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We filtered the 45 games similar to Cold Fear down to the 31 that fit the “Puzzle” category. Dead Space (2008), The Walking Dead: Season Two and Alone in the Dark top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cold Fear.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreSurvival Horror

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Year 2005Dev GOG

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Within the “Puzzle” category, the closest game to Cold Fear is Dead Space (2008) — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. The Walking Dead: Season Two and Alone in the Dark follow close behind.

#1Dead Space (2008)95 #2The Walking Dead: Season Two54 #3Alone in the Dark53 #4Alone in the Dark53 #5Sanitarium51

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The best puzzle games like Cold Fear

31 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cold Fear. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Dead Space (2008)

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Dead Space (2008)

GenreHorrorSubgenreSurvival Horror

SoloMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 29KRAWG👍 91%· 2.2KMC86IGDB88· 6

Year 2008Dev Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of survival horror games: horror tension, survival mechanics and third-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, setting space and exploration and discovery

#2The Walking Dead: Season Two

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The Walking Dead: Season Two

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5

Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

#3Alone in the Dark

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Alone in the Dark

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeRangedDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 92%· 439IGDB60· 1

Year 1992Dev Infogrames · ImotionOn PC · Mac

✓ Shared with Cold Fear: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping third-person shooting

#4Alone in the Dark

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Alone in the Dark

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

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

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: third-person shooting.

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Sanitarium

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric

Steam👍 93%· 1.3KIGDB92· 1

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

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

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

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Detention

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

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

✓ Shared with Cold Fear: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping third-person shooting

Steam PS Nintendo

#7Silent Hill Homecoming

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Silent Hill Homecoming

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

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

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

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: third-person shooting.

#8Poppy Playtime

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Poppy Playtime

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: visual first person and free to play, while skipping third-person shooting

Steam Epic Xbox

#9The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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The Walking Dead: The Final Season

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Cold Fear, expect horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

#10The Walking Dead: Michonne

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The Walking Dead: Michonne

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Shared with Cold Fear: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

#11The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world, while skipping third-person shooting

#12Amnesia: The Dark Descent

50

Amnesia: The Dark Descent

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

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

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

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

#13Five Nights at Freddy's

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Five Nights at Freddy's

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorHardcore

Steam👍 94%· 58KIGDB72· 3

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, punishing difficulty and resource management, while skipping third-person shooting

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Indika

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 8.0KIGDB85· 4OC79· 90

Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Like Cold Fear, it's known for horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

#15The Black Mirror

52

The Black Mirror

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 84%· 1.5KIGDB80· 1

Year 2003Dev Future Games · THQ NordicOn PC

✓ If you enjoyed Cold Fear, expect horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

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