The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing similar games & best alternatives

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2013

Should you play it?

Put on your wide-brimmed hat, grab your weapons and embark on an incredible adventure in the gothic-noir world of Borgovia, where mad science threatens the fragile peace between monster and mortal.

What works

  • Engaging companion with witty dialogue
  • Challenging and strategic combat
  • Gothic-steampunk atmosphere
  • Character and companion customization
  • Good value for price

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length and limited replayability
  • Some bugs and technical issues
  • Repetitive enemy types and quests
  • Static maps with limited exploration
  • Lack of deep story complexity

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Coridden

  • Broventure: The Wild Co-op

  • SWORN

  • Children of Morta

  • Jianghu Survivor

  • Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II

Less social

Games that feels like The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Railroads & Catacombs

  • The Hand of Merlin

  • Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel

  • Beyond the Map

  • Cinderia

  • Blightstone

More competitive

Games that feels like The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing but with more competition against others

  • Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms

  • Last Epoch

  • Path of Exile 2

  • Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

  • Full Mojo Rampage

  • Grim Dawn

Less intimate

Games that feels like The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing but with less focus on close relationships

  • Dragonkin: The Banished

  • The Riftbreaker

  • Encased: A Sci-Fi Post-Apocalyptic RPG

  • Weird West: Definitive Edition

  • Titan Quest II

  • Din's Curse

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: Final Cut

  • Deathtrap

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Prophecy

  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr

  • King Arthur: Knight's Tale

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Continuation, Leadership.

Last update: 03/08/2026