Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Dead Space (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Dead Space 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: Dead Space 2, which both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric.
- Dead Space is tagged Horror, Third-Person Shooter, Sci-fi, Space, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Shooter, Action-Adventure 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.
- 1 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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Dead Space 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Third-Person Shooter; published by the same company.
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
Dead Space 2 at a glance Released 2011 Studio Visceral Games Player sentiment 94% positive of 29,751 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalThird PersonSci-fiSpace
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Dead Space (2008)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Space; published by the same company.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
Dead Space (2008) at a glance Released 2009 Studio EA Redwood Shores Player sentiment 92% positive of 29,163 Price $19.99 HorrorSci-fiSpaceSurvival HorrorThird PersonThird-Person ShooterShooterAliens
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Dead Space 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror and science fiction; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Shooter; published by the same company; released around the same time (2020).
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
Dead Space 3 at a glance Released 2020 Studio Visceral Games Player sentiment 72% positive of 14,960 Price $19.99 HorrorSci-fiShooterSurvivalThird-Person ShooterSpaceDarkSurvival Horror
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 8 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-fiAliensSpaceSurvivalPsychological HorrorShooter
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SIGNALIS
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 8 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-fiDarkViolentShooterAction-AdventureThird-Person Shooter
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Resident Evil 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Third-Person Shooter.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 4 at a glance Released 2005 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 274,646 Price $39.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSurvivalDarkRemakeThird PersonViolent
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, Aliens and Horror; released around the same time (2021).
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite at a glance Released 2021 Studio Cold Iron Studios Player sentiment 80% positive of 27,048 Price $29.99 ShooterAliensHorrorThird-Person ShooterSci-fiSurvivalSpaceSurvival Horror
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Violent, Horror and Psychological Horror.
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Manhunt at a glance Released 2003 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 71% positive of 9,522 Price $3.49 ViolentHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkBloodSurvival HorrorThird PersonSurvival
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
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 HorrorThird-Person ShooterThird PersonViolentSurvivalShooter
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Scorn
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Dark 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 HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorViolentSci-fiSurvival Horror
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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within at a glance Released 2014 Studio Tango Gameworks Player sentiment 85% positive of 33,579 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorThird PersonSurvivalDarkThird-Person ShooterShooter
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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Shooter 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 HorrorShooterPsychological HorrorDarkSci-fiSurvival Horror
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The Callisto Protocol
Why it matched: both survival, horror and science fiction; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2022).
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
The Callisto Protocol at a glance Released 2022 Studio Striking Distance Studios Player sentiment 65% positive of 43,632 Price $59.99 HorrorSci-fiSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSpaceShooterAction-AdventureThird Person
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Deep Rock Galactic
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Sci-fi and Space; released around the same time (2020).
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Deep Rock Galactic at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghost Ship Games Player sentiment 97% positive of 379,460 Price $29.99 ShooterSci-fiSpaceCombatSurvivalHorrorDark
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Lethal Company
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSci-fiAliensAction-Adventure
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalDarkSci-fi
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Pacify
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival 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 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkSci-fiAction-Adventure
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Alan Wake
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Third Person and Psychological Horror.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Alan Wake at a glance Released 2012 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 59,228 Price $1.49 HorrorThird PersonPsychological HorrorThird-Person ShooterDarkSurvival HorrorShooterSurvival
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Resident Evil: Revelations
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Third-Person Shooter.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Resident Evil: Revelations at a glance Released 2012 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 81% positive of 18,426 Price $19.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterThird PersonSurvivalShooterSci-fi
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Third Person, Sci-fi and Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition at a glance Released 2020 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 86% positive of 63,191 Price $3.99 Third PersonSci-fiHorrorThird-Person ShooterPsychological HorrorShooterViolent
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Shooter.
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 HorrorShooterSurvivalSci-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, Space and Horror.
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-fiSpaceHorrorAliensSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Shooter and Psychological Horror.
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 HorrorShooterPsychological HorrorSci-fiViolentSurvival Horror
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; 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 HorrorSurvivalBloodThird PersonViolentPsychological Horror
Common questions
What game is most like Dead Space?
Dead Space 2, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, 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 Dead Space" 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 Dead Space. 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.