Chasm: The Rift similar games & best alternatives

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Chasm: The Rift

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, DOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

Prepare for terror in this ground-breaking classic old-school FPS. Following the destruction of Time you are left to battle in this horrific hellhole of multilevel interconnected missions populated by gruesome grotesque creatures.

What works

  • Unique enemy dismemberment system
  • Atmospheric music and visuals
  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Faithful remaster with modern enhancements
  • Short and nostalgic gameplay experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Some frustrating level design and traps
  • High price relative to content
  • Clunky controls and janky engine limitations
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Perilous Warp

  • Eldritch

  • System Shock

  • WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

  • INCISION

  • DOOM 64

More value-seeking

Games that feels like Chasm: The Rift but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Hands of Necromancy

  • Zortch

  • System Shock® 2 (1999)

  • Darkenstein 3D

  • Classic Marathon 2

  • Shadow Warrior Classic Redux

More expressive

Games that feels like Chasm: The Rift but with more self-expression and customization

  • Brush Burial: Gutter World

  • KINGDOM of the DEAD

  • Beyond Citadel

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

  • Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders

  • Project Warlock II

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Chasm: The Rift: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026