- #1 LOCKDOWN Protocol
96% matchVery Positive86% of 19,555 reviews2025
Dev: Mirage Creative Lab
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A first person social deduction game, combining real time action and communication, playable up to 16 players. While most players will cooperate to complete objectives to ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try their best to stop them at all cost, without being caught.
Why similar: Investigation 37.2%, First-Person 16.4%, Strategy 11.9%, PvP 10.8%, 3D 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes investigation and communication in a 3D space, making it a strong match for those who enjoy the detective aspect of Lycans.
- #2 Deceit 2
97% matchMixed58% of 6,677 reviews2023
Dev: World Makers
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Deceit 2 is an online social deduction horror game. Inspire fear as the Infected, investigate as the Innocent, or create mayhem as the Cursed. Trapped with friends and strangers: who can you trust to help you escape?
Why similar: Survival Horror 34.2%, Horror 17.1%, First-Person 16.6%, Strategy 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person social deduction game perfectly mirrors the 3D horror and hidden-traitor mechanics found in Lycans.
- #3 Project Winter
96% matchVery Positive82% of 19,074 reviews2019
Dev: Other Ocean InteractivePub: Other Ocean Group
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Project Winter 2.0: Cabin Fever is an 8-player survival and social deception game where teamwork is vital, but betrayal is inevitable. Face the wilderness, uncover traitors, and survive paranoia in this streamlined yet chaotic multiplayer experience.
Why similar: Investigation 33%, Survival 16.5%, Strategy 14.2%, PvP 13.2%, Atmospheric 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: It combines survival and resource gathering with social deduction, forcing players to identify traitors while braving the elements.
- #4 Eville
95% matchMostly Positive70% of 528 reviews2022
Dev: VestGamesPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Betray your friends- and lie your way to victory. Inspired by popular multiplayer social-deduction party games such as Werewolves and Among Us, this is a new take on the concept with realtime gameplay and interaction.
Why similar: Assassins 53.1% ★, Werewolves 20.8% ★, Investigation 9.2%, PvP 5%, Online Co-Op 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a 3D world with day-night cycles and role-based social deduction that aligns closely with the gameplay loop of Lycans.
- #5 Unfortunate Spacemen
94% matchVery Positive86% of 7,550 reviews2020
Dev: Geoff 'Zag' KeenePub: Deep Field Games
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 64%
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
Why similar: Investigation 27.7%, Survival Horror 21%, Horror 10.2%, Survival 9.8%, Strategy 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person multiplayer game where one player is a shapeshifting alien, capturing the same paranoia and hunting feel as Lycans.
- #6 Agrou
93% matchVery Positive87% of 2,835 reviews2020
Dev: Osmose StudioPub: Wankil Studio
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 29.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Your new favorite Werewolf game! Seat around the fire with friends, play a villager, a werewolf or another type of character and use strategy to win!
Why similar: Werewolves 56.2% ★, Strategy 23.7%, Tactical 8.8%, Online Co-Op 6.8%, Multiplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A direct take on the classic werewolf social deduction formula, providing a polished experience for fans of the genre.
- #7 Town of Salem 2
91% matchMixed70% of 9,053 reviews2023
Dev: BlankMediaGames LLCPub: Digital Bandidos
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 27.5 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.
Why similar: Strategy 26.1%, PvP 25.2%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Action 13.9%, Fantasy 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more stylized, it is the definitive experience for players who enjoy the core investigation and role-based deduction of the werewolf genre.
- #8 Werewolf Party
91% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Absam Studios
Windows
A medieval mystery, 4 to 12 players, where villagers scheme and werewolves hunt. Sharpen your wits, trust no one, and see who makes it through the night.
Why similar: Horror 16.6%, First-Person 15%, Stealth 13.5%, Survival 13.4%, Strategy 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based take on the werewolf genre that adds a layer of chaotic fun to the traditional deduction formula.
- #9 Murderous Pursuits
92% matchMixed64% of 2,813 reviews2018
Dev: Blazing Griffin
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Murderous Pursuits is a kill-or-be-killed Victorian stealth-em-up for 1-8 players in which you must hunt and kill your quarry before your hunters do the same to you, all while avoiding witnesses.
Why similar: Action 68.2%, Assassins 20.3% ★, Strategy 5.6%, Stealth 4.7%, Multiplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the assassin-versus-prey dynamic, requiring players to blend into crowds while hunting others.
- #10 In Silence
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 11,949 reviews2021
Dev: Ravenhood Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 22.1%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Survival 8.5%, Stealth 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on sound-based hunting and survival, capturing the atmospheric tension of being stalked by a monster.
- #11 First Class Trouble
89% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,291 reviews2021
Dev: Invisible Walls
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
First Class Trouble is a party game where players must work together and against each other to survive a disaster. The goal is to shut down a deadly A.I. Some players are impostors, secretly playing as human-looking killer robots intent on betraying the other players.
Why similar: Survival 27.8%, PvP 20.1%, 3D 17.4%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Action 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: This 3D social deduction game requires players to complete tasks while identifying hidden saboteurs in a stylish setting.
- #12 DeathWatchers
88% matchVery Positive86% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players
Why similar: Investigation 30.1%, Horror 17.3%, Dark 11.5%, Strategy 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes investigation and supernatural mystery, appealing to those who enjoy the detective side of Lycans.
- #13 Among Us
87% matchVery Positive92% of 737,462 reviews2018
Dev: Innersloth
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 31.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players...in space!
Why similar: Survival 32.7%, Online Co-Op 24.3%, PvP 17.1%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Action 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: The quintessential social deduction game that defines the core 'find the killer' loop found in Lycans.
- #14 Barotrauma
86% matchVery Positive94% of 87,800 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 55.5 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: Survival Horror 31.6%, Survival 24.7%, Horror 19.3%, Strategy 11.8%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: While more complex, its traitor mechanic and intense, atmospheric survival make it a great choice for fans of high-stakes social games.
- #15 Horror Legends
86% matchVery Positive90% of 138 reviews2021
Dev: October Games
Windows
Hack, slash, sneak, stalk, and scavenge through this asymmetrical player versus player nightmare as a deadly supernatural Legend or scrappy member of the cast.
Why similar: Werewolves 37.3% ★, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 9%, Survival 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This multiplayer horror game features asymmetric gameplay that highlights the cat-and-mouse dynamic of Lycans.
- #16 Impostor Online
84% matchMixed67% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: SkullSocket Studios
Windows
Inspired by party games like Werewolf and Mafia, Impostor Online is a 6-16 player online game of murder, deception, and infection. Join friends and play as a Civilian, Impostor, Zombie, Nurse, Jester, or other unique characters to strategize your way to victory!
Why similar: Werewolves 42.4% ★, Investigation 18.6%, Horror 9.3%, Tactical 8.4%, PvP 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer social deduction game that keeps the focus on identifying the threat before it is too late.
- #17 Holy Purge : Exorcist
84% matchMixed69% of 248 reviews2022
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Holy Purge is a co-op horror game where players play as priests who exorcise demons in various scenarios.
Why similar: Werewolves 33.4% ★, Survival Horror 15.6%, Horror 10.3%, First-Person 9.6%, Dark 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that requires players to work together to identify and banish supernatural threats.
- #18 The Ship: Murder Party
85% matchVery Positive86% of 5,959 reviews2006
Dev: Outerlight Ltd.Pub: Blazing Griffin
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The Ship is a murder mystery multiplayer.
Why similar: Assassins 53.6% ★, First-Person 13.4%, Stealth 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.8%, Action 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic social stealth game where players must hunt their assigned target while avoiding being hunted themselves.
- #19 Fear Surrounds
83% matchVery Positive86% of 10,850 reviews2021
Dev: SaltyEgg StudioPub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 79.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Fear Surrounds is a horror-tinged take on the werewolf-style social subterfuge genre, where two evil spirits hide within a group of players and attempt to sabotage and murder them.
Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Survival 21.9%, First-Person 14.4%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, 3D 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game blends social deduction with survival horror elements, creating a tense atmosphere similar to Lycans.
- #20 Garry's Mod
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,247,580 reviews2006
Dev: Facepunch StudiosPub: Valve
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 25.5 hrsMean: 288.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Why similar: First-Person 35.1%, Online Co-Op 19.2%, PvP 19.1%, Action 17.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The 'Trouble in Terrorist Town' game mode remains one of the best first-person social deduction experiences available.
- #21 MISTERY
81% matchMixed64% of 385 reviews2025
Dev: Game Frontier
Windows
A multiplayer game of survival and social deduction. You work with others to collect materials, survive the dangers, and complete tasks. Beware of monsters, but more of the alternates disguising as your teammates. They can change into supernatural monsters and attack you at any time.
Why similar: Survival 16.5%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 14.3%, PvP 12.6%, Dark 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op survival game that incorporates social deduction elements into its core gameplay loop.
- #22 The Cursed Hour
82% matchMostly Negative28% of 128 reviews2024
Dev: FIFTYFIVE GAMING STUDIO PRIVATE LIMITED
Windows
"The Cursed Hour" is a cooperative survival horror game where players explore a haunted mansion to find cursed relics and exorcise the supernatural. With every wrong move, the ghost gets more aggressive, forcing players to work together before fear and darkness consume them.
Why similar: Hunting 31.4% ★, Investigation 14%, Strategy 11.4%, First-Person 10%, Dark 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mix of strategy and exploration in a horror setting, fitting the atmospheric requirements of the seed game.
- #23 Cursed Deal
79% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Massive Crystal Studios
Windows
Forget all those other cooperative horror games. You never know who's going to win in this 4v1 game where teams and roles can change. The hunter can be the prey, and the prey can be the hunter. Complete the ritual and become a vampire or die as prey to cursed creatures.
Why similar: Werewolves 44.9% ★, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 9.2%, Dark 8.2%, Online Co-Op 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that emphasizes multiplayer cooperation and the threat of hidden dangers.
- #24 Skinwalker Hunt
80% matchVery Positive91% of 860 reviews2022
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Hunting 29.6% ★, Loot 16.2%, Survival Horror 12.7%, First-Person 7.8%, Horror 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This first-person hunting game captures the feeling of tracking a dangerous, elusive creature in the wilderness.
- #25 Slashers
81% matchMixed58% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: David GallardoPub: HeadArrow
Windows
Slashers is a 1-4 player cooperative horror game, you are explorers of abandoned and seemingly cursed places, your goal is to see what happened there.
Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Dark 17.8%, Strategy 17.7%, Action 11.5%, Online Co-Op 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that focuses on the tension of being hunted in a multiplayer setting.
- #26 Demonologist
77% matchVery Positive85% of 23,851 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
Why similar: Investigation 23.7%, Horror 15.3%, First-Person 11.7%, Dark 11.2%, Tactical 10%
- #27 Witch Hunt
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,429 reviews2018
Dev: Gua
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
Why similar: Hunting 30.9% ★, Loot 15.9%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 10.2%, Survival 9%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that focuses on hunting monsters in an atmospheric, open environment.
- #28 DEVOUR
78% matchVery Positive91% of 87,737 reviews2021
Dev: Straight Back Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Dark 6.2%, Survival 5.8%
- #29 SEVERANCE
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 579 reviews2025
Dev: Sykes Games
Windows
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
Why similar: Investigation 23%, Survival Horror 18.5%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #30 The Goatman
78% matchMixed66% of 484 reviews2018
Dev: MC Games
Windows
The Goatman is an Online CO-OP hunting game. It all began on February 23, 2019 with a call for help from the Greenfield village. It was alleged that a mysterious creature like a half goat and half demon attacked people and animals. Upon this call, a military research team set out.
Why similar: Hunting 41.9% ★, Horror 11.3%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Strategy 8.4%, Survival 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a gritty, first-person horror experience that focuses on survival against a supernatural entity.
- #31 Ghost Watchers
73% matchVery Positive86% of 16,224 reviews2025
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
Why similar: Horror 34.6%, Survival Horror 30.9%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 10.8%, Online Co-Op 5.4%
- #32 Werewolves Revenge
73% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Serene
Windows
An immersive, player-driven social deduction game for 8-16 players.
Why similar: Werewolves 59.9% ★, First-Person 12.4%, Fantasy 9.2%, Strategy 8.7%, PvP 7.2%
- #33 Chupacabras: Night Hunt
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 155 reviews2021
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Hunt the chupacabras alone or with your friends, explore the map and find the weapons to kill the monster.
Why similar: Horror 22.2%, Action 20%, Atmospheric 18.9%, 3D 17.9%, PvP 14.2%
- #34 Ghostbane: Prologue
75% matchMixed54% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: Pi Bit
Windows
"Ghostbane: Prologue" is a multiplayer horror game that you can play with your friends. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations about ghosts in your main base.
Why similar: Hunting 39.4% ★, Survival Horror 15.1%, Horror 10%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 9.4%
- #35 Witch It
74% matchVery Positive89% of 19,842 reviews2020
Dev: Barrel Roll Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Witch It is a multiplayer hide & seek game set in a vibrant, magical world. Brave hunters seek hidden witches that curse their villages!
Why similar: Survival 15.6%, Stealth 14.2%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Action 10.8%
- #36 Werewolf Online
76% matchMixed49% of 59 reviews2020
Dev: ComputerDev
Windows
Werewolf is a role-playing and strategy game where you play a role that can be a villager, a werewolf, or a special role. Bluff, logic, and stealth will be your best weapons for surviving... or eliminating others.
Why similar: Werewolves 61.1% ★, Strategy 23.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Online Co-Op 6.4%
- #37 Pacify
73% matchVery Positive86% of 42,629 reviews2019
Dev: Shawn HitchcockPub: Hitchcock Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Why similar: Horror 37.9%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, First-Person 7.4%, Multiplayer 7.1%
- #38 BACKROOMS: APPREHENSION
70% matchVery Positive84% of 1,466 reviews2025
Dev: DMNT Interactive
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Investigation 22.1%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 11.2%, PvP 10.1%, Stealth 9.4%
- #39 Curse of Blood
71% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2023
Dev: D Studio
Windows
This is a game about survival and betrayal. Ten explorers ventured to the corrupted land to prevent the arrival of the Blood Moon. The bad news is that there are werewolves and vampires mixed in.
Why similar: Action 28%, Strategy 23%, PvP 22.1%, 3D 22%, Multiplayer 4.9%
- #40 Occult
72% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,957 reviews2022
Dev: Renderise
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Occult is a dynamic cooperative game with elements of horror and quest. You are waiting for a variety of opponents, puzzles and endings!
Why similar: Horror 25.5%, First-Person 15.2%, Dark 11.6%, 3D 10%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #41 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 601 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
Why similar: Investigation 24.1%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Horror 15.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Dark 8.8%
- #42 Midnight Ghost Hunt
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 7,536 reviews2024
Dev: Vaulted Sky GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game. Possess seemingly harmless objects as Ghosts or chase them down as Hunters before the clock strikes midnight!
Why similar: First-Person 21.1%, Tactical 18%, Horror 17.1%, PvP 16.8%, 3D 10.8%
- #43 Folklore Hunter
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,476 reviews2026
Dev: Liquid Donkey Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.
Why similar: Hunting 36.5% ★, Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 12.7%, Online Co-Op 6.8%, First-Person 6.5%
- #44 After Dark VR
71% matchMixed62% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: Nexxverse Games
Windows
After Dark VR is a VR online co-op survival horror where you play as either a Hunter on the hunt to strike down your next victim or as Survivors working together to stay alive and escape.
Why similar: Horror 16.7%, Survival 16.6%, Dark 16.2%, Stealth 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.6%
- #45 PANICORE
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 12,775 reviews2024
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
Why similar: Horror 33.1%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, First-Person 12.3%, Stealth 8.4%, Survival 7.3%
- #46 NightSpawn
70% matchMixed62% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Blood Eater GamesPub: Forthright Entertainment
Windows
NightSpawn is a FREE to PLAY multiplayer horror game where investigators explore cursed locations, complete objectives, and escape supernatural monsters. Play co-op with friends or control the monster in asymmetric multiplayer modes including intense 4v1 hunts and competitive team-based matches.
Why similar: Werewolves 41.9% ★, Investigation 26.3%, Survival Horror 11.5%, Dark 7.4%, Horror 7.2%
- #47 Hunt: The Unknown Quarry
72% matchMixed67% of 58 reviews2017
Dev: Quicksilver Software, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt: The Unknown Quarry is a deductive combat game for 3 to 6 players. One is secretly the monster and is trying to cripple the other players in order to escape the mansion. Shared Play: One purchase allows a whole group to play together. Based on the original board game from Victory Point Games.
Why similar: Assassins 26.5% ★, Investigation 21.4%, Werewolves 17% ★, Horror 9.9%, PvP 7.6%
- #48 The Matriarch
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 860 reviews2022
Dev: Chewa
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Play Hide & Seek in a diabolical convent where everyone is an imposter.
Why similar: Werewolves 55.1% ★, Strategy 13.9%, Survival 12.9%, Stealth 12.7%, Multiplayer 5.4%
- #49 The Midnight Walkers
67% matchMixed54% of 1,661 reviews2026
Dev: Oneway Ticket Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Fight, scavenge, and extract in The Midnight Walkers, a hardcore FPS game with deadly zombies, dangerous players, and valuable loot. Craft weapons, armor, and consumables; trade items; and maintain your hideout. Escape Liberty Grand Center mega complex, and thrive...or die and lose everything.
Why similar: Loot 22.9%, First-Person 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Dark 12%, PvP 11.4%
- #50 Foglight Online
70% matchMixed52% of 81 reviews2021
Dev: DangerousBob Studio LLC
Windows
Foglight Online is a multiplayer horror survival game. One player plays as the Legendary Farberto, a monster with a bloodhounds nose, that can smell the other players. The other players have to hide or fight back in this intense nail-biting multiplayer experience!
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.1%, Action 17%, Horror 15.5%, Survival 15.4%, PvP 10.1%
- #51 White Noise 2
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 2,868 reviews2017
Dev: Milkstone Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.4%, Horror 17.7%, Investigation 14.6%, Survival 8.4%, First-Person 8.1%
- #52 Scam Line
64% matchVery Positive85% of 1,154 reviews2026
Dev: RavenJm
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Scam Line is a 4–8 player social deception game where your party will face different challenges. Become a liar, a manipulator, a cheater, or find your own path to victory
Why similar: Dark 21.2%, PvP 19%, Strategy 12.8%, First-Person 11%, Online Co-Op 10.4%
- #53 Psychoscopy
65% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: CrowNest Games
Windows
Psychoscopy is a 5 player co-op horror game that you try to gather evidences about paranormal activities in large areas. Make a team with your 4 friends, take your equipments and hunt down paranormal activities.
Why similar: First-Person 25.5%, Dark 20.3%, Horror 20.2%, Action 13.8%, Online Co-Op 9.1%
- #54 Friki
68% matchMixed59% of 71 reviews2022
Dev: Wompa Labs
Windows
Friki is an online co-op investigative horror. Solve how these supernatural beings have died, collect evidence to be paid, and survive the dangers that await you.
Why similar: Investigation 21.4%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 9%, Dark 9%
- #55 Dark Prospect
67% matchMixed69% of 104 reviews2023
Dev: CashcowGames
Windows
Dark Prospect is an asymmetrical FPSvsRTS multiplayer game. FPS players must survive by gathering resources, building defenses and fighting against a player or AI who summons, commands, upgrades monsters and casts spells from an RTS perspective.
Why similar: Tactical 19.9%, First-Person 16.7%, Strategy 15.6%, PvP 13.9%, Dark 8.1%
- #56 Phylakterion
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: Lich Again Games
Windows
Phylakterion is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game in which you’ll enter different locations in search of a possessed vessel. Search, Identify, and Destroy the vessel and the entity inhabiting it – before the entity finds YOU!
Why similar: Investigation 37.6%, Horror 18%, First-Person 13%, Dark 9.1%, 3D 8.8%