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2001 PlayStation

A grim vehicle-combat game where deranged drivers battle in wrecked arenas, each with a disturbing personal story. Fast, weapon-heavy duels, a brutal horror-tinged atmosphere and strong split-screen multiplayer define it.

What defines Twisted Metal: Black:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Twisted Metal: Black are Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Max Payne 3 and Max Payne. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Twisted Metal: Black special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

90 %

2010 PCPlayStationXbox 9.99 € 👍 66 % Mixed, 8,877 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A raw, brutal third-person shooter set in Shanghai's underworld, styled like shaky handheld footage with compression artifacts. Its short, bleak crime story about two broken antiheroes can also be played in co-op.

Max Payne 3

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal, cinematic third-person shooter where a broken Max Payne stumbles through São Paulo's violent underworld using bullet time and shootdodges. Its bleak noir storytelling and seamless cutscene-to-gameplay transitions set it apart.

Max Payne

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim neo-noir shooter that popularized bullet time: as a vengeful cop you dive in slow motion through a snowbound New York, with the story told through graphic-novel panels and hardboiled narration.

Twisted Metal

Co-op or multiplayer

This reboot of the vehicle combat series throws you into chaotic car battles with eccentric drivers, heavy weaponry and dark humor. The focus is on arena combat, especially online multiplayer.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal top-down action sequel where one hit kills and every floor demands split-second planning and reflexes. A fractured, non-linear story across multiple characters unfolds in garish neon, driven by a hypnotic synthwave soundtrack.

Hotline Miami

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutally fast top-down shooter where one hit kills and every floor is mastered through rapid trial, error and instant restarts. Its neon visuals, pulsing synthwave soundtrack and unsettling, surreal story about violence make it unforgettable.

Twisted Metal 4

Dark, serious atmosphere

A vehicular combat arena game where you battle in armed cars. The clown Sweet Tooth takes over the deadly tournament, continuing the series' dark, twisted tone.

Twisted Metal III

Dark, serious atmosphere

A PlayStation vehicular combat game where you drive weaponized cars through arenas and wipe out every rival. The third entry brings new drivers, levels and reworked physics, but its controls drew criticism.

Kingpin: Life of Crime

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal 1999 first-person shooter set in a grim, violent gangster underworld where you seek revenge after a betrayal. You recruit henchmen, fight through gritty city districts, and push boundaries with harsh language and violence.

Mother Russia Bleeds

Co-op or multiplayer

An ultra-violent pixel-art beat 'em up set in an alternate Soviet Union, playable solo or with up to three friends. Its drug mechanic doubles as healing, and the grim, uncompromising atmosphere defines the whole experience.

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