty soulslike with some of the genre's most flexible build systems - but PC players should know the optimization is rough and late-game balance spikes hard.

Shared: tier:aaa

A five-person studio built a Tarkov parody that somehow outgrew the joke. If you've ever wanted extraction-shooter tension without a lobby full of strangers hunting you, this is the most accessible version of that feeling you'll find.

Shared: tier:aaa

The best-looking MMO on PC still has the best action combat going, but its grinding loops and gear RNG will absolutely test your patience before they reward it.

Shared: Couch Co-op

Find one friend, because that is literally the only requirement to have one of the best co-op nights of the year. Hazelight's mechanical variety machine is relentless, inventive, and built to share.