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Games Like EMPTY SHELL

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Action, Roguelite, Singleplayer, Action Roguelike.

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EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

Reviews: Very Positive — 88% — of 804 reviews
Released: 2023-10-16
Developer: CC ARTS
Publisher: Hyperstrange
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 2.6 hrs
Mean playtime: 4.0 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 81%

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  2. #2 HYPERVIOLENT
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    Uncover the secrets behind the protagonists' fate, trapped in an endless cycle of death. Eldritch Survivor is a survival-like game that maximizes both the narrative and the excitement of each dungeon encounter. Immerse yourself in a 99% pure Lovecraftian world and confront the terror of the unknown.

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    91% matchMixed63% of 459 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

    Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Dark 14.4%, Action 9%

  56. #56 Dead of Darkness
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 211 reviews2025
    Dev: Retrofiction Games
    Windows

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Top-Down 15.7%, Action-Adventure 15.1%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Story Rich 10.2%

  57. #57 The Last Man Survivor
    67% matchMixed69% of 284 reviews2025
    Dev: Renderise
    Windows

    The Last Man Survivor is a gloomy roguelike in which you have to fight tons of enemies, slay giant bosses, discover new abilities and characters, and also find out the dark secret of the Last Survivor

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 40.6%, Roguelike 17.7%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.6%

  58. #58 SIGNALIS
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
    Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

    Why similar: Survival Horror 19.9%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Shooter 14.6%, Dark 14%, Atmospheric 12.1%

  59. #59 FAKE SIGNALS
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 75 reviews2023
    Dev: Vona Soft
    Windows

    FAKE SIGNALS is an action hybrid rogue-lite that you sneak in the enemies' camps, get various weapons and eliminate them.

    Why similar: Roguelite 36.9%, Shooter 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 16%, Dark 14.3%, Action 9.5%

  60. #60 20 Minutes Till Dawn
    65% matchVery Positive91% of 28,804 reviews2023
    Dev: flanne
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?

    Why similar: Action Roguelike 31.8%, Roguelite 22%, Horror 15.4%, Shooter 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%

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