Games Like Cry of Fear

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 55%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 4.5%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: If Cry of Fear's mental collapse and oppressive atmosphere hooked you more than the shooting, Amnesia hits that same panic-stricken psychological horror nerve.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 46.7%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, First-Person 6.2%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its vulnerable first-person survival-horror, claustrophobic environments, and unstable reality feel very close to Cry of Fear's bleak descent.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Psychological 11%, FPS 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its lo-fi first-person presentation, oppressive urban nightmare setting, and intensely psychological descent make it one of the closest modern matches to Cry of Fear's exact vibe.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 45.1%, Psychological Horror 21.8%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: For players who loved Cry of Fear's unsettling psychological dimension, Visage pushes the same feeling of being lost inside a hostile, fractured reality.

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiplayer 5.9%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures that trapped-in-a-nightmare momentum and suffocating first-person fear, even if it replaces Cry of Fear's combat with pure flight and concealment.

In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.

Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, FPS 6.5%, Atmospheric 6%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a rare first-person psychological horror game that mixes combat, puzzles, and mental-health-driven storytelling in a way Cry of Fear fans often want more of.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 49.5%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its old-school first-person survival-horror design, isolation, and tactile vulnerability line up well with Cry of Fear's rough-edged intensity.

Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Survival Horror 22%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Zombies 7%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person survival-horror, scarce resources, deranged imagery, and constant tension make it a strong fit for Cry of Fear's more combat-heavy side.

In Silent Hill Homecoming, Alex Shepherd has returned to his hometown of Shepherd's Glen to investigate the sudden disappearance of his brother. From Shepherd's Glen to the foggy streets of Silent Hill, Alex will face the darkest of horrors while struggling with his own grip on reality.

Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Multiplayer 2.8%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Cry of Fear wears its Silent Hill influence proudly, and Homecoming offers the same guilt-soaked psychological horror with monster-filled exploration and combat.

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 78.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiplayer 2.9%, Atmospheric 2.2%, First-Person 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a strong match for the hallucinatory, unreliable-reality side of Cry of Fear, with constantly shifting spaces and a collapsing mind at the center.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 36.6%, Survival Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 20.7%, Atmospheric 5.9%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It trades action for existential dread, but its immersive first-person horror and deeply disorienting story echo Cry of Fear's bleak psychological core.

Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Why similar: Horror 55.2%, FPS 16%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Shooter 4.4%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Though more shooter-heavy, it nails the mix of first-person combat and supernatural psychological horror that Cry of Fear fans usually respond to.

Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!

Why similar: Horror 51.5%, FPS 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same blend of firefights and disturbing hallucination-laced horror, making it a natural next step if you liked Cry of Fear's action side.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Zombies 14.7%, Multiplayer 13%, Co-op 12%, Survival Horror 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: For the co-op side of Cry of Fear, this free Source-era horror game matches the same scrappy, tense, vulnerable survival feel better than most multiplayer options.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, First-Person 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This combines first-person exploration, sudden combat pressure, and a psychologically unstable narrative in a way that feels adjacent to Cry of Fear's structure.

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 44.2%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, First-Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim first-person apartment horror and constant sense of urban dread feel uncannily close to Cry of Fear's nastiest, most intimate moments.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.7%, Psychological Horror 28.6%, Survival 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak world, hostile atmosphere, and constant emotional exhaustion evoke the same oppressive, personal brand of horror despite a very different structure.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 50%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Cry of Fear's lonely first-person vulnerability, stark atmosphere, and simple but effective sense of being stalked through a nightmare.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 19.8%, First-Person 5.1%, Survival 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Cry of Fear was the relentless psychological torment and reality distortion, MADiSON delivers that in concentrated form.

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiplayer 6.4%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This leans even harder into delusion, religious psychosis, and helpless first-person terror, which makes it a good fit for Cry of Fear's most disturbed tones.

Multiplayer survival horror game based on stories from the SCP Foundation. The game is about a facility containing anomalous entities known as SCPs. When a catastrophic containment breach occurs at one of the facilities, it is your main goal to escape the facility. Try to escape with your friends!

Why similar: Horror 31.9%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Co-op 11.1%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person survival, hostile encounters, and panic-heavy co-op horror make it a decent lower-ranked match for Cry of Fear's multiplayer tension.

F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Co-op 21.1%, FPS 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Online Co-Op 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is less psychological than earlier F.E.A.R. games, but its horror-shooter co-op makes sense for players who enjoyed Cry of Fear with friends.

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: Horror 33.4%, Survival Horror 22.2%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, First-Person 6.2%, Survival 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another first-person descent into trauma and hallucination, with environments and enemies shaped by a damaged mind.

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: Horror 39.3%, Survival Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Zombies 5.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its brutal survival-horror combat and grotesque psychological imagery make it a strong pick for players who want Cry of Fear's action-horror balance in a bigger-budget form.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Horror 34%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Survival 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Even from a top-down perspective, its oppressive atmosphere, resource-driven survival, and constant dread hit a very similar emotional register.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Horror 46.2%, Psychological Horror 30.7%, First-Person 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its strange dream logic, oppressive loneliness, and slow-burn psychological horror capture Cry of Fear's haunted, deeply personal mood from a different cultural angle.

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Why similar: Horror 50.2%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Action 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its psychological framing, nightmarish enemies, and story about a mind unraveling make it a good thematic match despite the shift to third-person action.

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 68.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, Adventure 2.2%, Survival 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: This indie horror shares Cry of Fear's rough, earnest survival-horror feel and its focus on exploration through deeply unnerving supernatural spaces.

Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

Why similar: Horror 45.5%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Psychological 8.7%, First-Person 4.9%

Dive into the zombie apocalypse with Zombie Panic! Source: a cooperative, survival-horror first-person-shooter. A fast-paced standalone modification.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Mod 13.2% ★, Zombies 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 9.7%

Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Co-op 12.6%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

Passing Pineview Forest is a free mini-prequel set in the universe of Pineview Drive. Behind the abandoned house on Pineview Drive lies ominous Pineview Forest...

Why similar: Horror 54.1%, Survival Horror 10%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Psychological Horror 5.6%, Co-op 5%

There is reportedly an evil inside that house. Something about an old funeral parlor offering a last chance to talk to their dead loved ones. Plus something about lights, laughter, a girl, missing people, etc... You know the same stuff everyone claims. Take a team, and check the place out.

Why similar: Horror 38.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Co-op 11.6%

Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move?

Why similar: Horror 38.6%, Co-op 23.1%, Survival Horror 15.7%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9%

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Psychological Horror 14%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 12%

You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

Why similar: Horror 56%, Survival Horror 16%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Co-op 2.9%

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Co-op 14%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

Why similar: Horror 34.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Multiplayer 15%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, FPS 5.6%

Codename CURE is a first person, co-operative zombie game with support for up to five players, providing dynamic, fast-paced zombie fragging with both objective, and survival-based missions.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Mod 15% ★, Co-op 14.6%, Zombies 12.2%, Multiplayer 10%

Scare or be scared in this FREE adrenaline-pumping multiplayer game full of hijinks and mischief! Set traps, cast spells, and scare the living hell out of your opponent to win!

Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Multiplayer 28.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Co-op 7%, First-Person 3.9%

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 23.6%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Co-op 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Losing his parents during the holocaust to a mad man of a doctor. You're to play as Grobuskna Vladinov, 20 years after the incident that changed his life dramatically. Grobuskna receives an unknown phone call that'll start a journey that'll twist your mind...

Why similar: Horror 35.8%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Mod 12.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Zombies 6.4%

Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.

Why similar: Horror 45.6%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Co-op 12.8%, Survival Horror 4.7%

Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.

Why similar: Co-op 28.5%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Multiplayer 13.2%, FPS 13.2%, First-Person 8.6%

No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.

Why similar: Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Co-op 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Zombies 9.6%

Welcome to Dustown is a single-player or cooperative horror game for up to 4 players. Play as field scientists exploring vast labyrinthine cornfields, collecting samples and evidence for a mysterious corporation. Make sure you don't get killed at the crossroads.

Why similar: Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Co-op 12%, Multiplayer 10.1%

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: Zombies 21.6%, Co-op 18.8%, Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 11.9%, FPS 7.8%

Once a mad scientist's lab, now an abandoned manor haunted by miscreations. Work as a 1-4 player team in this online co-op, psychological horror game and discover what lurks within. Find a cure before it's too late...

Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Co-op 13.1%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free 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 a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Why similar: Horror 32.6%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Co-op 10.1%

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Horror 31%, Co-op 23%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Online Co-Op 8.4%

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Co-op 19.3%, Zombies 12.7%, Multiplayer 10%, FPS 9.9%

Psycho Reign is a Single or 2 player co-operative online horror puzzle and stealth game where in each level you will be chased by blood thirsty psychos. Look for and solve mini puzzles in order to progress further on the map. Ultimately, find something to fight back...or get chopped up.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Co-op 13.1%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Multiplayer 10%

You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.

Why similar: Co-op 21.5%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Zombies 13.7%, FPS 10%, Survival 8.9%

Equipped with a flashlight, investigate an abandoned funeral home that's said to be haunted. Find out what really happened to the people who once worked there, and hope that this dark, eerie building doesn't become your final resting place.

Why similar: Horror 59.1%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Multiplayer 10.7%, First-Person 4%, Psychological Horror 3.5%

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 37.1%, Survival Horror 26.7%, Zombies 10.9%, FPS 9.8%, First-Person 5.3%