Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like The Evil Within (2026)
Every game below overlaps with The Evil Within 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 games like The Evil Within on a map
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The short version
- Closest match: The Evil Within 2, which made by the same studio, Tango Gameworks.
- The Evil Within is tagged Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Action, Third Person 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 from the same studio: The Evil Within 2.
Why players value The Evil Within
The five things Steam players tag The Evil Within with most. This is the yardstick every game below is measured against: the closer a game matches these, the more it is likely to scratch the same itch.
- Horror
- Survival Horror
- Psychological Horror
- Gore
- Atmospheric
| Reception | on Steam (85% of 33,579) |
|---|---|
| Watch-outs | players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter, will not launch or install, visual glitches |
| Price | $19.99 |
Tags, sentiment and reported problems come from Steam players; the story line is from Wikipedia. We do not add a written opinion of our own.
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 2
Why it matched: made by the same studio, Tango Gameworks; both zombie, open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 12 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological Horror; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.9/10 · Steam: (92% of 30,959)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Story Rich, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichGoreThird-Person ShooterThird PersonZombies
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Friday the 13th: The Game
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 9 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Gore; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (80% of 76,840)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Multiplayer, Survival Horror, Gore, Survival — the tags Steam players apply most
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorGoreSurvivalThird PersonStealthPsychological HorrorDark
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Far Cry
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival, horror, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Difficult and Stealth.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.6/10 · Steam: (82% of 11,764)
Matches The Evil Within on: 2 of 5 — Horror, Atmospheric
Why players like it: FPS, Action, Classic, Shooter, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $9.99 — $10.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:ShooterDifficultStealthStory RichHorrorSurvivalZombies
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Resident Evil Village
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Survival Horror, Horror and Zombies.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.5/10 · Steam: (96% of 153,329)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Survival Horror, Horror, First-Person, Singleplayer, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:Survival HorrorHorrorZombiesGoreStory RichDarkSurvivalPsychological Horror
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Resident Evil 0
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Zombies and Survival Horror; released around the same time (2016).
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Resident Evil 0 at a glance Released 2016 Studio CAPCOM Co., Ltd. Player sentiment 80% positive of 19,622 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.0/10 · Steam: (80% of 19,622)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Zombies, Survival Horror, Adventure, Classic — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorZombiesSurvival HorrorThird PersonSurvivalDifficultStory RichGore
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Metro Exodus
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Survival.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.2/10 · Steam: (90% of 135,440)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Post-apocalyptic, FPS, Singleplayer, Open World, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:Story RichHorrorSurvivalShooterStealthSurvival HorrorGorePsychological Horror
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Metro: Last Light
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Story Rich, Horror and Shooter; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: (91% of 81,499)
Matches The Evil Within on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Post-apocalyptic, FPS, Atmospheric, Action, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:Story RichHorrorShooterStealthSurvivalSurvival HorrorDifficult
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Resident Evil 4
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, psychological and story-rich; shares 11 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Third-Person Shooter.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 4 at a glance Released 2005 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 97% positive of 274,646 Price $39.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.7/10 · Steam: (97% of 274,646)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore
Why players like it: Horror, Action, Survival Horror, Third-Person Shooter, Singleplayer — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterZombiesStory RichSurvivalCinematicDark
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Resident Evil 2
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Zombies, Survival Horror and Horror.
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.6/10 · Steam: (97% of 221,677)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Zombies, Survival Horror, Horror, Singleplayer, Remake — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $39.99 — $20.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:ZombiesSurvival HorrorHorrorThird PersonGoreStory RichSurvivalDark
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Survival Horror, Zombies and Horror.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 1996 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (92% of 36,244)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Survival Horror, Zombies, Horror, Classic, Remake — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:Survival HorrorZombiesHorrorSurvivalThird PersonStory RichDifficultGore
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Resident Evil
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Survival Horror, Zombies and Horror.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil at a glance Released 2002 Studio Capcom Player sentiment 92% positive of 36,244 Price $19.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.8/10 · Steam: (92% of 36,244)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Survival Horror, Zombies, Horror, Classic, Remake — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:Survival HorrorZombiesHorrorSurvivalThird PersonStory RichDifficultGore
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Lucius
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Gore and Third Person; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.7/10 · Steam: (81% of 10,912)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Adventure, Villain Protagonist, Gore, Nudity — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $1.99 — $18.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorGoreThird PersonStealthDarkPsychological HorrorStory RichDifficult
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Manhunt
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 10 player tags including Gore, Stealth 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.6/10 · Steam: (71% of 9,522)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Gore, Violent, Stealth, Horror, Action — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $3.49 — $16.50 cheaper
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes, will not launch or install (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:GoreStealthHorrorPsychological HorrorDarkSurvival HorrorThird PersonSurvival
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Hello Neighbor
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and difficult; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Stealth and Story Rich; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.4/10 · Steam: (86% of 32,548)
Matches The Evil Within on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror
Why players like it: Horror, Sandbox, Stealth, First-Person, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorStealthStory RichSurvival HorrorDifficultSurvivalPsychological Horror
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Call of Cthulhu
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Horror, Psychological Horror and Story Rich; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.8/10 · Steam: (79% of 13,871)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Lovecraftian, Horror, Psychological Horror, Adventure, Detective — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorPsychological HorrorStory RichDarkSurvival HorrorStealthGore
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We Happy Few
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 7 player tags including Survival, Psychological Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2018).
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 6.6/10 · Steam: (77% of 13,772)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Adventure, Open World, Action, Survival, Dystopian — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $59.99 — $40.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:SurvivalPsychological HorrorHorrorStealthDarkSurvival HorrorStory Rich
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Why it matched: both zombie, survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Gore; released around the same time (2017).
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.4/10 · Steam: (95% of 126,252)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, First-Person, Singleplayer, Gore — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $19.99 — about the same price
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorGoreZombiesPsychological HorrorSurvivalStory RichShooter
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Alien: Isolation
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Stealth; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (93% of 66,658)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Sci-fi, Aliens, Atmospheric — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $11.99 — $8.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorStealthSurvivalDifficultPsychological HorrorGoreShooter
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Alan Wake
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 10 player tags including Horror, Third Person and Story Rich; released around the same time (2012).
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
Alan Wake at a glance Released 2012 Studio Remedy Entertainment Player sentiment 90% positive of 59,228 Price $1.49 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (90% of 59,228)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Action, Horror, Third Person, Adventure, Story Rich — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $1.49 — $18.50 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychological HorrorThird-Person ShooterDarkCinematicSurvival Horror
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Outlast
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Psychological 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: (96% of 138,407)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, First-Person, Survival Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $14.99 — $5.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreSurvivalDarkStealthDifficult
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Dying Light
Why it matched: both zombie, open world, survival, horror, stealth and story-rich; shares 7 player tags including Zombies, Survival Horror and Horror; released around the same time (2015).
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Dying Light at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 95% positive of 494,569 Price $24.99 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.3/10 · Steam: (95% of 494,569)
Matches The Evil Within on: 3 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Gore
Why players like it: Zombies, Survival Horror, Horror, Online Co-Op, Open World — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $24.99 — $5.00 pricier
Watch-outs: players report performance and stutter, crashes and freezes (details)
Shared with The Evil Within:ZombiesSurvival HorrorHorrorSurvivalGoreStealthStory Rich
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Prey
Why it matched: both open world, survival, horror, psychological, stealth, story-rich and atmospheric; shares 5 player tags including Horror, Story Rich and Survival Horror; published by the same company; released around the same time (2017).
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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 8.0/10 · Steam: (91% of 54,539)
Matches The Evil Within on: 4 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Sci-fi, Immersive Sim, Space, Singleplayer, Horror — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $29.99 — $10.00 pricier
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorStory RichSurvival HorrorStealthPsychological Horror
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Why it matched: both survival, horror, psychological, story-rich, atmospheric and difficult; shares 8 player tags including Horror, Survival Horror and Dark; 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (90% of 12,642)
Matches The Evil Within on: 5 of 5 — Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Horror, Survival Horror, Singleplayer, Robots, First-Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $7.99 — $12.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:HorrorSurvival HorrorDarkDifficultSurvivalStory RichPsychological HorrorGore
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Hitman: Contracts
Why it matched: both open world, horror, psychological, stealth, atmospheric 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 Verdict: GamingPickz Score 7.1/10 · Steam: (87% of 3,658)
Matches The Evil Within on: 3 of 5 — Psychological Horror, Gore, Atmospheric
Why players like it: Stealth, Action, Assassin, Singleplayer, Third Person — the tags Steam players apply most
Price vs The Evil Within: $8.99 — $11.00 cheaper
Watch-outs: no widespread problems reported by players
Shared with The Evil Within:StealthThird PersonDarkShooterDifficultThird-Person ShooterGorePsychological Horror
Common questions
What game is most like The Evil Within?
The Evil Within 2, on the evidence we have. It made by the same studio, Tango Gameworks. 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 The Evil Within" 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 The Evil Within. 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.
What else did the makers of The Evil Within do?
The Evil Within 2 is also from Tango Gameworks, and appears in the list below for that reason as well as on tag overlap.
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.