Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Hatred (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Hatred 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: The Evil Within, which both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult.
- Hatred is tagged Gore, Violent, Action, Dark, Mature, Shooter, Villain Protagonist, Indie 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.
- 4 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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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2014).
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 HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSurvivalDarkThird-Person ShooterDifficultShooter
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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Gore and Survival; released around the same time (2017).
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
Friday the 13th: The Game at a glance Released 2017 Studio IllFonic Player sentiment 80% positive of 76,840 Price Not listed HorrorGoreSurvivalViolentPsychological HorrorDarkMatureDifficult
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Lucius
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Villain Protagonist and Gore; released around the same time (2012).
Equipped with supernatural powers, take control of Lucius as he begins his blood filled tour of horror through his own house.
Lucius at a glance Released 2012 Studio Shiver Games Player sentiment 81% positive of 10,912 Price $1.99 HorrorVillain ProtagonistGoreIndieDarkPsychological HorrorMatureViolent
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Gore, Violent and 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 GoreViolentHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkMatureSurvivalDifficult
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
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 HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreThird-Person ShooterViolentSurvivalShooterDark
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SCP: Secret Laboratory
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, fantasy and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Shooter and Survival; 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 HorrorShooterSurvivalPsychological HorrorDifficultIndie
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Slender: The Arrival
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Indie and Dark; released around the same time (2013).
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
Slender: The Arrival at a glance Released 2013 Studio Blue Isle Studios Player sentiment 88% positive of 9,349 Price $19.99 HorrorIndieDarkPsychological HorrorSurvivalDifficult
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Dark.
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
DEVOUR at a glance Released 2021 Studio Straight Back Games Player sentiment 90% positive of 88,093 Price $9.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvivalIndieDifficultGoreViolent
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Gore; 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 HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSurvivalDarkIndieDifficult
- 10
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Dark and Difficult; released around the same time (2016).
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 HorrorDarkDifficultSurvivalIndiePsychological HorrorGore
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Dark Deception
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2018).
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
Dark Deception at a glance Released 2018 Studio Glowstick Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 24,220 Price Free HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieSurvivalDark HumorDarkDifficult
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Dark, Shooter and Difficult; released around the same time (2014).
Enter the world of a HITMAN - a world of crime, sin and greed. Delve into the mind of Agent 47 and encounter his greatest adversaries, completing the work that made him so brutally efficient and shaped him as an assassin. Eliminate your targets by any means necessary. There are no rules... only the contract, signed in blood.
Hitman: Contracts at a glance Released 2014 Studio Io-Interactive A/S Player sentiment 87% positive of 3,658 Price $8.99 DarkShooterDifficultThird-Person ShooterGoreViolentPsychological Horror
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Remnant: From the Ashes
Why it matched: both survival, horror, fantasy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Third-Person Shooter, Shooter and Survival; released around the same time (2019).
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
Remnant: From the Ashes at a glance Released 2019 Studio Gunfire Games Player sentiment 84% positive of 57,316 Price $39.99 Third-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalDifficultDark FantasyViolentHorror
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POSTAL
Why it matched: both horror, psychological and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Villain Protagonist and Psychological Horror.
Take control of The POSTAL Dude in his infamous first outing as he battles to survive in a world gone mad! POSTAL is a classic isometric shooter filled to the brim with fast-paced explosive action.
POSTAL at a glance Released 1997 Studio Running With Scissors Player sentiment 92% positive of 14,413 Price Free HorrorVillain ProtagonistPsychological HorrorTop-Down ShooterShooterTwin Stick ShooterIsometricDifficult
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival and Gore; released around the same time (2016).
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 HorrorSurvivalGoreViolentPsychological HorrorMatureDifficult
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Outlast 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
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 HorrorGoreDarkViolentMatureSurvivalIndie
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Dark; released around the same time (2019).
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED at a glance Released 2019 Studio Steel Wool Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 13,118 Price $29.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvivalDifficultIndie
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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Difficult and Survival; released around the same time (2018).
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 HorrorDifficultSurvivalDarkIndiePsychological Horror
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Darkwood
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror and psychological; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival and Dark; released around the same time (2017).
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 HorrorSurvivalDarkIndiePsychological HorrorGore
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Indie; released around the same time (2014).
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
Five Nights at Freddy's at a glance Released 2014 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 94% positive of 59,195 Price $4.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieDifficultDarkSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Difficult; released around the same time (2014).
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 HorrorPsychological HorrorDifficultIndieDarkSurvival
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Dark and Difficult; released around the same time (2015).
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 HorrorDarkDifficultPsychological HorrorSurvivalIndie
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Survival and Difficult; released around the same time (2014).
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 HorrorSurvivalDifficultPsychological HorrorGoreShooter
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Difficult; released around the same time (2015).
Thirty years after Freddy Fazbear's Pizza closed it's doors, the events that took place there have become nothing more than a rumor and a childhood memory, but the owners of "Fazbear's Fright: The Horror Attraction" are determined to revive the legend and make the experience as authentic as possible for patrons, going to great l
Five Nights at Freddy's 3 at a glance Released 2015 Studio Scott Cawthon Player sentiment 90% positive of 11,334 Price $7.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorDifficultIndieSurvivalDark
Common questions
What game is most like Hatred?
The Evil Within, on the evidence we have. It both open world, survival, horror, psychological and difficult. 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 Hatred" 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 Hatred. 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.