Games Like REANIMAL

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 31.1%, Dark 16.4%, Puzzle 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same studio, this game shares the iconic dark, atmospheric, and puzzle-platforming DNA of the seed game.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 32.7%, Dark 17.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Puzzle 9.7%, Stealth 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: The original masterpiece that established the unsettling, cinematic, and puzzle-heavy style found in the seed game.

Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

Why similar: Co-op 24.2%, Horror 18.2%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Multiplayer 11%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title continues the series' signature blend of cooperative puzzle-solving and eerie, dark-fantasy exploration.

Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble's many hideous creatures.

Why similar: Cinematic 25.3%, Horror 22.6%, Dark 14.9%, Third Person 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that mirrors the seed game's focus on terrifying folklore and cinematic environmental storytelling.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Co-op 35.6%, Local Co-Op 25.8%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Puzzle 8.1%, Local Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished co-op puzzle-platformer that emphasizes teamwork and environmental interaction.

Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 52.1%, Co-op 19%, Adventure 14.3%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Puzzle 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a deeply emotional, co-op-focused journey that relies on unique character-driven puzzle mechanics.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Cinematic 26.9%, Horror 23%, Dark 19.9%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, dark, and wordless puzzle-platforming that heavily influenced the genre.

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

Why similar: Co-op 29%, Horror 22.5%, Cinematic 19.2%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Adventure 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a cinematic, co-op horror experience where player choices significantly impact the dark narrative.

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

Why similar: Co-op 33.4%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Online Co-Op 13%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: While lighter in tone, it is the gold standard for cooperative puzzle-adventure mechanics and creative level design.

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: Co-op 31.9%, Horror 27.8%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Dark 8.4%, Stealth 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tense, co-op survival-horror experience that emphasizes stealth and environmental navigation.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Dark 26.8%, Horror 21%, Puzzle 16.6%, Atmospheric 15%, Surreal 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational puzzle-platformer that defined the dark, minimalist, and haunting aesthetic seen in the seed game.

DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.

Why similar: Horror 22.5%, Dark 18.8%, Third Person 10.9%, Puzzle 10.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, dark, and atmospheric puzzle game that captures the unsettling dream-like quality of the seed game.

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Co-op 16%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that focuses on navigating surreal, unsettling environments filled with puzzles.

Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.

Why similar: Horror 34.5%, Third Person 21.4%, Surreal 20.8%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, twisted 3D platformer that explores psychological horror through a surreal and atmospheric lens.

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Co-op 28.2%, Online Co-Op 25.3%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Cinematic 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A strictly cooperative adventure that focuses on narrative-driven gameplay and cinematic escape sequences.

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Co-op 21.2%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op puzzle game that requires intense communication and environmental awareness to survive.

REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.

Why similar: Horror 24.7%, Dark 18.4%, Surreal 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Puzzle 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, atmospheric horror game that excels at building tension through environmental storytelling.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 41.5%, Co-op 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer that integrates atmospheric storytelling with cultural folklore.

Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

Why similar: Co-op 29%, Horror 27.3%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Cinematic 9.8%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that emphasizes investigation and survival against supernatural threats.

Follow The Midnight Walk in a dark adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. Befriend a lost lantern creature and light your way through a world of wonder and terror. Outsmart monsters and marvel at details in a landscape handcrafted with real clay and animated in a stop motion style.

Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Cinematic 21%, Dark 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Stealth 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure that focuses on immersive, hand-crafted horror environments.

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25%, Co-op 18.8%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, physics-based co-op puzzle-platformer that emphasizes teamwork and environmental problem-solving.

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.2%, Co-op 19.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op puzzle-adventure that uses dark humor and distinct character abilities to navigate a mysterious environment.

From the depths of hell, climb chained to your friends through diverse worlds. Solo or co-op, try to reach the summit and discover what awaits you there...

Why similar: Co-op 38.9%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Third Person 11.3%, Surreal 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging co-op platformer that requires precise coordination to navigate dangerous, vertical environments.

Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

Why similar: Horror 60.3%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Puzzle 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror game that captures the vulnerability and perspective of a small protagonist in a terrifying world.

Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.

Why similar: Co-op 32.6%, Horror 31.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Dark 14.3%, Mystery 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy horror game that offers a shared, cooperative experience focused on survival and psychological tension.

At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.

Why similar: Horror 37.7%, Dark 16.3%, Atmospheric 13%, Third Person 12.5%, 3D 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic co-op horror experience that blends action-adventure elements with intense, dark storytelling.

Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Co-op 18%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Cinematic 7.6%

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Local Co-Op 23.6%, Online Co-Op 15%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Third Person 8.8%

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

Why similar: Co-op 39.9%, Multiplayer 28.1%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Adventure 5.8%, Horror 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, survival-focused co-op game that emphasizes resource management and environmental exploration.

A 1-3 co-op puzzle horror game. Lost in an accursed megastore, work together to find the exit before its lurking horrors trap you forever.

Why similar: Co-op 19.1%, Horror 14.7%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Dark 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%

A visually lifelike co-op horror for 1-6 people. Journey through 10 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

Why similar: Horror 22.6%, Co-op 20%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.6%, Co-op 26.8%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Puzzle 9.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer where players manipulate environmental elements to progress through the world.

A very simple co-op jumpscare horror experience where you and friends walk through a pitch black forest and try to stay quiet. Reach 8:00 AM without screaming or making a loud noise, or everyone dies. You will scream, shout, and probably laugh.

Why similar: Horror 29.8%, Online Co-Op 22.7%, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Atmospheric 5.6%

Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 22.8%, Horror 21.9%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Cinematic 13.4%, Atmospheric 7%

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Co-op 27.8%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Dark 13.5%, Horror 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%

A horror survival and extraction game playable in single player or co-op for up to 4 players. Lost in a creepy forest, you and your friends are hunted by a monster. Stay quiet while extracting keys through nightmarish realms using items like traps, sonars, and flare guns to survive!

Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Horror 25.7%, Third Person 12.8%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Multiplayer 8.1%

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 33.1%, Cinematic 31.3%, Multiplayer 22%, Co-op 10.3%, Adventure 2.8%

Once a mad scientist's lab, now an abandoned manor haunted by miscreations. Work as a 1-4 player team in this online co-op, psychological horror game and discover what lurks within. Find a cure before it's too late...

Why similar: Co-op 19.1%, Horror 17.4%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Dark 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.5%

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Co-op 34.4%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Horror 11.2%, Multiplayer 9%

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...

Why similar: Horror 25.9%, Co-op 23.5%, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Puzzle 6.1%

A whole new breed of survival horror emerges with Cronos: The New Dawn. Survive the brutal wastelands of the future, fight nightmarish merging creatures and jump back in time to harvest souls as you seek to uncover the origins of the apocalypse that wiped out humanity.

Why similar: Horror 36.3%, Dark 25.2%, Third Person 20.5%, Atmospheric 16.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

You and your crew are sent in to assess reality in this 4-player co-op horror game. Memorize the environment. Spot disturbing anomalies. Decide if the timeline is safe. One bad call—and you’re forced to start over.

Why similar: Co-op 21.2%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Horror 18.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Surreal 7.5%

Psycho Reign is a Single or 2 player co-operative online horror puzzle and stealth game where in each level you will be chased by blood thirsty psychos. Look for and solve mini puzzles in order to progress further on the map. Ultimately, find something to fight back...or get chopped up.

Why similar: Co-op 18.2%, Horror 16%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Dark 13.7%, Multiplayer 10%

Hinako's hometown is engulfed in fog, driving her to fight grotesque monsters and solve eerie puzzles. Uncover the disturbing beauty hidden in terror.

Why similar: Horror 37.3%, Cinematic 23.2%, Third Person 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Adventure 6.4%

Nostalgia is a two-player cooperative indie game that escapes from enemies in a dark labyrinth. After waking up in the deep, dark forest, the two follow an unidentified girl into the labyrinth. Avoid enemies in the labyrinth, find a diary, reveal the hidden past, and escape.

Why similar: Co-op 27%, Horror 25.2%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Dark 10.6%

Escape From Toon Kingdom is a 1–4 player co-op horror game. Play as mascots trapped in a dying theme park. Explore. Solve. Suffer. Every attraction holds a secret—and a piece of your escape.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.9%, Co-op 25.8%, Horror 23.9%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Adventure 7%

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 35.5%, Online Co-Op 23.9%, Multiplayer 15%, Co-op 14.1%, Dark 5.3%

Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Co-op 37.3%, Horror 23.9%, Multiplayer 21.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Exploration 5.1%

PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.4%, Co-op 22%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Adventure 7.7%

They See Us is a multiplayer horror game built for creepy vibes, scream-worthy jump scares and hilarious co-op tension. Work together to spot terrifying anomalies lurking in familiar places – before they find you!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.9%, Horror 18.3%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Dark 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.5%

A new multiplayer, third-person, horror experience: Escape from an appaling environment by solving different puzzles with the help of your friends, and hiding from a hideous monster... or maybe becoming one ;) Unlock new maps, cosmetics and skins with the new Horror Night DLCs

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Horror 18.7%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Third Person 11.5%, Stealth 10.1%

Chained in the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op, mission-based horror game. Trapped in a blurry subconscious and chained together, toy bears must solve puzzles, complete challenging missions, and survive against creatures trying to destroy them.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Horror 18.3%, Co-op 16.7%, Dark 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%

GODUMAS is a co-op horror game for 1-4 players. Explore the strange island, solve location based puzzles, run or sneak your way through local inhabitants and find a way to escape… before you are sacrificed.

Why similar: Co-op 21.6%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Horror 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Dark 8.5%

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 31.6%, Online Co-Op 25.3%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Co-op 11.8%, Dark 5.5%

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Horror 31.1%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 18.7%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Stealth 4.3%

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 50.2%, Dark 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Surreal 5.7%

A two-player co-op horror escape. Trapped in a haunted manor, you’ll need to solve puzzles, work together, and trust each other to make it out alive.

Why similar: Co-op 19.4%, Online Co-Op 16.7%, Horror 15.9%, Dark 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.7%