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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 42 games similar to Ao Oni down to the 25 that fit the “Horror” category. Dino Crisis, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Silent Hill: Origins top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ao Oni.

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Ao Oni is Dino Crisis — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem and Silent Hill: Origins follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Ao Oni

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ao Oni. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Dino Crisis
Dino Crisis
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorIsometricNarrative
IGDB60· 1
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, strong narrative focus and setting scifi

It predates Ao Oni by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting69
Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Silent Hill: Origins
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2007Dev Climax LA · Konami Digital Entertainment

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Rule of Rose
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB60· 2
Year 2006Dev Punchline · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
77
P.T.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorStealthFirst Person
Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PS4

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Released 6 years after Ao Oni.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Silent Hill
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorRangedNarrative
IGDB82· 1
Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and visual third person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

It predates Ao Oni by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone79Visuals0
Silent Hill 2
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorMeleeNarrative
IGDB90· 1OC87· 160
Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone71Visuals0
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone71Visuals0
FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeFirst Person
IGDB90· 1OC52· 10
Year 2020Dev Steel Wool Studios · Steel Wool GamesPlaytime ~2hOn Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and visual first person, while skipping visual isometric

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Survive terrifying encounters with your favorite killer animatronics in a collection of new and classic FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S™ experiences. “Where fantasy and fun come to life!

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Released 12 years after Ao Oni.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone68Visuals0
Jurassic Park: The Game
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorMeleeNarrative
Steam👍 69%· 2.1KRAWG👍 31%· 96MC54IGDB61· 4
Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping visual isometric

Security systems have failed and the creatures of the park roam free. Now, a rogue corporation will stop at nothing to acquire the dinosaur embryos stolen and lost by Dennis Nedry.

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Released 3 years after Ao Oni.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting66Visuals0
Silent Hill 3
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorStealthMelee
IGDB88· 3
Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone71Setting69Visuals0
Minecraft: Story Mode
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeCasual
Steam👍 77%· 8.3KIGDB66· 7
Year 2015Dev Mojang StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping visual isometric

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Released 7 years after Ao Oni.

Genre100Game mode100Setting61Tone52Visuals0
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB87· 2
Year 2003Dev TecmoOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: visual first person and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Fatal Frame
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonThird Person
IGDB81· 1
Year 2001Dev Tecmo · Wanadoo EditionOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with visual first person and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB75· 6
Year 2009Dev Climax Studios · Konami

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Ao Oni: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals0

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