Games Like Gloomwood

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 46%, Steampunk 20.8% ★, Immersive Sim 14.2%, First-Person 6.8%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: As the primary inspiration for Gloomwood, this title defines the stealth-focused immersive sim genre with its unparalleled sound design and level architecture.

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 20.9%, Immersive Sim 15.3%, FPS 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Lovecraftian 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual cousin that combines stealth, FPS mechanics, and eerie horror in a non-linear, open-world setting.

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 22.3%, Survival Horror 19.3%, Immersive Sim 18.1%, FPS 11.9%, Resource Management 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the resource-scarcity and high-tension stealth gameplay found in Gloomwood's survival-horror elements.

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 14.7%, First-Person 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: This sequel refines the stealth mechanics and steampunk aesthetic that serve as the foundation for the Gloomwood 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 27.4% ★, First-Person 7.4%, Immersive Sim 6.8%, FPS 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A modern evolution of the immersive sim that offers incredible 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 34.3%, Survival Horror 20%, FPS 19.2%, First-Person 7.9%, Shooter 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational immersive sim that balances exploration, inventory management, and atmospheric horror in a claustrophobic setting.

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 41.9%, Stealth 39%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 5%, Action 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deep, systemic detective simulator that shares the immersive sim philosophy of allowing players to interact with every part of the world.

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 30.1%, Immersive Sim 28.2%, FPS 19.9%, Retro 9.4%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title features a striking noir aesthetic and immersive sim mechanics that reward creative, non-lethal approaches to combat.

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 46.7%, Dark 18.1%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Exploration 13.5%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Though top-down, it delivers the same oppressive atmosphere and survival-horror tension that makes Gloomwood so compelling.

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

Why similar: Immersive Sim 31.1%, Stealth 23%, FPS 22.4%, Shooter 8.8%, First-Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While visually surreal, it offers some of the most complex and rewarding immersive sim mechanics available in a first-person perspective.

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 28.1%, Immersive Sim 26.1%, FPS 16.7%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, retro-styled immersive sim that emphasizes player choice and environmental exploration.

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 27.4%, Stealth 16.3%, FPS 16.2%, Survival Horror 15.3%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The pinnacle of modern immersive sims, offering deep systemic interactions and a constant sense of vulnerability in a hostile environment.

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 39.1%, Lovecraftian 24.7%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Mystery 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the retro-survival horror aesthetic and resource management intensity that fans of Gloomwood's horror side will appreciate.

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 28.7%, Lovecraftian 23.5%, Retro 16.3%, Shooter 12.1%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the retro-horror aesthetic and fast-paced, visceral combat that complements the darker side 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 37.3%, Retro 31.5%, Atmospheric 19.1%, PvE 8%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person dungeon crawler that prioritizes exploration and a dark, mysterious atmosphere over fast-paced action.

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 33.1%, Shooter 15.3%, Retro 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school shooter that incorporates environmental interaction and tactical combat in a dark, cult-themed setting.

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 46.8%, First-Person 20.2%, Atmospheric 12.6%, Stealth 10%, Exploration 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A classic first-person dungeon crawler that emphasizes environmental interaction and deep, systemic gameplay.

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 25.7%, FPS 17.9%, Shooter 7.1%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox immersive sim that allows for creative problem-solving using a wide variety of tools and stealth mechanics.

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 39.7%, FPS 28%, Retro 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%, PvE 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly survival horror game that emphasizes exploration and combat in a way that feels like a classic 90s experience.

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 36.6%, Stealth 33.6%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.7%, FPS 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an unmatched sense of dread and stealth-based survival against an intelligent, persistent threat.

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 33.2%, Survival Horror 31.5%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Dark 10.8%, First-Person 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A brutal survival experience that forces players to make difficult choices in a hostile, atmospheric, and decaying world.

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 42.4%, Shooter 17%, PvE 14.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Exploration 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy extraction shooter that combines rogue-lite mechanics with intense, atmospheric first-person combat.

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 41.2%, Retro 23%, First-Person 10.5%, Shooter 10.3%, Action 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: High-octane retro shooter action that captures the dark, gothic intensity found in the world of Gloomwood.

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%, Retro 22.2%, Shooter 12.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Dark 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled FPS that captures a bleak, Eastern European atmosphere with a focus on exploration and survival.

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 32.2%, FPS 26.3%, Shooter 10.6%, Retro 10.4%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian-inspired FPS that blends retro shooter sensibilities with a haunting, atmospheric art style.

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 44.4%, Dark 14.8%, Shooter 10.9%, Resource Management 10.3%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic survival horror that prioritizes inventory management and tension in a zombie-infested world.

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%, Stealth 24.7%, Lovecraftian 16%, First-Person 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A precursor to modern physics-based horror that focuses on puzzle-solving and stealth in a claustrophobic, dark setting.

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.4%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Stealth 16.1%, FPS 14.8%, Shooter 7.1%

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 27.5%, Lovecraftian 24.9%, Dark 11.1%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric horror game that excels at narrative-driven exploration and psychological tension.

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 17.5%, Lovecraftian 16.7%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, FPS 11.5%

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

Why similar: Stealth 29.3%, Immersive Sim 29.2%, FPS 22.9%, Shooter 7.6%, First-Person 5.8%

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 21.2%, Atmospheric 20.5%, First-Person 19.7%, Physics 18.2%, Exploration 14%

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 28.7% ★, Stealth 18%, Dark 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a rich, dark urban atmosphere and immersive sim elements that reward exploration and player choice.

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 13.2%, Mystery 11.3%, Shooter 10.9%, Exploration 10.4%

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 28.2%, Retro 15.4%, Shooter 14.6%, First-Person 13.4%, Exploration 11.8%

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%, FPS 18.5%, Retro 11.3%, Dark 9.4%, First-Person 8%

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%, Shooter 16.8%, Retro 16%, First-Person 15.6%, Atmospheric 12%

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 21.9% ★, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Atmospheric 5.2%, First-Person 5%

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 53.3%, Exploration 46.7%

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 26.5%, Exploration 22.3%, First-Person 20.8%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Mystery 9.7%

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 22.8% ★, Stealth 21.4%, Immersive Sim 19.7%, FPS 11.4%, Shooter 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 22.1%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Lovecraftian 19.3%, FPS 16.9%, First-Person 6.4%

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 48.9%, Shooter 18.5%, Retro 16.1%, First-Person 8.8%, Action 5.3%

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 30.3%, Retro 17.6%, Shooter 14.7%, First-Person 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%

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 25.1%, Lovecraftian 16.6%, Stealth 14.9%, First-Person 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

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: Stealth 32.3%, Survival Horror 29.8%, Retro 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%, First-Person 7.5%

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 51.1%, Shooter 27.1%, First-Person 21.8%

INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

Why similar: Exploration 24.5%, First-Person 23.6%, Atmospheric 23.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Immersive Sim 7.5%

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 20.1%, Dark 17.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Atmospheric 13.9%, Exploration 12.7%

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

Why similar: Stealth 30.9%, Immersive Sim 30.8%, FPS 22.2%, Shooter 8.4%, First-Person 6.4%

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 29.8%, Stealth 28.7%, FPS 20.6%, First-Person 6.7%, Shooter 5.6%

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 22.5%, Gothic 20.7% ★, FPS 18.3%, First-Person 7.4%, Shooter 7.3%

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 38.5%, Shooter 18.9%, Retro 18.2%, First-Person 16.7%, Action 4.4%

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: Immersive Sim 36.3%, FPS 24.1%, Shooter 9.6%, Dark 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.6%

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 19.5%, Immersive Sim 19.4%, Stealth 17.8%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Dark 7.2%

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 31.8%, Survival Horror 20.1%, FPS 16.7%, PvE 8.6%, Exploration 7.4%

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 34.9%, Retro 18.8%, Shooter 13.3%, First-Person 11.3%, Dark 9.8%

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 33.2%, Retro 17.8%, Shooter 15%, First-Person 13.6%, Physics 12.7%

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 52.3%, Shooter 15.3%, Exploration 13%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.9%