- #1 Murky Divers
97% matchVery Positive87% of 5,341 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.1%, Horror 22.2%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Survival Horror 14.7%, First-Person 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the underwater horror theme and the chaotic, task-oriented cooperative gameplay that makes GONE Fishing so engaging.
- #2 Lethal Company
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 511,107 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 29.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Horror 22.2%, Co-op 16.1%, Survival Horror 13.4%, First-Person 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the core loop of performing mundane, dangerous tasks in a hostile environment while avoiding terrifying entities with friends.
- #3 In Silence
96% matchMostly Positive74% of 11,958 reviews2021
Dev: Ravenhood Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Online Co-Op 20.8%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Co-op 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: This asymmetric horror game emphasizes sound and stealth, requiring players to work together to survive against a powerful, hunting entity.
- #4 DREDGE
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 57,198 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Fishing 63.5% ★, Horror 12.5%, Survival Horror 7.8%, Adventure 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive fishing-horror experience, focusing on the unsettling atmosphere of the sea and the dangers lurking beneath the surface.
- #5 Phasmophobia
94% matchVery Positive94% of 840,154 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 51.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Online Co-Op 25.6%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 13.2%, First-Person 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative horror, providing the same high-tension, first-person investigative gameplay found in the seed game.
- #6 Lunch Lady
94% matchVery Positive85% of 13,082 reviews2021
Dev: Manic Mice
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.8%, Horror 21.1%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It forces players to complete specific objectives while being stalked by a supernatural threat, mirroring the 'do your job or die' mechanic.
- #7 FOREWARNED
93% matchVery Positive90% of 6,668 reviews2024
Dev: Dreambyte Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.5%, Horror 20.4%, Co-op 15%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival horror game that tasks players with exploration and objective completion in a dangerous, atmospheric setting.
- #8 Barotrauma
92% matchVery Positive94% of 90,078 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Co-op 30.9%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Horror 20.7%, Survival Horror 19%, Action 5%
Why You'll Like It: A deep-sea cooperative survival game that requires intense teamwork to manage a submarine while facing eldritch horrors in the dark.
- #9 Content Warning
91% matchVery Positive94% of 163,640 reviews2024
Dev: ZorroPub: Evil Landfall?
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.8%, Horror 20.3%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.2%, First-Person 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it focuses on a specific, risky objective that players must complete together while being hunted by monsters.
- #10 Ghost Exile
91% matchVery Positive89% of 4,672 reviews2022
Dev: LostOneTeam
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Ghost Exile - is a cooperative horror from 1 to 4 players: when hunting for ghosts, you need to determine the type of ghost, carry out a ritual of exorcism and then the ghost can no longer harm anyone. Be careful! Hasty conclusions can lead you to a sad outcome.
Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Online Co-Op 23.5%, Co-op 18.3%, Multiplayer 15.5%, First-Person 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep cooperative horror experience centered on identifying and surviving against supernatural entities.
- #11 Inside the Backrooms
90% matchMostly Positive80% of 46,832 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Co-op 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers the same blend of cooperative puzzle-solving and survival horror in a claustrophobic, unsettling environment.
- #12 PANICORE
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 13,019 reviews2024
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Online Co-Op 22%, Co-op 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Multiplayer 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game where players must scavenge and escape, emphasizing the same frantic survival loop as GONE Fishing.
- #13 Nuclear Nightmare
88% matchVery Positive81% of 19,279 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.4%, Horror 17.5%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Co-op 15.1%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative survival horror title that focuses on first-person exploration and evading threats in a dark, atmospheric world.
- #14 DON'T SCREAM TOGETHER
89% matchMixed50% of 2,727 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Cybercherries
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.
Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Online Co-Op 24.3%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Co-op 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: It heightens the tension of cooperative horror by introducing unique mechanics that force players to remain quiet and vigilant.
- #15 DEVOUR
87% matchVery Positive90% of 88,265 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Online Co-Op 24.4%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Survival Horror 11%, Co-op 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity cooperative horror game where players must complete ritualistic tasks to survive, similar to feeding the lake in the seed game.
- #16 The Outlast Trials
86% matchVery Positive92% of 112,483 reviews2024
Dev: Red Barrels
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 35.5 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Co-op 21.3%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Survival Horror 15%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at cooperative survival horror, requiring players to complete objectives while being hunted by terrifying enemies.
- #17 Demonologist
86% matchVery Positive85% of 24,258 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.3%, Horror 18.9%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 15%, Dark 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a highly atmospheric and terrifying cooperative experience that relies on teamwork to survive supernatural encounters.
- #18 Species: Unknown
84% matchVery Positive94% of 11,374 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.1%, Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 13.8%, Multiplayer 12.7%, First-Person 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an atmospheric, first-person cooperative horror experience that focuses on survival and discovery.
- #19 Fishing Grind
85% matchVery Positive86% of 363 reviews2024
Dev: LAGI Games
Windows
Fishing Grind is a first person 1-6 player co-op fishing game with a twist. The place you are fishing may not always be safe...
Why similar: Fishing 35.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Nature 12.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the fishing mechanic while incorporating survival horror elements, making it a direct thematic parallel.
- #20 Emissary Zero
83% matchVery Positive84% of 3,218 reviews2025
Dev: Rone Vine
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.
Why similar: Horror 19.6%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Co-op 13.9%, Survival Horror 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror experience that emphasizes psychological tension and survival against overwhelming odds.
- #21 Frightened
84% matchMixed69% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Entry Studios
Windows
FRIGHTENED is a cooperative horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. Your goal is to destroy the evil with your team and leave. Collect items in the area with your team, find the demon's weak spot and destroy it! But don't you dare get caught.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.6%, Horror 15.1%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Survival Horror 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This cooperative horror game focuses on survival and objective completion, mirroring the tense, team-based gameplay of GONE Fishing.
- #22 MAZEBOUND: Hunt, Gather, Run!
81% matchVery Positive83% of 704 reviews2026
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this survival horror, you're surrounded by sea and a towering gate ahead. Walk into the maze, hunt, gather, and run to survive, alone or with friends. Remember: You're not the only one starving...
Why similar: Co-op 19.5%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Horror 18.1%, Online Co-Op 9.6%, Survival Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and horror elements with a focus on gathering resources while being hunted by monsters.
- #23 Water You Doing?
82% matchMixed60% of 373 reviews2026
Dev: DiSolve Studios
Windows
Your ride is dead, and rough waters lie ahead! Survive aboard a musty boat in a totally chaotic co-op. Collect scrap, patch up leaks, swap your catch for cold brews, and use harpoons to break the laws of physics!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.7%, Fishing 18.5% ★, Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 13.8%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative adventure game that shares the aquatic theme and team-based objective structure of the seed game.
- #24 Depth
82% matchVery Positive88% of 32,954 reviews2014
Dev: Ammobox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 36.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.
Why similar: Horror 18.7%, Co-op 18.7%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An underwater multiplayer game that pits divers against sharks, capturing the aquatic tension and survival elements of the seed game.
- #25 PONE
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 321 reviews2025
Dev: Graggl
Windows
A co-op survival horror game where you and your closest friends must work together to survive in an upside down world crawling with the infected.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20%, Horror 17.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Co-op 11.2%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that emphasizes teamwork and survival in a dangerous, first-person environment.
- #26 NO BACKUP
80% matchMixed68% of 1,056 reviews2026
Dev: Serundeox
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.
Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Multiplayer 14%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on cooperative play to navigate terrifying scenarios and survive.
- #27 Sons Of The Forest
79% matchVery Positive88% of 321,117 reviews2024
Dev: Endnight Games LtdPub: Newnight
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.
Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 17.7%, First-Person 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes cooperative building and resource management while defending against aggressive threats.
- #28 How to Fish
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 72,328 reviews2026
Dev: Dazed Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Why similar: Fishing 36.6% ★, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Co-op 12%, Nature 5.8%
- #29 The Headliners
78% matchVery Positive86% of 10,528 reviews2025
Dev: KAFI
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25%, Horror 18.6%, Co-op 17.3%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Action 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that balances funny, chaotic moments with genuine tension and survival objectives.
- #30 Silent Rain
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 223 reviews2024
Dev: 2Brains&CoffeePub: Seedlers Interactive
Windows
Silent Rain is a challenging and immersive co-op horror game, for 1 to 4 players. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, and gather information while trying to survive the threats lurking in the dark. How many tries will it take you to master your fear?
Why similar: Horror 14.8%, Online Co-Op 14%, Co-op 12.2%, Survival Horror 12%, Multiplayer 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the atmospheric, rainy, and eerie vibe that makes the setting of GONE Fishing so memorable.
- #31 Subnautica
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,795 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Survival Horror 13.4%, First-Person 12.2%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: While single-player, it is the ultimate atmospheric underwater survival game that captures the fear of the deep ocean.
- #32 Voodoo Fishin'
76% matchVery Positive82% of 900 reviews2026
Dev: Lost Arcade
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A creepy-cozy co-op fishing game for 1–6 players with proximity voice chat. Explore a haunted swamp for rare fish, sell your haul by the pound, and try to survive what hunts you in the dark.
Why similar: Fishing 45.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Horror 11.6%, First-Person 8.3%
- #33 Dreadline: Net Quota
77% matchMostly Positive70% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: Mana Brigade
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Dreadline: Net Quota is a chaotic co-op game for up to 6 players set on dangerous seas. Catch fish with different rods or spearfishing, keep your boat afloat as systems fail, and survive unpredictable encounters without drowning as everything falls apart.
Why similar: Fishing 29.2% ★, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Horror 9.1%, Co-op 8.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #34 Backrooms: Escape Together
76% matchVery Positive89% of 49,842 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Horror 18.6%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Survival Horror 12.4%
- #35 Knights End
74% matchVery Positive91% of 348 reviews2026
Dev: Knight Shift Studios
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Work together to survive the night shift in this challenging co-op PvE horror game. Serve your villagers as disgraced knights by evading danger to fulfill their commands in this cursed kingdom. Reclaim your lost honor to earn your place on the watch. How long can you survive?
Why similar: Fishing 29.1% ★, Horror 16.3%, Survival Horror 10%, First-Person 8.6%, Co-op 8%
- #36 Fish Hunters: Most Lethal Fishing Simulator 🐟
75% matchMixed61% of 649 reviews2026
Dev: Pmdk23Pub: Polden Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hunt fish solo or in co-op. Haul them in and take them down with crazy guns. Try out different baits and rods, explore unique locations, and complete your fish collection in the atlas. Or just kick back by the campfire with friends in this wild webfishing adventure 🎣 🐟 💥
Why similar: Fishing 36.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Co-op 11.4%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Nature 8.3%
- #37 Don't Sleep With The Fishes
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 835 reviews2026
Dev: TaikiPub: DopplerGhost
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
How much can you collect before the ship goes under? How will you use what you have? Act fast and make constant choices to escape the sea or become its next victim.
Why similar: Fishing 58.6% ★, Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 11.8%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #38 Backrooms: Extractions
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 824 reviews2025
Dev: Headlight Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Co-op horror for 1 to 6 players. Anyone can try to escape the Backrooms. You are going back in: locate the lost agents, solve the puzzles, film the entities, and hold out until extraction. Everything you carry can be lost. Your ranks, gear and storage are built to last.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.4%, Horror 15.3%, Co-op 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.3%
- #39 The One Fish
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 186 reviews2026
Dev: re:try Pub: re:try
Windows
An online co-op game for 1-6 players where you fish with your friends to feed The One Fish! Catch fish of all shapes, sizes, and whimsical effects to keep up with its ever-growing appetite.
Why similar: Fishing 56.1% ★, Online Co-Op 23.2%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Action 6.9%, 3D 1.7%
- #40 Zort
73% matchVery Positive90% of 14,124 reviews2024
Dev: Londer Software
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.5%, Horror 21.3%, Co-op 18%, First-Person 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%
- #41 Funnel Runners
72% matchVery Positive84% of 3,623 reviews2026
Dev: Supernova Studios LLC
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Trapped in a doomed city, you and up to 7 friends must scavenge parts, fix your van, and escape the brutal tornado that approaches. A first-person co-op survival game with escalating disasters and total environmental destruction.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Online Co-Op 16%, Nature 15.1%, Co-op 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%
- #42 Escape the Backrooms
70% matchVery Positive90% of 166,958 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Why similar: Horror 25%, Online Co-Op 19.2%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Co-op 12.5%, Survival Horror 10%
- #43 Pacify
73% matchVery Positive86% of 42,795 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Online Co-Op 25.2%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Co-op 13.2%, Survival Horror 7.8%
- #44 Forest Escape: Last Train
71% matchVery Positive81% of 598 reviews2026
Dev: Frag Lab, LLCPub: Two Cakes Studio
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Forest Escape: Last Train is a co-op surreal horror game for 1–4 players. Explore bizarre nightmare locations, gather resources, solve the insane Warden's twisted puzzles, and keep your locomotive running as you fight to escape his unhinged world.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.7%, Horror 16.4%, Co-op 14.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Survival Horror 10.7%
- #45 Submerge
71% matchMixed63% of 114 reviews2026
Dev: Neuron Activation
Windows
A deep-sea exploration company sends you and your friends to investigate a research facility that has mysteriously gone silent. Face terrifying events together, survive as a team, and uncover the truth hidden within the depths.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.3%, Horror 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Co-op 12.1%, Survival Horror 11.4%
- #46 Backrooms Rec.
72% matchMixed69% of 2,129 reviews2024
Dev: Liminal Logic
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.2%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 14%, Co-op 10.5%
- #47 Darkwater
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,188 reviews2026
Dev: Targon StudiosPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.6%, Horror 19.1%, Co-op 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Survival Horror 14.9%
- #48 Dark Hours
68% matchVery Positive82% of 4,236 reviews2025
Dev: Piece of Cake studios
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.8%, Horror 17.3%, Co-op 14.5%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Survival Horror 12%
- #49 Occult
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,962 reviews2022
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Occult is a dynamic cooperative game with elements of horror and quest. You are waiting for a variety of opponents, puzzles and endings!
Why similar: Horror 22%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 14.5%, First-Person 7.2%
- #50 Escape Toon Kingdom
66% matchVery Positive74% of 151 reviews2026
Dev: BearfoxBear
Windows
Escape From Toon Kingdom is a 1–4 player co-op horror game. Play as mascots trapped in a dying theme park. Explore. Solve. Suffer. Every attraction holds a secret—and a piece of your escape.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.5%, Horror 20.5%, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Action 8.9%
- #51 MIMESIS
65% matchVery Positive84% of 10,506 reviews2025
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A 4-player online co-op survival horror game. Avoid the contaminated rain, gather scrap and get back to the tram. Monsters that copy your friends' voices and behavior, and many other threats, stand in your way. Gear up and stick together to survive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.7%, Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 21.1%, First-Person 13.2%, Action 9.3%
- #52 Chased by Darkness
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: South Blue Moon
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22%, Horror 20.7%, Co-op 16.4%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Survival Horror 12.9%
- #53 PIT OF GOBLIN
66% matchVery Positive84% of 1,170 reviews2024
Dev: Friendly Foe
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
In this online horror co-op, you play as a scrappy goblin, scavenging dungeons, dodging traps, and fleeing monsters to feed the Goblin King-Queen. Team up with goblin pals, or go rogue, as you dive deep and cause chaos! Fail to feed them, and you might be the next meal!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.2%, Co-op 15%, Horror 14.6%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Survival Horror 12%
- #54 Fishing Planet
67% matchVery Positive87% of 77,695 reviews2017
Dev: Fishing Planet LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 23.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Fishing Planet® is a highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC. Free-to-Play and just a download away!
Why similar: Fishing 68.4% ★, Multiplayer 12.5%, Co-op 6.7%, Online Co-Op 6%, First-Person 3.5%
- #55 Ghost Exorcism INC.
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 5,451 reviews2021
Dev: StudioGoupil
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Exorcism INC is a 1 to 6 player co-op horror game. Track down entities with your detectors, identify them… then carry out the exorcism protocol to send them back to the afterlife before it's too late!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.2%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 11.8%, Dark 9%
- #56 Backrooms Society
67% matchVery Positive81% of 721 reviews2023
Dev: Mikael Bihl
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.5%, Horror 20.5%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Survival Horror 17.7%, First-Person 8.1%
- #57 The Anomaly Project
66% matchVery Positive82% of 651 reviews2024
Dev: Kekdot
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your goal is simple, spot anomalies to escape. Play alone or together with up to 8 players in online co-op. Make the right decisions to advance to the next level, or risk being reset to the beginning!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.7%, Horror 17.9%, Co-op 17%, Multiplayer 14.8%, First-Person 9.2%
- #58 Sign of Silence
69% matchMixed52% of 2,379 reviews2020
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Sign of Silence is a 4-player cooperative horror game set in dreadful outskirts of Danwille town. Whether you will escape the place or stay here forever depends on cautious and coordinated actions of the whole team!
Why similar: Horror 22.7%, Co-op 20.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Dark 6.9%
- #59 Death Swap: End As One
68% matchMixed63% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: Geeky Gecko Games
Windows
Death Swap is a first person online co-op horror game where you are stuck in a secret science facility with a horrific monster! Work as a team to save each other by swapping positions with the creature. Communicate with one another to solve tasks in order to survive and escape the science facility!
Why similar: Horror 20.2%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Co-op 14.4%
