7 Games with a sci-fi setting like Don't Escape Trilogy that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 18, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 44 games similar to Don't Escape Trilogy down to the 7 that fit the “Sci-Fi” category. Iron Lung, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream and Stories Untold top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Don't Escape Trilogy.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

The best games with a sci-fi setting like Don't Escape Trilogy

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Don't Escape Trilogy. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Iron LungClosest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 92%· 11K

Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 2d

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

Released 3 years after Don't Escape Trilogy.

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#2I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 89%· 3.7K

Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping visual pixel

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Escape Trilogy: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

It predates Don't Escape Trilogy by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 5.4KIGDB78· 3OC80· 42

Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: visual pixel.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

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#4Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping visual pixel

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is a survival horror puzzle game developed by Frictional Games. It is a bundle of the second and the third games of the series. ###Plot The game begins with Phillip sending out an e-mail to his friend begging to end the thing he started.

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Escape Trilogy: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

It predates Don't Escape Trilogy by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror2D

Steam👍 91%· 12KIGDB79· 16OC81· 83

Year 2016Dev Night School StudioOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and fantasy world, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror

Steam👍 74%· 1.3KIGDB61· 5OC64· 76

Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Escape Trilogy: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 78%· 5.9KIGDB74· 12OC78· 98

Year 2017Dev Bloober Team · Aspyr MediaOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: setting cyberpunk and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Don't Escape Trilogy: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Don't Escape Trilogy.

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