- #1 Max Payne
97% matchVery Positive89% of 15,456 reviews2011
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
Why similar: Bullet Time 44.2% ★, Third-Person Shooter 23.2%, Cinematic 5.7%, Dark 5.1%, Third Person 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive inspiration for the bullet-time noir shooter genre.
- #2 Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
96% matchVery Positive94% of 13,771 reviews2008
Dev: Remedy EntertainmentPub: Rockstar Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
Why similar: Bullet Time 44.9% ★, Third-Person Shooter 22.7%, Cinematic 6.8%, Shooter 4.8%, Dark 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the gritty, cinematic, and slow-motion gunplay that defines the genre.
- #3 Evil West
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 12,652 reviews2022
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.2%, Gore 16.1%, Action-Adventure 13.8%, Third Person 7.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines third-person supernatural combat with a dark, action-heavy aesthetic.
- #4 Control Ultimate Edition
95% matchVery Positive86% of 59,077 reviews2020
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.3 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 33.4%, Third Person 11.2%, Horror 10.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features supernatural third-person action and a surreal, shifting environment that mirrors the motel setting.
- #5 Trepang2
94% matchVery Positive93% of 17,481 reviews2023
Dev: Trepang StudiosPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Bullet Time 47% ★, Gore 14.1%, Shooter 9.3%, Horror 9%, Stealth 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the visceral, high-speed bullet-time combat of classic shooters with a modern, gritty edge.
- #6 OTXO
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,797 reviews2023
Dev: Lateralis Heavy IndustriesPub: Super Rare Originals
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Enter an inexplicable, abstract mansion to rescue a loved one in this fast-paced, brutal, and dark roguelite filled with precise but savage gunplay and time-bending slow motion. Face your inner demons and unveil the secrets of the Mansion.
Why similar: Bullet Time 78.3% ★, Survival 9.6%, Shooter 7.4%, Action 2.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that perfectly replicates the noir, bullet-time, and violent aesthetic of the seed game.
- #7 Maximum Action
93% matchVery Positive90% of 3,834 reviews2018
Dev: George MandellPub: Balloon Moose Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.
Why similar: Bullet Time 66.2% ★, Gore 18.5%, Shooter 9.3%, Action 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: A sandbox love letter to John Woo-style action that prioritizes slow-motion gunplay and cinematic flair.
- #8 Blood West
91% matchVery Positive90% of 5,888 reviews2023
Dev: HyperstrangePub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Why similar: Stealth 27.7%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 13.1%, Survival 12.1%, Dark 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an atmospheric, supernatural, and stealth-oriented experience in a dark, western-inspired setting.
- #9 Vanquish
92% matchVery Positive89% of 7,662 reviews2017
Dev: PlatinumGamesPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 38.4%, Bullet Time 34.1% ★, Shooter 8.7%, Third Person 7.3%, Action 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers some of the most refined and high-speed bullet-time movement mechanics in a third-person shooter.
- #10 Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered
89% matchVery Positive89% of 597 reviews2024
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Shadows of the Damned, an action-adventure road trip through hell, has been remastered at last! Get ready for a story about rock, love, and just a little bit of demon slaying.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 16.5%, Gore 15.9%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Dark 14%, Shooter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, supernatural third-person shooter that leans into a dark, eccentric atmosphere.
- #11 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
91% matchVery Positive85% of 9,231 reviews2009
Dev: MonolithPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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: Bullet Time 42.9% ★, Horror 20.5%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Shooter 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Perfectly blends intense, slow-motion combat with unsettling supernatural horror elements.
- #12 Heartworm
89% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent AdinolfiPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.2%, Cinematic 18%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the lo-fi, psychological horror aesthetic of 90s classics with a focus on exploration and action.
- #13 Resident Evil 4
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 234,964 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 27.6 hrsMean: 51.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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 23.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Zombies 11.9%, Cinematic 10.2%, Horror 8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for third-person horror action, emphasizing tactical combat against grotesque enemies.
- #14 El Matador
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 572 reviews2014
Dev: Plastic Reality TechnologiesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Become El Matador, a DEA special agent tasked with taking down the drug barons. A new narcotics cartel is rising across Central and South America, sharpening its claws and extending its reach. Locate the encampments, infiltrate the headquarters, and put an end to the cartel's influence.
Why similar: Bullet Time 55.4% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.6%, Action 8.1%, Third Person 7.4%, Shooter 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct homage to the bullet-time shooter era, focusing on stylized gunfights.
- #15 CULTIC
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,238 reviews2022
Dev: Jasozz GamesPub: 3D Realms
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Death is only the beginning. Crawl from your grave and gear up to fight your way through the ranks of a mysterious and twisted cult. You, your guns, and your dynamite will have to shoot, slide, blast, duck, dodge, and maybe throw a gib or two to survive in this old-school-inspired shooter.
Why similar: Shooter 24.6%, Gore 23.7%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 15.6%, Action 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the gritty, supernatural horror-shooter vibe with a retro-inspired presentation.
- #16 Gungrave G.O.R.E
86% matchMostly Positive70% of 970 reviews2022
Dev: Iggymob Co.,LtdPub: Prime Matter
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Gungrave G.O.R.E is a stylish third-person action shooter by South-Korean Studio IGGYMOB in which you take on the role of Grave, a gunslinger of resurrection and badass anti-hero of your dreams, mowing down tons of enemies in a gory ballet of bullets.
Why similar: Bullet Time 44% ★, Third-Person Shooter 13.1%, Gore 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers over-the-top, stylish third-person action with a supernatural, comic-book flair.
- #17 Killing Time: Resurrected
84% matchVery Positive93% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: Nightdive Studios
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Journey into a mansion on the Island of Matinicus where you'll arrive to find the mansion full of hellacious demonic creatures. Solve deadly puzzles, uncover the secrets behind a famous mystery and discover an ancient artifact from the Pharaoh Ramses, if you can live long enough to find it.
Why similar: Horror 29%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A retro-horror shooter that fits the surreal and dark atmosphere of the seed game.
- #18 Wall of insanity
86% matchVery Positive83% of 110 reviews2021
Dev: VenomizedArt
Windows
Wall of insanity is a single player campaign third-person shooter, with a large arsenal of weapons, crowds of various enemies and difficult locations, concealing many secrets.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 32.4%, Action-Adventure 11.4%, Shooter 10%, Gore 8.6%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror shooter that focuses on a dark, supernatural narrative and gritty combat.
- #19 Suit for Hire
82% matchVery Positive93% of 2,926 reviews2025
Dev: Godmode Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.
Why similar: Bullet Time 59.5% ★, Third-Person Shooter 30%, Shooter 5.9%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 1%
Why You'll Like It: Fast-paced, stylish action that emphasizes slow-motion gunplay and tactical movement.
- #20 Dread Templar
83% matchVery Positive82% of 1,687 reviews2023
Dev: T19 GamesPub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
Why similar: Bullet Time 67.1% ★, Gore 13.4%, Shooter 9.3%, Atmospheric 5%, Action 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, retro-inspired shooter that incorporates bullet-time mechanics into its combat loop.
- #21 Severed Steel
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,724 reviews2021
Dev: Greylock Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.
Why similar: Bullet Time 79.8% ★, Shooter 10.5%, Action 4.3%, 3D 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: An essential bullet-time movement shooter that emphasizes style and fluid combat.
- #22 Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
85% matchMixed67% of 9,331 reviews2010
Dev: IO InteractivePub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 51.6%, Shooter 11.2%, Action 10.5%, Third Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers an incredibly gritty, cinematic, and intense third-person shooter experience.
- #23 Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 809 reviews2025
Dev: nodayshalleraseyou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Embody the ultimate cybernetic corporate agent. Master deadly gunplay, time manipulation, and supernatural abilities. Hack computers, people, even the individual bullets flying at you. Confront the future, and die trying.
Why similar: Bullet Time 65% ★, Stealth 14.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Horror 6.3%, Atmospheric 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the noir, high-tech, and bullet-time aesthetic in a complex, story-rich environment.
- #24 Fear The Timeloop
80% matchVery Positive86% of 421 reviews2026
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 20.1%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Cinematic 7.8%, Survival 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the time-manipulation and horror themes that define the seed game's core loop.
- #25 I Am Your Beast
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,072 reviews2024
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Hunt the military-industrial complex across stylish comic book micro-sandboxes in this fast-paced covert revenge thriller FPS from the developers of El Paso, Elsewhere.
Why similar: Gore 49%, Shooter 31%, Action 12.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%
- #26 ZERO PROTOCOL
78% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 28.9%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Shooter 12.2%, Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror title with atmospheric, psychological elements that mirror the seed game's intensity.
- #27 Selene's Unbearable Night
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Farelas
Windows
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.9%, Cinematic 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Horror 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person horror-action title that emphasizes story-rich exploration and survival.
- #28 Midnight Ultra
81% matchMixed64% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: Forward Instinct
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the American Southwest, a lone witch hunter travels across the desert, seeking to wipe out cultists of all sorts. Fight a variety of goons and ghouls, through small towns to dimension-spanning motels. Blast your way through a neon-dripped, pixelated nightmare in this high-speed, high-thrills FPS.
Why similar: Zombies 24.7%, Gore 23.5%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized, violent, and atmospheric shooter that feels distinct and experimental.
- #29 Ashes to Ashes
79% matchMixed58% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Team Beans
Windows
Shoot your way to vengeance as the infamous undead gunslinger Quinn del Ramo. In this weird wild west, experience a story-driven action-packed adventure with bullets, magic, and betrayal.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 47.5%, Shooter 11.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Action 8.1%, Third Person 7%
Why You'll Like It: A third-person shooter with a dark, supernatural western aesthetic that echoes the seed game's tone.
- #30 Mohrta
75% matchVery Positive92% of 1,288 reviews2025
Dev: Scumhead
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.
Why similar: Shooter 34.4%, Atmospheric 18.2%, 3D 13.1%, Adventure 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%
- #31 Connection: The Nightmare Within
76% matchVery Positive87% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: Dragon Level
Windows
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
Why similar: Zombies 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Third Person 8.8%
- #32 EL PASO, NIGHTMARE
78% matchMixed63% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Slay hordes of vampires, werewolves, and Biblically-accurate angels in this standalone survival horror FPS side story from the El Paso, Elsewhere universe.
Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Horror 12.3%, Shooter 12.1%
- #33 Eldervale
77% 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 23.5%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Stealth 9.8%, Survival 8.2%, Gore 7.3%
- #34 A Night In Berlin
76% matchVery Positive84% of 518 reviews2020
Dev: Unlimina SoftwarePub: Bad Smile Media
Windows
A Night in Berlin is a narrative-driven third-person shooter featuring brutal fast-paced gameplay in a dark and atmospheric world.
Why similar: Bullet Time 43.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 25%, Third Person 7.1%, Shooter 7.1%, Dark 5.6%
- #35 Neckbreak
75% matchVery Positive80% of 456 reviews2022
Dev: MGP Studios
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An overdose of reality can have dire consequences... Tumble down the rabbit hole and embrace your downfall with 12 endings, non linear day by day progression, sanity system and more...
Why similar: Bullet Time 66.7% ★, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Adventure 3.3%
- #36 Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS
74% matchVery Positive91% of 218 reviews2023
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk FPS is a brutal, funny, bloody FPS game with an advanced gore system. Featuring 15 beautiful levels, a variety of weapons and a deeply engaging story that follows the journey of a young man and his friend tackling on a criminal underground to give his AI wife a real body.
Why similar: Shooter 32%, Dark 25%, Action 14.4%, Atmospheric 14.4%, Gore 8.5%
- #37 Out of Action
71% matchVery Positive81% of 881 reviews2026
Dev: Doku Games LTD
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 87.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A fast-paced PvP FPS built around skill-based movement and deep build crafting, with cinematic, high-intensity combat set in a brutal cyberpunk world inspired by 90s anime.
Why similar: Bullet Time 66.6% ★, Shooter 10.8%, Dark 9.6%, Gore 7.9%, Action 3.7%
- #38 Crisol: Theater of Idols
70% matchVery Positive87% of 3,282 reviews2026
Dev: Vermila StudiosPub: Blumhouse Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Cinematic 21%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Survival 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Horror 10%
- #39 Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
72% matchVery Positive85% of 8,486 reviews2024
Dev: DON'T NODPub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hunt ghosts as two memorable characters in a story-driven Action-RPG where your decisions carry dramatic consequences. Torn between honoring your oath to the living and saving your departed partner, how far will you go for love?
Why similar: Cinematic 29.7%, Third Person 15.7%, Action-Adventure 13.7%, Horror 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%
- #40 ADACA
72% matchVery Positive92% of 873 reviews2022
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Why similar: Horror 28%, Shooter 23.1%, Atmospheric 17.1%, Story Rich 14.5%, Action 9.2%
- #41 Children of the Sun
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,134 reviews2024
Dev: René RotherPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
On a deadly road trip into darkness, control the path of a single bullet and unleash a fury of vengeance on the sinister cult that ruined your life in this tactical puzzle-shooter.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 38%, Shooter 15.6%, Dark 10%, Action 9.7%, Third Person 8.6%
- #42 Bleak Haven
73% matchMixed43% of 103 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: Cinematic 23.7%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9.6%, Gore 8.6%
- #43 Alan Wake's American Nightmare
74% matchMostly Positive74% of 10,231 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 26.8%, Horror 13.6%, Third Person 11.7%, Cinematic 10%, Action 6.9%
- #44 Death Below
73% matchMixed54% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 24.1%, Zombies 15.2%, Survival Horror 13%, Survival 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%
- #45 Fear the Timeloop - Prologue
69% matchVery Positive85% of 272 reviews2025
Dev: TacoEatersPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 25.7%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Zombies 8.8%, Survival 8.1%
- #46 Project Crypt
71% matchVery Positive85% of 372 reviews2022
Dev: Skullazon Interactive
Windows
Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.
Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 13%, Shooter 9.5%
- #47 Beyond Sunset
69% matchVery Positive80% of 331 reviews2025
Dev: Metacorp / VaporwarePub: Movie Games S.A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Cyberpunk first-person shooter with a rich story and RPG elements. You are Lucy, an enhanced street samurai searching for lost memories. Fight in large, open, interactive levels overtaken by yakuza, zombies, robots and bosses!
Why similar: Shooter 43.7%, Adventure 21.4%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Action 16.7%
- #48 Worlds
73% matchVery Positive87% of 76 reviews2016
Dev: Curious Planet
Windows · Linux
You're Reyk, a highly trained interdimensional Agent. Pack yourself with deadly weapons and equipment, then journey through the portal to strange parallel worlds! Assassinate your targets, sneak in enemy bases and investigate on mysterious anomalies to uncover the odd link between these worlds...
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27%, Stealth 16.8%, Gore 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Horror 7.7%
- #49 Grandpa High on Retro
67% matchVery Positive91% of 1,557 reviews2025
Dev: Ashnell GamesPub: Ashnell Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Grandpa goes on a third person, action adventure killing rampage, with his grandson after his smoking session was interrupted by a phone call.
Why similar: Bullet Time 26.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 24.2%, Cinematic 18.3%, Action-Adventure 8.1%, Shooter 7.2%
- #50 Hollowbody
68% matchVery Positive86% of 1,556 reviews2024
Dev: Headware Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 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: Third-Person Shooter 24.4%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Third Person 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.4%
- #51 Cronos: The New Dawn
66% matchVery Positive88% of 9,818 reviews2025
Dev: Bloober TeamPub: Bloober Team SA
Windows · Linux
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.6%, Survival Horror 15%, Gore 11.3%, Horror 8.8%, Dark 8.3%
- #52 Blood Typers
66% matchVery Positive95% of 1,012 reviews2025
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TYPE TO KILL in this survival horror adventure. Alone or with friends, explore a sprawling cursed film studio as its horror movies bleed into reality. Choose from a roster of characters then plan your escape from this bloody homage to old school horror. But remember... death is just a typo away.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Zombies 23.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Horror 12.6%, Third Person 12.1%
- #53 EBOLA 3
70% matchMostly Positive71% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: indie_games_studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
Why similar: Zombies 16.6%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Gore 13.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Survival 9.8%
- #54 Potentia
70% matchMixed68% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Wily Pumpkin
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Stealth 17%, Cinematic 16.4%, Action-Adventure 8.8%, Shooter 8.4%
- #55 You Will Die Here Tonight
67% matchVery Positive91% of 630 reviews2023
Dev: Spiral Bound Interactive LLC
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.
Why similar: Zombies 21.9%, Dark 15%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Survival Horror 14%, Action-Adventure 8.5%
- #56 Project Tower
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: Yummy Games
Windows
Dive in Project Tower, a third-person shooter mixing intense bullet hell combat with a unique morphing ability. Imprisoned by the "Hiks", fight to the top of their deadly tower for freedom. Will you outsmart them and make your way out ?
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 45.2%, Third Person 12%, Shooter 12%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 6.9%
- #57 Alan Wake
68% matchVery Positive90% of 56,400 reviews2012
Dev: Remedy Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 13.8%, Third-Person Shooter 13.6%, Third Person 11.6%, Cinematic 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #58 Crow Country
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.1%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Gore 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Horror 9.8%
- #59 Transience
65% matchMostly Positive70% of 692 reviews2025
Dev: RESURGENT
Windows
Become an Accountant - a hired mercenary who keeps the books balanced by any means necessary. This time though, you are the intended target. Take a journey through New Houston in the year 2056 and follow one man's tale of revenge as he escapes Transience.
Why similar: Stealth 26.4%, Shooter 16%, Dark 13.4%, Gore 13.3%, Story Rich 9.2%
