Night At the Gates of Hell similar games & best alternatives

Night At the Gates of Hell

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.

What works

  • Strong homage to 80s italian horror films
  • Tense survival horror gameplay with skill-based combat
  • Engaging atmosphere with retro ps1-style visuals
  • Includes two extra bonus game modes
  • Good value for price with replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Some inconsistent hitboxes and aiming frustration
  • Occasional bugs and lack of save system beyond checkpoints
  • Jump scares can be loud and cheap
  • Short overall playtime
  • Some pacing issues in later levels

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • DOOM 64

  • INCISION

  • The spy who shot me™

  • DOOM 3

  • Nightmare of Decay

  • Organ Quarter

More expressive

Games that feels like Night At the Gates of Hell but with more self-expression and customization

  • Brush Burial: Gutter World

  • Murder House

  • Zortch

  • Beyond Hanwell

  • Tomb Raider II (1997)

  • Killing Time: Resurrected

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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).

Night At the Gates of Hell: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Exploration, Survival.

Last update: 03/08/2026