Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Scorn (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Scorn 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: Amnesia: The Dark Descent, which both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle.
- Scorn is tagged Gore, Horror, Atmospheric, Puzzle, Sexual Content, First-Person, Dark, Nudity 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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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 12 player tags including Horror, Gore and Psychological 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 HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonNudityDark
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Sexual Content; released around the same time (2021).
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 HorrorSurvival HorrorSexual ContentPsychological HorrorDarkFirst-PersonIndieGore
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival 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 HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreDarkIndieNudity
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Outlast 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror.
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-PersonGoreDarkViolentNudity
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Inside the Backrooms
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Puzzle; 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 HorrorPuzzlePsychological HorrorFirst-PersonFPSDarkSci-fi
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Walking Simulator.
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 HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonIndieDarkPuzzleLovecraftian
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SIGNALIS
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 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-fiLovecraftianDarkPuzzleViolent
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonSexual ContentGoreFPSViolentDark
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港詭實錄ParanormalHK
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Sexual Content and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2020).
Paranormal HK is a first person horror game about Urban legends of Hong Kong, China. The story is about a crew of online supernatural channel“Beyond the Invisible” went to Kowloon Walled City to film a short movie for their latest episode and encountered something out of their expectations.
港詭實錄ParanormalHK at a glance Released 2020 Studio Ghostpie Studio Player sentiment 89% positive of 20,497 Price $6.49 HorrorSexual ContentPsychological HorrorNudityPuzzleFirst-PersonIndieFPS
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F.E.A.R.
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, FPS and Gore.
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 HorrorFPSGoreFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkSci-fiSurvival Horror
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Resident Evil 7 Teaser: Beginning Hour
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; 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 HorrorFPSPuzzle
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Horror, FPS and Gore.
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 HorrorFPSGorePsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSci-fiViolentNudity
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Walking Simulator and First-Person.
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 HorrorWalking SimulatorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorIndieSurvival HorrorDarkLovecraftian
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Bendy and the Ink Machine
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Puzzle.
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 HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleSurvival HorrorDarkIndiePsychological HorrorViolent
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Backrooms: Escape Together
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2022).
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
Backrooms: Escape Together at a glance Released 2022 Studio Triiodide Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 48,808 Price $9.99 HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPuzzleSci-fi
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 8 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 HorrorViolentPuzzleFPS
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 7 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 HorrorFPSGore
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 9 player tags including Lovecraftian, Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2018).
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 HorrorFirst-PersonWalking SimulatorDarkSurvival HorrorGore
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDarkPuzzleIndie
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Dead Space
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction and atmospheric; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Sci-fi and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2023).
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Dead Space at a glance Released 2023 Studio Motive Studio Player sentiment 91% positive of 70,458 Price $59.99 HorrorSci-fiSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkViolent
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Poppy Playtime
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Puzzle and First-Person; released around the same time (2021).
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
Poppy Playtime at a glance Released 2021 Studio Mob Entertainment Player sentiment 88% positive of 141,927 Price Free HorrorPuzzleFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorDarkPsychological HorrorIndie
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Atomic Heart
Why it matched: both horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Sexual Content, FPS and Horror; released around the same time (2023).
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
Atomic Heart at a glance Released 2023 Studio Mundfish Player sentiment 81% positive of 51,598 Price $59.99 Sexual ContentFPSHorrorPuzzleSci-fiFirst-PersonGore
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including First-Person, Puzzle 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 First-PersonPuzzleLovecraftianHorrorSurvival HorrorDarkPsychological Horror
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In Silence
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2021).
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
In Silence at a glance Released 2021 Studio Ravenhood Games Player sentiment 74% positive of 11,956 Price $3.99 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonDarkPuzzleGore
Common questions
What game is most like Scorn?
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and puzzle. 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 Scorn" 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 Scorn. 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.