Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like SCP: Secret Laboratory (2026)
Every game below overlaps with SCP: Secret Laboratory 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: Ultimate Custom Night, which both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult.
- SCP: Secret Laboratory is tagged Free to Play, Multiplayer, Horror, First-Person, Co-op, Survival Horror, Shooter, Online Co-Op 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.
- 3 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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Ultimate Custom Night
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Survival Horror; 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 Free to PlayHorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultStrategyFirst-PersonSurvivalIndie
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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Free to Play, Horror and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
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 Free to PlayHorrorSurvival HorrorDifficultIndieFirst-PersonStrategyPsychological Horror
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDifficultPsychological HorrorSurvivalStrategyIndie
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Sci-fi; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiFirst-PersonSurvivalDifficultPsychological HorrorFPS
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonDifficultSurvivalStrategyIndiePsychological Horror
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 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 HorrorSurvivalIndieDifficultSci-fi
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 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 HorrorSurvivalDifficultIndieStrategy
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDifficultFirst-PersonIndieSurvivalStrategy
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Five Nights at Freddy's 3
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorDifficultIndieSurvivalStrategy
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Dead by Daylight
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Online Co-Op; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvivalFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorStrategyDifficult
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Deceit
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Free to Play and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Test your instincts at trust and deception in an action-filled, multiplayer first-person shooter. You wake up in unknown surroundings to the sound of the Game Master’s unfamiliar voice, surrounded by five others. A third of your group have been infected with a virus, but who will escape?
Deceit at a glance Released 2017 Studio World Makers Player sentiment 79% positive of 92,193 Price Not listed HorrorFree to PlayShooterFPSFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorStrategySurvival
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Cry of Fear
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Free to Play and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2013).
Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
Cry of Fear at a glance Released 2013 Studio Team Psykskallar Player sentiment 89% positive of 86,945 Price Free HorrorFree to PlayPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonIndieOnline Co-OpFPS
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Aliens vs. Predator
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Sci-fi and Horror.
Survive, hunt and prey in the deadly jungles and swamps in distinctly new and thrilling first person gameplay.
Aliens vs. Predator at a glance Released 2010 Studio Rebellion Player sentiment 91% positive of 21,551 Price $1.49 FPSSci-fiHorrorShooterFirst-PersonSurvivalSurvival HorrorOnline Co-Op
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both survival, horror, science fiction, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Horror and First-Person; 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 FPSHorrorFirst-PersonShooterSurvivalSurvival HorrorSci-fiDifficult
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DEVOUR
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Survival Horror; 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 HorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvivalFirst-PersonIndieDifficult
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, strategy and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, First-Person and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2017).
Hello Neighbor is a Stealth Horror Game about sneaking into your neighbor's house and figuring out what he's hiding in the basement. Play against an advanced AI that learns from your actions.
Hello Neighbor at a glance Released 2017 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 86% positive of 32,548 Price $29.99 HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalStrategyFPSPsychological Horror
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Dread Hunger
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Online Co-Op and Horror.
A game of survival and betrayal. Eight Explorers path their ship through the unforgiving Arctic. Among the crew, two traitors call on dark powers to undermine them. Note: Official server support ends 2024-01-01
Dread Hunger at a glance Released 2022 Studio Dread Hunger Team Player sentiment 60% positive of 46,126 Price Not listed SurvivalOnline Co-OpHorrorStrategyIndieDifficultFirst-Person
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Pacify
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, science fiction, atmospheric and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Horror, Online Co-Op and Psychological Horror; released around the same time (2019).
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
Pacify at a glance Released 2019 Studio Shawn Hitchcock Player sentiment 86% positive of 42,748 Price $2.19 HorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonSci-fi
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Blood and Bacon
Why it matched: both survival, horror and psychological; shares 10 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Horror; released around the same time (2016).
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Blood and Bacon at a glance Released 2016 Studio Big Corporation Player sentiment 95% positive of 36,517 Price $0.69 ShooterFPSHorrorOnline Co-OpMemesFirst-PersonIndiePsychological Horror
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorIndieDifficultFirst-PersonSurvival
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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Why it matched: both survival, horror, fantasy, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 5 player tags including Strategy, Survival and Difficult; released around the same time (2018).
A tactical game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with story, exploration, stealth, and strategy. Take control of a team of Mutants navigating a post-human Earth. Created by a team including former HITMAN leads and the designer of PAYDAY.
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden at a glance Released 2018 Studio The Bearded Ladies Player sentiment 90% positive of 20,534 Price $34.99 StrategySurvivalDifficultHorrorFantasy
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Slender: The Arrival
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and First-Person; 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 HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonIndiePsychological HorrorSurvivalDifficult
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GTFO
Why it matched: both survival, horror, atmospheric, strategy and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Online Co-Op, Horror and FPS; released around the same time (2021).
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 Online Co-OpHorrorFPSDifficultShooterSurvival HorrorFirst-Person
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Sanctum
Why it matched: both survival, science fiction, strategy and difficult; shares 9 player tags including FPS, Strategy and Indie.
You think Tower Defense games are all about building? You thought wrong. Sanctum is not your average Tower Defense title. When the havoc starts, you get to join the fray! As one of the world’s first First Person Shooter - Tower Defense games, Sanctum has taken the best of both worlds to deliver an epic, one-of-a-kind experience.
Sanctum at a glance Released 2011 Studio Coffee Stain Studios Player sentiment 89% positive of 3,359 Price $1.99 FPSStrategyIndieSci-fiFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpShooterSurvival
Common questions
What game is most like SCP: Secret Laboratory?
Ultimate Custom Night, on the evidence we have. It both survival, horror, psychological, atmospheric, strategy 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 SCP: Secret Laboratory" 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 SCP: Secret Laboratory. 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.