Games Like Project Silverfish

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 20.2%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Stealth 16.2%, FPS 14.7%, Shooter 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused immersive sim that excels at building a dark, oppressive atmosphere through its exploration-heavy design.

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 19.4%, FPS 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Horror 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive sci-fi immersive sim that perfectly captures the feeling of exploring a hostile, derelict space station.

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 18.9%, FPS 16.9%, Stealth 15.3%, Sandbox 13.9%, Sci-fi 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox immersive sim shooter that shares the sci-fi setting and focus on creative, emergent gameplay.

A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!

Why similar: Immersive Sim 23.9%, FPS 17.2%, Sci-fi 12.5%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This remake of the classic immersive sim offers the same deep exploration and sci-fi horror atmosphere found in Project Silverfish.

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: FPS 17.3%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Stealth 13.7%, Open World 11.3%, Survival Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric immersive sim shooter that rewards careful exploration and tactical decision-making in a dark world.

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: FPS 20.7%, Open World 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Shooter 10.2%, Immersive Sim 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of a hostile, living world where exploration and survival are paramount to the experience.

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: FPS 17.5%, Open World 16.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Immersive Sim 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world immersive sim that blends exploration with a mysterious, dark setting similar to the tone of Project Silverfish.

A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!

Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Open World 12.3%, Horror 11.9%, Shooter 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: An old-school FPS that prioritizes environmental storytelling and exploration within a dark, sci-fi atmosphere.

Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.8%, Open World 11.9%, Dark 11.6%, Horror 11.4%, Shooter 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in a dark, atmospheric environment.

You arrive at Mars Site-113, a decaying monument to the SCP Foundation's ambition—and its failures. Once the most secure facility, now a cradle of horrors calling you to uncover its secrets. Face relentless anomalies, humanity's darkest truths, and a mission that demands survival above all else.

Why similar: FPS 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Stealth 13.3%, Horror 9.9%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror FPS that emphasizes combat and psychological tension in a mysterious facility.

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.

Why similar: FPS 42.3%, Shooter 21.4%, Horror 12.1%, Exploration 12.1%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric FPS that incorporates roguelite elements and immersive shooter mechanics.

Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

Why similar: FPS 18.5%, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Open World 12.3%, Stealth 9.4%, Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly atmospheric, semi-open world experience that emphasizes survival and exploration in a harsh, sci-fi-adjacent setting.

An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world

Why similar: Immersive Sim 26.9%, FPS 24.8%, Stealth 13.8%, Shooter 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, sandbox immersive sim that encourages unconventional exploration and tactical combat in a bizarre world.

In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.8%, FPS 16.8%, Shooter 10.3%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense first-person exploration and survival horror elements within a dark, atmospheric setting.

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: Survival Horror 15.3%, FPS 13.3%, Open World 11%, Dark 10.1%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world horror shooter that focuses on tracking and survival in a dangerous, isolated environment.

In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?

Why similar: FPS 15.6%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Sandbox 12%, Post-apocalyptic 11%, Open World 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival horror game that integrates crafting and exploration into its core gameplay loop.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Immersive Sim 23.2%, Stealth 20.4%, Shooter 12.5%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines immersive sim mechanics with fast-paced shooter gameplay in a sandbox environment that rewards experimentation.

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, FPS 15.4%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Stealth 13.1%, Dark 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror experience that emphasizes story-rich exploration and atmospheric dread.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 40.2%, Dark 10.4%, First-Person 10%, FPS 9.8%, Immersive Sim 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for sandbox-style immersive sims, offering unparalleled freedom in how you approach objectives.

Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?

Why similar: FPS 22.1%, Immersive Sim 20.4%, Stealth 16.4%, Shooter 12.8%, Sci-fi 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that utilizes strategic, sandbox-like exploration to navigate dangerous, derelict ships.

Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Sandbox 16.8%, Post-apocalyptic 11.9%, Open World 11%, Horror 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox survival horror game that features base-building and atmospheric exploration.

Project Crypt: The horror adventure about escaping a city overrun by monsters.

Why similar: FPS 18.9%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Dark 12.6%, Horror 11.9%, Shooter 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror title that prioritizes narrative and survival in a dark, mysterious setting.

Action, mystery, and a chance for redemption await you in the gritty first-person action-adventure GRAVEN. Explore a dark fantasy world as a wrongly convicted man of faith. Battle the horrors of humanity, the wilds, and beyond using armaments, magic, and the environment.

Why similar: FPS 26.4%, Shooter 17.1%, Exploration 12.5%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy immersive sim that focuses on exploration, sandbox combat, and environmental puzzles.

The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.4%, Horror 20%, Sci-fi 14.9%, Shooter 13.1%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers visceral sci-fi horror with a strong emphasis on exploration and environmental 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: Survival Horror 23.8%, Horror 19.5%, Stealth 17.4%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in sci-fi horror, focusing on deep exploration and survival against an overwhelming threat.

"Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.

Why similar: FPS 19.1%, Horror 18.3%, Shooter 17.4%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror shooter that focuses on narrative-driven exploration.

Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets, master powerful magic - and change the world through your choices.

Why similar: Open World 30%, Exploration 19.5%, First-Person 14.1%, Stylized 11.1%, 3D 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world RPG with a dark, surreal atmosphere that rewards curious exploration.

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: FPS 22.3%, Shooter 17.9%, Exploration 11.2%, Dark 8.4%, Action 7.8%

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Why similar: FPS 38%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Horror 11.6%, Shooter 11%, Atmospheric 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi shooter that blends horror elements with exploration and unique time-manipulation mechanics.

Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.

Why similar: FPS 37.7%, Horror 24.1%, Shooter 10.4%, Dark 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic FPS that excels at combining tactical combat with a genuinely unsettling horror atmosphere.

Mohrta is a nonlinear FPS adventure through the strange and otherworldly. Explore a vast selection of unique environments, slay an enormous cast of bizarre creatures, and upgrade your arsenal of multifaceted weapons.

Why similar: FPS 34.1%, Shooter 20.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Stylized 8.7%, First-Person 8%

Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…

Why similar: Shooter 21.6%, Dark 18.7%, Horror 16.2%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Action-Adventure 12.1%

⚗️ Project Cobalt is a survival action game set on a hostile island 🌴. Scavenge containers, mine resources, craft tools, hunt animals, and endure storms as you fight hunger, disease, and exhaustion all while uncovering the dark truth behind a failed experiment.

Why similar: Sandbox 24.1%, Survival Horror 21.7%, Open World 18.9%, Exploration 12.6%, First-Person 9%

New York, 2034: you wake up after what seemed to be a terrible nightmare, while it is not. The district has been evacuated and isolated overnight by the army, after an electrical meteor shower hit the Earth. Fight, explore, survive, and try to escape from this hell!

Why similar: FPS 15.6%, Shooter 11.6%, Stealth 10.3%, Open World 10.1%, Post-apocalyptic 9.4%

A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.

Why similar: Dark 31.7%, Horror 20%, Shooter 17.7%, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Why similar: FPS 18.1%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Stealth 15.1%, Horror 11.7%, Shooter 11.3%

Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Dark 15%, Immersive Sim 14.4%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 7.7%

SULFUR is a modern old-school action-adventure: Outsmart enemies, find treasure, improve weapons, harness powers. Delve deeper, find answers, make it end.

Why similar: FPS 31.8%, Shooter 21.2%, Stylized 14.5%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, First-Person 9.8%

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: Survival Horror 29.7%, Horror 18.5%, Open World 12.3%, Sci-fi 10%, Exploration 8.6%

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: Survival Horror 20.3%, FPS 18%, Horror 14%, Open World 13.1%, Shooter 10.5%

Expedition Zero — survival horror set in the anomaly zone of the northern forest. Face the dreadful forest monster and find a way to defeat it. Reveal the secrets of the lost expedition and your mysterious enemy. It’s either hunt or be hunted.

Why similar: Sandbox 18.1%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Horror 12.9%, Open World 10.4%, Sci-fi 9.9%

Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, FPS 16.6%, Horror 13.1%, Open World 12.7%, Shooter 10.7%

Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.

Why similar: FPS 25%, Sandbox 24.3%, Dark 17.4%, Shooter 16.5%, Exploration 12.1%

You are a veteran, in a post World War 3 apocalyptic world. Starving and alone, you fight to keep your sanity in the hell that this world has decayed into. In a desperate attempt to find food, you stumble your way into an abandoned prison, but you find out it is not as abandoned as you believed...

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Stealth 15%, Horror 12.2%, Dark 11.9%, Post-apocalyptic 11.7%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: FPS 26.9%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Shooter 12.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 10%

NEDRA is a story-driven, atmospheric action-adventure blending survival horror with cosmic terror. Set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, all the explorers have vanished without a trace, leaving you to uncover the chilling truth.

Why similar: FPS 17%, Survival Horror 14.4%, Stealth 12.9%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.6%

A 6-player open world horror game. Explore a abandoned town, filled with mysteries, be chased around with your friends and survive creatures capable of ending your life. Uncover what really happened.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Horror 17.3%, Open World 14.6%, Dark 12.4%, Atmospheric 8%

Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Open World 16.1%, Dark 12.5%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Exploration 11.1%

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: FPS 22.9%, Dark 15.4%, Horror 14.3%, Shooter 12.7%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Howdy, stranger! Hide from a vigilant UFO, find weapon components, and protect the farm from malevolent extraterrestrial threats.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Horror 14.9%, Shooter 14.6%, Sci-fi 13.6%, FPS 8.5%

Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).

Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.6%, FPS 22.3%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Horror 11%, Exploration 8.9%

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: Immersive Sim 18.5%, Open World 12.8%, Shooter 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 12.4%, Survival Horror 10%

Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Open World 18%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Horror 15%, Exploration 9.2%

Explore a decaying industrial world left behind in humanity's never-ending race to conquer the stars. Beneath its iron skies, desperate souls kill and steal for passage to the still-plentiful frontier worlds. Sink or swim in this high-octane first-person shooter with immersive sim elements.

Why similar: Immersive Sim 25%, FPS 22.3%, Stealth 16.7%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Shooter 7.6%

An open-ended, SCP-based, atmospheric, exploration-focused, survival-horror game with puzzle elements and replayability.

Why similar: FPS 26.7%, Dark 13.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.1%

Become a survival scientist in a savage post-apocalyptic world where aliens have the control of the world and find a cure, manage your shelter and fight to survive

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Open World 20.4%, FPS 15.4%, Horror 12%, Sci-fi 10.9%

An unsettling rogue-lite horror adventure. Iconic Backrooms levels reshape around you. Classic and original entities lurk as greater beings bid for your favor. Collect relics and strange items. Grow stronger. Survive, escape, or claim more uncertain fates. Fall in. Get lost. Go beyond The Backrooms.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 19.4%, Open World 17.4%, Exploration 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Trench Tales is a third-person action game set in a strange, war-torn world. Inspired by early 20th-century themes, it offers open-ended exploration, scattered combat encounters, and glimpses into a broken land shaped by endless conflict.

Why similar: Shooter 23.3%, Open World 22.7%, Horror 19.4%, Action-Adventure 15.9%, 3D 10.4%