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 29.5% ★, 1980s 14.4%, Historical 13.5%, Survival 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title serves as a direct thematic successor, focusing on the realistic simulation of the disaster response in the 1980s.

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 18.6%, Survival 17.5%, Horror 14%, Realistic 10.7%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a deep, narrative-driven survival experience set directly within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with strong RPG elements.

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 24.1%, Historical 16.4%, Horror 15.3%, Realistic 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a tense, atmospheric psychological horror experience that mirrors the feeling of being trapped in a desolate, historical setting.

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 34.9%, First-Person 12.3%, Atmospheric 11%, Realistic 10.7%, Exploration 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven experience perfectly recreates the 1980s Soviet domestic atmosphere with a heavy focus on environmental storytelling.

In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Atmospheric 22.8%, First-Person 18.7%, Survival 17.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully captures the post-Soviet, claustrophobic survival atmosphere and the constant threat of environmental hazards.

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: Survival 24%, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.5%, Exploration 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: The game emphasizes high-stakes, claustrophobic survival where every resource and moment feels permanent and critical.

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 40.2% ★, 1980s 12.8%, Stylized 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Horror 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines survival-horror mechanics with a Cold War-era setting to create a tense, resource-management-heavy experience.

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 29.5%, Choices Matter 20.3%, Survival 19.5%, Atmospheric 13.6%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an incredibly oppressive, high-stakes survival experience where the environment and time are your greatest enemies.

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

Why similar: Cold War 37% ★, 1980s 19.2%, Horror 12.6%, First-Person 8.4%, Simulation 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a dystopian, atmospheric setting that aligns well with the historical and surreal themes of the seed game.

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

Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Atmospheric 17.8%, First-Person 15%, Surreal 13.3%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the surreal, claustrophobic terror of being trapped in a metal vessel with limited resources and no escape.

"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 31.4%, Historical 19.2%, Survival 17.1%, Horror 14%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the psychological horror aspects of the Chernobyl disaster with a focus on survival and atmosphere.

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 26.7% ★, Thriller 17.5%, 1980s 13.9%, Horror 9.7%, Realistic 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a psychological horror experience that relies on atmospheric storytelling and puzzle-solving.

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 21.8%, Surreal 17.1%, Nonlinear 10.7%, Realistic 9.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends immersive-sim elements with psychological horror to create a mysterious and atmospheric 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 66%, Adventure 19%, Singleplayer 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a distinct Cold War-era aesthetic combined with surreal, psychological horror to create a haunting experience.

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%, Thriller 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, First-Person 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person psychological horror game captures a surreal, grounded atmosphere through its unique narrative approach.

The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.

Why similar: Horror 77.9%, Historical 7.1%, Survival 3.9%, Atmospheric 3.3%, First-Person 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a historical mystery set in a harsh, atmospheric environment that emphasizes exploration and dread.

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 17.8%, Thriller 16.3%, Horror 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This dark, atmospheric walking simulator focuses on psychological tension and environmental storytelling.

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 37.2%, Survival 15.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person thriller blends historical settings with intense, atmospheric horror and puzzle-solving.

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 45.5% ★, Historical 18%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 9.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It explores historical, Cold War-era horror through a first-person, point-and-click adventure format.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Horror 18.7%, Stylized 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, First-Person 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, first-person atmospheric experience that explores themes of decay and psychological instability.

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 45.8% ★, 1980s 16.4%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a gritty, first-person exploration experience that emphasizes a dark, horror-filled atmosphere.

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 27.9%, Horror 25.4%, First-Person 18.7%, Exploration 15.4%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: It directly tackles the Chernobyl theme through a psychological horror lens, focusing on exploration and story-rich mystery.

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 32.7% ★, 1980s 20.1%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Atmospheric 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the tension of living through a historical, oppressive regime with a focus on choices and atmosphere.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival 18.6%, Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Despite its perspective, it is unmatched in creating an oppressive, survivalist atmosphere where the environment feels alive and hostile.

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 23.3%, Horror 18.9%, Realistic 14.9%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Exploration 11%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a post-apocalyptic survival-horror experience that emphasizes atmospheric dread and resource management.

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

Why similar: Realistic 36.8%, First-Person 24.1%, Simulation 19.4%, 3D 13.8%, Singleplayer 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This experimental simulation game focuses on the realistic, first-person experience of managing nuclear-themed scenarios.

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 24%, Horror 13.9%, Realistic 12.3%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on a dark, atmospheric, and mysterious environment that creates a sense of constant unease.

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

Why similar: Cold War 37.9% ★, Survival 15.2%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 10.4%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a first-person survival-horror experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental tension.

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

Why similar: First-Person 33.1%, Exploration 31.8%, Adventure 19.5%, Singleplayer 11.9%, 3D 3.7%

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 27.4%, Adventure 21.5%, First-Person 20.4%, Atmospheric 14.8%, 3D 13.3%

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 43.9% ★, Realistic 12.1%, Thriller 11.9%, Horror 9.5%, First-Person 8.7%

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: Thriller 15.6%, Nonlinear 15.6%, Realistic 14.7%, Horror 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

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

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Exploration 11.7%

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 44.4% ★, Nonlinear 17.9%, Survival 12.2%, First-Person 7%, Simulation 6.1%

Discover the vast Chornobyl Exclusion Zone full of dangerous enemies, deadly anomalies and powerful artifacts. Unveil your own epic story as you make your way to the Heart of Chornobyl. Make your choices wisely, as they will determine your fate in the end.

Why similar: Survival 21.4%, Nonlinear 19.2%, Atmospheric 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Realistic 9.2%

In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...

Why similar: Thriller 22.6%, 1980s 18%, Horror 13.7%, Realistic 11.9%, First-Person 7.9%

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 16.1%, Surreal 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Horror 8.5%

Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

Why similar: Thriller 22.7%, 1980s 21.4%, Realistic 11.9%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%

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

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.7%, Horror 27.8%, Adventure 22.6%, First-Person 18.9%

Voice of Chernobyl is a Multiplayer First-Person Shooter set in the Eastern 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 29.7%, Realistic 25.6%, First-Person 18.8%, Atmospheric 13.9%, 3D 12%

Sector 404 is a first-person anomaly horror game set in a crumbling Soviet housing block. After taking your medicine, your world begins to fracture. Climb from floor to floor, uncovering distorted anomalies and your own unraveling mind. Miss too much, and reality resets. Will you ever make it home?

Why similar: Thriller 18.2%, Horror 14.4%, Realistic 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.9%, First-Person 10.6%

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 34.7%, Singleplayer 9.6%

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%, Stylized 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Simulation 9.4%

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

Why similar: 1980s 40.5%, Simulation 27.2%, First-Person 19.4%, 3D 12.9%

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 26.2%, First-Person 23.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Choices Matter 9.4%

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 31.6%, Perma Death 20.1%, First-Person 17.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Exploration 12.7%

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 78.6%, Singleplayer 21.4%

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 27.1%, Realistic 15.6%, Multiple Endings 15%, Survival 12.3%, First-Person 11.8%

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 31.3%, Survival 19.4%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Atmospheric 10%, Simulation 9.4%

Red Matter is a story-driven VR puzzle adventure game set during a dystopian sci-fi Cold War. Take on the role of Agent Epsilon, an astronaut of the Atlantic Union dispatched to an abandoned Volgravian moon base on a faraway planet. Your mission: to investigate a shady top secret research project.

Why similar: Cold War 53.7% ★, Horror 11.8%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%, First-Person 5.6%

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 20.7%, Surreal 16.4%, Adventure 8.4%, First-Person 7.4%

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 34.6%, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 13%, Exploration 12.5%, 3D 8.1%

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

Why similar: 1980s 25.3%, Realistic 18.1%, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%

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 20.4%, Survival 20.3%, Exploration 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%

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 13.1%, First-Person 12.9%, Survival 12.4%, Nonlinear 10.4%

Liminal City is a psychological horror and exploration game based on found footage, set in Backrooms Level 11. Walk through the streets of Level 11, filled with soulless buildings, dynamically moving to different levels and searching for a way out. Once you fall in here will you be able to get out?

Why similar: Thriller 21.1%, Realistic 15.7%, Horror 11.8%, Surreal 10.4%, Exploration 9.7%

You have exactly 60 minutes to save humanity from nuclear extinction. There are no second attempts. No manual saves. Explore a collapsing bunker, repair critical systems, and solve puzzles under pressure. Succeed or watch the world end.

Why similar: Cold War 71.2% ★, First-Person 10.1%, Adventure 8.9%, 3D 6.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%