Games Like Golden Light

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

Why similar: Stealth 23.4%, FPS 18.6%, Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same tense, stealth-oriented survival horror feel with a focus on avoiding terrifying, unpredictable entities.

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

Why similar: Psychedelic 18.3%, Surreal 17.4%, Stealth 16.3%, FPS 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a similarly bizarre, surreal aesthetic and a punishing, immersive-sim approach to FPS gameplay.

Post Void is a hypnotic scramble of early first-person shooter design that values speed above all else. Keep your head full and reach the end; Kill what you can to see it mend; Get the high score or try again.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.2%, FPS 14.1%, Procedural Generation 13%, Surreal 12.5%, Old School 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the high-speed, psychedelic, and disorienting intensity found in the more frantic moments of Golden Light.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Stealth 44.4%, FPS 18.7%, Retro 10.2%, Shooter 9.9%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines stealth-focused survival horror with an immersive, atmospheric first-person perspective.

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 17.4%, Old School 14.9%, Roguelite 12.5%, Retro 11.6%, Surreal 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Blends retro-shooter mechanics with roguelite progression and a dark, gritty atmosphere.

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 32.7%, FPS 19.1%, Retro 11.1%, Horror 11.1%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused FPS that emphasizes survival, scavenging, and supernatural horror elements.

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: FPS 23.9%, Psychedelic 15.4%, Shooter 13.2%, Retro 11.7%, Stylized 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Features a Lovecraftian, retro-FPS style that aligns with the dark, supernatural themes of the seed game.

Heavy Bullets is a randomized FPS dungeon crawler where players make their way through a colorful maze, while protecting themselves from aggressive creatures and malfunctioning security devices. The goal lies at the end of the 8th level, where they must reset the security mainframe to restore order and reap the rewards.

Why similar: FPS 25.3%, Roguelike 13.4%, Roguelite 13.2%, Shooter 10.8%, Action 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic roguelike FPS that shares the minimalist, retro-inspired design and high-stakes combat.

Fort Oasis is no paradise—it's a decaying nightmare where reality crumbles. The creator of Turbo Overkill unleashes survival-horror stacked with mysteries and monstrosities. Scavenge to craft weapons, while a voice on your walkie-talkie guides you into the island's depths.

Why similar: FPS 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Surreal 16.9%, Horror 14.6%, First-Person 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, survival-horror FPS that excels at creating a claustrophobic and terrifying environment.

STRAFE® is the worlds bloodiest roguelike first-person shooter! Featuring mind melting secrets and persistent gore that allows you to paint levels red with the excessive entrails of your enemies. 30+ weapons, 20+ enemies, & a red hot soundtrack.

Why similar: Roguelite 18%, FPS 15.7%, Procedural Generation 13.4%, Shooter 11.6%, Roguelike 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, roguelite shooter that emphasizes procedural generation and retro-inspired gore.

All randomly generated roguelike stealth horror FPS! Different dungeons every time you play, items that constantly change their placement, several Enemies with different characteristics and rare appearance special Enemies. Your boldness, discretion and luck will determine your escape.

Why similar: Stealth 25.4%, Procedural Generation 16.9%, FPS 11%, Roguelike 11%, Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-roguelike that emphasizes stealth and survival against overwhelming, terrifying odds.

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: Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 14.9%, Surreal 14.6%, FPS 14.5%, Retro 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a deeply surreal and psychological horror experience that mirrors the unsettling nature of the seed game.

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: Psychological Horror 49.9%, Shooter 18.6%, Action 12.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Singleplayer 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a masterclass in surreal, atmospheric survival horror with a distinct retro-tech aesthetic.

Baldi's Basics® Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist! Play Hide & Seek with Baldi as he chases you through procedurally generated levels while using your surroundings, items, and game knowledge to shift chaos in your favor.

Why similar: Stealth 23.8%, Procedural Generation 16.1%, Roguelike 11%, Horror 8.7%, Surreal 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Uses procedural generation and surreal, unsettling humor to create a unique stealth-horror experience.

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: Surreal 29%, Horror 18.3%, Retro 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Stylized 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A low-poly, surreal horror game that focuses on atmosphere and disjointed, dreamlike storytelling.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 28%, Psychological Horror 26.2%, First-Person 12.7%, 3D 10.2%, Surreal 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on claustrophobic, surreal horror where the environment itself feels like a hostile, living entity.

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 20.8%, Old School 19.6%, Retro 14.7%, Shooter 12.2%, Horror 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential retro-FPS that leans heavily into horror themes and fast, fluid movement.

What is inside the Red Fridge? Collection of six episodes of psychological analog horror. Tour through liminal spaces filled with surreal events and uncanny strangers. Inspired by retro horrors of the PSX era.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.8%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.5%, Retro 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An episodic, surreal horror game that shares the bizarre and unsettling narrative style of Golden Light.

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: Roguelite 20%, Roguelike 18.2%, Shooter 16.8%, Horror 16.1%, Old School 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that captures the dark, industrial, and horror-filled atmosphere of a dying world.

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: FPS 21.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Horror 13.1%, Retro 12.5%, Shooter 12%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror FPS that explores surreal, philosophical themes through a retro-inspired lens.

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 34.3%, FPS 15.9%, Horror 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in stealth-based survival horror that forces players to manage resources in a hostile, confined space.

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: Old School 22%, FPS 19.8%, Shooter 12.6%, Retro 9.4%, Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired shooter that incorporates stealth and environmental interaction within a dark, horror-filled setting.

Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.

Why similar: Stealth 45.2%, Horror 15.1%, Action 12.1%, FPS 11.9%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-heavy, sci-fi horror game that focuses on avoiding threats rather than direct confrontation.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: FPS 21.1%, Horror 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Shooter 13.6%, First-Person 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn, atmospheric survival-horror game that emphasizes hunting and environmental tension.

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 30.4%, 3D 25.4%, Stylized 24.2%, Adventure 19.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG with a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere that feels akin to the strange world of Golden Light.

Light is my Sword, Darkness shall perish.

Why similar: Psychedelic 22.7%, Surreal 15.3%, FPS 15%, Roguelike 12.3%, Horror 12%

Why You'll Like It: A gothic, arena-style shooter that pits players against relentless waves of horror-themed enemies.

Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.

Why similar: FPS 35.8%, Retro 23.7%, Shooter 14.3%, Action 8.3%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on the retro-shooter that emphasizes gore, speed, and chaotic, high-intensity combat.

Viscerafest is a Sci-Fi Fantasy Singleplayer Arena FPS with minor Collectathon elements. Fight through hordes of aliens and eldritch monstrosities wielding a slew of powerful weapons, juggling your resources, and exploring over 23 intricately designed hand-crafted levels.

Why similar: Old School 16.9%, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Retro 12.3%, First-Person 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, gore-filled FPS that captures the frantic energy of old-school shooters with a modern twist.

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 27.2%, Retro 25.2%, Horror 15.6%, 3D 11.8%, Stylized 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dungeon-crawler that prioritizes atmosphere, exploration, and a surreal, slightly unsettling aesthetic.

IT HAS YOUR FACE. Now it wants your life. Hide, seek, and try to kill your clone in this deceptively simple first-person horror roguelite.

Why similar: Stealth 20%, Procedural Generation 13.8%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Roguelike 8.8%, Roguelite 8.8%

KLETKA is a co-op (up to 6 players) horror game about going down in an elevator that is trying to eat you. Feed the elevator, explore deadly floors and descend deeper.

Why similar: Horror 17.3%, Roguelike 16.2%, Old School 15.7%, Roguelite 13.9%, First-Person 12.3%

Monster Bullets is a first-person roguelite where each monster has a specific weakness. Quickly load the correct bullet for each monster and fire them off! Experiment with upgrades on each procedurally generated attempt and try to slay the goblin king!

Why similar: FPS 16.5%, Procedural Generation 14.2%, Retro 12.2%, Shooter 11.7%, Roguelite 10.3%

Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…

Why similar: Stealth 24.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Old School 13%, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 8.8%

It’s all over if mom catches you playing video games past bedtime. Pretend to sleep through this nightmare, avoid mother’s surveillance, and complete the game at hand.【Genre: First-person horror stealth game】

Why similar: Stealth 35.1%, Horror 13.7%, Retro 10.2%, First-Person 8.9%, Psychological Horror 5.3%

Limitless Hunger is a high-adrenaline retro FPS single-player experience.

Why similar: FPS 25.2%, Shooter 14.6%, Old School 12.7%, 3D 10.8%, Horror 10.2%

It's bake or die at Cakey's Bakery, where human children are the secret ingredient to strange monsters' delicious pastries. Find the recipe for survival to escape the bakery and it's sweet and scary staff!

Why similar: FPS 21.4%, Old School 16.7%, 3D 12.5%, Stylized 11.4%, First-Person 10.5%

A fast run and gun horror shooter with roguelike elements

Why similar: Procedural Generation 21.9%, Roguelike 16.6%, FPS 13.5%, Shooter 11.2%, First-Person 10.7%

Cryptid is a single-player horror fps game that chronicles an experienced hunter and a creature's encounter from the perspective of the Body Cam.

Why similar: Stealth 22.3%, FPS 18%, Surreal 15.1%, 3D 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Casual & Hard FPS. Be careful with jam.

Why similar: FPS 22.5%, Surreal 18.6%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Shooter 7.9%

Play as a mighty Blood Wizard on a quest to escape a death-loop of psychedelic dungeons. Slay disgusting creatures using a large array of bladed weapons and unnerving spells, harness the power of cursed rings, find mysterious treasures, and learn the secrets of the universe you are trapped in.

Why similar: Surreal 20.7%, Procedural Generation 20.7%, Roguelike 15.5%, Horror 11.9%, 3D 10%

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

Why similar: Stealth 24.1%, FPS 19%, Shooter 12.6%, Horror 12.2%, 3D 9.9%

THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps.

Why similar: Stealth 32.9%, Procedural Generation 20%, Horror 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 8.6%

Chicken Feet is a first person survival-stealth horror game about a giant, angry chicken. Descend into the depths of GOOBER laboratories and uncover the horrors that lie beneath the lab's shiny façade.

Why similar: Stealth 38.8%, Horror 17.6%, Psychological Horror 17%, Adventure 9.1%, Action 7.3%

Fight against demons and your own mind to save yourself from a never-ending hell in this retro-style survival-horror game about mystery, psychology, and the coldness of killing. Banish demons with deadly weapons and reassemble the mysterious pieces of a family gone missing in Psychosis.

Why similar: Stealth 17.4%, Psychedelic 13.7%, Surreal 13%, FPS 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

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: FPS 27.9%, Horror 23%, Retro 13.8%, Action 12.1%, First-Person 11.8%

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

Why similar: FPS 18.7%, Shooter 16.6%, Action 14.6%, Adventure 13.7%, 3D 10.4%

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 19.2%, Roguelite 17.6%, Roguelike 16.1%, Shooter 14.2%, Stylized 13.6%

Beyond the known world there is an ancient temple of great wealth. The treasure you seek is there, you are certain of it. Those who go there forfeit their lives. You have been warned.

Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Horror 21.9%, Procedural Generation 21.8%, First-Person 10.6%, Action 10%

Survival horror with roguelike elements. Explore randomized levels with different items and entities while trying to maintain your thirst, hunger, and sanity, ensuring a new experience every time. Play alone or with up to TEN friends online! Cross-platform multiplayer with Nintendo Switch.

Why similar: Psychedelic 19.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Roguelike 13%, Horror 12.6%, Roguelite 12%

You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Stealth 31.4%, Roguelite 15.1%, First-Person 13.8%, Horror 12.8%, 3D 8.9%

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: Roguelite 22%, Roguelike 21%, Horror 17.2%, Old School 16.2%, Retro 8.2%

Probably the most colorful horror game you've ever played. Hide from moaning disembodied eyeballs while facing existential dread, ambient music, and alternative medicine.

Why similar: Stealth 44.9%, Adventure 27.1%, Horror 15%, Indie 13%

A fast-paced retro-FPS roguelite! As a member of a family of lore-hunting mystics you are summoned to a cursed village, drawn by rumors of a demonic portal. Dark magics have overwhelmed the village, It's up to you to rescue the survivors, grow your powers, and journey forth INTO THE PIT.

Why similar: FPS 16.8%, Roguelike 14.2%, Roguelite 13.6%, Shooter 12%, Old School 8.3%

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, FPS 21.1%, Horror 20.8%, 3D 11.8%, First-Person 10.8%

Fight for survival in the Backrooms. Play with friends in multiplayer or solo against AI bots. Unearth the terrifying monster scorestreak and get ready for an intense experience!

Why similar: FPS 22.4%, Shooter 17.6%, Action 15.1%, 3D 12.1%, First-Person 10.5%

Rogue-like FPS with strong RPG elements set in a 22nd century reality-show parody. Win a fortune or die, but never disappoint your audience. And audience is virtual or real with revolutionary but optional features for streamers and their fans.

Why similar: FPS 20.4%, Procedural Generation 16%, Roguelike 15.4%, Roguelite 14.9%, Horror 10.2%

An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

Why similar: Procedural Generation 23.1%, Surreal 20.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Horror 13.2%, Roguelite 11.7%

A survival horror game where light is scarier than darkness. Use your radar and other tools to stay out of the light, sneak around dangers, explore the quarantined ship, and find a way to escape. But be careful, monsters are hunting you and are aware of your every mistake!

Why similar: Stealth 47.7%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.2%, 3D 6%