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DEATHLOOP

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2021

Should you play it?

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

What works

  • Unique time loop mechanic
  • Stylish art direction and soundtrack
  • Creative freedom in combat and stealth
  • Engaging character interactions and writing
  • Intricate level design with multiple approaches

Things to keep in mind

  • Repetitive gameplay loop can feel tedious
  • Ai sometimes dumb or inconsistent
  • Multiplayer invasions can be disruptive and laggy
  • Lack of difficulty options and challenge
  • Technical performance issues on some pcs

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • City of Brass

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

  • DOOM

  • Batman™: Arkham Origins

  • DOOM Eternal

  • RUINER

Less competitive

Games that feels like DEATHLOOP but with less competition against others

  • Wolfenstein: The New Order

  • Terminator: Resistance

  • CONTROL Ultimate Edition

  • STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™

  • Advent Rising

  • Cronos: The New Dawn

More social

Games that feels like DEATHLOOP but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • Resident Evil 6

  • Borderlands 3

  • Sker Ritual

  • The Darkness II

  • Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem

  • Saints Row IV: Re-Elected

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Dishonored 2

  • Prey

  • Dishonored

  • Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

  • Arx Fatalis

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

DEATHLOOP: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fellowship, Cooperation.

Last update: 03/08/2026