Games Like Maneater

Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!

Why similar: Underwater 66.9% ★, Open World 16%, Simulation 9.2%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its core loop of starting as a smaller aquatic predator and evolving by devouring everything around you closely mirrors Maneater’s progression fantasy.

Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

Why similar: Underwater 54.6% ★, Gore 24.7%, Atmospheric 6.3%, Third Person 4.3%, Action 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as the shark delivers the same thrill of stalking and explosively attacking divers underwater, even if it is multiplayer-focused instead of a solo RPG.

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: Villain Protagonist 60.4% ★, Gore 21.7%, Violent 11.7%, Action 2.5%, Adventure 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures Maneater’s monster-power fantasy perfectly by making you an evolving creature that tears through humans in a gleefully gory reverse-horror rampage.

The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 48.3% ★, Open World 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.5%, Gore 8.6%, Third Person 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Maneater, it lets you play the problem instead of the hero, mixing satire, upgrades, and joyful destruction of terrified humans.

Become the ultimate shape-shifting weapon!

Why similar: Open World 25.9%, Gore 21.2%, Violent 15.5%, Hack and Slash 10.6%, Third Person 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest land-based equivalents to Maneater thanks to its open-world structure, brutal gore, constant upgrades, and predator-like hunt for human prey.

Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.

Why similar: Underwater 54.3% ★, Open World 27.6%, Exploration 11.4%, Action 3.8%, Adventure 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its shark side is an obvious thematic fit, letting you ambush and maul human swimmers in underwater arenas.

Crypto is back with a license to probe. The alien invader returns, groovier than ever. Experience the swinging ‘60s in all its chemical-induced glory and take revenge on the KGB for blowing up your mothership. You’ll have to form alliances with members of the very species you came to enslave.

Why similar: Dark Humor 30.1%, Villain Protagonist 17.5% ★, Open World 16.6%, Action-Adventure 14.1%, Third Person 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: It matches Maneater’s darkly funny tone and destructive escalation by letting you terrorize open zones as an increasingly overpowered alien menace.

You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.

Why similar: Open World 26.6%, Gore 20.5%, Violent 12.1%, Hack and Slash 12%, Third Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its open-world mutant rampage, body-horror powers, and relentless civilian and military carnage hit a very similar villainous power-fantasy note.

Be the Zombie. Kick A** and Take Brains.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 59% ★, Violent 18.4%, Third Person 8.5%, Action-Adventure 7.3%, Action 3%

Why You'll Like It: Its undead antihero, slapstick gore, and human-hunting chaos make it a strong match for Maneater’s humorous villain-protagonist energy.

Prepare to be tempted, mesmerized and thrilled, become the Overlord, how corrupt you become depends on how you handle any given situation. Your actions impact the game world. With incredible power at your disposal and a team of evil minded minions to do your evil bidding, how will you resist the temptation to be incredibly despotic?

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 36.4% ★, Dark Humor 13.8%, Hack and Slash 12.4%, Open World 8.8%, Action RPG 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: If you liked playing the monster in Maneater, this delivers a similarly mischievous evil-protagonist power trip with action-heavy progression.

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Why similar: Open World 55.5%, Third Person 14.9%, Simulation 13.1%, RPG 6.9%, Action 5%

Why You'll Like It: It scratches the same appeal of embodying a dangerous apex predator and surviving by hunting, even though it is slower and more simulation-driven.

In the seas of the distant future, humans have all but disappeared. In your current, newly-awakened state, you are no more than a piece of seafood. However, you have been blessed with the talent for leading your allies into battle. Do whatever it takes to become the Ace of Seafood.

Why similar: Underwater 54.9% ★, Open World 19.3%, Third Person 10.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its bizarre but effective setup of controlling deadly sea creatures and blasting your way through underwater battles taps into a similar aquatic power fantasy.

Overlord II, sequel to the critically acclaimed cult hit, sees the return of the chaotic Minions and their new Dark Master. Bigger, badder and more beautifully destructive, Overlord 2 has a Glorious Empire to smash, a massive Netherworld to revive, Minion mounts to mobilize, a trio of mistresses to woo, War Machines to crush opposition...

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 53.3% ★, Dark Humor 12.2%, RPG 8.1%, Third Person 6.2%, Action RPG 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares Maneater’s appeal of being the villain in a darkly comedic action game where you overrun the world instead of saving it.

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

Why similar: Open World 43.7%, Action-Adventure 19.1%, Exploration 18.7%, Simulation 12.6%, Adventure 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: While lighter and goofier, it captures Maneater’s sense of absurd creature-led mayhem and open-ended destruction in sandbox spaces.

Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!

Why similar: Gore 35.2%, Violent 31.6%, Third Person 19.1%, Action 10.2%, Singleplayer 4%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as dinosaurs hunting armed humans recreates the same asymmetrical predator fantasy that makes Maneater so satisfying.

The pinnacle of alien evolution, Maw is a cowardly fat blob concerned mostly with snacking and lounging. He can, however, absorb the traits of anything he eats, is virtually indestructible, and can grow to unlimited size. If he wasn't a danger to all life in the universe, he'd make the perfect pet.

Why similar: Action 70%, Adventure 30%

Why You'll Like It: This is another great "grow by eating" monster game, with a creature that becomes more dangerous and absurdly powerful as it devours everything in sight.

BIOMUTANT® is an open-world, post-apocalyptic Kung-Fu fable RPG, with a unique martial arts styled combat system allowing you to mix melee, shooting and mutant ability action.

Why similar: Open World 36.1%, Hack and Slash 16.2%, RPG 10.4%, Third Person 9.8%, Action RPG 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its mutant-beast protagonist, open-world exploration, and upgrade-driven action make it a decent fit for players who liked Maneater’s RPG side.

A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.

Why similar: Gore 27.1%, Dark Humor 24.9%, Action RPG 15.6%, Hack and Slash 14.6%, Action-Adventure 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its crunchy gore, overpowered melee combat, and darkly comic ultraviolence make it a solid pick if Maneater’s bloodier action was the main draw.

Shark Simulator is a WTF physics sandbox. Play as Ed the shark, and give those tourists a vacation they will remember!

Why similar: Simulation 63.2%, Action 36.8%

Why You'll Like It: It is a rougher and simpler take on the same basic fantasy of controlling a shark and causing as much aquatic chaos as possible.

Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.

Why similar: Gore 53.9%, Action 16.4%, Villain Protagonist 13.8% ★, Atmospheric 7.9%, Singleplayer 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The Alien campaign especially nails the fantasy of being a lethal non-human hunter tearing through humans with speed and brutality.

Become a customizable giant monster with manifold skills in Gigapocalypse, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”.

Why similar: Action 86.6%, Singleplayer 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: This one channels the joy of being an unstoppable creature wrecking cities and devouring humans, just in a more arcade-style format.

A retro city smash 'em up with satisfying destruction physics. Play as a Giant Monster unleashing terror upon mankind in this modern arcade experience with the action turned up to eleven.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 56.9% ★, Dark Humor 22.5%, Gore 15.5%, Action 2.1%, Adventure 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its whole premise is monster-driven civilian destruction with dark comedy and over-the-top carnage, which overlaps nicely with Maneater’s tone.

Sea Salt is a dark fantasy reverse horror action-strategy game where you play as the nightmarish force of Dagon by controlling and growing a horde of minions.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.9% ★, Gore 17.6%, Violent 13.2%, Action 6.6%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers another great reverse-horror angle by casting you as an eldritch force commanding monsters to massacre panicking humans.

Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.

Why similar: Third Person 74.8%, Action 25.2%

Why You'll Like It: Playing as the Predator delivers that same thrill of being the dominant hunter picking apart human targets from a position of monstrous superiority.

Squirrel, meet gun. As the neighborhood’s most obnoxious rodent, develop a knack (and a love?) for crime and mayhem in pursuit of golden acorns in this nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer. Fight tooth, claw, and gun to escape a secret underground facility and defeat the Agents.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 26.6%, Third Person 22.8%, Exploration 20.4%, Simulation 17.9%, Action 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its appeal comes from playing a chaotic animal-shaped menace causing ridiculous destruction, which echoes Maneater’s playful antihero vibe.

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: Underwater 57.3% ★, Open World 23.1%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Adventure 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Although you are not the predator here, its underwater exploration, hostile sea life, and oceanic immersion make it a natural backup recommendation for the setting alone.

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 57.4% ★, Open World 22.3%, Exploration 8.6%, Atmospheric 3.6%, Singleplayer 3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Subnautica, it is a weaker thematic match than the others but still a good choice if the underwater atmosphere and dangerous marine world were what you loved most.

Experience the insane antics of Saints Row IV. The Saints have gone from the Penthouse to the White House - but Earth has been invaded and it’s up to you to save it with an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons, in the wildest open world game ever.

Why similar: Open World 52.4%, Dark Humor 16.6%, Third Person 12%, Action 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is not a monster game, but its open-world escalation, ridiculous powers, and gleeful destructive comedy hit some of the same dopamine buttons.

Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.7%, Violent 19.3%, Open World 16.9%, Gore 15.7%, Third Person 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: For players who mainly enjoyed the mean-spirited humor and being the menace, this offers a similarly provocative sandbox of human-targeted chaos.

Kill. Eat. Evolve. METAL! \m/

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 38.7% ★, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Gore 12.5%, Violent 10.8%, Open World 9.9%

Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 34.3% ★, Gore 26.5%, Violent 23.2%, Dark Humor 6.8%, Open World 5.4%

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.

Why similar: Open World 37.1%, Violent 22.9%, Simulation 22.8%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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: Underwater 67% ★, Gore 22.5%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Action 2.6%

Return to an apocalyptic Earth in Darksiders III, a hack-n-slash Action Adventure where players assume the role of FURY in her quest to hunt down and dispose of the Seven Deadly Sins. The most enigmatic of the Four Horsemen, FURY must bring balance to the forces that now ravage Earth.

Why similar: Hack and Slash 26.3%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Open World 11.8%, Violent 10.7%, Gore 7.3%

DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.

Why similar: Open World 38.9%, Exploration 22.6%, RPG 12%, Atmospheric 9%, Simulation 7.7%

Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.

Why similar: Gore 34.7%, Violent 25.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Action-Adventure 5.3%, Exploration 4.8%

How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart?!

Why similar: Underwater 56.5% ★, Gore 20.8%, Violent 12.2%, Simulation 5.6%, Action 3.9%

You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.

Why similar: Underwater 32.4% ★, Dark Humor 24.3%, Nature 16.5%, Exploration 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.7%

Underwater hunting: Plunge into the underwater world. Your character-a small fish piranha. The glory of these river predators is truly black - river killers, bloodthirsty robbers, river hyenas, sharks. And she always wants to eat.

Why similar: RPG 65.5%, Adventure 34.5%

Play as different fish, devour opponents in the ruthless underwater world of survival of the fittest, and evolve your abilities.

Why similar: Underwater 58.5% ★, Action RPG 16.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Third Person 9.2%, Action 5%

Play with friends against endless waves of man eater sharks.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 44.7%, Atmospheric 21.6%, Action 18.9%, Adventure 14.7%

In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Why similar: Open World 20%, Violent 18.5%, RPG 16%, Gore 11.2%, Third Person 9.1%

Ever wanted to be a giant monster rampaging through a city? Experience mindless chaos as you destroy all in your path, earning new abilities, new monsters and new ways to wreak havoc.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 59.7% ★, Violent 17.1%, Action 9.7%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 4%

Pumpkin Jack is a Spooky Scary 3D platformer in which you embody Jack, the Mythical Pumpkin Lord! Dive into an Epic Adventure through otherworldly landscapes and help the Evil annihilate the Good!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 54.2% ★, Third Person 10.7%, Action 9.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Action-Adventure 7.1%

How evil can you get? Discover how corruptible you are in Overlord, the twisted fantasy action adventure where you can be evil (or really evil). In the game's seriously warped fantasy world, players will become the Overlord and get first-hand experience of how absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 47% ★, Dark Humor 10.8%, RPG 8.2%, Third Person 7.9%, Hack and Slash 5.6%

Take on the role of a merciless torturer. Earn money from video transmissions of your manhunts.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 43.6% ★, Gore 22.3%, Violent 18.5%, Third Person 4.8%, Simulation 4.4%

Their Flesh is Your Armor. Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Survival demands superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.

Why similar: Violent 19.9%, Hack and Slash 14.5%, Action RPG 12.8%, RPG 11.2%, Open World 10.6%

Become a necromancer and raise the dead - Undead Horde is a necromantic action game with elements from RPG, strategy and hack'n'slash. Maraud through the lands of the living, raze their villages and steal their treasures. Ultimately you'll take over the whole kingdom of the living!

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 51.7% ★, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Dark Humor 9%, Action RPG 8.4%, RPG 6.2%

You are Cahal, a powerful Garou who chose to go into exile after losing control of his destructive rage. He can transform into a wolf and a Crinos, a huge ferocious beast. Master your three forms and their powers to punish those who defile Gaia.

Why similar: Gore 19.3%, Violent 17.7%, Hack and Slash 17.7%, Action RPG 11.7%, Third Person 10.6%

Hunt fish with the iron swimmer Daisy at the beautiful beach of Parang Blue Island. And crush the vile pirates aiming for the caught fish. Daisy's companions each have their own unspeakable stories. Gain their trust and reach the hidden truths of Parang Blue Island.

Why similar: Underwater 47.8% ★, Hack and Slash 23.4%, Action-Adventure 10.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Third Person 4%

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Why similar: Open World 25%, Nature 20%, Exploration 10.3%, Third Person 10.2%, RPG 7.6%

Take an exciting journey with Twisty, the floating brain monster, as he battles his way out of an insane asylum in this hilariously bizarre, action/adventure game.

Why similar: Villain Protagonist 26.6% ★, Gore 21.1%, Violent 19.7%, Dark Humor 9%, Satire 7.8% ★

Place yourself at the heart of the Jurassic franchise and build your own Jurassic World. Bioengineer dinosaurs that think, feel and react intelligently to the world around them and face threats posed by espionage, breakouts and devastating tropical storms in an uncertain world where life always finds a way.

Why similar: Simulation 30.4%, Open World 27.9%, Violent 21.5%, Singleplayer 8.3%, Atmospheric 6.1%

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: Dark Humor 37.5%, Violent 15.7%, Gore 14.6%, Open World 12%, Action-Adventure 9.9%

Humanity has been destroyed - and it's up to Gori, along with his deadly but wise-cracking sentient hoverboard, F.R.A.N.K, and morose AI companion, CH1-P, to shred and slay the evil Adorable Army!

Why similar: Gore 37.6%, Hack and Slash 26.2%, Third Person 15.7%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Action 4.5%

Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

Why similar: Simulation 74.7%, Singleplayer 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

Why similar: Simulation 42.6%, Atmospheric 29.2%, Action 28.2%

I Am Fish is a charming, physics-based adventure starring four intrepid fish friends, forcibly separated from their home in a pet shop fish tank. Swim, fly, roll and chomp your way to the open ocean in a bid for freedom and to re-unite once again.

Why similar: Dark Humor 40.8%, Third Person 24.2%, Simulation 20.2%, Adventure 12%, Singleplayer 2.9%

Race across open oceans and uncover a kingdom’s dark secrets. Expressively platform your way across dozens of locales, upgrading your gear and modifying your move-set every step of the way!

Why similar: Open World 34.5%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Third Person 15.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Kill cosmic gods and their fascist sycophants in a post-entropy future. Become Violence. Become Romantic.

Why similar: Open World 52.6%, RPG 24.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 4.3%, Singleplayer 4.1%