- #1 The Callisto Protocol™
97% matchMixed65% of 43,328 reviews2022
Dev: Striking Distance StudiosPub: KRAFTON, Inc.
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.2%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 12.1%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Third Person 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a very similar aesthetic, focusing on brutal third-person melee and ranged combat within a terrifying sci-fi setting.
- #2 Dead Space
96% matchVery Positive90% of 67,699 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.6%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 13%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Gore 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This definitive sci-fi survival horror title mirrors the intense, claustrophobic combat and atmospheric dread found in the seed game.
- #3 SIGNALIS
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,267 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Dystopian 17.7%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric sci-fi survival horror that captures the same sense of isolation and mystery.
- #4 Resident Evil 4
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 263,680 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 26.8 hrsMean: 50.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.2%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Horror 13.2%, Gore 7.9%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for third-person survival horror combat, offering the same high-stakes tension and resource management.
- #5 Hollowbody
94% matchVery Positive86% of 1,590 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.6%, Third-Person Shooter 18.6%, Post-apocalyptic 18.4%, Third Person 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the survival horror and post-apocalyptic aesthetic with a focus on third-person exploration and tension.
- #6 Hell is Us
93% matchVery Positive86% of 6,190 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue FactorPub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
If war is the closest we get to hell on earth, it's because Earth harbours the worst of demons: humankind. In an isolated country ravaged by infighting, discover the secrets of your past and deal with the repercussions of a mysterious calamity.
Why similar: Third Person 20.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Action-Adventure 12.9%, Dark 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, third-person action-adventure game that prioritizes mysterious exploration and a dark, cryptic world.
- #7 The Evil Within 2
94% matchVery Positive92% of 30,699 reviews2017
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Why similar: Survival Horror 26.5%, Horror 18%, Third-Person Shooter 16%, Gore 12.7%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an excellent third-person survival horror experience with a focus on psychological tension and surreal environments.
- #8 ROUTINE
91% matchVery Positive92% of 7,662 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Sci-fi 18%, Dark 16.6%, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that places a strong emphasis on atmosphere, tension, and the feeling of being hunted in a desolate facility.
- #9 Returnal™
92% matchVery Positive81% of 10,775 reviews2023
Dev: HousemarquePub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.5%, Difficult 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Horror 8%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines fast-paced third-person combat with sci-fi themes and a time-loop mechanic that aligns with the seed game's narrative structure.
- #10 CONTROL Ultimate Edition
91% matchVery Positive86% of 61,902 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Horror 13%, Third Person 12%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a compelling sci-fi setting with third-person combat and supernatural elements that echo the mystery of the seed game.
- #11 Resident Evil 2
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 216,816 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Horror 16%, Gore 15.2%, Third Person 10.1%, Difficult 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers classic survival horror tension in a modern third-person perspective with a heavy focus on atmosphere.
- #12 Still Wakes the Deep
89% matchVery Positive88% of 12,360 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Gore 25.5%, Horror 20.1%, Dark 15.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply atmospheric horror experience set in an isolated, high-stakes environment.
- #13 System Shock
87% matchVery Positive90% of 12,734 reviews2023
Dev: Nightdive StudiosPub: Atari
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Horror 18%, Gore 13.9%, Atmospheric 8%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational sci-fi horror title that focuses on atmosphere, exploration, and survival in a hostile, futuristic environment.
- #14 Prey
88% matchVery Positive91% of 54,074 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 17.2%, Futuristic 13.3%, Atmospheric 10%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive sci-fi horror experience that emphasizes environmental storytelling and survival against overwhelming odds.
- #15 Daymare: 1998
89% matchMixed69% of 4,227 reviews2019
Dev: Invader Studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 30.6%, Third-Person Shooter 21.3%, Horror 16.8%, Gore 15.3%, Third Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to classic survival horror mechanics, featuring third-person combat and a gritty, apocalyptic tone.
- #16 The Thing: Remastered
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,368 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Thing: Remastered is a faithful restoration of the cult-classic 2002 third-person survival horror shooter game inspired by Universal Pictures’ genre-defining 1982 film, The Thing
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Gore 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Horror 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic sci-fi survival horror experience featuring intense combat and a focus on paranoia and isolation.
- #17 Ad Infinitum
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,582 reviews2023
Dev: HekatePub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Survival Horror 26%, Gore 18.7%, Horror 18.6%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on psychological horror and atmospheric storytelling, incorporating historical and time-based themes.
- #18 Total Chaos
84% matchVery Positive87% of 1,505 reviews2025
Dev: Trigger Happy InteractivePub: Apogee Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Crafting 19.9%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 14.3%, Action-Adventure 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, psychological horror game that emphasizes survival and exploration in a decaying world.
- #19 Beyond Hanwell
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 735 reviews2024
Dev: Steel Arts Software Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Dark 13.4%, Combat 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric horror game that features shooter mechanics within a haunting, open-world setting.
- #20 A.I.L.A
82% matchVery Positive83% of 1,293 reviews2025
Dev: Pulsatrix StudiosPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.7%, Horror 16.8%, Futuristic 12.2%, Combat 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on atmospheric psychological horror and a cinematic presentation that aligns with the seed game's tone.
- #21 Dark Sector
85% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,490 reviews2009
Dev: Digital Extremes
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.6%, Gore 19.7%, Third Person 9.2%, Horror 8.9%, Sci-fi 8%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty third-person shooter that shares a dark, industrial aesthetic and intense combat encounters.
- #22 Dying Light: The Beast
81% matchVery Positive87% of 69,083 reviews2025
Dev: Techland
Windows
Median: 23.6 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Gore 21.7%, Horror 19%, Combat 9.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense survival, zombie-themed action, and a focus on mobility within a post-apocalyptic world.
- #23 Bleak Haven
83% matchMixed42% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Hitori De Productions
Windows
Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Horror 15.3%, Gore 12.2%, Combat 11.2%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror title that focuses on psychological tension and action-oriented gameplay.
- #24 Necrophosis
79% matchVery Positive90% of 842 reviews2025
Dev: Dragonis AresPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.5%, Horror 25.2%, Third Person 16.7%, Dark 6.6%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a surreal, post-apocalyptic atmosphere that emphasizes exploration and dread.
- #25 Crisol: Theater of Idols
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,956 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Crisol is a survival horror adventure set in a twisted version of Spain. As a soldier captured by religious dogmatism, you must use your own blood as ammunition, without draining to the point of death. Explore the cursed island of Tormentosa, uncover dark secrets, and battle horrifying enemies.
Why similar: Dystopian 22.9%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 10.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
- #26 Dolmen
81% matchMixed60% of 466 reviews2022
Dev: Massive Work StudioPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dolmen is a terrifying new action RPG that combines futuristic Sci-Fi and Cosmic Horror elements. Will your timeline be erased or will you defeat your enemies to survive and fulfil your mission?
Why similar: Gore 53.5%, Sci-fi 24.2%, Action 22.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines sci-fi action with survival elements, offering a challenging experience in a hostile alien environment.
- #27 Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Experience an immersive and horrifying episodic single-player survival horror nightmare. Trapped alone in a desolate manor and hunted by monstrous foes, you will need to scrounge for supplies, manage your resources, solve puzzles and battle the undead to survive.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.1%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Difficult 15.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Horror 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes third-person combat and exploration in a difficult, PVE-focused environment.
- #28 Vorax
80% matchMixed61% of 136 reviews2024
Dev: IndieGala
Windows
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Crafting 14.4%, Gore 13.1%, Action-Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival horror game that focuses on crafting, exploration, and combat against grotesque threats.
- #29 Resident Evil 3
79% matchVery Positive83% of 122,817 reviews2020
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.8%, Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Horror 14.9%, Gore 12.2%, Third Person 9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, action-oriented survival horror experience that mirrors the intensity of modern third-person shooters.
- #30 Ground Zero
77% matchVery Positive89% of 634 reviews2026
Dev: Malformation GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.1%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Horror 9.3%, Dark 9.3%
- #31 SILENT HILL f
77% matchVery Positive81% of 27,731 reviews2025
Dev: NeoBards Entertainment Ltd.Pub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.4%, Horror 18.4%, Gore 11.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%
- #32 Fear The Timeloop
76% matchVery Positive86% of 527 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.5%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 8.7%, Third Person 8.4%
- #33 Atomfall
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,436 reviews2025
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 39.4%, Action-Adventure 12%, Gore 11.4%, Action 8.1%, Survival Horror 7.1%
- #34 Resident Evil Requiem
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 178,125 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 21.3 hrsMean: 28.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 26.3%, Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 12.9%, Post-apocalyptic 9.7%, Dark 6.5%
- #35 Eldervale
78% matchVery Positive88% of 137 reviews2019
Dev: Solkitte
Windows
Eldervale is a Third-Person Survival Horror Adventure game, made in the style of early 2000's classics. Explore a large, interconnected level, solve puzzles, uncover the story and survive the horrors by strategic use of your resources and fight or flight decisions.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 9.8%, Gore 9.5%, Resource Management 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that blends third-person shooter mechanics with puzzle-solving and exploration.
- #36 Dino Crisis
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 954 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Raw Instinct takes over in this new, adrenaline-pumping journey into Survival Horror. Something is terribly wrong. Your covert mission has gone haywire… now you find yourself pursued by a relentless, prehistoric terror. Suddenly, your mission becomes a desperate fight for survival.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.2%, Third-Person Shooter 21.3%, Time Travel 15.1% ★, Horror 12.9%, Dark 9%
- #37 Temporal Purge: Z
75% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Exec Games
Windows
Become an interdimensional zombie slayer in Temporal Purge: Z, an action-packed zombie-survival FPS. Face the zombie onslaught as you eradicate countless undead monsters on your quest to save the future.
Why similar: Time Travel 39% ★, Post-apocalyptic 22.4%, Horror 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Combat 7.3%
- #38 PRAGMATA
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 49,633 reviews2026
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 34.2%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Futuristic 16.8%, Third Person 8%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #39 SILENT HILL 2
73% matchVery Positive95% of 62,194 reviews2024
Dev: Bloober Team SAPub: KONAMI
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.8%, Horror 20.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Third Person 10.6%
- #40 Trepang2
73% matchVery Positive93% of 18,713 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Why similar: Gore 30.5%, Horror 21.8%, Difficult 13.4%, Sci-fi 9.8%, Combat 8.6%
- #41 Creatures Of War
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.9%, Gore 14.5%, Horror 12.8%, Resource Management 12.7%, Dark 11%
- #42 Necrosis: Dawn of Dread
72% matchVery Positive87% of 141 reviews2026
Dev: Mike Schroder
Windows
Necrosis: Dawn of Dread is a full-length co-op survival horror experience inspired by the golden age of zombies. 15+ hours of missions, vehicles, puzzles, with many playable survivors await across a world consumed by the dead. No microtransactions, no shortcuts: just pure survival.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.3%, Horror 19.5%, Dystopian 18.7%, Dark 11.6%, Combat 8%
- #43 007 First Light
70% matchVery Positive92% of 40,139 reviews2026
Dev: IO Interactive A/S
Windows
Median: 16.1 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31%, Third Person 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Combat 10.6%, Dark 10%
- #44 Comatose
71% matchVery Positive96% of 319 reviews2026
Dev: Lucky DartPub: The Bueno Interactive
Windows
Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.1%, Horror 19.1%, Resource Management 15.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%
- #45 Despot Zombie
74% matchMixed55% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Moonstar Games
Windows
The experimental AI chip in his brain could be humanity's salvation... or it's end. Experience mind-bending combat, explore a dark fantasy wasteland, and unravel a twisted tale as Kurt, humanity's unwilling hope.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.1%, Dystopian 22.7%, Horror 16.7%, Gore 9.8%, Third Person 6%
- #46 DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 24,598 reviews2026
Dev: KOJIMA PRODUCTIONSPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 40.9 hrsMean: 55.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, Post-apocalyptic 18.7%, Sci-fi 14%, Dystopian 10.3%, Third Person 9%
- #47 Tormented Souls 2
68% matchVery Positive87% of 2,063 reviews2025
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.7%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 10.6%, Third Person 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #48 The Evil Within
71% matchVery Positive85% of 33,105 reviews2014
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 17.7%, Gore 15.9%, Third-Person Shooter 10.6%, Difficult 6.9%
- #49 Invention 3
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Falco SoftwarePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows
In this game you have to fight your way through hordes of zombies in search of a safe place.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.7%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Gore 12.9%, Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #50 Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 909 reviews2023
Dev: Invader StudiosPub: Leonardo Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, Horror 20.5%, Third Person 15.2%, Gore 11.7%, Combat 8.3%
- #51 Mortal Decay
70% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2020
Dev: Roger Kaffer
Windows
You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Gore 12.4%, Horror 11.8%, Dystopian 9.9%
- #52 Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
66% matchVery Positive90% of 19,729 reviews2024
Dev: MachineGamesPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 17.5 hrsMean: 37.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Uncover one of history’s greatest mysteries in a first-person, single-player adventure. The year is 1937, sinister forces are scouring the globe for the secret to an ancient power connected to the Great Circle, and only one person can stop them - Indiana Jones™.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 45.1%, Story Rich 35.5%, Action 10.6%, Singleplayer 8.8%
- #53 Singularity™
70% matchVery Positive93% of 5,896 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
Why similar: Time Travel 29.7% ★, Sci-fi 19.8%, Horror 13.9%, Gore 7.9%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #54 HORROR TALES: The Beggar
68% matchVery Positive84% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: CarlosGameDev
Windows
Control space-time to fight an evil monster in this terror and science fiction journey set in a shattered but beautiful world. Bend physics, the sky and the earth itself in engaging boss-fight encounters with the full power of Unreal Engine 5 and Nvidia DLSS.
Why similar: Survival Horror 21.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Horror 13.1%, Combat 11.2%, Dark 10.3%
- #55 Dead Space™ 3
69% matchMostly Positive73% of 14,664 reviews2020
Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Horror 14.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Futuristic 8%
- #56 Mother Hub
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: ODale Studios
Windows
A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26.5%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Horror 21%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #57 Flesh Made Fear
65% matchVery Positive94% of 375 reviews2025
Dev: Tainted PactPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28%, Third-Person Shooter 27.3%, Horror 14.9%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #58 Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
66% matchMostly Positive73% of 911 reviews2025
Dev: Survios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A new action-horror story set in the iconic Alien universe. Play as rogue Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, sent to investigate a blacksite on Purdan. Fight and survive using your skill, reflexes, and determination against a deadly Xenomorph incursion in this gripping first chapter of a two-part saga.
Why similar: Sci-fi 17.5%, Action-Adventure 16.1%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Combat 9.4%
- #59 DOOM: The Dark Ages
64% matchVery Positive88% of 41,250 reviews2025
Dev: id SoftwarePub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
Why similar: Gore 34.7%, Sci-fi 23.9%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Action 10.5%
- #60 Tormented Souls
66% matchVery Positive90% of 8,001 reviews2021
Dev: Dual EffectPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Why similar: Survival Horror 22.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19%, Horror 11.2%, Gore 9.7%, Dark 7.8%
