Games Like GTFO

SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!

Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, FPS 18.1%, Horror 13.5%, Tactical 12.8%, Shooter 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is one of the closest matches on Steam: a co-op tactical horror FPS built around coordinated room-clearing, oppressive facilities, and very lethal encounters.

Become an elite SWAT commander and bring order to a city overwhelmed by chaos and corruption.

Why similar: FPS 19.9%, Tactical 16.9%, Co-op 14.5%, Shooter 11.2%, Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same slow, punishing first-person teamwork where careful angles, planning, and clean execution matter more than raw firepower.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, FPS 18.9%, Team-Based 13.1%, Shooter 10.2%, Stealth 8%

Why You'll Like It: Like GTFO, it emphasizes squad communication, stealthy setup, gadgets, and controlled PvE engagements against terrifying non-human threats.

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Co-op 12.7%, Survival Horror 12.7%, FPS 11.4%, Zombies 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its harsh co-op survival-horror structure, scarce resources, and constant threat of a run spiraling out of control fit the GTFO crowd well.

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: Co-op 21.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 17.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Stealth 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Even without the gunplay focus, it nails GTFO's co-op dread, objective-based missions, fragility, and reliance on staying coordinated under pressure.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Zombies 19.7%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 13.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is another brutally unforgiving co-op horror shooter where communication, positioning, and conserving supplies are key to survival.

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

Why similar: Co-op 25.9%, Horror 21.8%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Stealth 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person co-op stealth horror game captures a very similar rhythm of scouting, avoiding overwhelming enemies, and surviving through teamwork.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Co-op 19.6%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Survival Horror 13.9%, Shooter 12.6%, Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its mission-based co-op structure, claustrophobic sci-fi horror, and pressure-heavy squad combat make it a strong action-leaning alternative.

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 26.8%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Horror 13.8%, Difficult 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though not an FPS, its oppressive mission structure, role-based co-op, and disaster-prone survival gameplay scratch a very similar teamwork-heavy horror itch.

Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.8%, Zombies 13.3%, FPS 12.2%, Co-op 10.5%, Multiplayer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers modern co-op horror shooting with teamwork, special enemy management, and enough difficulty spikes to reward organized play.

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.3%, Horror 18.1%, Co-op 17.3%, Survival Horror 16.8%, First-Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures GTFO's tense expedition feel with voice-chat teamwork, dangerous environments, shared objectives, and sudden catastrophic failures.

Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.

Why similar: FPS 15.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Horror 10.7%, Zombies 10.5%, Gore 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: More horde-focused than GTFO, but its oppressive atmosphere, brutal difficulty, and heavy dependence on team cohesion are a strong fit.

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24%, FPS 18.7%, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Shooter 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: This dark co-op sci-fi horror shooter delivers hostile corridors, grotesque enemies, and a more combat-forward version of GTFO's atmosphere.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 13%, FPS 10.2%, Survival Horror 10%, Co-op 9.7%, Team-Based 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a faster and louder pick, yet it still delivers intense squad survival against monstrous enemies in tight spaces.

World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.7%, Zombies 17%, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 11%, Shooter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its class synergy, swarm control, and high-pressure co-op PvE missions make it a good option if you want a more action-heavy follow-up.

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: Online Co-Op 33.3%, Horror 28.5%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 15%, First-Person 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of GTFO is the fear, comms, and vulnerability, this is one of Steam's best co-op tension generators.

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 29.5%, FPS 23.4%, Shooter 14%, PvE 10.6%, Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is less horror-focused, but the dark cave expeditions, class synergy, and mission-based co-op create a surprisingly similar team dynamic.

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

Why similar: Zombies 21.2%, Co-op 15.1%, FPS 13.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic co-op horror FPS that still excels at forcing squads to stick together and survive overwhelming enemy pressure.

An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

Why similar: Co-op 17.1%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, FPS 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Zombies 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is more wave-based, but the mix of co-op FPS action and horror ambience makes it an easy recommendation for GTFO players.

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: Online Co-Op 23.3%, Horror 21.6%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Co-op 13.9%, Survival Horror 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: It trades combat for navigation and dread, but its hostile spaces and dependence on staying together map well to GTFO's tension.

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: Online Co-Op 27.3%, Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Co-op 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Short-session co-op horror built around communication, task completion, and surviving escalating threats makes it a solid lower-ranked match.

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: Online Co-Op 23.8%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Co-op 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its focus on sound, hiding, and working together under a relentless threat fits the nerve-wracking side of GTFO well.

NOW AVAILABLE! When the Earth falls to an extra-terrestrial invasion, humanity becomes an endangered species. Earthfall is a four-player cooperative shooter that challenges players to survive hordes of ruthless alien drones and their inscrutable masters.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.5%, FPS 18.1%, Co-op 17.4%, Shooter 8.7%, Gore 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a co-op sci-fi FPS with alien-infested missions, defensive setups, and steady pressure that rewards sticking close as a team.

Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.

Why similar: Horror 15.2%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Survival Horror 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is more chaotic and PvP-tinged, but the SCP facility setting, team roles, and high lethality overlap with GTFO's atmosphere.

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 27.9%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Horror 16.7%, First-Person 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its cave exploration, scarce supplies, and terrifying co-op encounters echo GTFO's expedition tension from a survival-horror angle.

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 27%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Horror 17.9%, Co-op 17.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Objective-driven co-op horror with gear, scouting, and improvisation gives it a similar team-dependent survival feel.

You are a Bigfoot hunter with an important mission: to put an end to rumours once and for all and prove to yourself that Bigfoot is not just a myth or an invention of the mind...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Co-op 13.4%, Horror 12%, FPS 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Tracking a deadly predator with limited information gives it a tense, first-person co-op survival feel that GTFO fans may appreciate.

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 21.7%, Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Stealth 11.9%, FPS 11.6%

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16.9%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Zombies 11.8%, FPS 11.1%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person co-op survival-horror game captures the same feeling that the environment can turn lethal fast if the team loses control.

Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

Why similar: Zombies 17.4%, FPS 15.6%, Co-op 15.5%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its slower, harsher survival-horror pacing and limited resources make it feel closer to GTFO than most zombie shooters do.

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%, Co-op 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Team-Based 12.1%, Horror 11.8%

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Why similar: Co-op 19.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, FPS 15.5%, Stealth 12.5%, Team-Based 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Not a horror game, but its stealth-to-firefight pacing, objective coordination, and punishing co-op runs make it a natural crossover pick.

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 11.1%, FPS 11%, Team-Based 10.6%, Difficult 8.8%, Survival Horror 8.7%

Insurgency: Sandstorm is a hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat and ruthless intensity. Every bullet count, every step matters, and teamwork is your only path to survival in the brutality of modern warfare.

Why similar: FPS 24.5%, Shooter 13%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Tactical 11%, Multiplayer 9.9%

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 28.4%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Co-op 16.6%, Horror 14.4%, Multiplayer 7.5%

It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.

Why similar: FPS 16.5%, Co-op 14.7%, Zombies 10.8%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Shooter 9.5%

Escape room meets co-op survival horror. The year is 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mount Bisik. Alone or with up to 4 players, you must explore, find clues, figure out a way to escape...and survive the horror.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.8%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Zombies 12.1%, Horror 11.4%, Tactical 11.4%

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: Online Co-Op 25.9%, Horror 19.9%, Co-op 18.8%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Team-Based 6.5%

Deadzone: Rogue is a roguelite FPS set in space. Blast through swarms of hostile machines, combine powerful augments and elements to forge your build, and grow stronger with each run — solo or in co-op.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.9%, FPS 20.7%, Horror 12%, Zombies 11.6%, Shooter 11.1%

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 25.7%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Horror 16.9%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 15.8%

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: Online Co-Op 19%, Horror 16.9%, FPS 16.4%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%

6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!

Why similar: FPS 17.1%, Co-op 15.2%, Zombies 12.3%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Horror 8%

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: Online Co-Op 31%, Horror 23.5%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Co-op 14.9%, Survival Horror 10.4%

Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.

Why similar: FPS 15.9%, Tactical 14.3%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Shooter 12.1%, Co-op 11.8%

CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

Why similar: Horror 20.1%, Stealth 18.2%, PvE 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Co-op 9.9%

UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.2%, Stealth 15.3%, FPS 14.4%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.1%

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: Online Co-Op 32.8%, Horror 23.6%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Co-op 9.4%, Stealth 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: Online Co-Op 31.2%, Co-op 25.4%, Horror 19.3%, PvE 9.5%, First-Person 7.2%

Contain is a Tactical Co-Op FPS game. Form your squad of four players to fight against the anomalies. Try to "Contain" them where the line between ordinary and extraordinary is blurred.

Why similar: FPS 18.2%, Team-Based 12.1%, Shooter 11.2%, Co-op 11.1%, Tactical 9.3%

Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.

Why similar: FPS 12.1%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Team-Based 9.8%

Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.2%, FPS 18.7%, Tactical 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Horror 11.2%

Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.9%, Horror 18.1%, Stealth 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Co-op 12.5%

Survive the world's deadliest psychopaths. Experience a unique 2-player co-op experience that puts your teamwork and communication to the test. Complete your duties alone or with a partner in a prison like no other.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Survival Horror 19.7%, Co-op 17.6%, Horror 15.8%, PvE 8%

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 25.8%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Co-op 17.6%, Horror 14.7%, Multiplayer 12%

DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: ROGUE CORE is a 1-4 player co-op FPS action roguelite featuring sci-fi dwarves, alien horrors and procedurally-generated caves. Join the elite dwarven Reclaimers and fight through perilous mining facilities infested with deadly Corespawn. For Rock and Stone!

Why similar: FPS 18.2%, Co-op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Horror 9.8%, Shooter 9.7%

An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21%, Co-op 14.9%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.4%, Difficult 12.3%

Go through deadly rooms of multi-storey building. Team up with other players and make your way through traps with a friendly team (CO-OP)! Or take a weapon and kill them all in the PvP game mode!

Why similar: Co-op 26.3%, Gore 19.6%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Violent 10.6%

S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?

Why similar: Co-op 20.2%, FPS 19.7%, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Gore 8.3%

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 22.2%, Horror 15.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Generation Zero is a stealth-action shooter where you wage guerilla warfare against lethal mechanical enemies. Explore a vast open world map inspired by the Swedish Cold War era, take part in the resistance alone or with up to three friends in seamless co-op.

Why similar: FPS 17.9%, Co-op 17.6%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 12.1%, Shooter 11.5%