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We filtered the 44 games similar to Blair Witch down to the 22 that fit the “Survival” category. The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan, Visage and The Quarry top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Blair Witch.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

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NarrativeDarkSoloMultiplayer

Year 2019Dev Bloober Team

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to Blair Witch is The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan — scoring 96/100 on our similarity scale. Visage and The Quarry follow close behind.

#1The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan96 #2Visage95 #3The Quarry95 #4Slender: The Arrival95 #5Outlast95

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The best survival games like Blair Witch

22 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Blair Witch. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

96

The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 13KIGDB72· 13

Year 2019Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery

95

Visage

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB87· 2OC77· 29

Year 2020Dev SadSquare StudioOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and deep simulation, while skipping co op

95

The Quarry

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 82%· 23KIGDB83· 8OC79· 157

Year 2022Dev Supermassive Games · 2K GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping exploration and discovery

#4Slender: The Arrival

95

Slender: The Arrival

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 9.3KIGDB61· 7OC57· 30

Year 2013Dev Blue Isle Studios · Midnight CityOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping co op

95

Outlast

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 135KRAWG👍 73%· 1.9KMC80IGDB77· 11OC77· 30

Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping co op

#6Poppy Playtime

92

Poppy Playtime

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, melee combat and free to play, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Steam Epic Xbox

#7Amnesia: The Dark Descent

92

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, melee combat and stealth mechanics, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

#8Among the Sleep

92

Among the Sleep

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42

Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

#9Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

92

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

92

Kholat

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 66%· 6.9KIGDB66· 8OC61· 43

Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

91

Dredge

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

91

Until Dawn

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 83%· 4.7KIGDB78· 5OC79· 93

Year 2024Dev Ballistic Moon · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs and visual third person, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

91

Sanitarium

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and visual isometric, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

91

Detention

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep RPG systems and visual novel storytelling, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Steam PS Nintendo

#15Silent Hill Homecoming

91

Silent Hill Homecoming

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorMelee

Steam👍 48%· 3.9KRAWG👍 43%· 256MC64IGDB67· 3

Year 2008Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, melee combat and visual third person, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

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