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 18.2%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Third-Person Shooter 12.3%, Space 10.8%, Sci-fi 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Isaac Clarke's original nightmare delivers the closest possible match, with the same strategic limb-targeting combat, shipboard isolation, and Necromorph horror.

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 17.8%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Space 10.6%, Sci-fi 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The modern remake recreates the original's spaceship survival horror with updated visuals, expanded exploration, and exceptionally weighty dismemberment combat.

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

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 20.5%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.9%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Built around brutal close-quarters combat, grisly mutations, and a cinematic prison-on-Jupiter setting, it is the most direct modern cousin to Dead Space.

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 16.3%, Horror 15.4%, Survival Horror 8.9%, Survival 8.7%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This direct continuation keeps Isaac, Necromorphs, weapon crafting, and third-person dismemberment shooting, though with a more action-oriented co-op emphasis.

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 22.8%, Gore 12.3%, Third-Person Shooter 10.5%, Third Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A relentlessly hostile survival-horror campaign with scarce ammunition, traps, grotesque enemies, and tense third-person combat.

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 22.3%, Horror 21.2%, Aliens 13.7%, Space 11.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades Isaac's firepower for stealth and improvisation, but nails the same lonely, retro-industrial space-station dread.

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 25.9%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Horror 17.6%, Survival 9.1%, Story Rich 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its influential over-the-shoulder shooting, inventory pressure, upgrade loop, and escalating monster encounters strongly complement Dead Space 2's action-horror rhythm.

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 20.9%, Third-Person Shooter 14.4%, Gore 8.9%, Third Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its larger interconnected environments retain the first game's disturbing creature design and resource-driven third-person survival combat.

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%, Horror 18.9%, Gore 10.8%, Third Person 10.8%, Survival 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its police-station setting, limited resources, careful exploration, and precise over-the-shoulder combat offer a slower but similarly stressful survival-horror experience.

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: Exploring a compromised space station full of shape-shifting aliens provides the same sci-fi isolation, environmental storytelling, and constant sense of vulnerability.

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 9%

Why You'll Like It: This paranoid sci-fi horror game adds squad management and infection suspicion to a remote, creature-infested survival scenario.

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 24.2%, Horror 17.5%, Third-Person Shooter 17.2%, Gore 9.6%, Survival 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school survival-horror shooter with inventory management, limited supplies, grotesque infected, and deliberately tense over-the-shoulder encounters.

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

Why similar: Horror 17.4%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Space 11.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric station-bound nightmare combines a hostile AI, mutated enemies, exploration, and survival tension in a foundational sci-fi horror 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 45.5%, Gore 15.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Action 7.7%, Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs excellent supernatural horror pacing with forceful shooter combat, grisly environments, and a strong feeling of being trapped in escalating chaos.

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 16.2%, Third Person 9.5%, Gore 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Fast, cinematic third-person survival-horror action and a relentless pursuer make it a natural fit for players who enjoy Dead Space 2's forward momentum.

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 32.4%, Space 16.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its responsive third-person shooting, alien-world isolation, unsettling biomechanical imagery, and high-pressure encounters make it a superb sci-fi action-horror alternative.

Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 13.7%, Survival 11.4%, Shooter 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It replaces space horror with a ruined Earth, but its tense resource management, brutal third-person combat, crafting, and cinematic storytelling feel closely aligned.

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 14.3%, Horror 10.7%, Shooter 10.7%, Third Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: This grim third-person shooter features a mutated protagonist, grotesque biohazards, and a glaive that rewards tactical enemy dismemberment.

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 28.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Horror 11.4%, Aliens 10.5%, Shooter 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A focused third-person sci-fi shooter about surviving an alien world, emphasizing enemy weaknesses, ammunition management, and hostile extraterrestrial creatures.

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 40.4%, Third-Person Shooter 18.5%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Shooter 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its retro presentation, it is a superbly oppressive sci-fi survival-horror game about limited supplies, grotesque creatures, and a decaying spacefaring mystery.

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 27.6%, Shooter 14.3%, Gore 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Survival Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its dark research facility, demonic outbreak, flashlight tension, and isolated sci-fi horror atmosphere make it a classic predecessor to Dead Space's mood.

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 17.1%, Survival Horror 11.3%, Aliens 11%, Horror 10.3%, Shooter 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A squad-based third-person shooter built around xenomorph swarms, class abilities, and desperate corridor defense in iconic sci-fi horror locations.

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: Survival Horror 27.5%, Horror 26.5%, Gore 12.2%, Survival 8.7%, Shooter 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: The first-person perspective changes the mechanics, but its scarce resources, intense boss fights, body horror, and oppressive atmosphere are pure survival horror.

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 23.8%, Gore 15.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is far less combat-focused, but its underwater sci-fi setting, existential horror, and deeply unnerving exploration are ideal for players seeking Dead Space 2's atmosphere and story weight.

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 26.3%, Horror 16.1%, Third Person 13.4%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its eerie shifting facility, paranormal creatures, environmental destruction, and telekinetic third-person combat capture a similarly unsettling action-horror mood.

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 25.5%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Co-op 8.2%, Third Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It leans harder into co-op action, but its over-the-shoulder shooting, weapon upgrading, grotesque infected enemies, and cinematic set pieces suit Dead Space fans.

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 19.4%, Horror 14.1%, Space 12.4%, Survival 10.7%, Shooter 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This rougher but thematically apt space-station survival-horror game emphasizes isolation, stealth, scarce supplies, and mutated threats.

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

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.9%, Third-Person Shooter 16.9%, Survival 8.3%, Multiplayer 6.9%

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 18.4%, Story Rich 15.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action 10%

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

Why similar: Aliens 18.4%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Shooter 10%

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 28.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Shooter 9.9%, Action 8.2%, Horror 7.4%

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 20%, Horror 15.9%, Space 15%, Aliens 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.9%

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 26.5%, Space 19.3%, Horror 18.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Shooter 12.2%

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 14.4%, Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Space 10.1%, Survival 9.2%

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 11.6%, Space 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%

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 35.9%, Shooter 14.8%, Gore 12.5%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

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 27.1%, Horror 17.1%, Third-Person Shooter 15.4%, Survival 14%, Shooter 7.3%

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 26.2%, Shooter 18.9%, Story Rich 15.5%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Action 9%

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

Why similar: Gore 29%, Horror 18.8%, Shooter 18.1%, Action 9.1%, Co-op 6.6%

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 33.1%, Survival Horror 27.8%, Survival 8.1%, Third Person 7.1%, Co-op 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 21.9%, Horror 21.4%, Space 20%, Shooter 14.8%, Sci-fi 12.5%

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 32.3%, Space 11.3%, Third Person 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%

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 19.7%, Horror 18.6%, Third Person 6.4%, Survival 5.3%

This is a fight for survival. Xenomorphs swarm in overwhelming numbers. Every room could be your last.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.1%, Shooter 16.2%, Space 11.9%, Third Person 10%, Gore 7.7%

Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Shooter 12.6%, Survival 12%, Gore 10.7%, Space 9.6%

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

Why similar: Shooter 20%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Aliens 17.9%, Action 11.1%, 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 17.6%, Shooter 16%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%

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 21.2%, Gore 20.8%, Third Person 16.2%, Horror 15.6%, Action 5.5%

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 20.3%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Horror 12.6%, Gore 8.7%, Sci-fi 8.6%

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 22.7%, Survival 18.2%, Gore 11.9%, Shooter 11.4%, Sci-fi 8.8%

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: Survival Horror 20.1%, Gore 16.1%, Horror 15.4%, Survival 13.9%, Shooter 12.2%

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 15.3%, Shooter 15.2%, Survival 14.2%, Survival Horror 11%, Co-op 11%

Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

Why similar: Shooter 25.2%, Sci-fi 19.1%, Futuristic 16.5%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Action 7.5%

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 25.8%, Third Person 16.9%, Third-Person Shooter 13%, Story Rich 11.2%, Survival Horror 8%

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: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Horror 24%, Third Person 16.1%, Action 8.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%

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 29%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 19%, Shooter 9.1%, Story Rich 7.5%