Games Like Species: Unknown

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.5%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 12.8%, Stealth 12.1%, FPS 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive tactical co-op horror experience that mirrors the high-stakes, claustrophobic atmosphere and team-based survival of the seed game.

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 13%, Aliens 11.1%, First-Person 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same loop of scavenging dangerous, abandoned facilities while being hunted by unpredictable alien entities.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival Horror 31.8%, Horror 24.9%, Multiplayer 22.1%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Psychological Horror 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deep, submarine-based co-op experience where managing resources and surviving alien threats in the dark is paramount.

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 20.4%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Stealth 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes stealth and cooperative puzzle-solving while being pursued by relentless enemies in a terrifying, high-pressure environment.

Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.5%, Horror 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar vibe of exploring dangerous, abandoned underwater facilities while dealing with bizarre and deadly creatures.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.

Why similar: Aliens 23.3%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Horror 12.1%, Shooter 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It provides the most direct combat-focused experience against alien threats in a sci-fi setting similar to the seed game's theme.

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.2%, Horror 28.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Investigation 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: As a pioneer of co-op investigation horror, it shares the core loop of entering a haunted space and using specialized gear to survive.

Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Horror 17.5%, Investigation 15.8%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished co-op ghost-hunting experience that relies on atmosphere and environmental interaction to build tension.

FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Horror 19.4%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This archaeology-themed horror game requires careful exploration and team coordination to survive ancient, supernatural traps and entities.

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.5%, Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Survival Horror 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game blends exploration and horror with a focus on capturing footage in dangerous locations, mirroring the high-risk mission structure.

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 22.6%, Online Co-Op 21.7%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building an unsettling, atmospheric experience that focuses on cooperative exploration and survival in surreal environments.

SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!

Why similar: Horror 22%, FPS 19.9%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Shooter 14.5%, First-Person 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical shooter that leans heavily into the horror of containment breaches and intense, team-based survival against anomalous threats.

Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.1%, Horror 13.6%, Survival Horror 13.4%, Stealth 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This heist-themed horror game forces players to balance greed with survival as they navigate a facility filled with monsters.

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: Online Co-Op 29.9%, Horror 23.5%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Stealth 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a classic 'hide and seek' horror mechanic where players must scavenge items while avoiding a deadly creature.

A 1-4 player co-op horror game that throws you into a desperate fight for survival against deadly dinosaurs. Run, hide and work together to complete missions and uncover the secrets buried within the abandoned AEON research facility. Can you and your friends make it out alive?

Why similar: Stealth 21.6%, Survival Horror 20.3%, Horror 16.8%, PvE 12.6%, First-Person 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on stealth and survival against prehistoric predators, mirroring the 'hunted' feeling found in Species: Unknown.

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.3%, Multiplayer 20%, PvE 14.2%, First-Person 10.8%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This space-faring co-op game emphasizes team roles and survival against hostile forces, capturing the sci-fi isolation of the seed game.

No More Room in Hell 2 is an intense 8 player zombie shooter. Overcome the endless undead. Avoid infection. Survive hell together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.2%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Horror 11%, FPS 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, realistic survival-horror game that emphasizes team cooperation and resource management in a hostile, infested world.

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: Online Co-Op 22%, Horror 15.9%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a multiplayer-focused take on the Backrooms mythos, emphasizing cooperative survival and environmental navigation.

A 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game that takes place on a mysterious asteroid belt where players must complete contracts by traveling to exotic planets to kill creatures, find loot, and/or farm planetary materials that they must return to an ominous figure named Sketchy.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.9%, Aliens 13.4%, Survival Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar scavenging loop where players must explore dangerous environments to fulfill contracts while avoiding monsters.

An online co-op horror game featuring unique playable characters and RPG mechanics. Exorcise ghosts using your special abilities and tools while surviving the supernatural onslaught

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.4%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Investigation 15%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological horror and team-based investigation, creating a tense atmosphere similar to modern co-op horror hits.

Ghost Exile - is a cooperative horror from 1 to 4 players: when hunting for ghosts, you need to determine the type of ghost, carry out a ritual of exorcism and then the ghost can no longer harm anyone. Be careful! Hasty conclusions can lead you to a sad outcome.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.7%, Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Multiplayer 11.4%, First-Person 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A comprehensive ghost-hunting simulator that requires players to use investigative tools to identify and survive supernatural entities.

4 Player co-op survival horror game. When the cursed rain falls, 'Mimesis' appear, perfectly imitating your teammates, bringing a new level of tension you've never experienced before.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.9%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.9%, PvE 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses early-access mechanics to build a unique, unsettling co-op experience.

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: Survival Horror 31.4%, Horror 21.7%, Multiplayer 19.4%, First-Person 11.4%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep survival-horror experience where building defenses and managing gear is essential to surviving against terrifying mutants.

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: Online Co-Op 30.3%, Horror 28.4%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Psychological Horror 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A high-intensity co-op horror game where players must complete objectives while being hunted by a relentless, escalating threat.

Unsafe Express is a cooperative first-person survival horror game for 1-4 players. Navigate through space stations, collect materials and outlast your enemies! Choose your objective based on complexity levels, then cast your vote. Gather items, exterminate hostiles, fulfill missions and repeat!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 16%, Aliens 15.6%, Survival Horror 11.9%, Horror 9.9%, FPS 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A focused co-op survival-horror experience that emphasizes exploration and stealth within a dark, industrial setting.

CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...

Why similar: Horror 15.7%, Stealth 15%, PvE 12.8%, First-Person 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike that leans into the first-person horror aesthetic, focusing on survival in a hostile, dark environment.

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: Online Co-Op 27%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, First-Person 9.1%, PvE 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted yet tense co-op horror game that focuses on team coordination and surviving against bizarre threats.

Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Horror 21%, Stealth 17.3%, Multiplayer 11.7%, First-Person 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This heist-horror game forces players to work together to steal items while avoiding detection by supernatural entities.

UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Stealth 15.3%, Aliens 15.1%, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game combines stealth and perma-death mechanics to create a high-stakes horror experience for cooperative teams.

Jump Space (formerly Jump Ship) is a mission based co-op PvE for 1-4 players, where you are the crew of a spaceship. Transition seamlessly from crewing the ship to on-foot exploration and space walks. Explore, upgrade, and survive intense encounters in deep space together.

Why similar: FPS 19.8%, PvE 19%, Sci-fi 13.4%, First-Person 11.6%, Shooter 9.6%

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: Online Co-Op 23%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.8%, Aliens 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.3%

You are a Bigfoot hunter with an important mission: to put an end to rumours once and for all and prove to yourself that Bigfoot is not just a myth or an invention of the mind...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.4%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 13.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%, FPS 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game tasks players with tracking and surviving against a powerful, intelligent creature in a remote wilderness.

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: Online Co-Op 23%, Horror 17.7%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Stealth 10.3%

Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Survival Horror 17%, Horror 15.5%, PvE 11%, Multiplayer 9.8%

Escape together or die alone. In this intense co-op bodycam horror game, you and your team are hunted by a relentless creature. Communicate, stay quiet, and fight to survive. Every move counts. Every sound could be your last.

Why similar: Horror 16.1%, Online Co-Op 16%, FPS 11.1%, Survival Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 8%

GONE Fishing is a 1-8 player survival horror game where you and your friends must work together to stay alive, by fishing. The only way to survive is to keep feeding the lake’s insatiable hunger before it feeds on you. Can you satisfy the hunger... or will you become the next offering?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Horror 19.6%, Survival Horror 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.5%, First-Person 11.2%

Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.1%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Ghost Janitors is a multiplayer psychological horror game for 1-4 players. Your job? Cleaning haunted houses while avoiding terrifying monsters. Ready to face the spine-tingling challenge with your team?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Horror 14.9%, Investigation 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.1%, Survival Horror 19.1%, Horror 16.2%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.

Why similar: Stealth 19%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Horror 14.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Co-op horror game where you play in teams of 1 to 8 reckless journalists, ready to explore a city overrun by deadly creatures to snap spectacular footage. Your only goal: make the headlines without becoming one.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 37.6%, Horror 21.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%, First-Person 7.6%, Survival Horror 7.2%

Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.6%, Aliens 20%, FPS 11.1%, Sci-fi 10%, PvE 8.9%

Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.2%, Investigation 14.5%, Survival Horror 14.1%, Horror 11.8%, First-Person 8.1%

Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.2%, Aliens 14.6%, Horror 11.1%, FPS 10.4%, Survival Horror 8.6%

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: Online Co-Op 21%, Stealth 17.2%, Horror 13.6%, PvE 9.3%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

A 1-4 player co-op horror game where you must outsmart a monster that adapts to your every move. Enter a volatile Rift with shifting maps and objectives, scavenge rare resources, and extract together… or betray your friends for the lion’s share of the loot.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 14.6%, Aliens 12.8%, Survival Horror 12.1%, Horror 10.7%, Stealth 9.8%

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.8%, Stealth 15.5%, Survival Horror 13%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

Escape room meets co-op survival horror. The year is 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mount Bisik. Alone or with up to 4 players, you must explore, find clues, figure out a way to escape...and survive the horror.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.2%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Investigation 17.9%, Horror 13.9%, PvE 10.7%

In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.3%, Horror 23%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Multiplayer 13%, Stealth 9.2%

The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.

Why similar: Horror 19.5%, FPS 18.6%, First-Person 13.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Realistic 9.4%

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: Online Co-Op 30.5%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Multiplayer 11.4%, First-Person 10.7%

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: Online Co-Op 31.2%, Horror 21.1%, PvE 14.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Survival Horror 18.2%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Exploration 10.3%, First-Person 9.5%

Ghost Exorcism INC is a horror game where you can play alone, or in a team of up to 6 exorcists. Your mission will be to identify paranormal entities, and then exorcise them.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28%, Investigation 20.6%, Horror 14.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Multiplayer 12%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.5%, Horror 16.1%, Survival Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.1%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 15%, Investigation 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%

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 20.6%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Survival Horror 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Stealth 17.1%, Survival Horror 16.3%, First-Person 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.

Why similar: Investigation 20.3%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.2%, First-Person 12%

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: Stealth 16%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Horror 12.5%, FPS 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.8%