- #1 The Stalin Subway
97% matchMixed60% of 720 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"The Stalin Subway" is a First Person Shooter-style game where the events take place in post-war Moscow. The game allows to plunge into the depressing atmosphere of the Stalin's period and to play as a Soviet officer.
Why similar: Action 56.9%, FPS 43.1%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct prequel, it shares the exact same engine, setting, and gameplay mechanics as Red Veil.
- #2 INDUSTRIA
96% matchMostly Positive71% of 3,883 reviews2021
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
Why similar: FPS 51%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Action 24.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian, atmospheric FPS that captures a similar sense of isolation and mystery in a foreign, hostile environment.
- #3 Operation: Matriarchy
96% matchMixed66% of 132 reviews2016
Dev: Madia EntertainmentPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Operation: Matriarchy is a science fiction first-person shooter. In the 24th century mankind has formed itself into the Federation of Earth, and has colonized several other planets. However, around 2350 a mysterious virus ravages the colony planet of Velia, targeting only the females within the population.
Why similar: Action 61%, FPS 39%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific janky, mid-2000s Eastern European FPS aesthetic and high-stakes action style.
- #4 Red Alliance
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 291 reviews2018
Dev: 2ndUp Studios
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Red Alliance is an atmospheric, dark action thriller single player game with elements of horror. The game takes place in Eastern Europe where the society is under oppressive regime enforced by a mysterious scientist whom the player must stop to restore justice.
Why similar: FPS 62.4%, Action 37.6%
Why You'll Like It: A singleplayer, first-person shooter with a dystopian setting that feels like a spiritual successor to the era of budget Eastern European shooters.
- #5 Dusk 12
94% matchMixed48% of 236 reviews2014
Dev: Orion GamesPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Dusk 12 is a first person shooter, full of action where the player will incarnate two heroes. One of the soldiers of the group, with unknown past and one of the infected men with the virus, who has strength, speed and fortitude beyond human limits.
Why similar: Action 53%, FPS 47%
Why You'll Like It: A cult-classic Eastern European shooter that mirrors the specific janky, action-heavy feel of the seed game.
- #6 Singularity™
92% matchVery Positive93% of 5,807 reviews2010
Dev: Raven SoftwarePub: Activision
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 71.7%, Action 28.3%
Why You'll Like It: A Cold War-era sci-fi shooter that blends historical political themes with supernatural horror elements.
- #7 Finding Anastasia
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: AK Studio
Windows
Finding Anastasia is a 3D first person horror game. You have to find missing girlfriend Anastasia.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the historical mystery theme with horror elements and a focus on narrative-driven exploration.
- #8 Unholy
90% matchMixed64% of 229 reviews2023
Dev: Duality GamesPub: 505 Pulse
Windows
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist in an atmospheric, singleplayer adventure that blends puzzle-solving with psychological horror.
- #9 NecroVision
89% matchMixed68% of 1,864 reviews2009
Dev: The Farm 51Pub: Fulqrum Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.
Why similar: FPS 61%, Action 39%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty, supernatural-infused Eastern European FPS that combines historical settings with intense, fast-paced combat.
- #10 Despair
89% matchMostly Negative35% of 1,837 reviews2015
Dev: AGC
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror FPS that captures the low-budget, gritty aesthetic and first-person perspective of the seed game.
- #11 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Action 56.8%, Female Protagonist 43.2%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, puzzle-heavy game that captures the surreal and psychological tone of the seed game's narrative.
- #12 Unknown 9: Awakening
88% matchMostly Negative37% of 895 reviews2024
Dev: Reflector Entertainment Ltd.Pub: BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
You are Haroona, a Quaestor born with the ability to venture into a mysterious dimension: the Fold. On her quest for powerful hidden knowledge, she must learn to master the powers of the Fold to fight a secret society with a hostile agenda.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.6%, Action 45.4%
Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game with a female protagonist and supernatural themes that mirror the seed game's narrative focus.
- #13 Collapse
87% matchMostly Positive72% of 962 reviews2014
Dev: CreoteamPub: ESDigital Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In 2013 the Central Europe (Ukraine, Kiev) witnessed a catastrophe. Everybody was mystified by its cause. What happened was beyond our comprehension. Somebody called it the collision of worlds or the stratification of two dimensions.
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy, Eastern European-developed shooter that prioritizes combat flow and gritty environments.
- #14 Alpha Prime
86% matchMixed56% of 1,505 reviews2007
Dev: Black ElementPub: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.
Why similar: FPS 62.9%, Action 37.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic Eastern European sci-fi FPS that shares the technical and design DNA of the seed game.
- #15 F.E.A.R.
84% matchVery Positive94% of 18,784 reviews2010
Dev: Monolith Productions, Inc.Pub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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 73.8%, Action 26.2%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the intense, high-stakes gunplay and psychological horror elements that define the seed game's best moments.
- #16 UberSoldier II
85% matchMostly Positive77% of 643 reviews2014
Dev: Burut CTPub: Strategy First
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Deal another deadly blow to fascism!
Why similar: FPS 61.8%, Action 38.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, mid-2000s Eastern European shooter that focuses on arcade-style combat and historical themes.
- #17 Silent dream
84% matchMostly Positive77% of 209 reviews2021
Dev: GeuktePub: Dreamforest Entertainment
Windows
In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?
Why similar: FPS 54%, Female Protagonist 27.8%, Action 18.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on atmosphere and survival in a dark, unsettling world.
- #18 Amnesia: The Bunker
81% matchVery Positive93% of 11,497 reviews2023
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: FPS 65.9%, Action 34.1%
Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that excels at building tension and atmosphere through limited resources.
- #19 Prey
81% matchVery Positive91% of 53,291 reviews2017
Dev: Arkane StudiosPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: FPS 70.5%, Action 29.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, sci-fi, first-person shooter that emphasizes exploration and survival in a hostile, confined space.
- #20 03.04
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 461 reviews2019
Dev: JPEG OF PAIN GAMESPub: JPEG OF PAIN
Windows
04/03/2017How much does this date tell you? For the main character, it became very significant, because this is the day of his death. The protagonist was precisely in the train that arrived at the metro station "Technological Institute" with the bodies of innocent, already dead, people ...
Why similar: FPS 52.2%, Action 47.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie horror-action game with a niche appeal and a focus on survival in a hostile environment.
- #21 Project Pulsation
82% matchMixed71% of 377 reviews2015
Dev: VGstudio
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 99%
Project Pulsation - a sci-fi first person shooter with elements of horror and stealth. The distant space station 'Complex' located nearby Thanatos Asteroid keeps a valuable Artifact. Fight your way through turrets, unknown creatures and mysterious ghosts, survive and try to get back.
Why similar: Action 74.7%, FPS 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie FPS that blends horror and action elements in a way that feels reminiscent of the seed game's design.
- #22 Hard Reset Redux
80% matchVery Positive81% of 2,339 reviews2016
Dev: Flying Wild HogPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Hard Reset Redux is an action-packed and hardcore single-player shooter which embraces the best qualities that the genre has it offer. It includes over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies, great weapon variety, a challenging campaign and a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting.
Why similar: FPS 59.4%, Action 40.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-octane FPS that captures the intense, arcade-style shooting mechanics found in the seed game.
- #23 Shadowgrounds
79% matchVery Positive81% of 1,601 reviews2006
Dev: Frozenbyte
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...
Why similar: Action 100%
Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy game that shares the gritty, industrial, and survival-focused atmosphere of the seed game.
- #24 One Night With Stalin
78% matchVery Positive82% of 268 reviews2022
Dev: Guilty Pleasure Games
Windows
Find all the pictures before Stalin finds you.
Why similar: FPS 45.8%, Female Protagonist 30.5%, Action 23.7%
- #25 Despair: Blood Curse
78% matchVery Positive84% of 133 reviews2024
Dev: Crimson Sequence
Windows
A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.5%, Action 45.5%
- #26 Five nights at Stalin
77% matchVery Positive91% of 167 reviews2023
Dev: FreezyCat
Windows
A horror game in which the main antagonist is Stalin himself, or rather his statue. The player must use all the resources given to him to stand up to the mighty foe, or else he will face either dismissal or something worse...
Why similar: Action 100%
- #27 Darkness Assault
79% matchMixed53% of 671 reviews2015
Dev: Black Lime Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The number of missing in the city increased. People talk about the experiments on human beings. And now, only you can figure out if it was true. Especially because you have no choice. Mysteriously, you find yourself in a terrible location 40 meters underground. Your name is Katrine, and you do not remember anything about your past.
Why similar: Action 57.3%, Female Protagonist 42.7%
- #28 Mortanis Prisoners
76% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Alexey BulgakovPub: Honor Games
Windows
Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?
Why similar: FPS 37.7%, Female Protagonist 35%, Action 27.3%
- #29 Vigil: The Longest Night
74% matchVery Positive86% of 3,533 reviews2020
Dev: Glass Heart Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 63.6%, Action 36.4%
- #30 SIGNALIS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 69%, Action 31%
- #31 RED NIGHT
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: REDSOFT
Windows
In RED NIGHT, you play as Tess and face a demonic artificial intelligence in a horror anthology game. Each level explores a universal fear through unique and chilling worlds.
Why similar: FPS 55.6%, Action 23.8%, Female Protagonist 20.5%
- #32 Arctic alive
77% matchMixed54% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: TortPub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Arctic alive - a simulator with elements of survival horror. The action takes place in Siberia on the research station "Arctic". There was something in what is necessary to understand the player. The world is open for exploration.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #33 You see me?
73% matchMixed68% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Zeneki
Windows
On the edge of the abyss, having lost someone dear, the hero searches for meaning—until fate leads him to a mysterious wanderer whose silent presence brings hope.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.1%, Action 45.9%
- #34 Incoming Evil
75% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: CodelessMan
Windows
A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.
Why similar: FPS 71.6%, Action 28.4%
- #35 Fragile
75% matchMixed64% of 429 reviews2020
Dev: Beer Night Studio
Windows
Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #36 AMOK
76% matchMixed43% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: Asset Flip Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Protagonist of the game is investigating the disappearance of people. The investigation leads him into an old house, and then it becomes a party to the strange and dangerous events.
Why similar: FPS 64.6%, Action 35.4%
- #37 Discolored 2
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: Godbey Games
Windows
All the colors have gone missing from the world. While on a mission to bring them back you discover you are being hunted by those who would see the colors banished. Your only hope is a woman in red who may be holding the key to preventing the world from becoming discolored.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #38 VLADiK BRUTAL
69% matchVery Positive90% of 9,983 reviews2024
Dev: BRUTAL SOFTWARE
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Fight under the onslaught of mutated monsters, obsessed soldiers and even darker bosses. Just try to survive and find out what to do next in this life, simultaneously tearing your enemies to pieces.
Why similar: FPS 68.3%, Action 31.7%
- #39 Crow Country
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,186 reviews2024
Dev: SFB Games
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Why similar: Female Protagonist 58.3%, Action 41.7%
- #40 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
70% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Action 77.8%, Female Protagonist 22.2%
- #41 Bad Omens: 8th Apartment
71% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Neon Flamingo Games
Windows
You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #42 Death Below
73% matchMixed54% of 80 reviews2022
Dev: Soft
Windows
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Action 100%
- #43 Deep Inside
70% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2024
Dev: Nick Abrams
Windows
Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!
Why similar: Action 100%
- #44 SKYHILL: Black Mist
73% matchMixed47% of 235 reviews2020
Dev: Mandragora
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 43%
In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #45 Samozbor ID:HEAVEN
71% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: derevotyan
Windows · Linux
Breach enemy stronghold in dread Siberian wastelands before insurgents can open gates to Samozbor dimension.
Why similar: FPS 53.4%, Action 26%, Female Protagonist 20.6%
- #46 Undying Symphony
69% matchVery Positive84% of 184 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: Action 62.9%, Female Protagonist 37.1%
- #47 Kotel Ne Gori: A Friend of Lena Boots
70% matchVery Positive93% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: derevotyan
Windows · Linux
Become Kotel and liberate beloved Princess of Gigacrush that was abducted. Accept true-hearted friends to accompany your traverse.
Why similar: FPS 69.9%, Action 30.1%
- #48 Last Light
69% matchVery Positive83% of 189 reviews2021
Dev: Team Corn FieldPub: HIKE Inc.
Windows
En route to a scare game, Lumi realizes that she is suddenly alone. Then, appears the old abandoned hospital... Explore throughout the tragedy-stricken hospital. Search for the student IDs of Lumi's classmates. And find out what really happened. Maybe all you need is the courage to "flee?"
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #49 Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86
67% matchVery Positive87% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: 616 GAMES
Windows
A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 56.5%, Action 43.5%
- #50 The Method of Hiding a Body
68% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: Sea of Ghosts
Windows
A story-driven horror puzzle game where the player takes on the role of a resentful ghost, possessing others in order to search for her own corpse.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #51 THE LAST TRAIN: Baquedano
66% matchVery Positive92% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Matías AvilésPub: Plastic Frog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 16%
In this short first-person psychological horror game, falling asleep on the subway takes you to the final station, abandoned and eerie. Explore the area and try to survive the entity chasing you in the darkness. Who is it? Its face looks strangely familiar...
Why similar: Action 100%
- #52 The Zhukov Line
66% matchVery Positive98% of 142 reviews2024
Dev: Fish Tin Games
Windows · Mac
A short one-room-horror which takes place on a livestock train in a dystopian Soviet state
- #53 Terminal 81
66% matchVery Positive97% of 277 reviews2023
Dev: David Pateti
Windows · Linux
Thanks to the financial crisis of 2008, Lorena migrated to Terminal 81 to work, but what seemed like a simple Latin American neighborhood, it was a dangerous region dominated by a mysterious criminal organization that carries out murders, kidnappings and human trafficking.
Why similar: Action 100%
- #54 METAL EDEN
63% matchVery Positive86% of 1,722 reviews2025
Dev: Reikon GamesPub: Deep Silver
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.
Why similar: FPS 48.7%, Action 33.4%, Female Protagonist 17.8%