Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2026)
Every game below overlaps with F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin 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: F.E.A.R., which both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric.
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin is tagged Horror, FPS, Action, Gore, Singleplayer, Shooter, Multiplayer, Bullet Time 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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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including Horror, FPS and Bullet Time; released around the same time (2005).
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 HorrorFPSBullet TimeClassicShooterGoreFirst-PersonPsychological Horror
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person.
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-PersonGorePsychological HorrorViolentStory RichFPS
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Outlast 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; published by the same company.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Outlast 2 at a glance Released 2017 Studio Red Barrels Player sentiment 91% positive of 64,380 Price $4.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonGoreViolentNudityStory Rich
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and First-Person.
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-PersonGoreStory RichFPSViolentPsychological Horror
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Story Rich and First-Person.
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 FPSStory RichFirst-PersonHorrorShooterSurvival HorrorViolentGore
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Scorn
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Gore, Horror and First-Person.
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 GoreHorrorFirst-PersonNudityPsychological HorrorViolentSci-fiSurvival Horror
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Story Rich and Horror; released around the same time (2013).
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
Metro: Last Light at a glance Released 2013 Studio 4A Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 81,499 Price $19.99 FPSStory RichHorrorFirst-PersonShooterSurvival HorrorNuditySci-fi
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Prey
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Sci-fi, Horror and FPS.
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-fiHorrorFPSFirst-PersonStory RichSurvival HorrorPsychological Horror
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 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 HorrorFirst-PersonFPSSci-fiStory Rich
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Half-Life: Alyx
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Story Rich and Horror.
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 FPSStory RichHorrorShooterFirst-PersonSci-fiPsychological HorrorGore
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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-fiFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorFPSGoreShooter
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 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 HorrorStory RichGoreViolentShooterFirst-Person
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F.E.A.R. 3
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Horror and Shooter; published by the same company; released around the same time (2011).
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
F.E.A.R. 3 at a glance Released 2011 Studio Day 1 Studios Player sentiment 71% positive of 13,667 Price $19.99 FPSHorrorShooterGoreFirst-PersonBullet TimeSci-fiStory Rich
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2013).
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 HorrorGoreNuditySci-fi
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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, Gore and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2010).
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 HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonNudityStory Rich
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Gore.
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 HorrorGoreFirst-PersonViolentPsychological HorrorFPSNudity
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Chaos;Child
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Gore and Violent.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Chaos;Child at a glance Released 2014 Studio 5pb. Inc. Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,083 Price $24.99 Story RichGoreViolentPsychological HorrorHorrorSci-fiNudity
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 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 HorrorShooterFPSSci-fiPsychological Horror
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including FPS, Classic and Shooter.
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
Far Cry at a glance Released 2004 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 11,764 Price $9.99 FPSClassicShooterFirst-PersonStory RichSci-fiHorror
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich.
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 HorrorStory RichFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorGoreFPS
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Gore.
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan at a glance Released 2019 Studio Supermassive Games Player sentiment 77% positive of 13,909 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichGoreViolentSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorNudity
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Dead Space 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Shooter; released around the same time (2011).
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 HorrorShooterStory RichSci-fiGore
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Dead Space (2008)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2009).
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-fiSurvival HorrorGoreShooterStory Rich
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Black Mesa
Why it matched: both horror, science fiction, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and First-Person.
Relive Half-Life.
Black Mesa at a glance Released 2020 Studio Crowbar Collective Player sentiment 95% positive of 144,554 Price $19.99 FPSSci-fiFirst-PersonShooterClassicStory RichHorrorGore
Common questions
What game is most like F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin?
F.E.A.R., on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, 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 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin" 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 F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin. 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.