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 30.8%, Dark 16%, Puzzle 10.5%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Co-op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the same creative team, this title offers the quintessential dark, atmospheric puzzle-platforming experience that defines the genre.

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 32.9%, Dark 17.5%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Puzzle 9.8%, Stealth 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the haunting, third-person perspective and environmental storytelling found in REANIMAL.

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 24.6%, Horror 18.1%, Online Co-Op 13%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This entry introduces the co-op mechanics that directly mirror the cooperative journey found in REANIMAL.

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 25.1%, Horror 23%, Dark 14.9%, Third Person 10.7%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a dark, cinematic adventure through a twisted fairy-tale world that feels tonally identical to REANIMAL.

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 50.5%, Co-op 18.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Online Co-Op 9.1%, Multiplayer 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the gold standard for controlling two characters simultaneously to solve puzzles in a deeply emotional, atmospheric journey.

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 32.6%, Horror 27.8%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Dark 8.2%, Stealth 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-intensity, co-op horror experience that focuses on survival and stealth in a terrifying, enclosed environment.

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 35.7%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Puzzle 7.9%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished co-op puzzle-platformer that requires constant coordination between two characters to navigate hazardous environments.

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 26.6%, Horror 23.4%, Dark 19.8%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, dark puzzle-platforming that shares the same unsettling, wordless narrative style.

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 29.5%, Horror 22.4%, Cinematic 19%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Adventure 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy, co-op horror experience that emphasizes player choice and atmospheric tension.

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 33.5%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: While less horror-focused, its industry-leading co-op mechanics and puzzle variety provide the best cooperative gameplay experience available.

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

Why similar: Dark 26.7%, Horror 21.3%, Puzzle 17%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Surreal 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational dark puzzle-platformer that set the standard for minimalist, high-tension environmental horror.

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 23.3%, Cinematic 20.7%, Dark 17%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Stealth 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a distinct, dark, and atmospheric journey that prioritizes visual storytelling and immersion.

Play the odds in Lost in Random™, a gothic-fairy-tale-inspired action-adventure where every citizen’s fate is determined by a roll of the dice.

Why similar: Adventure 31.1%, Third Person 24.8%, Exploration 19.4%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, third-person, gothic-inspired world that matches the unique visual identity and adventurous tone of REANIMAL.

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 21.7%, Online Co-Op 19.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op puzzle game that relies on communication and environmental observation to escape a dark, mysterious setting.

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 25%, Dark 18.3%, Surreal 14.3%, Puzzle 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven horror adventure that focuses on atmospheric exploration and psychological puzzle-solving.

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 17%, Co-op 16.3%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Puzzle 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving within a surreal, shifting environment.

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

Why similar: Co-op 29.6%, Horror 27.3%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Cinematic 9.4%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that focuses on investigating and surviving against supernatural entities.

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.3%, Co-op 25.5%, Local Multiplayer 13%, Adventure 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op puzzle-platformer that emphasizes character-specific abilities to overcome environmental challenges.

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 60.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 9.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Puzzle 5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the vulnerability of a child in a terrifying, surreal world, mirroring the perspective and themes of REANIMAL.

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 29.9%, Online Co-Op 23.2%, Co-op 17.4%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Atmospheric 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror experience that focuses on tension and environmental awareness to survive.

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 25.7%, Co-op 23.8%, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror adventure that emphasizes teamwork and exploration in a dark, mysterious setting.

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 29.1%, Horror 25.7%, Third Person 12.5%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that focuses on exploration and survival in an atmospheric, dark environment.

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 28.5%, Online Co-Op 25%, Local Co-Op 23.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Cinematic 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A strictly co-op narrative adventure that focuses on cinematic storytelling and cooperative problem-solving.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Horror 32.4%, Dark 20.9%, Puzzle 17.6%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Surreal 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that explores themes of trauma and horror through a child's perspective.

Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

Why similar: Horror 42.4%, Dark 22.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Puzzle 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the dark, whimsical, and unsettling narrative style often found in games created by the Little Nightmares team.

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 28.5%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Dark 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, third-person co-op adventure with challenging combat and atmospheric world-building.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story 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 47.3%, Stealth 23%, Surreal 22.8%, Stylized 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric, psychological horror that excels at building tension through environmental 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 20.5%, Co-op 18.3%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Cinematic 7.4%

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 31.7%, Local Co-Op 24.6%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Third Person 8.3%

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 19.6%, Horror 14.8%, Online Co-Op 14.5%, Dark 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.2%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.9%, Co-op 19.4%, Puzzle 15.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%

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

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 20.3%, Online Co-Op 20%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%

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 34.4%, Co-op 26.8%, Online Co-Op 21%, Puzzle 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle-platformer that uses environmental mechanics to tell a story of two characters working in tandem.

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 35.4%, Online Co-Op 24%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 14.3%, Dark 5.2%

Pragmata is a unique, sci-fi action-adventure game from Capcom. Follow Hugh, a member of an ill-fated investigation team, and Diana, a young android, as they navigate a lunar facility taken over by rogue AI in search of a way to Earth.

Why similar: Third Person 50%, Adventure 29.2%, 3D 17.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

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 23.3%, Horror 22%, Online Co-Op 21.7%, Cinematic 13%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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 39.7%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Third Person 10.8%, Surreal 6.5%

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 32.4%, Horror 31%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Dark 13.7%, Mystery 4.4%

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 21.7%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Horror 18.5%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Surreal 7.2%

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 19%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 18%, Stealth 4.1%

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 19.5%, Horror 17.4%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Dark 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%

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 18.6%, Horror 16%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Dark 13.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Little Nightmares VR: Altered Echoes is a dark atmospheric adventure‑puzzle game where you embody Dark Six, a mysterious figure with the shape of a little girl. Navigate in a disturbing world, solve intricate puzzles, and escape terrifying giant foes in a desperate search to become whole again.

Why similar: Horror 21.6%, Puzzle 20.2%, Adventure 19.2%, Atmospheric 18.1%, Stealth 13.9%

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 27.3%, Horror 24.9%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Dark 10.3%

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 27.3%, Co-op 22.3%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Online Co-Op 14%, Adventure 7.4%

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 19.8%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Horror 16.2%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Dark 9.7%

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 19.1%, Horror 18.4%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Dark 11.7%, Atmospheric 8.3%

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 27.7%, Co-op 26%, Horror 24.1%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Adventure 6.9%

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 38.1%, Cinematic 22.8%, Third Person 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 6.4%

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 36.8%, Dark 25.2%, Third Person 20.3%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%

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 22%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Horror 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Dark 8.4%

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 19.7%, Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Third Person 11.3%, Stealth 9.9%

KLETKA is a co-op (up to 6 players) horror game about going down in an elevator that is trying to eat you. Feed the elevator, explore deadly floors and descend deeper.

Why similar: Co-op 26.4%, Horror 21%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 6.5%

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 19.6%, Horror 18.3%, Co-op 17.1%, Dark 11.3%, Multiplayer 8.8%

You fall through a sinkhole into a nightmarish Japanese mansion with a lingering, sinister presence and terrifying threats… and the only way out is deeper in. Malice is a two-player, compulsory co-op survival horror that forces you to make unforgiving choices and rely on your wits to survive.

Why similar: Co-op 18.1%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Horror 15.3%, Dark 11.7%, Surreal 8.6%

FRIGHTENED is a cooperative horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. Your goal is to destroy the evil with your team and leave. Collect items in the area with your team, find the demon's weak spot and destroy it! But don't you dare get caught.

Why similar: Co-op 20.3%, Horror 17.9%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Dark 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.8%

Follow R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body, on a cinematic adventure through an alternate 1980s America. Explore an atmospheric cyberpunk world full of high-stakes action wrapped in a unique 2.5D pixel art style.

Why similar: Cinematic 47.5%, Dark 25.4%, Atmospheric 17.4%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%