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Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Dystopian 22.6%, Survival 15.5%, Open World 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival Horror 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the oppressive atmosphere and punishing survival mechanics where social interaction and resource management are key to survival.

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: Horror 13.8%, Stealth 13.6%, Open World 12.9%, First-Person 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers deep systemic gameplay and survival elements within a highly atmospheric, isolated, and mysterious environment.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: Dystopian 28.5%, Horror 15.4%, First-Person 13%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Action 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same retro-futuristic dystopian aesthetic and narrative-driven, first-person immersive sim gameplay.

Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.

Why similar: Stealth 35.4%, First-Person 13.8%, Dystopian 13.2%, Open World 12.9%, Action 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at the same blend of stealth, creative problem-solving, and rich, world-building-heavy environmental storytelling.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Stealth 35.2%, Survival Horror 19.4%, First-Person 14%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim captures a similar Victorian-horror aesthetic while emphasizing stealth and exploration in a hostile world.

In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.

Why similar: Open World 32.1%, Horror 16%, First-Person 15.1%, Adventure 13.1%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a similar retro-futuristic, alternate-history setting filled with surreal technology and dystopian tension.

London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.

Why similar: Open World 35.7%, Stealth 13.3%, Horror 12%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the moral weight of choices and social interaction within a dark, atmospheric, and decaying city.

Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.

Why similar: Stealth 37.5%, Dystopian 19%, First-Person 12.6%, Action 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational stealth-action mechanics and focus on player choice make it a perfect companion for fans of the genre.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Open World 17.8%, Survival 16.4%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: While top-down, it perfectly captures the dread, resource management, and survival-horror intensity found in the seed game.

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: Dystopian 28.5%, Stealth 24.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Horror 14.5%, First-Person 12.5%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a deeply psychological, dystopian narrative that explores themes of reality and social control through a first-person lens.

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: Psychological Horror 19%, Horror 15%, Survival Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.9%, Dark 9%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a masterclass in psychological horror and philosophical storytelling within a claustrophobic, high-stakes environment.

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: Horror 24.6%, First-Person 19.3%, Action 19%, Atmospheric 14%, Survival Horror 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This first-person action game utilizes time-bending mechanics and a Cold War-era aesthetic that feels spiritually aligned with the retro-futuristic vibe.

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

Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 14.4%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a dark, surreal, and psychological journey that mirrors the distorted reality found in the seed game.

DEATHLOOP is a next-gen FPS from Arkane Lyon, the award-winning studio behind Dishonored. In DEATHLOOP, two rival assassins are trapped in a mysterious timeloop on the island of Blackreef, doomed to repeat the same day for eternity.

Why similar: Stealth 46.9%, First-Person 23.8%, Action 13.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: It combines immersive sim elements with a stylized, retro-futuristic aesthetic and a unique time-loop narrative structure.

The Occupation is a fixed-time, investigative thriller set in North West England on Saturday 24th October, 1987.

Why similar: Stealth 40.7%, First-Person 18.1%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 6.7%, Indie 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on investigative gameplay and social consequences within a 1980s British setting, mirroring the political tension of the seed game.

The Outer Worlds is an award-winning single-player RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. As you explore a space colony, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the colony's corporate equation, you are the unplanned variable.

Why similar: Open World 47.6%, First-Person 14.8%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.7%, Action 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a satirical, corporate-dystopian setting that blends first-person exploration with meaningful player choices.

Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a freedom sandbox stealth experience, where each playthrough is unique, thanks to our British Countryside Generator. Escape from these robot-infested islands with violence, trickery and stealth. This brutally funny game is available for Windows, OSX, and Linux.

Why similar: Survival 27%, Stealth 26.3%, Open World 10.8%, First-Person 9.7%, Procedural Generation 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: This survival game features a distinctly British, surreal aesthetic and emphasizes stealth against overwhelming odds.

Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.

Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Horror 14.4%, Stealth 14.1%, First-Person 11.9%, Survival Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a highly stylized, retro-cartoon aesthetic that hides a dark, first-person survival-horror experience.

Explore, fight, and survive as an awakened sleeper, in a fallen utopian city ravaged by a horrific disease. With an array of hi-tech weapons, highly immersive UI, full-body awareness, and much more, P.A.M.E.L.A. delivers an intense and unforgiving survival experience.

Why similar: Survival 23.9%, Open World 21.8%, Horror 10.4%, Survival Horror 10.2%, First-Person 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: It tasks players with surviving in a failed, high-tech utopian city that has descended into chaos and horror.

A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.

Why similar: Open World 30.5%, Survival 17.4%, First-Person 12.6%, Adventure 10.3%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Set in a post-war British landscape, it blends survival, action, and exploration in a way that feels very similar to the seed game.

Explore Westminster, London on a journey to the ruins of Hanwell. Fight with whatever you can find or use the environment to defend yourself against an ever increasing scourge of Anomalies.

Why similar: Open World 23.3%, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 12.8%, Survival Horror 11.1%, First-Person 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an open-world horror experience that prioritizes survival and environmental storytelling in a dark, urban setting.

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Why similar: Survival 27.7%, Open World 27.6%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 8.3%, Adventure 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on survival and exploration in a hostile, mysterious, and ruined landscape that feels abandoned by society.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Open World 23%, First-Person 15.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a sense of place and mystery through narrative-driven exploration in a first-person perspective.

Powered by Unreal Engine 5, The Sinking City Remastered brings the eerie, atmospheric world of Oakmont back to life with enhanced gameplay and fully relit environments, perfect for both newcomers and returning players.

Why similar: Open World 28.7%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Horror 16%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a detective-focused experience in a decaying, oppressive environment filled with psychological dread.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 15%, Survival 13.6%, Survival Horror 9.5%, First-Person 9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on psychological horror and environmental storytelling, forcing players to confront a distorted reality.

State of Mind is a futuristic thriller game delving into transhumanism. The game explores themes of separation, disjuncture and reunification, in a world that is torn between a dystopian material reality and a utopian virtual future.

Why similar: Dystopian 43.8%, Open World 12.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Dark 7%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-focused game explores themes of transhumanism and dystopian control in a futuristic setting.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Open World 18.7%, Survival 17.8%, Horror 11.5%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This survival-horror game emphasizes careful preparation, exploration, and atmosphere over pure action.

Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.

Why similar: Open World 19.3%, Horror 18.9%, Survival Horror 13.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides an open-world horror experience where the environment itself is the primary antagonist.

From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Why similar: Stealth 39.5%, First-Person 15.6%, Open World 12.7%, Action 8.4%, Atmospheric 7%

HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!

Why similar: Open World 33.1%, First-Person 22.7%, Adventure 18.5%, Action 11.1%, Singleplayer 8.2%

Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.

Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Stealth 16.5%, Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Dark 9.1%

Congrats, you're hired! Serve customers and maintain the Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant alone on the overnight. But be careful; things fall apart if you mess up! After work, head home and keep your eyes open for a way to escape the Barnyard Buds and their fast food fever-dream.

Why similar: Dystopian 34.4%, Survival 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 11.2%, Survival Horror 11%

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 26%, Survival Horror 11.8%, First-Person 9.2%, Dark 7.9%

Probably the most colorful horror game you've ever played. Hide from moaning disembodied eyeballs while facing existential dread, ambient music, and alternative medicine.

Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Stealth 31.7%, Indie 17.5%, Horror 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines stealth and horror elements in a first-person perspective that rewards careful observation.

Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.

Why similar: Horror 23%, First-Person 15.2%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Dark 9.2%

Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.

Why similar: Open World 23.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Stealth 10.9%, First-Person 10.6%, Horror 10.2%

Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.

Why similar: Stealth 19.7%, Survival 18.7%, Horror 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Survival Horror 10.9%

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: Stealth 15.7%, Survival 14.8%, Open World 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Survival Horror 9.2%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Open World 16.8%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14%, Survival Horror 12.8%, Stealth 9.4%

Survive in outer space! Together with your immortal chicken, discover the truth behind your sudden spaceship crash. Craft tools, pilot vehicles, and even control space stations to survive and explore the wreckage.

Why similar: Survival 28.1%, Open World 18%, First-Person 12.5%, Crafting 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13%, Stealth 12.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Survival Horror 9.4%

Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.

Why similar: Stealth 53.1%, First-Person 11%, Open World 6.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Dark 6.4%

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 25.3%, Survival 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Survival Horror 10.4%, First-Person 10.3%

Take on the role of a private investigator in this immersive detective simulator. Solve murders and other crimes in a procedurally generated and persistent city where every NPC lives and breathes their own independent lives. Find the killer quickly… or they will kill again!

Why similar: Stealth 27.1%, Open World 26.8%, First-Person 12.3%, Procedural Generation 11.9%, Adventure 6.4%

Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

Why similar: Open World 19.4%, Survival 19.1%, Survival Horror 12%, Horror 10.6%, Crafting 10.1%

Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to stay alive, she must make her getaway or Die Young.

Why similar: Open World 21.2%, Survival 17.3%, First-Person 9.5%, Survival Horror 8.7%, Horror 8.5%

1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26%, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%

Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.

Why similar: Open World 20.6%, Survival 19.7%, Stealth 13%, First-Person 9.4%, Survival Horror 7.7%

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Dystopian 40%, First-Person 16.9%, Adventure 9.1%, Procedural Generation 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

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 21.9%, Stealth 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Dark 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.7%

In Bitardia you will experience all the rules of the Internet in action, and venture on a journey in the spirit of classic low-budget shooters, making your way through the obstacles of the fantastic world of an imageboard.

Why similar: Dystopian 25.9%, Open World 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%

A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 14.9%, Dark 9.8%, First-Person 9%, Mature 8.6%

Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.7%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 15.2%, First-Person 13.4%, Dark 11.5%

Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

Why similar: Survival 21.3%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Open World 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Horror 9.1%

Deliver packages to the weirdly happy folk of Little Vale and discover the terrifying secrets they hide. Are you brave enough to face the many monsters and sinister locations of this first-person horror adventure game? There's only one way to find out...

Why similar: Stealth 16.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 11.4%, First-Person 10%, Survival Horror 9.5%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: First-Person 18.5%, Atmospheric 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Exploration 10%

The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.

Why similar: Open World 46.2%, Adventure 24.7%, Action 24.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Step into a Psychological Horror Experience where you live in an apartment complex where the walls between reality and nightmares are crumbling. Run for your life, solve small puzzles and use items to help you survive.

Why similar: Dystopian 36.4%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 10.5%, Indie 9.8%

Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

Why similar: Stealth 19.8%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Horror 14.6%, Survival Horror 9.3%, First-Person 9.2%