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2004 PlayStationXbox

A linear third-person action shooter based on the 2004 film, in which you play monster hunter Van Helsing and fight Mr. Hyde, werewolves and Dracula's minions with guns and melee attacks.

What defines Van Helsing:

  • Fantasy setting
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat

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BloodRayne

92 %

2002 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 78 % Mostly positive, 603 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Fantasy setting

You play Rayne, a half-vampire agent who carves through occult Nazi forces in the 1930s with blades, guns and gory finishing moves. A straightforward, brutal action romp with a pulpy tone.

Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade

Dark, serious atmosphere

A linear third-person hack-and-slash in which you play a Templar knight fighting hordes of foes and demonic forces during the Crusades. It focuses on brutal melee combat and a grim atmosphere, though it is a modest, lesser-known title.

Ghost Rider

Fantasy setting

A superhero action game based on the Marvel comic and the 2007 film, where you play flaming Johnny Blaze, fighting demons and riding his motorcycle.

Constantine

Pure single-player experience

A third-person shooter based on the film: as occult detective John Constantine you fight demons with holy weapons like the Cross Shotgun and use magic across Hell and the mortal world.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Fantasy setting

A linear third-person shooter based on the final Harry Potter film, where spells replace guns. It follows the movie plot closely and lets you play as several familiar characters, with cover-based combat during the battle for Hogwarts.

Crusaders of Might and Magic

Fantasy setting

A 1999 dark fantasy action game set in the Might and Magic universe, where you play the mercenary Drake fighting the Legion of the Fallen. The focus is on real-time melee combat in a linear crusade campaign.

NecroVisioN

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal old-school shooter that starts in the trenches of World War I and descends into an occult hellscape of vampires, demons and zombies. Its appeal lies in mixing period firearms, melee and dark magic with a combo system, in the spirit of Painkiller but with noticeable budget roughness.

Beowulf: The Game

Fantasy setting

A hack-and-slash action game based on Robert Zemeckis' film, in which you fight monsters like Grendel as Beowulf. The characters are voiced by the film's original cast.

Nightmare Creatures

Pure single-player experience

A PlayStation-era gothic horror brawler in which you fight a cult's grotesque monsters through foggy 19th-century London using melee combos. Bleak atmosphere and linear levels define the experience.

Succubus

Fantasy setting

As a demonic succubus, you fight and sneak through a grim hellish realm to take revenge and reclaim a lost kingdom. It mixes action and stealth with an erotically charged dark fantasy tone.

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