What is the best game similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?

The closest game to Baldi's Basics Plus is R.E.P.O., scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Baldi's Basics Plus?

The three closest games to Baldi's Basics Plus are: 1. R.E.P.O. (82/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Vital Shell (72/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Soma (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Baldi's Basics Plus's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Vital Shell similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?

Yes, very much so — Vital Shell scores 72/100 similarity to Baldi's Basics Plus. They share 7 attributes, including horror tension and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Horror games are similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?

The best Horror games similar to Baldi's Basics Plus are R.E.P.O., Vital Shell, Soma and Amnesia: Rebirth. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Baldi's Basics Plus attributes like horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs.

How is similarity to Baldi's Basics Plus calculated?

We compare Baldi's Basics Plus against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Baldi's Basics Plus experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Looking for games like Baldi's Basics Plus? We analyzed its gameplay DNA — horror tension, procedural generation and stealth mechanics — against over 6,700 titles. These 46 alternatives are ranked by real similarity, not marketing tags. R.E.P.O. leads with 82/100, followed by the rest of the list.

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Top games similar to Baldi's Basics Plus

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Baldi's Basics Plus. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1R.E.P.O.Closest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeProceduralHorrorExplorationFirst Person3DEarly Access

Steam👍 96%· 389KRAWG👍 90%· 40

Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world

R.E.P.O. is an online co-op horror game featuring physics, proximity voice chat and scary monsters. You and up to 5 friends can venture into terrifying environments to extract valuable objects using your physics-based grabbing tool. Even the monsters are affected by Newton's law of gravity!

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: game mode.

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#2Vital ShellClosest on game mode

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeProceduralHorrorNarrative

Steam👍 94%· 1.4K

Year 2023Dev CC Arts · CC ARTSPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, roguelike runs and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping stealth mechanics

EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. They said the facility had been abandoned for decades, but once in place it was immediately apparent that something was wrong.

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

Released 3 years after Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#3Soma

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeStealthHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeStealthHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#5Penumbra OvertureClosest on setting

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

It predates Baldi's Basics Plus by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Still Wakes the Deep

iRank84

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 12KIGDB82· 3OC76· 83

Year 2024Dev The Chinese Room · Secret ModeOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

Released 4 years after Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#7Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

iRank96

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorFirst PersonDark

Steam👍 96%· 3.9K

Year 2017Dev Albino Moose Games · Screenwave MediaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping roguelike runs

Spooky and her mansion of creepy cuties are back in Spooky’s Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation! Can you survive 1000 rooms of adorable terror?

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: combat.

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#8Manhunt

iRank74

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloStealthMeleeHorrorTactical

Steam👍 71%· 9.0KRAWG👍 79%· 352MC75IGDB72· 2

Year 2003Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and stealth mechanics

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Manhunt is a third-person stealth-action game developed by Rockstar Games. The game caused a lot of controversy for its violent scenes. ###Plot A death sentenced convict James awakens in Carcer City after his supposed execution by lethal injection.

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

It predates Baldi's Basics Plus by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeProceduralHorrorFirst Person3D

Steam👍 95%· 118KRAWG👍 86%· 108OC83· 13

Year 2024Dev Mike Klubnika · CRITICAL REFLEXPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, roguelike runs and procedural generation

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping survival mechanics

BUCKSHOT ROULETTE is a tabletop horror game that attempts to re-design the infamous game of Russian Roulette, replacing the traditional revolver with a proper 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: combat and game mode.

Released 4 years after Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#10Bendy and the Ink Machine

iRank83

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorFirst PersonDark

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#11Alan Wake

iRank86

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorRangedNarrative

Steam👍 90%· 57KRAWG👍 84%· 2.3KMC83IGDB83· 7

Year 2010Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Titular best-selling psychological thriller author was going through a writer’s block, but when he tries to take a small vacation, it seems that he is attacked and has to fight off the “darkness” that possess people and animals alike.

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

It predates Baldi's Basics Plus by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Outlast II

iRank84

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorFirst PersonMultiplayer

Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117

Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#13The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

iRank90

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloHorrorExplorationFirst Person3D

Steam👍 94%· 35KIGDB83· 3OC90· 43

Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are action horror games — sharing horror tension, horror setting and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorNarrativeDark

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: visuals and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Baldi's Basics Plus.

Released 4 years after Baldi's Basics Plus.

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#15The Walking Dead: The Final Season

iRank85

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorNarrativeDark

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and strong narrative focus, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Baldi's Basics Plus: visuals and combat.

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Complete list of Baldi's Basics Plus alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Baldi's Basics Plus, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Horror · Adventure

Killer Frequency

Horror · Simulation

Alan Wake's American Nightmare

Horror · Adventure

Resident Evil 6

Horror · Shooter

Half-Life: Alyx - Final Hours

Horror · Adventure

Half-Life: Alyx

Horror · Adventure

Larva Mortus

Horror · Action RPG

Lucius

Horror · Adventure

Erica

Horror · Puzzle

Cookie Clicker

Horror · Simulation

Tea Party Simulator 2015

Horror · Simulation

Resident Evil 5

Horror · Adventure

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Horror · Adventure

ObsCure: The Aftermath

Horror · Adventure

Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Season 1

Horror · Puzzle

City Car Driving

Horror · Simulation

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City

Horror · Shooter

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Horror · Adventure

Escape Dead Island

Horror · Adventure

Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition

Horror · Simulation

Autumn Dream

Horror · Adventure

Penko Park

Horror · Adventure

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

Horror · Adventure

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Horror · Adventure

Among the Sleep

Horror · Adventure

Outlast

Horror · Adventure

We Were Here Too

Horror · Puzzle

We Were Here Together

Horror · Puzzle

Layers of Fear

Horror · Adventure

Layers of Fear 2

Horror · Adventure

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?: The closest game to Baldi's Basics Plus is R.E.P.O., scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 12 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Baldi's Basics Plus?: The three closest games to Baldi's Basics Plus are: 1. R.E.P.O. (82/100, 12 shared attributes) 2. Vital Shell (72/100, 7 shared attributes) 3. Soma (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Baldi's Basics Plus's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 46 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is Vital Shell similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?: Yes, very much so — Vital Shell scores 72/100 similarity to Baldi's Basics Plus. They share 7 attributes, including horror tension and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Horror games are similar to Baldi's Basics Plus?: The best Horror games similar to Baldi's Basics Plus are R.E.P.O., Vital Shell, Soma and Amnesia: Rebirth. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Baldi's Basics Plus attributes like horror tension, survival mechanics and roguelike runs.
How is similarity to Baldi's Basics Plus calculated?: We compare Baldi's Basics Plus against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Baldi's Basics Plus experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.