- #1 Barotrauma
97% matchVery Positive94% of 87,309 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 55.3 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 33.6%, Multiplayer 21%, Horror 18.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%, 2D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense sub-oceanic survival, physics-based mechanics, and claustrophobic horror in a sci-fi setting.
- #2 CARRION
96% matchVery Positive95% of 31,648 reviews2020
Dev: Phobia Game StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Physics 21.8%, Puzzle 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Action 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror game that shares the dark, sci-fi aesthetic and focuses on fluid, physics-based movement through confined spaces.
- #3 GTFO
96% matchVery Positive84% of 66,048 reviews2021
Dev: 10 Chambers
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
Why similar: Co-op 27.1%, Shooter 26.3%, Horror 22.9%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Action 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the high-stakes, team-based tension and terrifying atmosphere of exploring dangerous, dark facilities.
- #4 We Need To Go Deeper
95% matchVery Positive86% of 6,034 reviews2019
Dev: Deli Interactive LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DIVE. DISCOVER. DIE. Crew a submarine with friends in We Need To Go Deeper - a 2-4-player cooperative submarine roguelike set in a Verne-inspired undersea universe.
Why similar: Co-op 32.3%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Exploration 11.2%, 2D 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D co-op game centered on deep-sea exploration and survival against Lovecraftian horrors.
- #5 Anoxemia
94% matchMixed63% of 436 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Physics 30.7%, Dark 18.6%, Action-Adventure 11.8%, Puzzle 10.9%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric 2D underwater exploration game that emphasizes physics and puzzle-solving in a dark, alien environment.
- #6 EMPTY SHELL
93% matchVery Positive88% of 822 reviews2023
Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Shooter 28.7%, Horror 21%, Action-Adventure 17.3%, Dark 13.3%, Sci-fi 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, top-down 2D action game that emphasizes resource management and survival in a hostile facility.
- #7 Alien Breed: Impact
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,888 reviews2010
Dev: Team17 Software Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
Why similar: Aliens 34.6%, Shooter 22%, Co-op 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.5%, Action 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down 2D shooter that directly channels the classic sci-fi alien horror aesthetic.
- #8 Feed the Deep
92% matchVery Positive89% of 478 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Physics 23.9%, Dark 19.3%, Horror 15.4%, Exploration 10.7%, Action-Adventure 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A roguelite focused on deep-sea exploration and the constant threat of the unknown lurking in the dark.
- #9 Aliens: Fireteam Elite
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 26,751 reviews2021
Dev: Cold Iron Studios
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Aliens 30.9%, Co-op 18%, Shooter 17.6%, Horror 11.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the frantic, squad-based combat against alien swarms that defines the action side of the seed game.
- #10 SOMA
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,536 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Horror 21.7%, Dark 20.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Mystery 12.7%, Puzzle 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a masterful sci-fi horror experience set in a deep-sea research facility with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere.
- #11 Aliens: Dark Descent
90% matchVery Positive88% of 18,240 reviews2023
Dev: Tindalos InteractivePub: Focus Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Drop into the gripping journey of Aliens: Dark Descent, a squad-based, single-player action game in the iconic Alien franchise. Lead your soldiers in real-time to stop a new and terrifying kind of Xenomorph outbreak on Planet Lethe.
Why similar: Aliens 34.5%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Dark 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical, atmospheric game that emphasizes the dread of managing a team in a sci-fi horror setting.
- #12 Black Mesa
89% matchVery Positive95% of 142,958 reviews2020
Dev: Crowbar Collective
Windows · Linux
Median: 8.3 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Relive Half-Life.
Why similar: Aliens 32.5%, Shooter 19.9%, Sci-fi 17%, Horror 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A faithful remake of the game that heavily inspired the facility-based sci-fi action of Hidden Deep.
- #13 Dead Space
89% matchVery Positive91% of 66,077 reviews2023
Dev: MotivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Why similar: Aliens 21.7%, Horror 21%, Shooter 16.6%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Dark 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential sci-fi horror experience that mirrors the claustrophobic facility exploration found in Hidden Deep.
- #14 SIGNALIS
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,977 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Sci-fi 20.2%, Dark 20.1%, Mystery 19.1%, Shooter 13.5%, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game with a strong focus on atmosphere, resource management, and unsettling environments.
- #15 Noita
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 87,339 reviews2020
Dev: Nolla Games
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 29.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
Why similar: Physics 44.7%, 2D Platformer 24.2%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, 2D 9.5%, Action 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D game featuring highly interactive physics and dangerous, procedurally generated subterranean exploration.
- #16 Deep Rock Galactic
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 377,011 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 76.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 28.9%, Shooter 20.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Dark 12.5%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mining and exploration in dangerous subterranean environments with a strong emphasis on co-op play.
- #17 ROUTINE
85% matchVery Positive92% of 7,448 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Aliens 23.9%, Thriller 20.2%, Dark 14.6%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game set in an abandoned lunar base that prioritizes atmospheric tension and exploration.
- #18 Subnautica
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 373,268 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.6 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: Aliens 27.9%, Horror 26%, Exploration 14.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Multiplayer 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the isolation and terror of exploring an alien underwater world filled with massive, hostile creatures.
- #19 Subterror
84% matchVery Positive90% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Team Monumental
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Horror 28.5%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Co-op 20%, Action-Adventure 16.5%, Action 9%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror game that focuses on the tension of exploring dark, subterranean environments.
- #20 Starbound
84% matchVery Positive90% of 123,040 reviews2016
Dev: Chucklefish
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 17.1 hrsMean: 64.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
Why similar: Co-op 28.8%, Multiplayer 23.6%, Exploration 16.2%, Sci-fi 12.5%, 2D 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sci-fi game that offers extensive exploration, mining, and survival mechanics in alien environments.
- #21 SCP: 5K
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 14,935 reviews2022
Dev: Affray InteractivePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 31.1%, Shooter 24.7%, Horror 18.9%, Multiplayer 16%, Action 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that leans into the horror and mystery of exploring clandestine, high-tech facilities.
- #22 Darkwater
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,147 reviews2026
Dev: Targon StudiosPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Co-op 23.1%, Horror 20.7%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Action-Adventure 14.2%, Sci-fi 13.4%
Why You'll Like It: A submarine-based horror game that emphasizes the dangers of deep-sea exploration and multiplayer survival.
- #23 Antarctica 88
82% matchVery Positive86% of 273 reviews2020
Dev: Euphoria Games
Windows
Uncover the chilling secrets beneath the Antarctic ice in this survival horror FPS. Shoot unimaginable creatures, solve cryptic puzzles, and fight for your life in the frozen wastelands.
Why similar: Aliens 18.6%, Dark 16.9%, Horror 15.5%, Shooter 12.6%, Puzzle 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-puzzle game set in a dark, isolated research facility that emphasizes survival and mystery.
- #24 EXOME
82% matchVery Positive80% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: RudeFrog Studios
Windows
EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration. Battle hordes of aliens, upgrade your arsenal, and uncover the hidden truths of the deep forest. Will you face it alone or bring your friends along?
Why similar: Aliens 21.5%, Shooter 18.8%, Horror 13.6%, Mystery 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi exploration game that features difficult PVE combat in a harsh, alien environment.
- #25 Species: Unknown
77% matchVery Positive95% of 9,385 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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: Aliens 34.1%, Horror 18.2%, Shooter 14.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%
- #26 Amnesia: The Bunker
78% matchVery Positive93% of 11,937 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Horror 36.4%, Action-Adventure 26.8%, Exploration 18.9%, Action 12%, Singleplayer 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a claustrophobic, resource-limited horror experience where the environment itself is a constant threat.
- #27 The Last Stand: Aftermath
79% matchVery Positive81% of 6,642 reviews2021
Dev: Con Artist GamesPub: Armor Games Studios
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
Why similar: Shooter 50.6%, Dark 30.4%, Action 12.3%, Singleplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival game that requires careful exploration and resource management in a hostile world.
- #28 Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,938 reviews2009
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
Why similar: Horror 55.2%, Dark 19.4%, Puzzle 13.3%, Action 6.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy horror game that focuses on environmental puzzles and surviving in a dark, underground facility.
- #29 The Swapper
80% matchVery Positive94% of 7,549 reviews2013
Dev: Olli Harjola, Otto Hantula, Tom Jubert, Carlo CastellanoPub: Facepalm Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.6%, Sci-fi 37.6%, Mystery 8.5%, 2D 5.3%, Exploration 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D atmospheric sci-fi platformer that uses physics and cloning mechanics to navigate a desolate space station.
- #30 Project Silverfish
76% matchVery Positive94% of 3,017 reviews2025
Dev: Siris Pendrake
Windows
Median: 10.1 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Why similar: Shooter 21.9%, Dark 18.4%, Horror 16.1%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%
- #31 Murky Divers
77% matchVery Positive88% of 5,254 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Horror 25.3%, Multiplayer 21.8%, Sci-fi 14%, Exploration 13.1%, Mystery 12.6%
- #32 Risk of Rain (2013)
79% matchVery Positive93% of 29,814 reviews2013
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
Why similar: Co-op 42.2%, Action 20.3%, Multiplayer 20.3%, 2D 13.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D sci-fi action platformer that emphasizes exploration and survival against overwhelming alien odds.
- #33 KLETKA
75% matchVery Positive91% of 7,409 reviews2026
Dev: Callback
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Co-op 25.5%, Horror 20.7%, Dark 15.1%, Action-Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 12.8%
- #34 Caveblazers
78% matchVery Positive85% of 4,513 reviews2017
Dev: Deadpan GamesPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Caveblazers is a challenging and brutal roguelike platformer. Journey into a mysterious cave, fighting orcs and goblins with an abundance of weapons and magical items! Make friends along the way, then watch in despair as they are crushed in to a bloody pulp under a troll's fist.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 44.8%, Co-op 30.3%, 2D 11%, Action 9.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that emphasizes exploration and brutal combat in dangerous, procedurally generated caves.
- #35 Nuclear Nightmare
74% matchVery Positive81% of 18,433 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: Aliens 23.2%, Co-op 21.3%, Horror 19.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #36 Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
74% matchMixed61% of 13,987 reviews2026
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Co-op 20.9%, Shooter 17.7%, Dark 14.6%, Horror 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.4%
- #37 Whisper Mountain Outbreak
73% matchVery Positive85% of 2,465 reviews2025
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Horror 30.6%, Co-op 24.6%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Puzzle 14.9%, Exploration 13.7%
- #38 Hazard Levels
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Enter unstable rifts, survive otherworldly creatures, and grab bizarre ingredients to fuel a secret brewery hidden beneath a British pub. Hazard Levels is a 1–4 player physics-driven co-op survival horror where the deeper you go, the stranger it gets. Just make it back before last orders.
Why similar: Physics 36.2%, Horror 23.5%, Multiplayer 20.8%, Exploration 15.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #39 Aliens vs. Predator™
75% matchVery Positive91% of 21,251 reviews2010
Dev: RebellionPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Why similar: Aliens 35.4%, Shooter 13.2%, Horror 12.6%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%
- #40 Section 13
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 893 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Dark 32.5%, Shooter 29.4%, Co-op 26.2%, Action 8%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #41 SurvHive
76% matchMixed62% of 84 reviews2016
Dev: Rocking Hamster
Windows
Inspired by "The Thing", SurvHive is an asymmetric sci-fi horror multiplayer FPS in which the only one you can trust is yourself, as alien shape-shifters lie in wait. Will humans be able to eradicate the alien menace? Will the infection spread instead? Welcome to their Hive...
Why similar: Horror 38.7%, Multiplayer 33.6%, Action 27.6%
- #42 No More Room in Hell 2
72% matchMixed49% of 21,105 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.
Why similar: Co-op 24%, Shooter 20.8%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 14%
- #43 Subnautica 2
67% matchVery Positive91% of 118,544 reviews2026
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.
Why similar: Co-op 25.9%, Horror 23.6%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Exploration 14%, Sci-fi 10%
- #44 Depths of Sanity
71% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Mystery 25.8%, Dark 24.2%, Exploration 18.5%, Action-Adventure 17%, 2D 10.1%
- #45 Intravenous
71% matchVery Positive90% of 5,485 reviews2021
Dev: Explosive Squat GamesPub: HypeTrain Digital
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Teeth-clenching stealth, followed by tactical hardcore gunplay for those not looking for a quiet way in. Intravenous redefines challenging stealth-action and will keep you on the edge of your seat!
Why similar: Shooter 54.2%, Action 19.8%, 2D 18.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #46 Retchid
71% matchVery Positive84% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: From Beneath SoftwarePub: Perp Games
Windows
You are a TEC Engineer from Earth ordered to retrieve and return sensitive data from the TEC Mining Facility on Titan. On arrival, you discover that the facility has been invaded by beings from another realm. Contend with these abominations as you complete your mission and escape Titan.
Why similar: Shooter 27%, Horror 18.8%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Puzzle 14.7%, Exploration 13.4%
- #47 ZERO PROTOCOL
70% matchVery Positive84% of 604 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Shooter 21.8%, Mystery 20.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Horror 13.5%, Puzzle 13.4%
- #48 Deep Space Classic
73% matchMixed59% of 107 reviews2018
Dev: Bondo Games
Windows
An alien force is threatening to destroy the stability of the galaxy! Play as an unknown creature or a Spacefleet Officer in this Online Sci-Fi Horror!
Why similar: Multiplayer 51.1%, Action 27.9%, Horror 21%
- #49 Paint the Town Red
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,085 reviews2021
Dev: South East Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Paint the Town Red is a chaotic first person melee combat game set in different locations and time periods. The voxel-based enemies can be punched, bashed, kicked, stabbed and sliced completely dynamically using almost anything that isn't nailed down.
Why similar: Physics 37.6%, Multiplayer 26.1%, Co-op 20.2%, Action 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #50 VOID CRAWLER
69% matchVery Positive89% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Ricardo Pratas
Windows
Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.
Why similar: Mining 22.3% ★, Aliens 19.6%, Thriller 18.4%, Horror 10.8%, Dark 9.9%
- #51 Dead Space™ 3
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 14,552 reviews2020
Dev: Visceral GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
Why similar: Horror 17%, Co-op 16%, Shooter 15.7%, Thriller 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.8%
- #52 Ex Vitro
68% matchVery Positive94% of 149 reviews2024
Dev: Evolver Dynamics
Windows
EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 28.6%, Horror 18.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Dark 12.1%
- #53 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,620 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Aliens 32%, Horror 21.1%, Sci-fi 18.1%, Puzzle 15%, Exploration 11.5%
- #54 Dome Keeper
67% matchVery Positive92% of 21,423 reviews2022
Dev: BippinbitsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
Why similar: Physics 33.1%, Sci-fi 25.1%, Exploration 13.6%, Action 12.7%, 2D 9.3%
- #55 Underwater
70% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
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: Mystery 28.2%, Physics 20.5%, Dark 20.3%, Puzzle 13.1%, Exploration 9.4%
- #56 Death in the Water 2
68% matchVery Positive83% of 1,803 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.
Why similar: Shooter 42.1%, Horror 31.1%, Multiplayer 18%, Action 8.9%
- #57 CRUSH DEPTH
66% matchVery Positive98% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.
Why similar: Horror 23.2%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Exploration 13.7%
- #58 Axiom Verge
69% matchVery Positive90% of 6,527 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas Happ Games LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.1%, 2D 14.9%, Action 14%, Aliens 13.6%, Exploration 12.9%
- #59 Gloomwood
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,190 reviews2022
Dev: Dillon RogersPub: New Blood Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Shooter 23.1%, Physics 20.9%, Dark 19.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Exploration 12.8%
- #60 Death In Abyss
65% matchVery Positive82% of 142 reviews2025
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can only get worse.
Why similar: Shooter 23.1%, Dark 18.8%, Horror 18.4%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Mystery 14.8%