Games Like Gloomwood

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Stealth 22.2%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Immersive Sim 18.3%, FPS 12.1%, Resource Management 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Gloomwood's focus on systemic, emergent gameplay and intense, claustrophobic survival horror in a confined setting.

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 20.8%, Immersive Sim 15.5%, FPS 14.2%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Lovecraftian 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors Gloomwood's structure by combining first-person stealth and survival mechanics with a unique, supernatural western setting.

The ultimate thief is back! Tread softly as you make your way through 15 new complex, non-linear levels full of loot to steal and guards to outsmart. Improved enemy AI, new gadgets and a riveting story will draw you into the world of Thief II: The Metal Age, a place of powerful new technologies, fanatical religions and corruption.

Why similar: Stealth 42.6%, Steampunk 25.3% ★, Immersive Sim 14.8%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the stealth mechanics and level design of the original, offering the most polished classic Thief experience.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 40%, Steampunk 27.3% ★, First-Person 7.4%, Immersive Sim 7%, FPS 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by veterans of the immersive sim genre, it offers unparalleled freedom in how you approach stealth and combat within a rich, atmospheric world.

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 34.5%, Survival Horror 20%, FPS 19.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational immersive sim that established the blueprint for environmental storytelling and systemic interaction in first-person games.

The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.

Why similar: Stealth 29.9%, Immersive Sim 28.1%, FPS 20.2%, Retro 9.4%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylish immersive sim that emphasizes stealth and environmental interaction with a distinct, comic-book-inspired aesthetic.

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: Immersive Sim 27.6%, FPS 16.3%, Stealth 16.3%, Survival Horror 15.4%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern pinnacle of the immersive sim genre that rewards creative problem-solving and careful exploration in a hostile environment.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.6%, Stealth 22.6%, FPS 22.4%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While visually surreal, it shares the uncompromising, punishing immersive sim design philosophy that rewards experimentation.

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 47.1%, Dark 17.9%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though played from a top-down perspective, it perfectly captures the dread, resource scarcity, and survival-horror focus of Gloomwood.

The year is 2052. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider. Worst of all, an ages old conspiracy bent on world domination has decided that the time is right to emerge from the shadows and take control.

Why similar: Stealth 37.5%, Immersive Sim 30%, FPS 18.9%, First-Person 4.5%, Atmospheric 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A landmark title that allows for diverse playstyles, ranging from pure stealth to aggressive combat, much like the freedom found in Gloomwood.

You are Marie, a cyborg mercenary dropped into the rot of a post-Soviet city of corruption and opportunity. Shoot, sneak, hack, climb or talk your way through alt-history cyberpunk Poland in an immersive sim where every problem has multiple solutions and every rooftop is reachable.

Why similar: Stealth 27.9%, Immersive Sim 26.6%, FPS 16.9%, Dark 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled immersive sim that focuses on player choice and complex level design within a gritty, cyberpunk world.

You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.

Why similar: Stealth 50%, Steampunk 22% ★, Immersive Sim 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: The final entry in the classic series, offering a more modern engine while maintaining the core stealth-focused gameplay loop.

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 36.9%, Stealth 33.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%, FPS 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of vulnerability and tension, forcing players to rely on stealth and clever gadget usage to survive a superior threat.

Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

Why similar: FPS 29%, Lovecraftian 23.5%, Retro 16.2%, Shooter 12.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same 90s-inspired retro FPS aesthetic and fast-paced, dark-themed combat found in Gloomwood.

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 39.7%, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Dark 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Mystery 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled survival horror game that masterfully balances inventory management, puzzle-solving, and a haunting, melancholic atmosphere.

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: FPS 33.3%, Shooter 15.1%, Retro 12.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A retro shooter that emphasizes environmental interaction and tactical combat, echoing the old-school feel of Gloomwood.

Cast into the Great Well, unwanted by the world above. You delve the dark in search of the Old One, your last salvation. Lunacid is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by Shadow Tower and King’s Field.

Why similar: First-Person 37.2%, Retro 31.7%, Atmospheric 19.2%, PvE 7.8%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that prioritizes exploration and atmosphere, capturing the same sense of mystery and retro-inspired design.

This critically acclaimed first-person RPG from Arkane Studios takes the player on an amazing journey into the fantasy world of Arx. Arx is wrought with turmoil, brought to the brink of destruction by a violent war.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 47.4%, First-Person 20.1%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Stealth 9.9%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An early immersive sim that features deep, tactile interactions and a dark, subterranean world that feels remarkably similar to Gloomwood's setting.

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 39.9%, FPS 27.9%, Retro 11.5%, First-Person 10.4%, PvE 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival horror game that focuses on first-person combat and exploration, mirroring the retro-horror roots of Gloomwood.

Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.

Why similar: FPS 28.5%, Retro 15.3%, Shooter 14.6%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that focuses on exploration and puzzle-solving in a dark, supernatural fantasy world.

Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.

Why similar: FPS 41.8%, Retro 22.7%, First-Person 10.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, dark-fantasy shooter that utilizes a classic engine to create a moody, violent, and exploration-heavy experience.

Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.

Why similar: Survival Horror 45%, Dark 14.6%, Shooter 11%, Resource Management 9.9%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that pays homage to the classics, focusing on limited resources and tense, atmospheric navigation.

A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.

Why similar: FPS 33.5%, Shooter 16.8%, Retro 15.9%, First-Person 15.5%, Atmospheric 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a polished, high-octane retro FPS experience with a strong emphasis on atmospheric, gothic-inspired level design.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.3%, Stealth 24.7%, Lovecraftian 16%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based horror game laid the groundwork for modern stealth-horror by prioritizing interaction over direct combat.

HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

Why similar: FPS 35.3%, Retro 22.1%, Shooter 12.5%, First-Person 10.3%, Dark 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro shooter that stands out for its distinct, grim Eastern European atmosphere and grounded, old-school combat mechanics.

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Dark 20.2%, Atmospheric 19.8%, First-Person 18.7%, Physics 17.9%, Exploration 13.5%

Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

Why similar: Gothic 28.5% ★, Stealth 18%, Immersive Sim 14.3%, Dark 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic immersive sim with a dark, gothic atmosphere and deep narrative choices that impact how you navigate the world.

An immersive FPS adventure set in a dark and surreal sci-fi world

Why similar: Immersive Sim 29.3%, Stealth 29.1%, FPS 23.1%, Shooter 7.6%, First-Person 5.7%

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Stealth 18.1%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Immersive Sim 13.8%, FPS 11.6%

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: Steampunk 31.3% ★, FPS 30.6%, Atmospheric 9.7%, First-Person 7.3%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It blends first-person action with strong environmental storytelling and systemic gameplay elements in a highly atmospheric setting.

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: FPS 30.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Mystery 11.4%, Shooter 10.9%, Exploration 10.6%

Explore your decaying mind in this story driven retro survival horror FPS. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and fight your way back to the living.

Why similar: Survival Horror 31%, FPS 12.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Resource Management 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.2%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum, survive by exploring, solving puzzles, and escaping the terrifying Doctor Viscera. Hide, fight back with limited resources, and uncover documents that reveal the way out before you become the next victim of his gruesome experiments.

Why similar: Stealth 31.1%, Survival Horror 27.3%, Retro 9.6%, FPS 8%, First-Person 7.2%

Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.

Why similar: Stealth 45.9%, Steampunk 20.8% ★, Immersive Sim 14.4%, First-Person 6.7%, Atmospheric 5.3%

Iron Blight is a survival horror game set in a cold, rainy Eastern Bloc town. You are trapped in a room as abominations claw at your door, with nowhere to run. You must survive the feverish night, uncover the horrors lurking in the shadows, and above all, find your wife, Valeria.

Why similar: Survival Horror 39.8%, FPS 19.7%, Dark 7.7%, Shooter 7.2%, Resource Management 6.3%

You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.

Why similar: PvE 26.1%, Exploration 22.6%, First-Person 20.9%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Mystery 9.8%

Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.2%, FPS 18.8%, Retro 11.2%, Dark 9.2%, First-Person 8%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 42.3%, Stealth 38.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Atmospheric 4.9%, Action 2.2%

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

Why similar: First-Person 53.2%, Exploration 46.8%

A post-Soviet extraction horror shooter set in a ghost town split between reality and its dark reflection, where a creature hunts your heartbeat. Loot, fight, and extract before your pulse gives you away.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Stealth 24.8%, FPS 10.6%, Shooter 9.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Ultraviolent, fast-paced, merciless retro FPS action. Slaughter your way through nightmarish industrial mazes, transformed cityscapes, and surreal alien structures to cut down the Growth.

Why similar: FPS 30.7%, Retro 17.5%, Shooter 14.7%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, FPS 26.6%, Shooter 10.5%, Retro 10.3%, First-Person 7.7%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.3%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Stealth 15%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.2%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Lovecraftian 19.2%, FPS 17%, First-Person 6.4%

FPS/mecha hybrid europolice sim with emphasis on interacting with NPCs and different gameplay systems.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30.9%, Stealth 30.7%, FPS 22.4%, Shooter 8.4%, First-Person 6.3%

Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.

Why similar: FPS 39.1%, Shooter 18.9%, Retro 17.9%, First-Person 16.5%, Action 4.4%

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 30%, Stealth 28.7%, FPS 20.7%, First-Person 6.7%, Shooter 5.5%

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.

Why similar: FPS 36.9%, Shooter 16.4%, PvE 15.5%, First-Person 14%, Exploration 12.1%

Albert Innovation is an immersive, narrative, atmospheric semi-horror game, where you will attempt to unravel the mysteries of what was once the most brilliant technological innovation company of the olden days. Manipulate machines, run away, and put an end to this nightmare.

Why similar: FPS 20.4%, Dark 17%, Mystery 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Exploration 12.7%

Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!

Why similar: FPS 49.5%, Shooter 18.4%, Retro 15.8%, First-Person 8.7%, Action 5.3%

SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

Why similar: FPS 51.9%, Shooter 26.9%, First-Person 21.3%

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 friends. A retro-inspired FPS where looter shooter weapons meets boomer shooter chaos and rogue-lite elements.

Why similar: FPS 35.2%, Retro 18.6%, Shooter 13.3%, First-Person 11.4%, Dark 9.6%

Inspired by classic survival horror. Bachman Manor sprawls into a maze of corridors, bedrooms, foyers, and more. Filled with puzzles, traps, and hidden passageways that explore the secrets of its dark history and occupants.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.7%, Gothic 20.3% ★, FPS 18.6%, First-Person 7.4%, Shooter 7.3%

A murky first-person immersive sim with tightly-wound melee combat and tangled, vertical levels to explore. Use your forked tail to tie your enemies in knots and climb impossible heights. Kill your mark with quickness and cunning, using whatever tools you see fit.

Why similar: Gothic 22.4% ★, Stealth 21.5%, Immersive Sim 19.8%, FPS 11.5%, Shooter 7%

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: Survival Horror 52.8%, Shooter 15.3%, Exploration 13%, Dark 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.7%

ALPEN GHOUL is an exploration/stealth game. Your goal is to reach the summit alive, but you are not alone. Play smart and tread lightly if you plan on outmaneuvering this relentless hunter.

Why similar: Stealth 31.7%, Survival Horror 20.3%, FPS 16.9%, PvE 8.4%, Exploration 7.4%

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Stealth 29.9%, Immersive Sim 25.8%, FPS 18%, Shooter 7%, First-Person 6.5%

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: FPS 33.6%, Retro 17.7%, Shooter 15.1%, First-Person 13.4%, Physics 12.4%