ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5
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More about this game →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 8 that fit the “Survival” 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 “Survival” 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 survival games like Cryostasis
8 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.
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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
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
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
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
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2000Dev Tose · Eidos InteractiveOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design.
≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.
It predates Cryostasis by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting69
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
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeSci-FiSpaceBase Building
Steam👍 86%· 173MC69
Year 2014Dev Wild Factor · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings tower defense planning, real-time strategy and deep simulation, while skipping puzzle design
Freaking Meatbags throws you into a futuristic world where robots have jobs, cephalopods aren't confined to a single dimension, and humans pretty much just stand around talking to themselves.
Where it drifts furthest from Cryostasis: progression and visuals.
Released 5 years after Cryostasis.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting53Progression0Visuals0
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