Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like BIGFOOT (2026)
Every game below overlaps with BIGFOOT 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: Deceit, which both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric.
- BIGFOOT is tagged Early Access, Horror, Multiplayer, Survival Horror, Online Co-Op, Co-op, PvP, PvE 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.
- 5 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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Deceit
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including PvP, Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
Deceit at a glance Released 2017 Studio World Makers Player sentiment 79% positive of 92,193 Price Not listed PvPHorrorShooterFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFunnySurvival Horror
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Metro Exodus at a glance Released 2020 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 135,440 Price $29.99 FPSFirst-PersonHorrorShooterSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Lethal Company
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and First-Person.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Lethal Company at a glance Released 2023 Studio Zeekerss Player sentiment 97% positive of 510,597 Price $9.99 Online Co-OpHorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorFunnyPsychological HorrorPvEEarly Access
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
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...
Inside the Backrooms at a glance Released 2022 Studio MrFatcat Player sentiment 80% positive of 46,767 Price $6.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonFPSPvEEarly Access
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
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 HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorShooterOnline Co-OpFPSPsychological Horror
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Cry of Fear
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Cry of Fear at a glance Released 2013 Studio Team Psykskallar Player sentiment 89% positive of 86,945 Price Free HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpFPSShooter
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Pacify
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2019).
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Pacify at a glance Released 2019 Studio Shawn Hitchcock Player sentiment 86% positive of 42,748 Price $2.19 HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonSupernaturalPvE
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DayZ
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, Shooter and PvP; released around the same time (2018).
How long can you survive a post-apocalyptic world? A land overrun with an infected "zombie" population, where you compete with other survivors for limited resources. Will you team up with strangers and stay strong together? Or play as a lone wolf to avoid betrayal? This is DayZ – this is your story.
DayZ at a glance Released 2018 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 78% positive of 468,392 Price $24.99 Online Co-OpShooterPvPFPSHorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-Person
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GhostWire: Tokyo
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Supernatural, First-Person and Horror.
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
GhostWire: Tokyo at a glance Released 2022 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 83% positive of 21,047 Price $59.99 SupernaturalFirst-PersonHorrorFPSPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Resident Evil Village at a glance Released 2021 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 96% positive of 153,329 Price $39.99 Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonFPSPsychological Horror
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Blood and Bacon
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Funny, Shooter and FPS; released around the same time (2016).
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Blood and Bacon at a glance Released 2016 Studio Big Corporation Player sentiment 95% positive of 36,517 Price $0.69 FunnyShooterFPSHorrorOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2017).
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.
The Evil Within 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 92% positive of 30,959 Price $39.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorShooterFirst-Person
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Prey
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, FPS and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
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.
Prey at a glance Released 2017 Studio Arkane Studios Player sentiment 91% positive of 54,539 Price $29.99 HorrorFPSFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Content Warning
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and Funny.
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Content Warning at a glance Released 2024 Studio Zorro Player sentiment 94% positive of 162,949 Price $4.95 Online Co-OpHorrorFunnyFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorSupernatural
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2018).
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.
Call of Cthulhu at a glance Released 2018 Studio Cyanide Studio Player sentiment 79% positive of 13,871 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorFPS
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
From the independent studio that brought you Contrast, We Happy Few is an action/adventure game set in a drug-fuelled, retrofuturistic city in an alternative 1960s England. Hide, fight and conform your way out of this delusional, Joy-obsessed world.
We Happy Few at a glance Released 2018 Studio Compulsion Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,772 Price $59.99 First-PersonPsychological HorrorHorrorSurvival HorrorEarly Access
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard at a glance Released 2017 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 95% positive of 126,252 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFPSShooter
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2014).
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 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFPSShooter
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No More Room in Hell
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and FPS; released around the same time (2013).
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
No More Room in Hell at a glance Released 2013 Studio No More Room in Hell Team Player sentiment 90% positive of 76,511 Price Free HorrorOnline Co-OpFPSFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorShooter
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2016).
You wake up alone on the floor of an abandoned farmhouse. Daylight is quickly fading. You must find a way out. A thrilling horror experience for the five senses. This full model change to the "Isolated View", and photorealistic graphics of RE Engine mark a new beginning for survival horror.
Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 89% positive of 4,839 Price Free HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFPSShooter
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Hand Simulator
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Funny, Psychological Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.
Hand Simulator at a glance Released 2017 Studio HFM Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 36,213 Price $1.49 FunnyPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonHorrorFPSShooter
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and psychological; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2019).
BLOCKADE Classic! First Person Shooter in an editable procedural cubic world. A large arsenal of weapons, 4 teams at the same time and up to 32 players on one map. A large number of game modes!
BLOCKADE at a glance Released 2019 Studio Novalink Player sentiment 75% positive of 11,533 Price Free FPSShooterFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorEarly AccessHorror
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Hunt: Showdown 1896
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including FPS, Shooter and PvP; released around the same time (2019).
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history. With a team, you might survive. Die with nothing or get out with everything.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 at a glance Released 2019 Studio Crytek Player sentiment 74% positive of 277,557 Price $15.99 FPSShooterPvPHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival Horror
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In Silence
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2021).
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
In Silence at a glance Released 2021 Studio Ravenhood Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,956 Price $3.99 HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPvP
Common questions
What game is most like BIGFOOT?
Deceit, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric. 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 BIGFOOT" 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 BIGFOOT. 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.