- #1 Project Zomboid
97% matchVery Positive94% of 440,877 reviews2013
Dev: The Indie Stone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 82.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
Why similar: Zombies 48%, Survival Horror 16.2%, Isometric 15.4%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive isometric zombie survival game, offering deep tactical mechanics and a focus on long-term survival that mirrors the tension of the seed game.
- #2 How to Survive 2
96% matchMixed69% of 10,988 reviews2016
Dev: Eko SoftwarePub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
Why similar: Zombies 63%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Top-Down Shooter 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric co-op survival game that tasks players with gathering resources and building defenses against hordes of zombies.
- #3 Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop
96% matchVery Positive95% of 23,448 reviews2017
Dev: Reactive Drop Team
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Co-operative top-down shooter game available for free. An epic bug hunt featuring a unique blend of co-op play and squad-level tactics.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 25.8%, Zombies 20.2%, Top-Down Shooter 16.8%, Tactical 15.4%, PvE 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down tactical co-op shooter that emphasizes squad coordination and survival against overwhelming alien threats.
- #4 Section 13
95% matchMixed70% of 828 reviews2025
Dev: Ocean Drive Studio, Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Why similar: Twin Stick Shooter 20.8%, Zombies 18.2%, Isometric 16.6%, Top-Down Shooter 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down shooter that shares the tactical, action-roguelike, and zombie-themed elements found in the seed game.
- #5 Darkwood
94% matchVery Positive95% of 23,842 reviews2017
Dev: Acid Wizard StudioPub: Hooded Horse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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: Survival Horror 55.9%, Horror 30.1%, Exploration 14%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that masterfully builds an oppressive, terrifying atmosphere without relying on jump scares.
- #6 No More Room in Hell 2
94% matchMixed48% of 17,994 reviews2024
Dev: Torn Banner Studios
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
No More Room in Hell 2 is a terrifying 8 player co-op action horror experience. Find your friends in the dark and survive - in a dynamic, endlessly replayable zombie apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 26.1%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Survival Horror 20.6%, Co-op 9.7%, Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op zombie survival experience that focuses on realistic mechanics and the constant threat of infection.
- #7 Barotrauma
93% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 40.1%, Co-op 25.5%, Horror 19.4%, Multiplayer 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D co-op survival horror game set in a submarine where tactical communication and resource management are essential for survival.
- #8 GTFO
92% matchVery Positive84% of 65,286 reviews2021
Dev: 10 Chambers
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 23.6%, Survival Horror 18.8%, Zombies 12%, Tactical 11.5%, Horror 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A hardcore tactical co-op horror game that demands extreme communication and stealth to survive deep-underground expeditions.
- #9 DYSMANTLE
91% matchVery Positive91% of 11,317 reviews2021
Dev: 10tons Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ascend from your shelter. Ruin everything. Escape the wretched island. ⚔️🔨🎣🌱🌵🍰 Explore. Fight. Level up. Survive. Gather. Craft. Harvest. Hunt. Build. Farm. Solve puzzles. Fish. Cook. Live. Enjoy the bittersweet post-apocalypse.
Why similar: Zombies 82.5%, Exploration 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric survival game focused on exploration and breaking down the environment to craft tools and escape the island.
- #10 FOREWARNED
91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,596 reviews2024
Dev: Dreambyte Games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 28.9%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Horror 17%, Co-op 11.1%, PvE 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game centered on archaeological investigation and escaping traps, which aligns well with the escape-room feel of the seed game.
- #11 Phasmophobia
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 815,266 reviews2020
Dev: Kinetic Games
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 34.1%, Horror 26.2%, Investigation 15.9%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: While first-person, this game is the gold standard for co-op investigation and horror, mirroring the clue-finding loop of the seed game.
- #12 Don't Starve Together
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 528,033 reviews2016
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 64.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.4%, Co-op 27.5%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Survival Horror 13.2%, Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylized isometric survival game that requires deep co-op coordination and resource management to survive in a hostile world.
- #13 Demonologist
89% matchVery Positive85% of 23,523 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Wizard Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 20.5%, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Investigation 16.6%, Horror 12%, Tactical 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op psychological horror game that requires players to investigate paranormal activity using various tools.
- #14 CryoFall
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 6,397 reviews2021
Dev: AtomicTorch StudioPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
CryoFall is a sci-fi colony simulation survival game set on a forgotten planet in a distant future. Master technology, agriculture, trading, industry, cybernetics, exploration, and more!
Why similar: PvE 100%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi isometric survival game that features complex crafting and co-op exploration mechanics.
- #15 The Devourer: Hunted Souls
87% matchMostly Positive78% of 596 reviews2023
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Survival Horror 21.6%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Investigation 17.7%, Lovecraftian 16.8%, Horror 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that emphasizes teamwork and investigation to survive supernatural threats.
- #16 Escape the Backrooms
84% matchVery Positive91% of 134,540 reviews2025
Dev: Fancy GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Online Co-Op 28.2%, Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Co-op 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror exploration game that focuses on navigating surreal environments and solving puzzles to progress.
- #17 Streets of Rogue
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 22,705 reviews2019
Dev: Matt DabrowskiPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight, sneak, and hack your way through randomly generated cities. It's like Nuclear Throne meets Deus Ex, mixed with the anarchy of GTA. Rogue-lite meets immersive sim, and goes completely insane.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34.9%, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.1%, Co-op 15.1%, Multiplayer 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A top-down roguelike that offers immense tactical freedom and co-op gameplay, allowing players to approach objectives in various ways.
- #18 SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
85% matchVery Positive94% of 13,002 reviews2018
Dev: Flow Fire Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
Why similar: Top-Down Shooter 23.6%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Action Roguelike 18%, Twin Stick Shooter 13.9%, Isometric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An isometric tactical roguelike shooter that emphasizes precise movement and weapon management.
- #19 Inside the Backrooms
84% matchVery Positive81% of 45,968 reviews2022
Dev: MrFatcat
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Survival Horror 24.4%, Horror 20.9%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Co-op 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines multiplayer horror with puzzle-solving and exploration in a way that feels similar to the escape-room elements of the seed game.
- #20 Bunker Invaders
83% matchVery Positive81% of 134 reviews2024
Dev: Kelecik
Windows
A co-op horror game where you must scavenge for loot and maintain the bunker to keep it standing
Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.8%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 14.2%, PvE 13.1%, Co-op 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game focused on surviving waves of enemies in a confined, tactical environment.
- #21 Outbreak
86% matchMixed60% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Race against the clock and battle the undead in this co-op survival horror nightmare.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.6%, Isometric 25%, 2.5D 24.9%, PvE 14.3%, Horror 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game designed with co-op in mind, focusing on classic inventory management and zombie survival.
- #22 Level Zero: Extraction
82% matchMixed51% of 2,915 reviews2025
Dev: Doghowl GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Why similar: Extraction Shooter 46.4% ★, Survival Horror 17.8%, Tactical 13.8%, PvE 9.9%, Horror 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror extraction shooter that pits players against both environmental threats and other players.
- #23 Lurch
82% matchMixed56% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Bartic Studios
Windows
A 4-person co-op horror game where teamwork is the key as players face malevolent demons in a mysterious mansion. An immersive experience with unpredictable AI that continuously changes and adapts to the players’ behavior. Can you conquer your fears and escape?
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.9%, Online Co-Op 19.4%, Horror 15%, Tactical 14.5%, PvE 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological survival horror game that supports co-op and focuses on atmospheric exploration.
- #24 DeathWatchers
81% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2024
Dev: Swain Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players
Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.2%, Investigation 26.4%, Horror 17.1%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game where players must use investigation tools to identify and survive supernatural entities.
- #25 Backrooms: Extractions
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 618 reviews2025
Dev: Headlight Studio
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 26.3%, Survival Horror 25.8%, Horror 13.8%, PvE 12.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror game that blends survival mechanics with the exploration of mysterious, shifting environments.
- #26 Species: Unknown
77% matchVery Positive95% of 6,260 reviews2025
Dev: WanadevStudio
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.5%, Survival Horror 20.8%, Investigation 18.3%, Horror 13.5%, PvE 11.2%
- #27 Resident Evil 0
81% matchVery Positive81% of 17,372 reviews2016
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Why similar: Zombies 38.5%, Survival Horror 35.6%, Horror 20.2%, Puzzle 3.3%, Multiplayer 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a fixed-camera perspective that creates an isometric-like tension and focuses on inventory management and survival horror.
- #28 Nuclear Nightmare
78% matchVery Positive81% of 17,749 reviews2024
Dev: BG Productions
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 30.1%, Survival Horror 28.7%, Horror 13.6%, Co-op 10.6%, PvE 8.2%
- #29 PEAK
75% matchVery Positive95% of 304,788 reviews2025
Dev: Team PEAKPub: Aggro Crab
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.9%, Co-op 13.1%, Action Roguelike 11.7%, Investigation 10.7%, Survival Horror 10.7%
- #30 Project Unknown
77% matchVery Positive83% of 893 reviews2025
Dev: PsychoRavensPub: Nightmare Studios
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 21.5%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Investigation 17.9%, Tactical 14%, Horror 11.4%
- #31 SAVE
78% matchMixed55% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: Influsion Inc.
Windows
SAVE is a coop survival horror game. The player plays as a PMC operative contracted by Miskatonic University, and embarks on a nightmarish mission to uncover the hidden secrets of the 6,000-ton vessel, “SENARA”.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28.4%, Survival Horror 24.6%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Horror 8.8%, Co-op 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: An early access survival horror game that incorporates Lovecraftian themes and co-op investigation.
- #32 INVITATION To FEAR
79% matchMixed60% of 468 reviews2021
Dev: CHEST BOX
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 59%
『INVITATION To FEAR』 is a survival horror game for 1 to 4 players. After receiving one of the invitations, you will wake up in an unfamiliar place. Before long, you will realize that a terrifying creature is wandering around the building. Don't let "her" find you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 19.5%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Investigation 16.1%, Tactical 12%, Horror 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op horror game that emphasizes survival and investigation in a multiplayer setting.
- #33 Dark Hours
75% matchVery Positive83% of 3,657 reviews2025
Dev: Piece of Cake studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 26.5%, Survival Horror 23.5%, Horror 14.7%, PvE 11.6%, Co-op 11%
- #34 Dark Past
79% matchMixed59% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED
Windows
Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 22.8%, Investigation 22.5%, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Horror 12.1%, Tactical 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological co-op horror game that focuses on investigation and team-based survival.
- #35 Storebound
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 779 reviews2025
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 29.8%, PvE 16%, Horror 15.7%, Co-op 14.8%, Exploration 8.1%
- #36 Eresys
76% matchMixed64% of 467 reviews2023
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Eresys is a co-op horror game inspired from the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Teamwork is a key as players take on the roles of four cultists and face the terrifying entities together. Dynamic AI mechanics and unique enemies, Eresys promises to deliver a thrilling and spine-chilling gaming experience.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.1%, Online Co-Op 26.8%, Horror 14.5%, Co-op 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #37 Blood Typers
73% matchVery Positive95% of 1,012 reviews2025
Dev: Outer Brain Studios
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
TYPE TO KILL in this survival horror adventure. Alone or with friends, explore a sprawling cursed film studio as its horror movies bleed into reality. Choose from a roster of characters then plan your escape from this bloody homage to old school horror. But remember... death is just a typo away.
Why similar: Survival Horror 23.5%, Online Co-Op 22%, Zombies 21.2%, PvE 12%, Horror 10.5%
- #38 PONE
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 244 reviews2025
Dev: Graggl
Windows
A co-op survival horror game where you and your closest friends must work together to survive in an upside down world crawling with the infected.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.5%, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 14.8%, PvE 11.5%, Zombies 9.4%
- #39 MIMESIS
72% matchVery Positive85% of 8,769 reviews2025
Dev: ReLU Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 32.6%, Survival Horror 28.9%, PvE 16.4%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 7.1%
- #40 Backrooms: Escape Together
73% matchVery Positive88% of 34,229 reviews2022
Dev: Triiodide Studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 28.3%, Survival Horror 26%, Horror 16.7%, Co-op 10.7%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #41 Lethal Company
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 503,936 reviews2023
Dev: Zeekerss
Windows
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 28.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 35.5%, Survival Horror 22.8%, Horror 16.9%, Co-op 10.8%, PvE 8.7%
- #42 Survive The Hill
74% matchMixed68% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Redivided Studios
Windows
Survive the Hill is an asymmetrical multiplayer/co-op survival experience that supports Solo and 4/8-player options and AI versus scenarios. Blow up the exit areas with your aim to escape. Look for ways to defeat the killer, build your strategy, never wander alone.
Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Online Co-Op 26%, Zombies 25.2%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #43 Macabre
73% matchMixed65% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Weforge Studio
Windows
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: Survival Horror 22.6%, Online Co-Op 20.7%, Investigation 16.1%, Co-op 13%, Horror 12.4%
- #44 Drop Dead: The Cabin
71% matchMixed70% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: Soul Assembly Ltd
Windows
Lost in the woods. Trapped in a cabin. Face wave after wave of undead horrors in this intense 80s-themed zombie survival shooter. Play solo or co-op with up to 4 players, in VR or on PC. Keep the lights on, defend the cabin, and survive the night if you can!
Why similar: Zombies 21.9%, Action Roguelike 18.2%, Survival Horror 17.6%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, PvE 11.2%
- #45 PANICORE
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 12,465 reviews2024
Dev: ZTEK Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 38.1%, Horror 24.6%, Action Roguelike 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%, PvE 9.2%
- #46 Sker Ritual
69% matchVery Positive82% of 5,864 reviews2024
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.
Why similar: Zombies 21%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 13.7%, PvE 10.9%
- #47 KLETKA
67% matchVery Positive91% of 6,472 reviews2026
Dev: Callback
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 27.4%, Action Roguelike 17.5%, PvE 15.2%, Horror 15.1%, Co-op 13.5%
- #48 Escape Toon Kingdom
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: BearfoxBear
Windows
Escape From Toon Kingdom is a 1–4 player co-op horror game. Play as mascots trapped in a dying theme park. Explore. Solve. Suffer. Every attraction holds a secret—and a piece of your escape.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 44.3%, Horror 19.6%, Co-op 15.4%, Multiplayer 10.5%, PvE 10.2%
- #49 Backrooms: Hide Together
70% matchMixed49% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: ICON GAME STUDIO
Windows
A visually realistic 1-7 player co-op survival horror game. Explore 5 levels filled with confined environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. Beware of terrifying moments and ruthless monsters. Do whatever it takes to escape, even if it means hiding.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.6%, Survival Horror 22.3%, Zombies 13.8%, Horror 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%
- #50 Damned 2
69% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: 9heads Game StudiosPub: Nuntius Games
Windows
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: Survival Horror 27.9%, Online Co-Op 26.4%, Horror 14.5%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.7%
- #51 Distrust: Polar Survival
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,521 reviews2017
Dev: CheerdealersPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.
Why similar: Isometric 23.7%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Tactical 15.8%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Horror 10.1%
- #52 Chased by Darkness
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 410 reviews2021
Dev: South Blue Moon
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chased by Darkness is a 1-4 players co-op survival horror. Your mission is to face supernatural entities and banish them to the spiritual plane. Explore, fight enemies and don't let the darkness reach you.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30%, Survival Horror 24.8%, Horror 17.7%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #53 DEATH IN UNISON
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 705 reviews2024
Dev: Blank Dream Studios
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Survive the world's deadliest psychopaths. Experience a unique 2-player co-op experience that puts your teamwork and communication to the test. Complete your duties alone or with a partner in a prison like no other.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Survival Horror 25.1%, PvE 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Co-op 10.4%
- #54 GUNTOUCHABLES
65% matchVery Positive85% of 4,029 reviews2025
Dev: Game SwingPub: Ghost Ship Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Guntouchables is an online co-op doomsday roguelite for 1-4 players. You play as a gun-toting group of 'preppers' trying to reclaim the world from an ever-evolving horde of mutants, constantly working to develop new unique ways to kill you.
Why similar: Zombies 20.8%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Action Roguelike 16.7%, PvE 10.9%
- #55 The Blackout Club
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,870 reviews2019
Dev: Question
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Horror 30.8%, Co-op 24.8%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Survival Horror 7.1%
- #56 CRYO
65% matchVery Positive92% of 380 reviews2025
Dev: Valko Game Studios
Windows
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: Action Roguelike 30.1%, PvE 21.6%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 15.2%, Online Co-Op 6.5%
- #57 Somewhere in the Shadow
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 728 reviews2021
Dev: Aydy
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive...
Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.3%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Horror 19.1%, Co-op 12.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #58 Psycho Reign
68% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: D4
Windows
Psycho Reign is a Single or 2 player co-operative online horror puzzle and stealth game where in each level you will be chased by blood thirsty psychos. Look for and solve mini puzzles in order to progress further on the map. Ultimately, find something to fight back...or get chopped up.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Online Co-Op 25%, Horror 13.2%, Co-op 10.9%, PvE 9.6%
- #59 Silent Rain
66% matchMostly Positive70% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: 2Brains&CoffeePub: Seedlers Interactive
Windows
Silent Rain is a challenging and immersive co-op horror game, for 1 to 4 players. Explore abandoned locations, solve puzzles, and gather information while trying to survive the threats lurking in the dark. How many tries will it take you to master your fear?
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.1%, Online Co-Op 25.1%, Horror 16.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #60 Hellcoming
67% matchMostly Positive79% of 823 reviews2021
Dev: AAD Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hellcoming is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players, who need to clean large areas from hellish abomination with the help of special tools.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.6%, Survival Horror 23.8%, Tactical 15.6%, Horror 13.6%, Co-op 10.6%