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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 38 games similar to Cryostasis down to the 22 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Scorn, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and System Shock top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Cryostasis.

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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2009Dev Action Forms Ltd.

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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Cryostasis is Scorn — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and System Shock follow close behind.

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The best games like Cryostasis on PlayStation

22 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cryostasis. 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.

#1Scorn
Scorn
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, while skipping exploration and discovery

Released 13 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 133KIGDB87· 2OC75· 132
Year 2024Dev GSC Game WorldOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Released 15 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100
System Shock
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB80· 6
Year 2023Dev Nightdive Studios · Prime MatterOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, horror tension and deep simulation, while skipping puzzle design

Released 14 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting54
Dead Space
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi
Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, third-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: visuals.

Released 14 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting70Visuals0
Zombi
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst 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 horror tension, roguelike runs and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Released 6 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting75
Metal: Hellsinger
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 96%· 17KIGDB86· 6OC79· 91
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world, setting medieval and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: setting.

Released 13 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals62Setting41
Shadow Warrior
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 27KIGDB71· 8OC76· 25
Year 2013Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fantasy world, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: progression.

Released 4 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone80Visuals75Setting50
Shadow Warrior 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 69%· 5.5KIGDB56· 5OC72· 112
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, fantasy world and setting mythology, while skipping puzzle design

Released 13 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting64
Terminator: Resistance
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiExplorationFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 18KIGDB51· 4OC57· 48
Year 2019Dev Teyon · Reef EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: setting.

Released 10 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Progression54
BioShock Infinite
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 144KIGDB93· 14
Year 2013Dev Irrational Games · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping puzzle design

Columbia is the achievement — one of the most striking settings of its generation, with skyline traversal that gives fights genuine verticality. Elizabeth is well handled as a companion. Combat is narrower than the first BioShock: two weapons at a time, fewer environmental options, and the plasmid experimentation is largely gone.

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: progression.

Released 4 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting67Combat65
Red Dead Redemption
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB81· 4OC79· 62
Year 2023Dev Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: visuals and setting.

Released 14 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting41
Doom: The Dark Ages
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 39KIGDB87· 6OC86· 212
Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: setting.

Released 16 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat68Setting48
BioShock
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 2008Dev 2K Australia · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone79
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Steam👍 94%· 14KIGDB84· 6
Year 2003Dev Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting and visual third person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
Metro: Last Light
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB80· 10
Year 2013Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, post-apocalyptic world and loot and gear systems, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: progression and setting.

Released 4 years after Cryostasis.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting43

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