Games Like Liquidators

Chornobyl Liquidators is not a fantastic tale of exploring the Zone. It's a story about real people facing a real threat — the CNPP disaster. Invisible radiation, KGB, difficult moral choices... Do you have enough courage and strength to take on this challenge?

Why similar: Cold War 29.6% ★, 1980s 14.6%, Historical 13.6%, Survival 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the direct historical focus on the 1986 disaster and the high-stakes mission of the plant workers.

Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

Why similar: Nonlinear 18.5%, Survival 17.8%, Horror 14%, Realistic 10.8%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deep survival RPG that perfectly captures the atmosphere and radioactive dread of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Bright Lights of Svetlov is a short, story-focused first person quest about a Soviet family facing harsh trials. Set in a fictional provincial town, it carefuly recreates the atmosphere and vibe of mid 1980s.

Why similar: 1980s 35.3%, First-Person 12.3%, Realistic 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Exploration 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A short, narrative-driven experience that captures the authentic 1980s Soviet domestic atmosphere.

After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

Why similar: Thriller 30.7%, Horror 13.7%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 11.2%, Realistic 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure set in post-Soviet Eastern Europe that explores mystery and psychological trauma.

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

Why similar: Surreal 29.6%, Choices Matter 20%, Survival 19.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An oppressive, surreal, and high-stakes survival game that mirrors the intense pressure and atmospheric weight found in Liquidators.

Trapped in the depths of a frozen Soviet bunker, geophysicist Anna must survive deadly cold, horrifying abominations, and the trauma of a buried past. A third-person survival horror blending psychological storytelling with hand-drawn static cameras.

Why similar: Cold War 40.5% ★, 1980s 13%, Stylized 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cold-war era survival horror game that emphasizes resource management and psychological tension.

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Thriller 24%, Historical 16.4%, Horror 15.6%, Realistic 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tense psychological horror game that excels at building atmospheric dread in a confined, historical setting.

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.

Why similar: Surreal 27.7%, Horror 25.6%, First-Person 18.6%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that directly utilizes the Chernobyl setting to create a surreal and unsettling experience.

Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Why similar: Cold War 32.9% ★, 1980s 20.3%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the bleak atmosphere of life under a totalitarian regime with a focus on narrative and choices.

In Fear I Trust is a critically acclaimed first-person horror adventure. Explore eerie locations, solve puzzles and unravel the dark truth behind a secret soviet experiment in this story-driven psychological thriller.

Why similar: Cold War 26.8% ★, Thriller 17.4%, 1980s 14.1%, Horror 9.8%, Realistic 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that uses a unique visual style to explore trauma and mystery in a Soviet-inspired environment.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Atmospheric 65.8%, Adventure 19.3%, Singleplayer 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-tech psychological horror game that masterfully builds dread through its unique aesthetic and atmosphere.

Chernobyl Simulator puts you in the control room of the most infamous nuclear power plant in history. Step into the shoes of a reactor operator, where every switch, gauge, and decision matters. Experience the pressure, responsibility, and unforgiving complexity of Soviet-era nuclear operations.

Why similar: Historical 27.5%, 1980s 25.6%, Realistic 15.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the management and realistic simulation aspects of the historical disaster.

Developed by Phantomery Interactive, 1953 – KGB Unleashed is a tense and atmospheric First Person Adventure set deep within the bowels of a Soviet bunker during the Cold War. Players must uncover the dark and horrifc secrets buried within, fighting their own paranoia along the way as well as the possibility of all-too-real terrors within...

Why similar: Cold War 45.2% ★, Historical 18.2%, Horror 12.5%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person adventure that leans into the paranoia and dark history of the Cold War era.

Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?

Why similar: Surreal 22.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.4%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, first-person horror game set in a Soviet-era apartment block that emphasizes psychological unease.

A short one-room-horror which takes place on a livestock train in a dystopian Soviet state

Why similar: Cold War 37% ★, 1980s 19.5%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 8.3%, Simulation 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that utilizes a dystopian, Soviet-inspired backdrop to create a sense of unease.

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

Why similar: Horror 32.1%, Atmospheric 17.7%, First-Person 14.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic, high-stakes horror experience that relies on atmosphere and limited visibility to build intense terror.

"Chernobyl: Origins" - is a quest game with psychological horror elements. You have to solve a lot of puzzles to find out the terrible secret of the catastrophe at the nuclear power plant. The game will take you to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

Why similar: 1980s 31.7%, Historical 19.2%, Survival 17.1%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that focuses on the immediate aftermath and the struggle for survival in the exclusion zone.

Nuclear Reactor Simulator: Take Control. Prevent Disaster. Power the World.

Why similar: Realistic 37.8%, First-Person 23.8%, Simulation 19.2%, 3D 13.4%, Singleplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, experimental simulation that focuses on the technical and atmospheric aspects of nuclear environments.

You are survived pilot of fallen helicopter. Your mission is simple: go to evacuation point. But can you do it and not die?

Why similar: Realistic 27.6%, Adventure 22%, First-Person 20.2%, Atmospheric 14.5%, 3D 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused title that explores the dangers and mysteries of the Chernobyl site.

You're working overtime again in your dead-end job, whilst your boss is on vacation. However, strange things are happening throughout the office. Complete your daily work tasks, explore your office, report any anomalies you may find, and you may just find yourself getting a promotion...

Why similar: 1980s 22.1%, Surreal 17%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Realistic 9.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends mystery and atmospheric exploration in a high-stakes setting.

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Surreal 17.9%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric walking simulator that excels at building a sense of impending doom.

You are the liquidator survived the samosbor in block G-326 of the endless Gigakhrushchyovka. You have to find out what happened in this block, evacuate the residents and find a way out for yourself. But is everything as simple as it seems at first glance?

Why similar: Survival 23.4%, Horror 19%, Realistic 15.1%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Exploration 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that emphasizes atmospheric storytelling in a post-apocalyptic world.

Voice of Chernobyl is a Multiplayer First-Person Survival and Shooter set in the European world, with different variety of maps, weapons, items and more to create distinctive and bizarre adventures, until you either stand victorious or achieve what you desire.

Why similar: Survival 30%, Realistic 25.8%, First-Person 18.6%, Atmospheric 13.7%, 3D 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused title that captures the harsh reality of navigating the exclusion zone.

Zoochosis is a bodycam horror simulation game. You’re a zookeeper. Identify infected mutant animals, make a vaccine and cure them. Will you save all of them and survive?

Why similar: Nonlinear 15.7%, Thriller 15.5%, Realistic 15%, Horror 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A realistic, dark horror game that focuses on atmospheric tension and survival mechanics.

Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?

Why similar: 1980s 21.3%, Surreal 14%, Horror 13.5%, Stylized 12.6%, Simulation 8.3%

As a moustached soviet nuclear missile operator, you’re the last frontier of your motherland’s defense. Survive a freezing Siberian winter, untangle nasty bear intrigues and adapt to always changing environment in this cold war simulator.

Why similar: Cold War 44.6% ★, Nonlinear 17.9%, Survival 12.3%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that captures the technical and stressful nature of Soviet-era rocket technology.

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Thriller 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Realistic 11.7%, Horror 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%

The player will take the role of a liquidator destroying the consequences of Samosbor in the narrow corridors of Gigakhrushchevka.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.2%, Horror 27.9%, Adventure 23.2%, First-Person 18.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, indie horror title that uses gore and atmosphere to create a disturbing, nonlinear experience.

Frigore takes place in 1995 on a post winter Soviet nation. An indie survival horror game now revamped.

Why similar: Cold War 38% ★, Survival 15.3%, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that emphasizes isolation and the struggle against a hostile environment.

"LIQUIDATOR" will shed light on the true state of events.

Why similar: First-Person 33%, Exploration 31.7%, Adventure 20%, Singleplayer 11.6%, 3D 3.7%

Investigate a dark mystery aboard the RMS Titanic before the final night becomes a fight for survival. Explore, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and make impossible choices as history’s most famous ship sinks beneath the Atlantic.

Why similar: Historical 25.7%, Survival 16.4%, First-Person 9.1%, Thriller 8.7%, Realistic 8%

You are some small-time journalists, exploited by your boss. When an abandoned Cold War-era shelter is discovered, your boss sends you there to do the story of a lifetime. Only you two will know what awaits you in there...

Why similar: Cold War 44% ★, Realistic 12.3%, Thriller 11.8%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.7%

This is a retro horror game about the war in Ukraine and brutalist architecture in Eastern Europe

Why similar: Thriller 21.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Horror 13.6%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.7%

Forgotten Polish town, Incident at a soviet military base and hellish monsters... This is a horror investigation story... Will you stop the relentless fight, or give into it?

Why similar: Cold War 45.9% ★, 1980s 16.6%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 7.9%

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Survival 26.6%, First-Person 22.7%, Adventure 13.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Exploration 9.3%

1986. Chernobyl disaster. The story that you will see in the game resembles a delusional dream of a man exhausted by radiation. But whether it is nonsense or the nightmarish reality of the Soviet era – you decide.

Why similar: Multiple Endings 55.7%, Atmospheric 34.8%, Singleplayer 9.5%

Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.

Why similar: 1980s 27.6%, Survival 16.1%, Horror 13.5%, Realistic 12%, First-Person 9.8%

A co-op RBMK reactor simulator, with a detailed control room, realistic physics and authentic sound design

Why similar: 1980s 40.8%, Simulation 27%, First-Person 19.2%, 3D 13.1%

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Thriller 21.9%, Perma Death 17.9%, Horror 15.7%, Realistic 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

A challenging arcade simulator of transporting dangerous cargo on heavy trucks along a complex and unpredictable route. A short but extendable adventure.

Why similar: Thriller 27.6%, Perma Death 17.2%, Stylized 15%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Simulation 9.3%

You were on the brink of becoming homeless, but that's when you found a sewer job application, you got accepted. What seemed like a chill work at first turned quickly in to an unsettling experience.

Why similar: Thriller 23.9%, Horror 14%, Realistic 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

Why similar: 1980s 25.6%, Realistic 18.2%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Atmospheric 9.7%

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: Horror 32.2%, Perma Death 19.7%, First-Person 17.9%, Exploration 12.6%, Atmospheric 12.6%

Accident Liquidator is an exciting 3D arcade action-adventure game that throws you into situations where each day presents new challenges necessary for survival.

Why similar: 3D 78.8%, Singleplayer 21.2%

Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.

Why similar: Nonlinear 30.6%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Realistic 13.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Survival 12.3%

Enter the Chornobyl Anomalous Zone — a vast open world where anomalies, mutants, and rivals stand in your way. Explore, scavenge, and try to survive in this brutal and dangerous land. Evolving with every update, now overhauled and crowned with UPDATE 2.0.

Why similar: Survival 21.8%, Nonlinear 19.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Realistic 9.5%

Take over the duties of a border guard inspector in a communist country of the 80's. Smuggling, corruption and forgery are the order of the day here. Be vigilant and earn the respect of your superiors.

Why similar: 1980s 27.5%, Realistic 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15%, Survival 12.2%, First-Person 11.7%

The USSR era is coming to its end – it is 1988. The radio amateur catches a strange signal that emits incomprehensible noises. It is broadcast around the clock and only sometimes a human voice makes its way through the air. You will have to uncover terrifying secrets about this enigmatic signal.

Why similar: Cold War 40.4% ★, Horror 20.8%, Surreal 16.3%, Adventure 8.6%, First-Person 7.3%

Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Realistic 20.6%, Survival 20.4%, Exploration 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%

MATRESHKA is a first-person psychological horror experience, you need find a way to escape from a maze of old soviet building. If you die...

Why similar: 1980s 21.6%, Thriller 19.7%, Realistic 14.5%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Investigator is a first-person exploration game with horror elements, where the events take place in a world of extreme weather cataclysms.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Simulation 16.7%, Adventure 15.2%, First-Person 8.4%

Enter an abandoned Cold War base on a moon of Saturn in this atmospheric VR puzzle adventure. Scan evidence, translate Volgravian messages, manipulate strange machinery, and uncover a sci-fi mystery that grows more surreal with every discovery.

Why similar: Cold War 53.8% ★, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 5.5%

Step into an uncanny building trapped in endless loops. Use the elevator, uncover unsettling anomalies, and evade the Entity lurking behind you. Liminal Exit is an immersive game inspired by liminal spaces and Exit 8. Explore 3 liminal space floors and track anomalies to escape, but watch your back!

Why similar: Perma Death 23.1%, Nonlinear 16.2%, Surreal 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Horror 8.6%

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.

Why similar: Realistic 16.5%, Exploration 13%, First-Person 12.8%, Survival 12.7%, Nonlinear 10.6%

V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.

Why similar: Survival 27.3%, Realistic 17.5%, Simulation 15.6%, Exploration 12.2%, Adventure 9.6%

In an uninhabitable Siberian wilderness, in a wake of October Revolution, a group of passengers survives the mysterious catastrophe of Trans-Siberian railway train. They must endure in a harsh ice-clad climate until rescue arrives. Facing many dangers, their own weaknesses and, their own prejudice.

Why similar: Historical 31.5%, Survival 19.6%, Choices Matter 15%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Exploration 9.3%