ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
OC89· 25
Dev Head Games PublishingOn PC
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The best games with a horror setting like DOOM 3
32 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to DOOM 3. Each one has been evaluated across 19 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.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4
Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37
Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 69KRAWG👍 59%· 856MC72IGDB68· 5
Year 2009Dev Tripwire InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRangedMeleeDarkSci-FiHorror
Steam👍 81%· 1.6KRAWG👍 28%· 94MC74IGDB75· 2
Year 2005Dev FrozenbytePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 3.8KRAWG👍 69%· 352MC81IGDB75· 6
Year 2005Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 94%· 19KRAWG👍 89%· 1.0KMC88IGDB70· 2
Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions · Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7
Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android
#10BioShock 2
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ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorExplorationLootSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6
Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
#11Singularity
92
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ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorExplorationLootSkill TreeFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4
Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 7.8KRAWG👍 56%· 24
Year 2008Dev Zombie Panic TeamPlaytime ~1hOn PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
IGDB67· 1
Year 1998Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: horror tension.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Year 1996Dev WOW Entertainment · SegaOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: horror tension.
#15F.E.A.R. 3
90
iRank73
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person
Steam👍 71%· 14KIGDB76· 5
Year 2011Dev Day 1 Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC
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