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Games like Kernel Hearts

What to play if you like Kernel Hearts

Start with Warhammer: Vermintide 2, Vampire Survivors, PAYDAY 2. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with Kernel Hearts, then show where the experience changes.

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These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 cover84% shared experience

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Vampire Survivors cover83% shared experience

Vampire Survivors

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

PAYDAY 2 cover80% shared experience

PAYDAY 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

CODE VEIN cover80% shared experience

CODE VEIN

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

PAYDAY 3 cover79% shared experience

PAYDAY 3

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN cover78% shared experience

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin cover78% shared experience

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Content Warning cover77% shared experience

Content Warning

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

GTFO cover77% shared experience

GTFO

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

Risk of Rain 2 cover75% shared experience

Risk of Rain 2

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Competitive intensity and Progression

Monster Hunter Wilds cover75% shared experience

Monster Hunter Wilds

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

R.E.P.O. cover74% shared experience

R.E.P.O.

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Stress intensity

Brotato cover74% shared experience

Brotato

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

How to Fish cover74% shared experience

How to Fish

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher cover74% shared experience

Minecraft Legends for Windows + Launcher

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide cover73% shared experience

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Gunfire Reborn cover73% shared experience

Gunfire Reborn

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Isolation

DOOM cover73% shared experience

DOOM

Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency

Changes: Progression

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