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We filtered the 46 games similar to Baldi's Basics Plus down to the 29 that fit the “Survival” category. R.E.P.O., Vital Shell and Amnesia: Rebirth top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Baldi's Basics Plus.

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The best survival games like Baldi's Basics Plus

29 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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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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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#4Soma

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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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#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

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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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#7Manhunt

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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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#8Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

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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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#9Bendy and the Ink Machine

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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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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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#11Alan Wake

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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

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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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#13Tea Party Simulator 2015

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorNarrativeCasual

Steam👍 69%· 669RAWG👍 4%· 25

Year 2015Dev Power Up to MaximumPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping roguelike runs

Ever wanted to be a tea party extraordinaire? Well now you can. Brew the tea, pour the tea, serve the tea. Serve biscuits and cake. Try not to mess it up too bad, or your guest will get angry Find the hidden easter eggs You know...

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

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

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#14Alan Wake's American Nightmare

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeHorrorRangedNarrative

Steam👍 74%· 10KRAWG👍 58%· 828MC73IGDB79· 7

Year 2012Dev Remedy Entertainment · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and shooter, while skipping roguelike runs

Alan Wake's American Nightmare is a third-person shooter game, a follow-up to 2010 Remedy Entertainment title Alan Wake. However, it is not a full-fledged sequel to the game but rather a spin-off.

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.

It predates Baldi's Basics Plus by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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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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