Warhammer 40,000: Darktide cover art

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG) - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION7 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

Like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, but easier

Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.

12 games like Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 cover art
Warhammer: Vermintide 2Practiced Mastery · co-op horde slasher

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Hades cover art
HadesPracticed Mastery · action roguelike

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - Enemies and bosses use scripted patterns, not adaptation.

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Destiny 2 cover art
Destiny 2Practiced Mastery · looter shooter

Both lean on reads about the same (2 vs 2). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Gunplay matters but raids forgive mechanics.

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Remnant: From the Ashes cover art
Remnant: From the AshesPracticed Mastery · soulslike shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - Bosses are scripted movesets despite feeling adversarial.

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Elden Ring Nightreign cover art
Elden Ring NightreignPracticed Mastery · roguelike action

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 1) - bosses are fixed scripted patterns

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Monster Hunter: World cover art
Monster Hunter: WorldPracticed Mastery · hunting action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Decoration drops are notorious RNG

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Borderlands 3 cover art
Borderlands 3Practiced Mastery · looter shooter RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (7 vs 6). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 6) - Tighter gunplay than predecessors

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Warframe cover art
WarframePure Optimization · looter shooter

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 5) - Movement and combo timing matter in endgame Steel Path content

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Middle-earth: Shadow of War cover art
Middle-earth: Shadow of WarPracticed Mastery · open-world action

Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 5) - Same counter-heavy combat as its predecessor

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl cover art
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of ChernobylPracticed Mastery · survival FPS

Both lean on variance about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: execution (7 vs 5) - Ballistic gunplay punishes sloppy aim

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The Division 2 cover art
The Division 2Practiced Mastery · looter shooter

Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: reads (2 vs 4) - Dark Zone and conflict PvP feature real adaptive opponents

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The Evil Within 2 cover art
The Evil Within 2Practiced Mastery · survival horror shooter

Both lean on optimization about the same (7 vs 7). Biggest difference: variance (5 vs 3) - Collectibles are hidden; minor supply variance in open zones

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Game details

Released
2022
Developer
Fatshark
Franchise
Warhammer 40,000
Platforms
Series X|S, PC, PS5
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
78/100
IGDB users
70/100
ShooterRole-playing (RPG)AdventureIndieAction