Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Barotrauma (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Barotrauma on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: Oxygen Not Included, which both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult.
- Barotrauma is tagged Co-op, Multiplayer, Survival, Submarine, Survival Horror, 2D, Horror, Underwater by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 4 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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Oxygen Not Included
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Management and 2D; released around the same time (2019).
Oxygen Not Included is a space-colony simulation game. Deep inside an alien space rock your industrious crew will need to master science, overcome strange new lifeforms, and harness incredible space tech to survive, and possibly, thrive.
Oxygen Not Included at a glance Released 2019 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 143,589 Price $24.99 SurvivalManagement2DSimulationStrategySci-fiDifficult
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60 Seconds! Reatomized
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including 2D, Strategy and Difficult; released around the same time (2019).
The post-apocalyptic dark comedy is back - remastered and even more radioactive than before! Scavenge supplies, rescue your family, and stay alive in your fallout shelter. Make difficult decisions, hunt mutant roaches... and maybe survive. Or not.
60 Seconds! Reatomized at a glance Released 2019 Studio Robot Gentleman Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,535 Price $9.99 2DStrategyDifficultSurvivalManagementHorror
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Survival.
Deep within a secure underground facility, a sudden containment breach allows many of the secured anomalies to escape from their chambers. Assist the Foundation in re-securing the facility, help the Insurgency in their goal to capture it, or wreak havoc as an SCP in a frantic bid to escape.
SCP: Secret Laboratory at a glance Released 2017 Studio Northwood Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 234,020 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalSci-fiStrategyDifficult
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Why it matched: both survival, horror and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Gore, Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners at a glance Released 2020 Studio Skydance Interactive Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,074 Price $9.99 GoreHorrorSurvival HorrorViolentSurvivalSimulationStrategy
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FTL: Faster Than Light
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Sci-fi and Difficult.
This "spaceship simulation roguelike-like" allows you to take your ship and crew on an adventure through a randomly generated galaxy filled with glory and bitter defeat.
FTL: Faster Than Light at a glance Released 2012 Studio Subset Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 78,616 Price $9.99 StrategySci-fiDifficult2DSurvivalSimulation
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Difficult.
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 11,334 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalStrategySimulation2D
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Difficult.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location at a glance Released 2016 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 12,642 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalStrategySimulationGore
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Survival.
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.
Dead by Daylight at a glance Released 2016 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 78% positive of 931,065 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalGoreViolentStrategyDifficult
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Simulation.
Start your own Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria with Freddy Fazbear Pizzeria Simulator!
Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 33,261 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorSimulationDifficultStrategyManagement
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IXION
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Simulation; released around the same time (2022).
IXION is an unrelenting, city-building odyssey across the stars. As Administrator of the Tiqqun, DOLOS’ prototype space station, you are tasked with balancing preservation and exploration as you manage infrastructure, resources and crew. Can you keep the flame of humanity alight in the cold dark?
IXION at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bulwark Studios Player sentiment 79% positive of 17,614 Price $10.49 StrategySurvivalSimulationManagementDifficult
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Art of War: Red Tides
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Early Access and Violent.
Art of War: Red Tides is a fair multiplayer strategy game that allows different teams on the same platform (e.g. smartphones, PC, etc.) to battle against each other. You will encounter players around the world!
Art of War: Red Tides at a glance Released 2016 Studio Game Science Player sentiment 79% positive of 6,954 Price Free StrategyEarly AccessViolentSci-fiHorrorSurvival
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Dwarf Fortress
Why it matched: both survival, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Strategy, Simulation and Management; released around the same time (2022).
Build a fortress and try to help your dwarves survive against a deeply generated world. Keep your dwarves happy, grow their community and beware of digging too deeply. The deepest, most intricate simulation of a world that's ever been created.
Dwarf Fortress at a glance Released 2022 Studio Bay 12 Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 31,446 Price $29.99 StrategySimulationManagementSurvivalModdableDifficult
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Jurassic World Evolution 2
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Simulation, Management and Strategy; released around the same time (2021).
Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the much-anticipated sequel to Frontier’s highly successful Jurassic World Evolution. This bold new era in the Jurassic World Evolution game franchise builds upon the ground-breaking and immersive 2018 management simulation.
Jurassic World Evolution 2 at a glance Released 2021 Studio Frontier Developments Player sentiment 90% positive of 47,023 Price $59.99 SimulationManagementStrategySci-fiViolentSurvival
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Gore.
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.
Outlast at a glance Released 2013 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 96% positive of 138,407 Price $14.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorGoreSurvivalDifficultSci-fi
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Difficult.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Ultimate Custom Night at a glance Released 2018 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 95% positive of 62,777 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultStrategySurvivalSimulation
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Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation
Why it matched: both horror, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Management, Difficult and Simulation.
A roguelite monster-management simulation inspired by the likes of the SCP Foundation, Cabin in the Woods, and Warehouse 13. Order your employees to perform work with the creatures and watch as it unfolds; harness greater energy, and expand the facility
Lobotomy Corporation | Monster Management Simulation at a glance Released 2018 Studio ProjectMoon Player sentiment 94% positive of 56,811 Price $24.99 ManagementDifficultSimulationHorrorGoreStrategy2D
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Difficult.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
Five Nights at Freddy's 4 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 93% positive of 16,924 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalStrategySimulation
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Sci-fi.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
Alien: Isolation at a glance Released 2014 Studio Creative Assembly Player sentiment 93% positive of 66,658 Price $11.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiSurvivalDifficultGore
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Aliens vs. Predator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Horror and Gore.
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Aliens vs. Predator at a glance Released 2010 Studio Rebellion Player sentiment 91% positive of 21,551 Price $1.49 Sci-fiHorrorGoreSurvivalSurvival HorrorStrategy
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Cortex Command
Why it matched: both science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Strategy, 2D and Moddable.
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex in his bunker complex!
Cortex Command at a glance Released 2012 Studio Data Realms Player sentiment 72% positive of 6,034 Price $19.99 Strategy2DModdableSci-fiDifficultGoreViolent
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Survival; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorSurvivalDifficultStrategy
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Don't Starve
Why it matched: both survival, horror and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Moddable and Difficult.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
Don't Starve at a glance Released 2013 Studio Klei Entertainment Player sentiment 97% positive of 113,392 Price $9.99 SurvivalModdableDifficultSimulation2DSurvival HorrorHorror
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Why it matched: both horror, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, 2D and Difficult; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
Iratus: Lord of the Dead at a glance Released 2020 Studio Unfrozen Player sentiment 86% positive of 8,251 Price $2.99 Strategy2DDifficultViolentGore
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GTFO
Why it matched: both survival, horror, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Difficult and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2021).
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.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 HorrorDifficultSurvival HorrorGoreViolent
Common questions
What game is most like Barotrauma?
Oxygen Not Included, on the evidence we have. It both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Barotrauma" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Barotrauma. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.