Games Like The Outlast Trials

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 33.5%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the exact same series DNA: first-person survival horror built around hiding, fleeing, and enduring terrifying set pieces while completely outmatched.

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Horror 26.2%, Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: This is the closest solo follow-up in tone and mechanics, with relentless chases, stealth, and psychological horror that feel immediately familiar.

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 28.7%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Psychological Horror 14%, Co-op 11.1%, Stealth 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its first-person co-op survival horror is centered on stealth, sound, and escaping deadly pursuers, making it one of the nearest multiplayer matches.

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 25.4%, Multiplayer 20%, Co-op 15.8%, Survival Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like Trials, it is a team-based first-person horror game about solving objectives and surviving disorienting spaces filled with lethal threats.

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

Why similar: Co-op 27.6%, Horror 24.1%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Stealth 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op stealth-horror missions, hostile environments, and emphasis on sneaking past dangers line up extremely well with Trials' gameplay feel.

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 23.6%, Multiplayer 21%, Survival Horror 17%, Co-op 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: Another strong co-op escape-horror option, it focuses on communication, puzzles, and avoiding entities in oppressive liminal spaces.

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 32.3%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Survival Horror 16.7%, Co-op 13.2%, Psychological Horror 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its objective-driven co-op horror loop creates the same escalating pressure of scrambling to finish tasks while the threat gets deadlier.

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: Horror 20.5%, Co-op 18.9%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It mixes first-person co-op exploration and PvE horror with dangerous runs through hostile maps where coordination is key to surviving.

A co-op horror game like no other... Play with 1-8 players online as you solve puzzles, collect items and run from the horrors that lie within. Follow in the footsteps of Joan in the story mode or tackle procedurally generated maps that scale with your level and bring a fresh experience each game..

Why similar: Co-op 19.6%, Horror 19.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Character Customization 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: This delivers tense first-person co-op horror with puzzle-solving, exploration, and panic-inducing monster encounters that reward teamwork.

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: Co-op 15.9%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 14.6%, Multiplayer 13%, Psychological Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op objective runs force your group to loot, improvise, and hide from a roaming monster, capturing a similar stress-heavy team dynamic.

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: Horror 35.9%, Multiplayer 20.3%, Co-op 19.4%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Though more investigative, it nails first-person co-op dread, voice-driven teamwork, and the constant tension of entering spaces that do not want you there.

An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Co-op 17.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Short, intense co-op horror sessions built around collecting crucial items while being hunted make it a great Trials-like pick.

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: Co-op 22.5%, Horror 21.6%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, First-Person 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A more paranormal spin on first-person co-op horror, it still delivers the same tense team play and sudden spikes of fear.

A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

Why similar: Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 18.8%, Survival Horror 17.8%, Co-op 17.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its escape-focused co-op horror structure emphasizes puzzles, pressure, and hostile entities in a way Trials fans will likely enjoy.

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 23.6%, Co-op 20.2%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op first-person survival-horror combines harsh environments, limited safety, and persistent monster pressure in a way that fits well here.

Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Multiplayer 26%, Co-op 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is another co-op psychological horror game about surviving deadly spaces through teamwork, caution, and evasive play.

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

Why similar: Horror 24.5%, Co-op 22.5%, Survival Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, First-Person 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is less psychological, but its first-person co-op expeditions, high-risk objectives, and frantic extraction energy scratch a very similar itch.

An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Co-op 25.3%, Multiplayer 23.7%, Stealth 9.9%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This turns co-op horror runs into tense, communication-heavy loot extractions where avoiding monsters is just as important as completing the job.

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: Co-op 21.1%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 17.2%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Stealth 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is more combat-oriented, but its brutal co-op runs, stealth-heavy openings, and oppressive facility horror make it a strong heavier alternative.

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: Survival Horror 17%, Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Stealth 12.3%, Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: Completing tasks under pressure while hiding from an active threat makes its co-op horror loop feel very close to Trials-style missions.

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 23.8%, Survival Horror 21.2%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Horror 14.7%, Survival 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is broader and more survival-driven, but the first-person co-op horror, stealth, and disturbing enemy encounters make it a compelling alternative.

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 23.2%, Horror 18.9%, Stealth 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Survival 8%

Why You'll Like It: Even as a solo game, its first-person vulnerability, stealth, and improvised survival create the same nerve-shredding hide-or-die tension.

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: Horror 20.4%, Multiplayer 19%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its eerie co-op missions and pressure-filled cleanup objectives create a similarly stressful team-horror rhythm, even with a different setting.

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

Why similar: Horror 24.6%, Co-op 23.8%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Survival Horror 13%, Psychological Horror 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: Much sillier in tone, but its first-person co-op descents into monster-filled spaces still deliver memorable panic-and-escape runs.

Sign of Silence is a 4-player cooperative horror game set in dreadful outskirts of Danwille town. Whether you will escape the place or stay here forever depends on cautious and coordinated actions of the whole team!

Why similar: Co-op 26.6%, Horror 23.4%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, First-Person 5%

Why You'll Like It: A rougher indie pick, but its scavenging, survival, and group coordination still fit the same cooperative horror niche.

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 28.9%, Survival Horror 28.8%, Stealth 15.1%, First-Person 7.7%, Survival 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of Trials is hiding, listening, and barely surviving an unstoppable stalker, this is one of the best solo matches possible.

The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.1%, Co-op 22.4%, Horror 20.1%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Survival 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: This older co-op horror FPS captures the stress of objective-based survival with scarce resources, desperate teamwork, and constant danger.

A 2-Player Networked Horror Co-Op game. Explore the deepest recesses of your mind to put yourself back together. Work together to defend yourself from its denizens.

Why similar: Co-op 23.6%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14%, First-Person 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This smaller-scale co-op stealth horror is all about escaping a stalking entity, which makes it a natural fit for fans of evasion-heavy terror.

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: Co-op 37.5%, Horror 22.1%, Multiplayer 20.1%, First-Person 9.5%, Realistic 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more tactical, but its hostile facility setting, squad-based play, and horror framing make it a decent action-heavier alternative.

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: Survival Horror 18.4%, Horror 15.8%, Multiplayer 15%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Co-op 11.4%

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 24.6%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Not multiplayer, yet its oppressive first-person psychological horror and clinical nightmare atmosphere strongly echo the darker side of Trials.

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 25.2%, Co-op 21%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, First-Person 6.4%

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: Horror 23.9%, Multiplayer 18.6%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Co-op 15.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%

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 23.7%, Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Multiplayer 9.1%, PvE 7.8%

10 years of horror. 10 years of jump scares and close calls. 10 years of brutal sacrifices and thrilling escapes. 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.

Why similar: Horror 42.5%, Survival Horror 12.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Co-op 9.6%, Psychological Horror 6.1%

Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.9%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Horror 16.7%, Co-op 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%

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

Why similar: Co-op 27.4%, Horror 25.1%, Survival Horror 17.4%, Multiplayer 13.1%, First-Person 4.2%

Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.1%, Co-op 16%, Horror 14.7%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Stealth 11.3%

A terrifying multiplayer horror experience with social deduction elements. Trapped in the Backrooms, up to 12 players must try to work together to survive and expose the shapeshifting Skin Stealer hiding among them before it’s too late. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.3%, Multiplayer 16%, Horror 15.9%, Stealth 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.1%

Lunch Lady is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. The school final exams are coming up and the best idea you and your friends had was to steal the test answers. Find all 10 pages and don't get caught by the murderous Lunch Lady!

Why similar: Horror 21.4%, Co-op 19.3%, Survival Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Enter the nightmarish world of Last Year, where you and four other classmates try to survive, fight back and ultimately escape a horrifying Fiend in this unique horror asymmetric game.

Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Horror 19.9%, Multiplayer 19.2%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Gore 5.7%

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 18.3%, Co-op 16.6%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away.

Why similar: Co-op 18.7%, Survival Horror 17.9%, Horror 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 23.1%, Multiplayer 21.1%, Stealth 9.2%, Gore 8.1%

Escape together or die alone. A relentless creature is hunting you in this intense co-op bodycam horror experience. Communicate. Stay quiet. Survive. Every move matters. Every sound could be your last. Made by one developer.

Why similar: Horror 23%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Co-op 9.8%

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 17.6%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Stealth 10.1%, PvE 9.9%, Survival Horror 9.4%

INOUT is a cooperative horror game for 1-4 players. For years, the locals have been afraid of an old mansion in Madyland. A possessed maniac and an ancient evil have settled here. Become a member of a team of exorcists and expel the evil force!

Why similar: Co-op 15.9%, Horror 15.6%, Survival Horror 15.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Psychological Horror 9.4%

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: Horror 19%, Co-op 17.2%, Multiplayer 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, PvE 7.5%

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: Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Multiplayer 20.1%, Stealth 18.1%, First-Person 8.4%

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 31.8%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, First-Person 7.1%

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: Co-op 26.4%, Horror 22.5%, Multiplayer 17.6%, Survival Horror 7.3%, First-Person 5.1%

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free 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 a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Why similar: Horror 23.7%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Co-op 14.6%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

Why similar: Horror 31.2%, Multiplayer 21.7%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Realistic 8.7%, PvE 8.2%

Damned 2 is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game where up to four survivors must work together to survive an unrelenting monster - either player or computer-controlled - while scavenging and solving puzzles in an attempt to escape.

Why similar: Co-op 20.2%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%

Stay Close is open-world horror game, with options for single-player and co-op. It has an unique and new gameplay approach unseen so far in any other game. You'll find yourself in a creepy and anomalous town, what is your next move?

Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Horror 26.9%, Survival Horror 16.8%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Psychological Horror 8.5%

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 18.7%, Co-op 18%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%, First-Person 8.5%

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: Co-op 20.4%, Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 17.7%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.9%

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 20.7%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Co-op 14.8%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Stealth 10.3%