5 Games like Cry of Fear on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Cry of Fear down to the 5 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. World War Z, Wolfenstein: Youngblood and Journey to the Savage Planet top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cry of Fear.

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The best games like Cry of Fear on Nintendo Switch

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cry of Fear. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1World War ZClosest overall match

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129

Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping strong narrative focus

A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.

Released 6 years after Cry of Fear.

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#2Wolfenstein: YoungbloodClosest on combat

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159

Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, setting scifi and setting cyberpunk, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Cry of Fear.

Released 6 years after Cry of Fear.

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#3Journey to the Savage Planet

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118

Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting.

Released 7 years after Cry of Fear.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSci-Fi

Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140

Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Cry of Fear.

Released 12 years after Cry of Fear.

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#5Guns, Gore & Cannoli

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MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeDarkHorror

Steam👍 92%· 4.2KIGDB63· 3OC76· 21

Year 2015Dev Crazy Monkey StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, fighting mechanics and setting cartoon, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: visuals.

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