Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Lucius (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Lucius 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: Friday the 13th: The Game, which both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult.
- Lucius is tagged Horror, Adventure, Villain Protagonist, Gore, Nudity, Singleplayer, Puzzle, 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.
- 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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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Gore and Violent.
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 HorrorGoreViolentThird PersonStealthPsychological HorrorDarkMature
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Dark; 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 StealthThird PersonDarkDifficultPuzzleGoreViolentPsychological Horror
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The Evil Within
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric 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 HorrorGoreThird PersonDarkStealthDifficultStory Rich
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 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 HorrorPuzzleNudityDarkIndieStealth
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 9 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 HorrorDarkIndieDifficultGorePuzzleViolent
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Gore, Violent and Stealth.
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 GoreViolentStealthHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkMatureThird Person
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Batman: Arkham Asylum
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2009).
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman: Arkham Asylum at a glance Released 2009 Studio Rocksteady Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 87,223 Price $19.99 StealthThird PersonStory RichPuzzleHorrorDark
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Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2010).
Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.
Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition at a glance Released 2010 Studio Rocksteady Studios Player sentiment 96% positive of 87,230 Price $19.99 StealthThird PersonStory RichPuzzleHorrorDark
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Catherine
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, puzzle and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Mature, Nudity and Puzzle; released around the same time (2011).
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Catherine at a glance Released 2011 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 87% positive of 11,244 Price $19.99 MatureNudityPuzzleStory RichHorrorDifficultPsychological HorrorViolent
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Third Person; released around the same time (2014).
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
Murdered: Soul Suspect at a glance Released 2014 Studio Airtight Games Player sentiment 86% positive of 17,391 Price $19.99 HorrorStory RichThird PersonPuzzleStealthDark
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Dark.
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 HorrorDarkDifficultPuzzleStory RichIndieFunny
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Little Nightmares
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Dark and Puzzle.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
Little Nightmares at a glance Released 2017 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 95% positive of 116,529 Price $19.99 HorrorDarkPuzzleIndieStory RichStealthPsychological HorrorThird Person
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Little Nightmares II
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Dark.
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
Little Nightmares II at a glance Released 2021 Studio Tarsier Studios Player sentiment 93% positive of 58,455 Price $29.99 HorrorPuzzleDarkPsychological HorrorStory RichStealthIndieViolent
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The Evil Within 2
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich.
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 HorrorStory RichGoreThird PersonViolentStealthDark
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Outlast
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 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 HorrorGoreDarkIndieStealthNudityDifficult
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Pony Island
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Puzzle, Indie and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2016).
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
Pony Island at a glance Released 2016 Studio Daniel Mullins Games Player sentiment 95% positive of 18,104 Price $4.99 PuzzleIndiePsychological HorrorHorrorDarkStory RichFunnyGore
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 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 HorrorDarkDifficultIndieStory RichPsychological HorrorFunnyGore
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Gore and Stealth; 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 HorrorGoreStealthThird PersonViolentPsychological HorrorMatureDifficult
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 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 HorrorHorrorStealthDarkMatureStory Rich
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Vampyr
Why it matched: both open world, horror, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Third Person and Horror.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
Vampyr at a glance Released 2018 Studio DONTNOD Entertainment Player sentiment 77% positive of 25,168 Price $39.99 Story RichThird PersonHorrorViolentDarkGoreStealth
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Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Indie, Funny and Stealth; released around the same time (2015).
A 15 minute heist game by Crows Crows Crows & Directed by William Pugh (The Stanley Parable). Slip into the soft-soled shoes of the mastermind responsible for the greatest heist- oh god I can’t do this any more, i’m joining the strike. good luck writing the steam description. -tina
Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist at a glance Released 2015 Studio Crows Crows Crows Player sentiment 93% positive of 10,175 Price Free IndieFunnyStealthStory RichPuzzlePsychological Horror
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Resident Evil 2
Why it matched: both horror, story-rich, atmospheric, puzzle and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Third Person and Gore.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
Resident Evil 2 at a glance Released 1998 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 221,677 Price $39.99 HorrorThird PersonGorePuzzleStory RichViolentDarkDifficult
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Hatred
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Gore, Violent and Dark; released around the same time (2015).
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
Hatred at a glance Released 2015 Studio Destructive Creations Player sentiment 84% positive of 29,694 Price $1.49 GoreViolentDarkMatureVillain ProtagonistIndiePsychological HorrorHorror
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and Dark.
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
Bendy and the Ink Machine at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 89% positive of 36,934 Price $5.99 HorrorPuzzleDarkIndieStory RichPsychological HorrorViolentFunny
Common questions
What game is most like Lucius?
Friday the 13th: The Game, on the evidence we have. It both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric 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 Lucius" 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 Lucius. 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.