Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Crab Game (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Crab Game 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: Gorilla Tag, which both horror, psychological and relaxing.
- Crab Game is tagged Psychological Horror, Multiplayer, Free to Play, Battle Royale, PvP, Action, First-Person, Parkour 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.
- 8 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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Gorilla Tag
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 9 player tags including Psychological Horror, First-Person and Parkour; released around the same time (2022).
Run, jump, and climb using only your hands. Play tag or infection with people online. Run away from the infected players, or outmaneuver the survivors to catch them. Embrace your inner ape.
Gorilla Tag at a glance Released 2022 Studio Another Axiom Inc. Player sentiment 91% positive of 85,615 Price $19.99 Psychological HorrorFirst-PersonParkour3D3D PlatformerPvPPhysicsCasual
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FPS Chess
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including FPS, PvP and Free to Play; released around the same time (2022).
Battle a friend in this fast paced 1v1 class-based first-person shooter. Chess takes a back-seat to FPS as you win duel after duel and capture the opponent's pieces until you've beaten their king and won the game.
FPS Chess at a glance Released 2022 Studio Meta Fork Player sentiment 84% positive of 43,953 Price Free FPSPvPFree to Play3DFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorCasual
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Only Up
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Parkour, 3D Platformer and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2023).
You are a young teenage Jackie from the ghetto who wants to get out of poverty and embark on a journey of learning about the world and yourself. The world has definitely gone crazy, though it has never been normal, but maybe now is the chance for you. Crisis is a time for action and decisive steps...
Only Up at a glance Released 2023 Studio Indiesolodev Player sentiment 73% positive of 14,972 Price Not listed Parkour3D PlatformerPsychological HorrorCasualPhysicsPlatformerArcade
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Psychological Horror, First-Person and Casual; 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 Psychological HorrorFirst-PersonCasual3DSci-fi
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Real Pool 3D - Poolians
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and FPS; released around the same time (2018).
Real Pool 3D (Poolians) is one of the best online pool games. Play against the computer or real players all over the world! It supports 8 different types of pool games and team play mode.
Real Pool 3D - Poolians at a glance Released 2018 Studio Poolians.com Player sentiment 76% positive of 19,904 Price Free Free to PlayCasualFPSPvP3DPsychological Horror
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KUBOOM
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Free to Play, FPS and First-Person.
Cross-platform hurricane online 3D Shooter
KUBOOM at a glance Released 2016 Studio nobodyshot Player sentiment 64% positive of 4,563 Price Free Free to PlayFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorCasualParkour
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, First-Person and FPS; 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 Free to PlayFirst-PersonFPSSci-fiPsychological Horror
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Pool 2D - Poolians
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, Casual and 3D; released around the same time (2019).
Pool 2D is a free pool game including 8-ball,9-ball,15-ball,3-ball,rotation and blackjack. The graphics are spectacular and the physics are realistic and accurate. Whether you play against the computer or against real players from all over the world online, the action is smooth and fast paced!
Pool 2D - Poolians at a glance Released 2019 Studio Poolians.com Player sentiment 86% positive of 10,282 Price Free Free to PlayCasual3DPvPPsychological Horror
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Muv-Luv
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Sci-fi, Casual and Psychological Horror.
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Muv-Luv at a glance Released 2003 Studio âge Player sentiment 93% positive of 2,078 Price $11.99 Sci-fiCasualPsychological HorrorNudity
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including Psychological Horror, First-Person and FPS; 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 Psychological HorrorFirst-PersonFPS3DSci-fi
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Scorn
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Nudity 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 First-PersonNudityPsychological HorrorSci-fiFPS
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BLOCKADE
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Free to Play, FPS 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 Free to PlayFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorCasual
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City Car Driving
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 5 player tags including Racing, First-Person and Physics.
City Car Driving – realistic car driving simulator, which will help you master the basic skills of the car driving in various traffic conditions, with plunging into the environment most closely resembling the real one.
City Car Driving at a glance Released 2016 Studio Forward Development, Ltd. Player sentiment 83% positive of 36,073 Price $24.99 RacingFirst-PersonPhysicsPsychological HorrorCasual
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Outlast
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and Nudity.
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 First-PersonPsychological HorrorNudityParkourSci-fi
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LOCKDOWN Protocol
Why it matched: both science fiction and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including Casual, First-Person and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2025).
A first person social deduction game, combining real time action and communication, playable up to 16 players. While most players will cooperate to complete objectives to ensure victory, a small portion of dissidents will try their best to stop them at all cost, without being caught.
LOCKDOWN Protocol at a glance Released 2025 Studio Mirage Creative Lab Player sentiment 86% positive of 19,873 Price $9.99 CasualFirst-PersonSci-fiFPSPvP3D
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Stumble Guys
Why it matched: both relaxing; shares 7 player tags including Free to Play, Battle Royale and Racing; released around the same time (2021).
Ready for the chaos? Stumble Guys is a 32-player, fast-paced multiplayer party royale where players dash, jump, and fall across hilarious obstacle courses in a fun race to be the last one standing.
Stumble Guys at a glance Released 2021 Studio Scopely Player sentiment 85% positive of 138,053 Price Free Free to PlayBattle RoyaleRacingArcade3D PlatformerCasualPvP
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 5 player tags including FPS, Psychological Horror and First-Person.
Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin at a glance Released 2009 Studio Monolith Player sentiment 85% positive of 9,496 Price $14.99 FPSPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSci-fiNudity
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Sci-fi; released around the same time (2020).
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
Half-Life: Alyx at a glance Released 2020 Studio Campo Santo Player sentiment 98% positive of 105,097 Price $59.99 FPSFirst-PersonSci-fiPsychological Horror
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Battlefield 2042
Why it matched: both science fiction and relaxing; shares 6 player tags including FPS, First-Person and Combat; released around the same time (2021).
Battlefield™ 2042 is a first-person shooter that marks the return to the iconic all-out warfare of the franchise.
Battlefield 2042 at a glance Released 2021 Studio DICE Player sentiment 47% positive of 325,628 Price $59.99 FPSFirst-PersonCombatPvPPhysicsCasual
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including Psychological Horror, Free to Play and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Doki Doki Literature Club! at a glance Released 2017 Studio Team Salvato Player sentiment 96% positive of 227,039 Price Free Psychological HorrorFree to PlayFirst-PersonCasual
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Content Warning
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and 3D; released around the same time (2024).
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 First-PersonPsychological Horror3DSci-fi
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including First-Person, Psychological Horror and 3D; released around the same time (2022).
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe at a glance Released 2022 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 94% positive of 36,046 Price $24.99 First-PersonPsychological Horror3DCasual
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Prey
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and science fiction; shares 4 player tags including Sci-fi, 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 Sci-fiFPSFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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We Were Here Forever
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and relaxing; shares 4 player tags including 3D, Psychological Horror and Casual; 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 3DPsychological HorrorCasualFirst-Person
Common questions
What game is most like Crab Game?
Gorilla Tag, on the evidence we have. It both horror, psychological and relaxing. 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 Crab Game" 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 Crab Game. 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.