Games Like Alone in the Dark: Illumination™

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Gore 21.8%, Co-op 17.7%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.4%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers the most polished cooperative action-horror experience, focusing on wave-based combat against grotesque monsters.

Based on the community award-winning Doom2 mod with the same name by the same creator, UNLOVED is reimagined in the Unreal Engine 4 to bring forth the unspeakable terror in new ways. Play coop with your friends, increase your skills, mod your weapons and face the horror that this unearthly place holds...

Why similar: Gore 31%, Horror 18.8%, Co-op 16.8%, Survival Horror 10.3%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the gritty, gore-filled, and arcade-style cooperative shooter mechanics found in the seed game.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Co-op 30.4%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Gore 13.8%, Horror 12.9%, Shooter 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It remains the gold standard for cooperative survival-horror shooters, pitting teams against relentless hordes of enemies.

For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school. The night will be long and survival not will not be easy...

Why similar: Horror 32%, Survival Horror 28.6%, Co-op 17.6%, Action 6.7%, Gore 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cooperative survival-horror game that focuses on team dynamics and managing limited resources against monsters.

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

Why similar: Co-op 32.8%, Horror 32.1%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Action 12.4%, Survival Horror 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This cooperative horror game features a strong emphasis on teamwork and stealth while uncovering dark, supernatural mysteries.

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Co-op 20.9%, Horror 19%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Gore 13.9%, Multiplayer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the dark, claustrophobic atmosphere and tactical cooperation required to survive in hostile, light-deprived environments.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Co-op 28%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Shooter 15.6%, Action 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar third-person cooperative shooter experience set in a dark, sci-fi horror universe.

The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.

Why similar: Co-op 31%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Action 12.6%, Shooter 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends challenging third-person shooting with Lovecraftian-inspired world design and cooperative play.

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Gore 20.6%, Co-op 19.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Horror 14.4%, Shooter 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A spiritual successor to classic co-op shooters that emphasizes team coordination against overwhelming supernatural threats.

Eresys is a co-op horror game inspired from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Teamwork is a key as players take on the roles of four cultists and face the terrifying entities together. Dynamic AI mechanics and unique enemies, Eresys promises to deliver a thrilling and spine-chilling gaming experience.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.9%, Horror 21.2%, Co-op 17.5%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian cooperative horror game that requires players to work together to survive against cosmic entities.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a new era of the addictively unforgiving extraction shooter. In corrupted backwaters lost to history, fight back alone – or with friends – against timeless evil. Twisted monsters and other ruthless Hunters stand between you and your Bounty. Risk everything as Hunt consumes you

Why similar: Gore 19.4%, Co-op 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating a tense, atmospheric horror environment where players must use light and sound to survive.

From the moment Edward Carnby and Aline Cedrac set foot on Shadow Island, they are confronted by mysterious, evil creatures intent on thwarting their progress to recover 3 ancient tablets believed to hold the secret key to some incredible menacing phenomena. Danger threatens from every corner.

Why similar: Horror 38.8%, Survival Horror 30.1%, Adventure 16.3%, Action 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: This classic entry offers the quintessential survival-horror experience that defined the series' early atmosphere.

Hellcoming is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players, who need to clean large areas from hellish abomination with the help of special tools.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Co-op 25.3%, Survival Horror 24.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This cooperative horror game focuses on investigating and surviving against demonic entities in dark, atmospheric locations.

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Gore 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Shooter 13%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers high-intensity cooperative action against massive swarms of enemies, mirroring the horde-combat feel of the seed.

In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Co-op 18.1%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Gore 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique multiplayer horror dynamic where sound and light play critical roles in survival.

Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

Why similar: Gore 27.4%, Co-op 21.3%, Action 19.6%, Horror 16.2%, Shooter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-filled shooter that focuses on clearing rooms of supernatural enemies in a dark setting.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Co-op 30.1%, Gore 27.4%, Horror 18.3%, Survival Horror 11%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers visceral, gore-heavy combat in a horror setting that emphasizes action-oriented gameplay.

Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.

Why similar: Co-op 20.8%, Horror 20.1%, Gore 19.1%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Multiplayer 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival-horror game that pits a team of survivors against a player-controlled monster.

The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!

Why similar: Co-op 41.8%, Gore 33.7%, Multiplayer 17%, Action 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A premier cooperative action game that focuses on melee and ranged combat against endless waves of dark, supernatural foes.

Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.5%, Horror 26%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Action 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: The 2024 reimagining of the series provides a modern, high-fidelity take on the Lovecraftian horror roots of the franchise.

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Survival Horror 28.5%, Gore 24.8%, Action 12.8%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired survival-horror shooter that focuses on action and exploration in a zombie-infested environment.

Forsaken and betrayed by your own Order, fight back against the forces of a long-forgotten realm as you try to save existence from the evil of a usurper king in pursuit of what lies beyond immortality.

Why similar: Gore 36.9%, Action 17.7%, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric action-adventure game that features intense combat and a focus on survival.

Return to the roots of co-op survival horror as you face monstrous hordes, scrounge for supplies and attempt to survive the nightmare. You have one life. Make it count!

Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Survival Horror 23%, Horror 20.1%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Action 9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a classic survival-horror experience with cooperative elements and a focus on managing limited resources.

Band together with up to 4 friends to confront paranormal monsters. One player can take on the monster role to hunt the investigators. To win the game, you must survive long enough to accomplish all of the tasks to defeat the monsters. Step out of the shadows, no more running & hiding. Fight back!

Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Co-op 13.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that uses a third-person perspective to emphasize the struggle against supernatural threats.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Gore 21.5%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Lovecraftian 15.8%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: While less action-focused, it is the definitive experience for players who enjoy the dark, Lovecraftian horror themes.

Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.

Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Co-op 25.4%, Survival Horror 23.6%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines cooperative heist mechanics with survival-horror elements to create a unique multiplayer experience.

Altarium is a first-person, asymmetric PVP Co-Op horror game that can be played by 1-5 players together. Players can choose to play as either the victim or the evil character. Get ready, choose your role, shape your destiny, and survive!

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Co-op 23.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Gore 13.9%

Why You'll Like It: This cooperative horror title focuses on psychological tension and team-based survival in dark environments.

A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.

Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Gore 21.1%, Shooter 14.9%, Action 12%, Survival Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully combines intense first-person shooting with a dark, claustrophobic, and demonic horror atmosphere.

『INVITATION To FEAR』 is a survival horror game for 1 to 4 players. After receiving one of the invitations, you will wake up in an unfamiliar place. Before long, you will realize that a terrifying creature is wandering around the building. Don't let "her" find you.

Why similar: Gore 20.9%, Co-op 20.8%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 19.1%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival-horror game that emphasizes team coordination to overcome terrifying supernatural encounters.

Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.

Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Co-op 19.8%, Gore 18.9%, Survival Horror 17%, Multiplayer 11.2%

INOUT is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. For years, the locals have been afraid of an old mansion in Madyland. A possessed maniac and an ancient evil have settled here. Become a member of a team of exorcists and expel the evil force!

Why similar: Gore 21.9%, Horror 21.2%, Co-op 19.2%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 13.2%

DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, Horror 24.6%, Gore 21.7%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 9.2%

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...

Why similar: Horror 31%, Co-op 25.8%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Adventure 8.4%

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Gore 28.6%, Horror 27.6%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Action 11.4%, Adventure 7.3%

Silent Rain is a challenging and immersive co-op horror game, for 1 to 4 players. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, and gather information while trying to survive the threats lurking in the dark. How many tries will it take you to master your fear?

Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Co-op 18.3%, Gore 17.9%, Multiplayer 11.8%

The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Action 16.2%, Adventure 15%, Lovecraftian 12.1%

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Why similar: Co-op 25.7%, Horror 24.3%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Gore 7.3%

Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

Why similar: Horror 25.8%, Co-op 24.1%, Lovecraftian 20.4%, Multiplayer 16%, Action 7%

"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.

Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Co-op 27.5%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Action 8.2%

Having ended up on an remote and abandoned island, you find yourself in a life and death battle against an evil coming straight from perdition. With each of your four friends possibly being a bone chilling demonic entity that will try to slaughter the rest of the group - who can you trust?

Why similar: Horror 29.5%, Gore 28.4%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Action 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.1%

A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.

Why similar: Gore 36.4%, Action 21%, Horror 15.8%, Shooter 14.7%, Co-op 7.4%

Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.

Why similar: Co-op 26%, Horror 25%, Gore 18.8%, Multiplayer 14%, Action 8.8%

Soer Dolls is a horror adventure game in which you need to find enchanted dolls in order to save the small town of Lazyiville from the terrible curse that caused ghosts and monsters to appear in the city!

Why similar: Gore 27.9%, Horror 23.8%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Action 11.6%, Co-op 8.2%

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Why similar: Gore 41%, Horror 19.4%, Adventure 13.3%, Action 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%

An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught

Why similar: Co-op 26.6%, Horror 25.8%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Action 6.9%

Alone in the Dark: Classic Collection brings the seminal survival horror masterpieces of the 90's to your PC today.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.9%, Survival Horror 22.5%, Horror 19.2%, Action 15.7%, Adventure 13.7%

Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!

Why similar: Co-op 22.8%, Gore 20.9%, Shooter 15.1%, Multiplayer 14%, Horror 11.6%

A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.

Why similar: Co-op 31.1%, Gore 30.2%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Shooter 10.7%, Action 9.9%

Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.

Why similar: Gore 29.7%, Horror 23.6%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action 10.5%

A co-op horror in which you're an exterminator treating sinister infestations caused by twisted versions of classic characters and urban legends.

Why similar: Horror 49.4%, Co-op 28%, Action 22.6%

Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.

Why similar: Horror 29.2%, Co-op 28.4%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 8.9%

Forsake is a 1 to 4 player co-op online survival horror game where each player is a member of an urban explorer group. Choose your equipment to explore places full of paranormal and exorcise them, if you think you can handle it!

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Horror 23.9%, Co-op 21.3%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Action 9.8%

Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.

Why similar: Gore 37%, Action 22.3%, Co-op 18.8%, Horror 13.9%, Shooter 8%

A horror survival and extraction game playable in single player or co-op for up to 4 players. Lost in a creepy forest, you and your friends are hunted by a monster. Stay quiet while extracting keys through nightmarish realms using items like traps, sonars, and flare guns to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 31.9%, Horror 31.3%, Action 17.1%, Survival Horror 10%, Multiplayer 9.7%

SAHUR – a cooperative survival horror for 1-4 players. Band together to survive a night of terror and stop the deranged Sahur. Explore treacherous streets, scavenge for resources, and stay clear of his minions…

Why similar: Co-op 31.3%, Horror 28.9%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Action 13.4%, Adventure 8.6%