Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like DREDGE (2026)
Every game below overlaps with DREDGE 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: Kholat, which both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric.
- DREDGE is tagged Exploration, Fishing, Lovecraftian, Adventure, Open World, Mystery, Inventory Management, Atmospheric 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.
- 2 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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Kholat
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
Kholat at a glance Released 2015 Studio IMGN.PRO Player sentiment 66% positive of 6,913 Price $19.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieExplorationMysteryPsychologicalStory Rich
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The Test
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Simulation, Story Rich and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test at a glance Released 2020 Studio Randumb Studios Player sentiment 97% positive of 20,122 Price $1.19 SimulationStory RichPsychological HorrorPsychologicalHorrorMysteryRPGSurvival Horror
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Lovecraftian, Horror and Psychological Horror.
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 LovecraftianHorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichMysteryRPGSurvival Horror
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Darkwood
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Indie.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Darkwood at a glance Released 2017 Studio Acid Wizard Studio Player sentiment 95% positive of 24,890 Price $3.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorIndieLovecraftianExplorationRPGPsychological HorrorInventory Management
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Outer Wilds
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Exploration, Mystery and Story Rich.
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 ExplorationMysteryStory RichIndieHorrorPsychological Horror3DSimulation
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GhostWire: Tokyo
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Mystery; 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 HorrorStory RichMysteryExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Layers of Fear (2016) at a glance Released 2016 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 88% positive of 27,676 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichIndieExplorationMysteryLovecraftianSurvival Horror
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Psychological Horror.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs at a glance Released 2013 Studio The Chinese Room Player sentiment 70% positive of 12,114 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorExplorationMysteryIndieSurvival HorrorLovecraftian
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Strobophagia | Rave Horror
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich 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 HorrorStylized3DHorrorExploration
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Prey
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Exploration.
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 HorrorStory RichExplorationSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorRPG
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 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 HorrorExploration3DMysteryStory Rich
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Exploration and Lovecraftian; 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 Story RichExplorationLovecraftianHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorMystery
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Psychological Horror and Horror.
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 IndiePsychological HorrorHorrorExplorationSurvival HorrorStory Rich
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Exploration; 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 Story RichHorrorExplorationSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent at a glance Released 2010 Studio Frictional Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 35,674 Price $1.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorLovecraftianIndieExplorationStory Rich
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Indie.
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 HorrorIndieStory RichMysteryPsychological HorrorSimulation
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Omori
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Psychological Horror, Story Rich and Indie; released around the same time (2020).
Explore a strange world full of colorful friends and foes. When the time comes, the path you’ve chosen will determine your fate... and perhaps the fate of others as well.
Omori at a glance Released 2020 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 97% positive of 88,417 Price $19.99 Psychological HorrorStory RichIndieRPGHorrorExplorationStylized
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Blair Witch
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2019).
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
Blair Witch at a glance Released 2019 Studio Bloober Team SA Player sentiment 79% positive of 8,116 Price $29.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieStory RichSurvival HorrorPsychological
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SUNLESS SEA
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Exploration, Lovecraftian and Story Rich.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
SUNLESS SEA at a glance Released 2015 Studio Failbetter Games Player sentiment 83% positive of 9,554 Price $18.99 ExplorationLovecraftianStory RichRPGIndieHorror
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 4 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and Story Rich; 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 HorrorHorrorStory RichPsychological Horror
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Indie.
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 HorrorIndiePsychological HorrorStory RichSimulation
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 26,115 Price $7.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieStory RichMystery
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; 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 HorrorSimulationIndieStory RichPsychological Horror
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror.
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 HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieStory RichSimulation
Common questions
What game is most like DREDGE?
Kholat, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich 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 DREDGE" 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 DREDGE. 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.