Games Like Endoparasitic

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 37.2%, Lovecraftian 33.1%, Dark 11.3%, Puzzle 5.8%, Action-Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same oppressive, sci-fi atmosphere and inventory-management-focused survival horror gameplay.

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.

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Top-Down 22.6%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal top-down action-roguelike that shares the gritty, industrial, and lethal aesthetic of Endoparasitic.

Uncompromising Sci-Fi survival on Mars! Manage the entire colony single-handed! Craft, Research, Explore and Fight against evolving mutants. Vast open world and randomly generated levels to explore! Can you survive long enough to escape the horror?

Why similar: Zombies 24.4%, Survival Horror 22.4%, Top-Down 19.8%, Horror 8.9%, Dark 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This top-down survival game set on a Martian colony perfectly mirrors the resource-heavy, claustrophobic sci-fi horror of Endoparasitic.

Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…

Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Dark 20.6%, Action-Adventure 15.6%, Puzzle 11.1%, 2D 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D sci-fi horror game features physics-based movement and exploration in a dangerous, subterranean facility.

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: Lovecraftian 16.8%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Space 9.8%, Horror 8.1%, Zombies 8%

Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel continues the unique, limb-dragging survival mechanics and brutal difficulty of the original.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36%, Horror 26.1%, Zombies 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Dark 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic 2D survival horror game that excels at psychological tension and resource management.

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 50.8%, Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 5.7%, 2D 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the Lovecraftian dread and 2D survival mechanics found in the seed game.

In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 37.6%, Survival Horror 20.2%, Top-Down 17.2%, Action 9.2%, Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A punishing top-down shooter that emphasizes resource scarcity and constant danger in a sci-fi setting.

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: Survival Horror 33.4%, Horror 20.5%, Dark 15.6%, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Exploration 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective and focus on intense, atmospheric survival horror make it a perfect thematic companion.

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 26.9%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 10.7%, Top-Down 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that forces difficult choices and intense combat encounters in a confined facility.

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: Survival Horror 33.7%, Zombies 29%, Horror 21.5%, Action-Adventure 9%, Action 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that focuses on classic inventory management and zombie combat.

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: Lovecraftian 24.7%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Horror 11.9%, Top-Down 8.8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that balances exploration with tense, action-oriented combat.

Can you escape the home of a cannibal serial killer? It's only a matter of time until you're dinner!

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.9%, Stealth 27.9%, Horror 19.7%, Puzzle 7.5%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: While first-person, it perfectly captures the feeling of being trapped in a lethal, claustrophobic environment with limited resources.

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 21.6%, Stealth 20.1%, Space 14%, Horror 12.7%, Dark 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, sci-fi horror experience that focuses on the dread of being hunted in a derelict space station.

Cornered with nowhere else to turn, can you escape the monster-filled mansion? Dead Estate is a gory, fast-paced, challenging roguelike shooter with a heavy emphasis on horror.

Why similar: Zombies 46.1%, Horror 34.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Action 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down horror shooter that shares the stylized, violent aesthetic of Endoparasitic.

In Starless, navigate a space Ark infested with terrifying monsters in this stealth-action game inspired by classic sci-fi. Can you help the colonists survive, or will they be doomed to roam the endless void of space forever?

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Stealth 19.2%, Space 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Top-Down 10%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that emphasizes stealth and survival in a hostile, isolated environment.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival Horror 52.9%, Horror 29.4%, 2D 11.8%, Action 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an incredibly claustrophobic, sci-fi survival experience where managing internal systems is as dangerous as the monsters outside.

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: Survival Horror 33.2%, Lovecraftian 32.8%, Horror 21.2%, Stylized 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply unsettling psychological horror game that emphasizes the feeling of being trapped in tight, shifting spaces.

Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.

Why similar: Top-Down 35%, Action 19.8%, Space 18.8%, Top-Down Shooter 15.4%, Horror 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic top-down sci-fi horror experience that focuses on surviving waves of mutated creatures in tight corridors.

An immersive, first-person survival shooter where you step into the boots of Special Agent Aiden Clark. Dive deep into a hazardous underground laboratory, tasked with the perilous mission of neutralizing a biological menace and securing a pathogen sample.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.7%, Zombies 30.6%, Horror 17.2%, Dark 8.8%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror shooter that leans into the zombie-infested, research-lab aesthetic.

Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.

Why similar: Stealth 24.4%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 15.7%, Space 11.1%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused horror game that requires careful navigation to survive a lethal environment.

Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.4%, Stealth 27.8%, Horror 18.1%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired survival horror game that focuses on stealth and navigating a hostile facility.

Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Zombies 18%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Horror 13.2%, Stylized 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and multiple endings in a dangerous setting.

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 41.3%, Stylized 15.9%, Horror 14.1%, Exploration 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric survival horror game that prioritizes exploration and psychological tension.

A horror game inspired by Super Metroid and The House on the Borderland. Explore, survive and escape from a mysterious tower, inhabited by ghouls and monsters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.4%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Zombies 18.7%, Horror 8.5%, Stylized 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian survival horror game that blends metroidvania exploration with intense combat.

You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

Why similar: Zombies 27.5%, Survival Horror 27.1%, Top-Down Shooter 16.3%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A post-apocalyptic survival horror game that focuses on scavenging and exploration.

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: Zombies 33.1%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 17.3%, Puzzle 7.7%, Action-Adventure 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that features classic puzzle-solving and zombie combat.

Stranded at an abandoned gas station in the middle of the desert. Losing your grip on reality. Dark rituals. Demonic pursuers. No escape.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Lovecraftian 22%, Stealth 15.9%, Horror 10.5%, Dark 10.1%

Rip out organs and equip them in your own body. Fight biopunk monsters and drugged-up space bandits. You are a Gajeshian Cultist: A near-mythological being built from the bodies of long-dead saints.

Why similar: Horror 44.7%, Exploration 20.8%, Action 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled action game that features body-horror elements and a unique, gritty atmosphere.

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE 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.

Why similar: Top-Down 25.7%, Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Action 7.4%

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 29.3%, Stealth 25.4%, Horror 17.7%, Space 13.3%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi survival horror game that forces players to manage limited ammunition while being hunted.

Amidst a catastrophe, the protagonists find themselves trapped inside a hospital that has been conducting mysterious research. While they manage to survive the initial disaster, they are soon confronted with insane mutations—and the struggle to escape the hospital which leaves both their sanity and physical forms under siege.

Why similar: Exploration 27.4%, Puzzle 26.6%, Action 15.4%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%

Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.8%, Survival Horror 30.1%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 5.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.9%

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 51.1%, Stylized 23.1%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled horror game that excels at creating a sense of unease and isolation.

Emergency Protocol activated: Dark Energy Particle Synthesis failed. Now you – late and alone – must navigate a facility where science and sanity have collapsed. Face entities born from the corruption of dark energy in this atmospheric FPS-horror hybrid, where human ambition meets primal terror.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.3%, Zombies 22.4%, Horror 21.7%, Exploration 7.8%, Puzzle 7.8%

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: Horror 30.7%, Dark 17.9%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Stylized 15.4%, Action 12.8%

After a science experiment gets out of control, you need to survive and escape this dark prison that hides weird secrets. The game is a cinematic platform of terror and stealth, inspired by INSIDE, Another World, Blackthorne and Prince of Persia.

Why similar: Horror 39.7%, Action-Adventure 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, 2D 11.3%, Action 9.3%

Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.​

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26%, Horror 16.9%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Dark 13.1%, Action-Adventure 8.6%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.1%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 11.8%, Dark 9.6%, Puzzle 7.9%

Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.

Why similar: Exploration 100%

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 26.8%, Space 21.2%, Horror 19.6%, Action-Adventure 9.7%, Zombies 8.5%

An ancient evil has awoken in the depths of a remote mining asteroid, stirred from its slumber by man's lust for power. Unaware, you answer a distress call and become stranded, surrounded by monstrous foes. Unravel the mystery of this madness and stop its spread in this horror retro shooter!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.7%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Space 12.2%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.2%

A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Survival Horror 29%, Horror 22.7%, Dark 10.3%, Stylized 10%, Exploration 8.9%

Lose a limb? You’ll adapt in THE LACERATOR! A titillating mix of survival horror and trashy 80’s film.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.7%, Horror 20.4%, Dark 13.8%, Action-Adventure 9.9%, Exploration 8.2%

Drug dealer Butch slays hordes of living dead to save a girl. Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies.

Why similar: Zombies 22.9%, Top-Down Shooter 14.6%, Top-Down 13.2%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.8%

Try to survive through the night in a house that's trying its best to kill you and your family.

Why similar: Horror 51.3%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%, 2D 10.1%, Action 10%, Atmospheric 6%

You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, Stealth 24.7%, Horror 16.4%, Dark 13.2%, Puzzle 6.9%

The human race is in danger again. This time scientists could not cope the imminent threat and became monsters themselves. Crowds of zombie people filled the secret research base. The dreadful contagion is about to spread earth wide. Use the last chance to save the humanity from total annihilation!

Why similar: Zombies 44.1%, Top-Down Shooter 18.4%, Horror 17.4%, Top-Down 7.7%, Action 7%

Trapped inside an ancient labyrinth, chased by the mythical Minotaur. Will you reach the center? And if so, what will you discover about yourself there, in the dark?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Survival Horror 24.1%, Horror 14.7%, Top-Down 12.6%, Dark 10.1%

Overwrite each other. A story-driven exploration adventure shaped by tragedy. ― I woke up in a research facility. And... someone was already inside me. (I initiated the experiment at this research facility.) (My first—and final—experiment for my sake. I staked everything on it.)

Why similar: Horror 50.1%, 2D 27%, Pixel Graphics 22.9%

You are the Entangled One, a malformed entity. Traverse the flesh wastes under the eye of an eternal eclipse. Delve deep into the planet's guts. Uncover a fleshy ecosystem. Engage in deliberate, challenging combat, using your whiplike arms and collectible sub attacks to augment your combat style!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.1%, Horror 17.4%, Dark 14.4%, Action-Adventure 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%

AROUND EVERY CORNER. Face against stealthy antagonists that will take advantage of your expectations.

Why similar: Survival Horror 42.3%, Horror 22.1%, Stealth 21.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%, Action 5.3%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Minimalist 26.7%, Action 14.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Stylized 13.4%, Exploration 10.4%

Find yourself on a mission exploring the depth of an ominous forgotten mine. You arrive barehanded but quickly find the tools needed to go deeper. Destroy the infected living parts of the mine and face the final threat and complete your mission.

Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 19.8%, Top-Down 13.6%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 10.2%

EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Exploration 18.8%, Dark 16.1%, 2D 14.5%, Action 10.3%

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 26.3%, Space 24.9%, Horror 22.7%, Puzzle 7.8%, Exploration 7.7%

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 30.8%, Dark 19.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%

Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Zombies 21.6%, Stealth 17.4%, Horror 16.9%, Dark 6.4%

The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.6%, Stealth 24.6%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 11.7%, Exploration 5.8%

A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.1%, Horror 13.5%, Minimalist 11.3%, Dark 9.7%, Stylized 9.2%