Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Content Warning (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Content Warning 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: Lethal Company, which both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric.
- Content Warning is tagged Online Co-Op, Horror, Multiplayer, Funny, First-Person, Co-op, Psychological Horror, Survival Horror 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.
- 3 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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Lethal Company
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and First-Person; released around the same time (2023).
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 HorrorExplorationFunnyPsychological HorrorSci-fi
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Pacify
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror.
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 HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSupernaturalSci-fi
- 3
Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonProcedural GenerationExploration3D
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2022).
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-OpExplorationFirst-Person3DMystery
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GhostWire: Tokyo
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Supernatural, First-Person and Horror; released around the same time (2022).
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-PersonHorrorAction-AdventureMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Escape the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2025).
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.
Escape the Backrooms at a glance Released 2025 Studio Fancy Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 163,819 Price $9.99 HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExploration3DAction-Adventure
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Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Survival Horror, Mystery and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
An occult forest rave ⸸ Strange rituals ⸸ Enigmatic organisers ⸸ An ancient evil ⸸ Pure Psychedelic Horror
Strobophagia | Rave Horror at a glance Released 2020 Studio Green Tile Digital Player sentiment 83% positive of 110 Price $19.99 Survival HorrorMysteryPsychological Horror3DHorrorFirst-PersonExploration
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Exploration; released around the same time (2021).
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
Chernobylite Complete Edition at a glance Released 2021 Studio The Farm 51 Player sentiment 82% positive of 15,553 Price $29.99 HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSurvival HorrorSci-fiAction-AdventureSupernatural
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror.
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 HorrorOnline Co-OpSci-fiPsychological Horror
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Prey
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Sci-fi, Horror and First-Person.
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 Sci-fiHorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Action-Adventure, First-Person and Exploration; released around the same time (2020).
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Amnesia: Rebirth at a glance Released 2020 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 9,326 Price $29.99 Action-AdventureFirst-PersonExplorationHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorMystery
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SIGNALIS
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Survival Horror, Psychological Horror and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2022).
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.
SIGNALIS at a glance Released 2022 Studio rose-engine Player sentiment 97% positive of 34,220 Price $19.99 Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorSci-fiMysteryAction-Adventure
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Dead Space
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2023).
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Dead Space at a glance Released 2023 Studio Motive Studio Player sentiment 91% positive of 70,458 Price $59.99 HorrorSci-fiSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorAction-Adventure
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, 3D and Mystery; released around the same time (2022).
You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?
We Were Here Forever at a glance Released 2022 Studio Total Mayhem Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 18,807 Price $17.99 Online Co-Op3DMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorAction-AdventureFirst-PersonHorror
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Sci-fi.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
Outer Wilds at a glance Released http Studio Mobius Digital Player sentiment 96% positive of 107,214 Price $14.99 ExplorationMysterySci-fiHorrorFirst-PersonPsychological Horror3D
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Demonologist
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2023).
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.
Demonologist at a glance Released 2023 Studio Clock Wizard Games Player sentiment 85% positive of 24,124 Price $19.99 HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorInvestigationFirst-PersonMystery3DSurvival Horror
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror.
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion at a glance Released 2015 Studio Lag Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 15,535 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFunnySurvival HorrorProcedural Generation3D
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Scorn
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2022).
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Scorn at a glance Released 2022 Studio Ebb Software Player sentiment 77% positive of 19,678 Price $39.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSci-fiSurvival Horror
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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Psychological Horror, Survival Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
I'm on Observation Duty 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Notovia Player sentiment 77% positive of 368 Price $2.99 Psychological HorrorSurvival HorrorHorrorMysteryFirst-PersonExplorationInvestigation3D
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BIGFOOT
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Online Co-Op.
You are a Bigfoot hunter with an important mission: to put an end to rumours once and for all and prove to yourself that Bigfoot is not just a myth or an invention of the mind...
BIGFOOT at a glance Released 2017 Studio CyberLight Game Studio Player sentiment 82% positive of 22,335 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorFunnySupernaturalFirst-Person
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DREDGE
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2023).
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
DREDGE at a glance Released 2023 Studio Black Salt Games Player sentiment 96% positive of 56,620 Price $10.79 ExplorationMysteryPsychological HorrorHorrorSurvival Horror3D
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Poppy Playtime
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2021).
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Poppy Playtime at a glance Released 2021 Studio Mob Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 141,927 Price Free HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorMysteryPsychological HorrorAction-Adventure
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror.
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 HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSci-fi
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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Psychological Horror.
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
F.E.A.R. at a glance Released 2005 Studio Monolith Productions Player sentiment 94% positive of 19,502 Price $9.99 HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorSci-fiSurvival Horror
Common questions
What game is most like Content Warning?
Lethal Company, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction 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 Content Warning" 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 Content Warning. 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.