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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Cry of Fear is Back 4 Blood — scoring 93/100 on our similarity scale. World War Z and Dead Space 3 follow close behind.

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The best games like Cry of Fear on Xbox

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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.

#1Back 4 BloodClosest overall match

93

Back 4 Blood

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 73KIGDB79· 10OC76· 138

Year 2021Dev Turtle Rock Studios · Warner Bros. Interactive EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings roguelike runs, procedural generation and PvP competition, while skipping strong narrative focus

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

Released 8 years after Cry of Fear.

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#2World War ZClosest on game mode

89

World War Z

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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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#3Dead Space 3Closest on tone

89

Dead Space 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 73%· 14KIGDB74· 15

Year 2013Dev Visceral Games · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, puzzle design and roguelike runs, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: visuals.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting55Combat52Visuals0

Steam Epic Xbox

87

Zombi

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 64%· 3.1KIGDB63· 5OC67· 39

Year 2015Dev Straight RightOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with roguelike runs, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping co op

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

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86

Fallout 76

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 138KIGDB51· 14OC54· 149

Year 2018Dev Bethesda Game Studios · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting.

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

Released 5 years after Cry of Fear.

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84

Left 4 Dead

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7

Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: combat.

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#7Left 4 Dead 2

82

Left 4 Dead 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 1.0MRAWG👍 85%· 3.4KMC89IGDB89· 5

Year 2009Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

Everything the first game did plus melee weapons, daylight campaigns and special infected that force the team apart rather than just damage it. The AI Director still shapes every run. It absorbed the original so completely that the community split never healed, and the campaigns lean on finale set pieces that become rote once you know the safe corners.

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: combat.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone75Combat42

81

DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6

Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with tower defense planning, turn-based strategy and ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: combat.

It predates Cry of Fear by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Wolfenstein: Youngblood

76

Wolfenstein: Youngblood

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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#10Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

71

Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeDarkNarrativeFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71

Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting.

Released 4 years after Cry of Fear.

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#11Journey to the Savage Planet

66

Journey to the Savage Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode92Tone55Setting0

#12Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

61

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi

Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11

Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping horror tension

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting and visuals.

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#13Grand Theft Auto Online

61

Grand Theft Auto Online

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSandbox World

IGDB94· 1

Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration, while skipping horror tension

Genre100Game mode91Visuals72

#14Borderlands 4

60

Borderlands 4

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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Steam Epic Xbox

#15Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

60

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloCo-opMultiplayerMeleeOffline

Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3

Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping horror tension

###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.

Where it drifts furthest from Cry of Fear: setting and visuals.

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