10 Games with a horror setting like Dead Reset that you should try

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We filtered the 30 games similar to Dead Reset down to the 10 that fit the “Horror” category. Somerville, Maniac Mansion and Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dead Reset.

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The best games with a horror setting like Dead Reset

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead Reset. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1SomervilleClosest overall match

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SoloDarkSci-FiHorrorMelee

Steam👍 70%· 1.8KIGDB68· 6OC69· 76

Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dead Reset.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiNarrative

Steam👍 88%· 221IGDB90· 1

Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and fantasy world, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 38 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1Closest on visuals

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SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonNarrative

Steam👍 99%· 599

Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1 is set in the same universe as both The Norwood Suite and Off-Peak, Cosmo D’s previous games. It’s a hazy Sunday morning on the corner of July Avenue and Yam Street.

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#4What Remains of Edith Finch

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SoloDarkHorrorFirst PersonRanged

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB87· 21OC88· 121

Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and visual novel storytelling, while skipping setting scifi

It predates Dead Reset by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5Reentry - A Space Flight SimulatorClosest on tone

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SoloDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 57

Year 2017Dev R I MADPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, while skipping setting scifi

Controller supportYou can play SPACE-FRIGHT with a controller if you want. About the GameWelcome to SPACE-FRIGHT. In this game you control a hermaphrodite that has to discover WHAT THE HELL is going on! Most of the demons that you encounter are doing a good job making this game a lot of fun!

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Dead Reset.

It predates Dead Reset by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB70· 1OC75· 47

Year 2001Dev Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Nintendo

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Until Dawn

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SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeThird Person

IGDB80· 16OC79· 93

Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus and visual third person, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Still Life

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SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeThird Person

Steam👍 82%· 1.1KIGDB68· 3

Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeFantasy

Steam👍 89%· 192

Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 32 years, with what that implies technically.

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#10Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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SoloDarkHorrorNarrativeCasual

Steam👍 93%· 246RAWG👍 84%· 32MC85

Year 2003Dev HeR InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping setting scifi

Nancy Drew®: The Haunted Carousel is a first-person perspective, point-and-click adventure game. The player is Nancy Drew and has to solve a mystery. Explore rich environments for clues, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles and mini-games.

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Reset: visuals.

It predates Dead Reset by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

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