Games Like Outlast 2

Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

Why similar: Horror 34.7%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Gore 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: The original nails the same helpless first-person formula of hiding, sprinting, and surviving grotesque pursuit in a grim, faith-twisted setting.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Horror 35.1%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Gore 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same powerless survival-horror loop, where stealth, vulnerability, and oppressive atmosphere matter more than fighting back.

Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

Why similar: Horror 25.5%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Gore 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person rural nightmare, graphic body horror, and intense cat-and-mouse escapes recreate much of Outlast 2’s panic, even if it adds combat later.

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%, First-Person 7%

Why You'll Like It: Though co-op-focused, it preserves the series’ signature hide-run-survive gameplay, brutal imagery, and experimental nightmare energy.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Dark 7.8%, First-Person 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans even harder into slow-burn psychological terror, disorientation, and an oppressive sense that the world itself is turning against you.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Dark 9%, Gore 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a vicious first-person psychological horror game built around disturbing imagery, puzzles, and relentless dread very close to Outlast 2’s tone.

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 9.4%, Violent 9.1%, First-Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its forest setting, distorted reality, and mental unraveling echo Outlast 2’s wilderness horror and hallucinatory storytelling.

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

Why similar: Horror 34.4%, Survival Horror 27.9%, First-Person 9%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Survival 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: If you loved being hunted while scavenging and hiding under constant stress, this is one of the best stealth-driven horror games on Steam.

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 31.4%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Gore 9.2%, First-Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person horror adventure mixes stalking, violent shocks, and psychological breakdown in a way that feels very adjacent to Outlast 2.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Horror 21.2%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Gore 15%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: While more story-driven and sci-fi, it shares Outlast 2’s defenseless first-person dread and identity-shattering psychological horror.

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 Horror 23.7%, Horror 23.7%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, First-Person 9.9%, Survival 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It modernizes Amnesia with louder, more systemic hide-and-survive tension that scratches the same vulnerable, hunted feeling.

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Gore 15.5%, Violent 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Even in third person, it captures the same cat-and-mouse fear of stalking, hiding, and surviving against a merciless pursuer.

Home Sweet Home is a first-person horror adventure game based on Thai myths and beliefs. The core gameplay focuses on storytelling and stealth to avoid perilous spirits hunting you. Moreover, few puzzles are added into the game, making gameplay more various.

Why similar: Horror 36.2%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Gore 11.1%, First-Person 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person stealth, vulnerable protagonist, and frequent chase sequences make it a strong fit if you want more run-and-hide horror.

Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, First-Person 9.5%, Dark 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An earlier classic of first-person survival horror that emphasizes weakness, isolation, and oppressive audio-visual tension over combat.

A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, First-Person 12.7%, Dark 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on fear management, chase sequences, and disturbing narrative horror makes it a natural follow-up for Outlast-style players.

Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.

Why similar: Horror 41%, Survival Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Dark 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers stripped-down but effective chase-heavy first-person horror where panic, darkness, and navigation are your real enemies.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 39.4%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Multiplayer 6.4%, First-Person 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This cult favorite delivers grim psychological horror, brutal imagery, and anxious wandering through hostile spaces with very little comfort.

From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Psychological Horror 21.4%, Survival Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.3%, First-Person 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This compact first-person horror game is built on oppressive apartment dread, jump scares, and the feeling that you're trapped in a waking nightmare.

Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

Why similar: Horror 20.8%, Gore 15.7%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Violent 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its stealth-heavy survival and need to evade near-unstoppable enemies make it a good match for Outlast 2’s powerless tension.

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Horror 25.6%, Survival Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 11.6%, Violent 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is more combat-driven than Outlast 2, but its grotesque world design and psychological horror set pieces still make it a worthwhile adjacent pick.

1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Gore 20.9%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Dark 11.4%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: Like Outlast 2, it focuses on first-person helplessness, horrific pursuit, and pure survival rather than empowering the player.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

Why similar: Horror 50.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 10.7%, First-Person 7.1%, Dark 6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades some interactivity for a feverish, industrial nightmare full of disturbing themes and helpless first-person horror.

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Gore 16.1%, Dark 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its nightmarish imagery, gore, and relentless pressure capture some of the same brutal horror intensity despite being more action-focused.

A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.

Why similar: Horror 70.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, First-Person 3.6%, Atmospheric 2.9%, Dark 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is more of a psychological descent than a survival game, but its constant reality-bending dread strongly overlaps with Outlast 2’s hallucinatory side.

Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30%, Horror 21.2%, Violent 18%, First-Person 10.5%, Gore 7%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes first-person exploration and grotesque horror in a cursed location, though it is a bit more puzzle- and combat-oriented.

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Gore 13%, Dark 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person psychological horror game thrives on trauma, surreal transitions, and the feeling of being dragged through a personal nightmare.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 60.2%, Dark 10.6%, First-Person 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It leans into ritualistic dread, disturbing imagery, and escalating possession horror from a vulnerable first-person viewpoint.

Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.

Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Survival Horror 34%, First-Person 7.8%, Survival 5.4%, Psychological Horror 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: If the being-hunted aspect was your favorite part of Outlast 2, this pure escape-horror game keeps that pressure on almost constantly.

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Gore 19.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Dark 8%, Survival Horror 7.2%

Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.7%, Horror 18.3%, Gore 11.8%, Psychological Horror 7.9%, First-Person 7.7%

Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.

Why similar: Horror 42.1%, Psychological Horror 21.7%, First-Person 12%, Survival 9.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: It channels paranoia, cosmic terror, and unreliable perception through first-person exploration that should appeal to fans of Outlast 2’s mind-bending horror.

Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.

Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Gore 16%, Survival Horror 10.8%, Nudity 10%, Sexual Content 9.8%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Horror 34.2%, Gore 20%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Violent 14.4%, First-Person 6.4%

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 40%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 8%, Multiplayer 8%, Sexual Content 6%

Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

Why similar: Horror 33.6%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Violent 7%, First-Person 5.9%

This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.6%, Gore 13.6%, Dark 9.2%, Violent 8.6%

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Horror 39.1%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 14.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 37%, Survival Horror 17%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, First-Person 9%, Dark 7%

DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.

Why similar: Horror 40.3%, Survival Horror 32.2%, Gore 15.1%, Nudity 4%, Adventure 3.8%

Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Gore 18.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Nudity 8.4%, Dark 7.2%

Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.5%, Psychological Horror 22.1%, Horror 19.1%, Gore 9.6%, Dark 8.5%

Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 23.9%, Violent 6.3%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

Why similar: Horror 49.9%, Survival Horror 12.2%, Gore 8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Violent 5.4%

It’s 11pm and the last house on your route. The windows are boarded up, the yard is overgrown, but the lights are on and the front door is open… strange place to deliver a pizza. You’re getting soaked from the rain, so you hesitantly step inside the house. You shouldn’t have done that.

Why similar: Horror 50.8%, Survival Horror 24.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Multiplayer 4.6%, First-Person 3.6%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 10.9%, Dark 7.8%

Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.

Why similar: Horror 38.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 15.4%, First-Person 7.9%, Multiplayer 6%

A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.6%, Horror 25.9%, Dark 12.9%, Mature 9.9%, First-Person 7.3%

The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

Why similar: Horror 33.4%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Gore 6.3%, Violent 5%

A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

Why similar: Horror 18.4%, Mature 18.1%, Sexual Content 17%, Nudity 14.2%, Gore 11.4%

Agony UNRATED is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.

Why similar: Gore 19.5%, Horror 15.4%, Mature 12.5%, Sexual Content 12%, Nudity 11.6%

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Gore 11.1%, Survival Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 7%

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Horror 33.8%, Survival Horror 20.7%, Survival 20.2%, Gore 9%, First-Person 8%

The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale 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: Horror 27.9%, Psychological Horror 25.3%, Violent 8%, First-Person 7.7%, Gore 7.5%

Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.

Why similar: Horror 42.2%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Sexual Content 10.1%, Nudity 8.2%, First-Person 6%

EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.9%, Horror 15.9%, Gore 13.4%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Violent 8.6%

Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.

Why similar: Horror 21.7%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, First-Person 9.7%, Dark 9.7%

You have to escape Granny and Grandpa...You have five days...

Why similar: Horror 26.4%, Gore 20.2%, Violent 14.1%, Dark 10.9%, Survival Horror 10.2%

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 32.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, First-Person 8.2%, Dark 8.2%

A bone-chilling body-horror game with escape room gameplay. Bad decisions have brought Matthew to this terrifying motel. Now it’s up to you to decide how to escape - will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 7.7%