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We filtered the 50 games similar to Dead Space: Extraction down to the 26 that fit the “Horror” category. System Shock 2, Aliens vs. Predator and DOOM 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dead Space: Extraction.

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Year 2009Dev Eurocom Entertainment Software

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Dead Space: Extraction is System Shock 2 — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Aliens vs. Predator and DOOM 3 follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Dead Space: Extraction

26 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead Space: Extraction. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1System Shock 2
System Shock 2
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 7.8K
Year 1999Dev Looking Glass Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Linux · PC · Mac

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, horror tension and strong narrative focus

It predates Dead Space: Extraction by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone68Setting55
#2Aliens vs. Predator
Aliens vs. Predator
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4
Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

Three separate campaigns — Marine, Alien and Predator — each rebuilding the game around a different body: the Marine's motion tracker and dread, the Alien's wall-crawling, the Predator's cloak and vision modes. The Marine campaign is the one that holds up. The other two are short and thin by comparison, and the multiplayer that carried it in 2010 is long dead.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone82Game mode78
DOOM 3
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst 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 survival mechanics

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, tower defense planning and turn-based strategy

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.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone79Game mode78
Killing Floor
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5
Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, strong narrative focus and ranged combat

Wave-based co-op against slow, heavy specimens, built around a between-round shop and perks that level by playstyle rather than by menu. Weapon feedback is meaty. It shows its origins as a mod — level design is functional rather than crafted, and later waves come down to holding one corridor while a friend welds the door behind you.

Genre100Visuals85Tone84Setting83Game mode63
#5Resistance 2
Resistance 2
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB87· 8
Year 2008Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

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

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, historical setting and offline

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting66Game mode58
Aliens: Colonial Marines
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 62%· 12KIGDB45· 14
Year 2013Dev Gearbox Software · SegaOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, strong narrative focus and melee combat

Released 4 years after Dead Space: Extraction.

Genre100Visuals100Tone88Setting79Game mode53
Clive Barker's Jericho
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB66· 2
Year 2007Dev MercurySteam · CodemastersOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with combat magic, melee combat and fantasy world, while skipping co op

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Space: Extraction: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Visuals100Setting83Game mode47
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 3.3KRAWG👍 84%· 251MC76IGDB80· 2
Year 2005Dev Headfirst Productions · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping co op

Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements. You will draw upon your skills in exploration, investigation, and combat while faced with the seemingly impossible task of battling evil incarnate.

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Space: Extraction: game mode.

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone80Game mode48
Quake II
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
OC89· 25
Dev Head Games PublishingOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode79
Doom II: Hell on Earth
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 9.1KIGDB84· 2
Year 1994Dev id Software · ImagineerOn PC · Mac

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, horror tension and melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

It predates Dead Space: Extraction by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting81Visuals79Game mode78
F.E.A.R. 3
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5
Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus, while skipping survival mechanics

Genre100Setting100Visuals100Tone80Game mode67
Quake
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37
Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, strong narrative focus and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

id's follow-up to Doom, and the first with true 3D movement — rocket jumps, full vertical aim, and a Lovecraftian gloom scored by Nine Inch Nails. The movement still feels quicker than most modern shooters. Long-time players tend to prefer a source port to the official re-release, which quietly altered difficulty tuning and is treated as a compromised preservation job.

It predates Dead Space: Extraction by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Tone85Setting81Game mode66
Shadowgrounds
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opDarkSci-FiHorror
Steam👍 81%· 1.6KRAWG👍 28%· 94MC74IGDB75· 2
Year 2005Dev FrozenbytePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline.

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Space: Extraction: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode66Visuals0
Doom 64
ShooterFPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB77· 2OC76· 25
Year 1997Dev Midway Studios San Diego · Midway Home Entertainment

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Space: Extraction: game mode.

It predates Dead Space: Extraction by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode47
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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Dead Space: Extraction: game mode.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Visuals100Game mode47

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