Games Like Dead Space™ 2

You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.2%, Space 10.9%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: The original is the closest match possible, with the same dismemberment-focused combat, oppressive shipboard horror, and Isaac Clarke’s survival story.

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 17.6%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The remake modernizes the first game with even richer atmosphere, stronger audiovisual horror, and the same precise strategic shooting that defines Dead Space 2.

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 16.2%, Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Survival 8.8%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It continues Isaac’s story and core limb-severing combat while shifting toward a more action-heavy take on the same necromorph-infested sci-fi horror formula.

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.4%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 14%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Built by key Dead Space veterans, it delivers brutal close-quarters sci-fi horror, cinematic set pieces, and a similarly grim prison-in-space atmosphere.

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 23.5%, Horror 21.2%, Third-Person Shooter 14.3%, Gore 8.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This blends survival-horror resource tension with more fluid third-person shooting and grotesque creature encounters in a way Dead Space 2 fans usually click with.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.2%, Horror 21.2%, Aliens 13.7%, Space 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Dead Space 2 was the suffocating sci-fi atmosphere and constant dread inside a hostile station, this is a top-tier alternative.

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 25.8%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 17.8%, Survival 9.4%, Story Rich 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its modern over-the-shoulder combat, aggressive enemy pressure, and nonstop horror-action pacing hit a lot of the same notes as Dead Space 2.

RE Revelations 2 continues the series acclaimed essential survival horror experience, while uncovering startling truths.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 17%, Third-Person Shooter 16.8%, Survival 8.3%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers chapter-based third-person survival-horror with ammo management, nasty mutations, and a combat rhythm very close to Dead Space 2’s action-horror balance.

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 23.6%, Horror 23%, Gore 12.1%, Third-Person Shooter 10.4%, Third Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It has the same relentless push-pull between panic, scarce resources, and nasty creature encounters, just with a more psychological horror flavor.

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: Space 17.5%, Horror 16.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Aliens 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This nails the lonely sci-fi-station feeling, environmental storytelling, and unsettling enemy encounters, with more immersive-sim flexibility than Dead Space 2.

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 27.1%, Horror 19.2%, Third Person 10.8%, Gore 10.6%, Survival 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its over-the-shoulder survival-horror, dismemberment-friendly shooting, and tight resource management make it a great fit despite the different setting.

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 45.8%, Gore 15%, Shooter 12.9%, Action 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though first-person, it similarly mixes fast, satisfying combat with oppressive horror imagery, sudden shocks, and strong single-player pacing.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Survival Horror 15.8%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Space 11.5%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its derelict-space-station exploration, audio-log storytelling, and eerie sci-fi survival tone strongly overlap with the environmental appeal of Dead Space 2.

Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.5%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Horror 18.9%, Third Person 6.3%, Survival 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its shipbound setting, isolated horror tone, and mix of slow-burn tension with third-person gunplay make it a natural recommendation for Dead Space fans.

(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Third-Person Shooter 25.4%, Horror 15.8%, Third Person 7.2%, Survival 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: One of the clearest ancestors of Dead Space 2’s combat design, it still excels at tense over-the-shoulder shooting and escalating horror-action encounters.

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 40.2%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Even with a different camera style, it captures Dead Space-like isolation, sci-fi dread, resource management, and unforgettable body-horror atmosphere.

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 20.9%, Horror 17.3%, Third-Person Shooter 16.1%, Third Person 9.5%, Gore 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more into action than Resident Evil 2, making it a closer fit if you want a faster, more aggressive horror shooter campaign.

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: Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Aliens 11.1%, Horror 10.4%, Shooter 9%

Why You'll Like It: If you mainly want more squad-based corridor shooting against swarming monsters in a dark sci-fi setting, this scratches that action side well.

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 25.9%, Horror 16.2%, Third Person 13.4%, Sci-fi 11%, Story Rich 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its third-person combat, unsettling shifting architecture, and constant paranormal body horror echo Dead Space 2’s blend of spectacle and unease.

Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

Why similar: Aliens 18.3%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: The marine campaign especially captures the panic of being hunted through dark futuristic spaces by lethal creatures.

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20%, Horror 16.2%, Survival 12%, Shooter 11.2%, Space 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into helplessness and stealth, but its abandoned-ship setting and oppressive sci-fi survival-horror mood are strong Dead Space-adjacent qualities.

Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.4%, Space 19.4%, Horror 18.5%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Shooter 12%

Why You'll Like It: Its space-set body horror, desperate survival, and constant sense of vulnerability make it a strong left-field pick for Dead Space 2 fans.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.3%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Co-op 8.5%, Third Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This pushes further into co-op action, but its over-the-shoulder combat, inventory pressure, and mutation-heavy enemy design still overlap well with Dead Space 2.

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 30.7%, Space 17.2%, Shooter 10.9%, Sci-fi 10%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades straight survival-horror for roguelike structure, but its intense third-person sci-fi combat and hostile alien atmosphere feel immediately compatible.

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 24.3%, Horror 17.7%, Third-Person Shooter 17.1%, Gore 9.5%, Survival 9%

Why You'll Like It: Its old-school survival-horror design, limited supplies, and over-the-shoulder gunplay make it a solid match if you like Dead Space 2’s tension-management loop.

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 22.8%, Horror 20.2%, Shooter 16.4%, Third Person 13.6%, Gore 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It brings tight corridor combat, sci-fi facility horror, and enemy encounters built around pressure and crowd control in a very Dead Space-friendly way.

Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Horror 11.5%, Aliens 10.5%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This is a more action-oriented third-person sci-fi shooter, but its isolated alien setting and hostile creature encounters make it a good lighter alternative.

Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.9%, Horror 18%, Survival 14.7%, Space 14.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set on a doomed spaceship, it mixes stealth, combat, and resource-driven survival against grotesque mutated enemies in a very fitting sci-fi horror package.

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 35%, Gore 14.1%, Shooter 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Third Person 10.1%

Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Shooter 18.2%, Story Rich 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 9.7%

The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 9.8%, Action 8.1%, Horror 7.5%

After exploring the new planet, the space crew became infected with an unknown virus. After a long epidemic, the space station plunged into chaos. Various mutations took place with the crew of the ship, which clouded their minds. Make your way to the rescue shuttle through the mysterious danger.

Why similar: Action 14.1%, Horror 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Space 10.2%, Survival 9.3%

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: Survival Horror 24.3%, Horror 23.9%, Gore 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 9.9%

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 19.9%, Horror 15.8%, Space 15.1%, Aliens 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.9%

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 17.7%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Horror 10%, Aliens 9.3%, Shooter 8.9%

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 36%, Shooter 14.6%, Gore 12.2%, Co-op 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%

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 27.9%, Shooter 14.1%, Gore 11%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Survival Horror 9.4%

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Horror 18.9%, Shooter 18%, Action 8.9%, Co-op 6.8%

Command Leon S. Kennedy, a rookie cop who stumbles onto the carnage reporting for his first duty, or play as Claire Redfield, desperately searching for her missing brother. Cutting edge 3-D accelerated graphics that create a terrifying, photo-realistic experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.4%, Horror 16.7%, Third-Person Shooter 15.1%, Survival 14.3%, Shooter 7.4%

You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.

Why similar: Aliens 20.8%, Horror 13%, Shooter 11.4%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%

Step into the boots of Major Axel Vex in this survival horror descent into deep space. You embark on a mission to investigate a distress signal coming from Cengona Base. What starts off as a simple mission quickly turns into a terrifying, action-packed fight for survival.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 21.5%, Space 20.1%, Shooter 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.6%

Two years ago, a group of young teenagers found themselves trapped inside their school. They suffered through the longest night of their lives, chased by abominable creatures created by their principal. Some of them survived that terrible night, while others perished.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Survival Horror 27.9%, Survival 8.2%, Third Person 7.1%, Co-op 7%

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

Why similar: Horror 26%, Shooter 18.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Action 8.8%

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Why similar: Shooter 19.8%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Aliens 18%, Action 10.8%, Futuristic 10.1%

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Shooter 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Story Rich 8.4%

Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.9%, Third Person 11.5%, Space 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Multiplayer 8.5%

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: Survival 21.5%, Gore 20.5%, Third Person 16.3%, Horror 15.8%, Action 5.5%

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: Horror 15.4%, Shooter 15%, Survival 14.4%, Co-op 11.4%, Multiplayer 11.3%

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 32.1%, Survival Horror 27.3%, Gore 9.5%, Third Person 8.2%, Third-Person Shooter 5.1%

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 25.9%, Third Person 17%, Third-Person Shooter 12.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Survival Horror 8.1%

A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.2%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Gore 8.6%

A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Third-Person Shooter 24%, Third Person 16.2%, Action 8.6%, Survival Horror 8.1%

In Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine you are Captain Titus, a Space Marine of the Ultramarines chapter and a seasoned veteran of countless battles.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 35.2%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Third Person 10.7%, Gore 10.6%, Shooter 8.1%

Space of Darkness tells the story of a mechanic who works on a space station. The mechanic is alone on the ship for a few months. One day the power suddenly cuts off. He soon finds himself alone in the dark corridors of a space station. Can you unearth what truly happened on the space station?

Why similar: Gore 25%, Horror 14.3%, Space 13.4%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Survival 11.3%

Deep inside a research base, waking up from a cryogenic pod, you find yourself trapped in a living hell, surrounded by zombies. Heaven Dust 2 is a love letter to classic survival horror games featuring exploration, action, puzzles, and resource management.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.9%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.2%, Shooter 9.1%, Story Rich 7.6%

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Survival 18.3%, Gore 11.7%, Shooter 11.2%, Co-op 8.9%