11 Horror games like Control that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Control down to the 11 that fit the “Horror” category. Postal III, Lost Planet 3 and Alone in the Dark top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Control.

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11 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Control. Each one has been evaluated across 18 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.

#1Postal III

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: first-person shooting, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, sandbox world and ranged combat, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, survival mechanics and crafting mechanics, while skipping third-person shooting

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#4Hatred

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30

Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, visual isometric and visual topdown, while skipping adventure storytelling

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#5Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, shooter and third-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, sandbox freedom and sandbox world, while skipping first-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorFantasyExploration

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and shooter

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping third-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorFantasyExploration

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, roguelike runs and procedural generation, while skipping third-person shooting

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#8Amnesia: The Bunker

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreDarkOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and shooter

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, puzzle design and sandbox freedom, while skipping third-person shooting

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorSci-FiExploration

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

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#10Resident Evil Village

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and first-person shooting

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping third-person shooting

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#11Vangers

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeHardcoreOpen WorldSci-FiHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83

Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping shooter

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