Draugen

19 Games like Draugen on Nintendo Switch that you should try

Games like Draugen · Find similar →

More about this game →

Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

Filter by:Nintendo Switch×← Back to home

We filtered the 43 games similar to Draugen down to the 19 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Indika and Iron Lung top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Draugen.

iRank72/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Tags

NarrativeDarkSolo

Year 2019Dev Red Thread Games

Stores

Steam ↗GOG ↗PS ↗

Quick answer

Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Draugen is Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — scoring 84/100 on our similarity scale. Indika and Iron Lung follow close behind.

#1Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs84 #2Indika83 #3Iron Lung83 #4Layers of Fear 282 #5Fran Bow81

🗳️

Help us build the best rankings

Community powered

Vote on each result below — good match or not. Every vote directly shapes how we rank similar games for everyone.

The best games like Draugen on Nintendo Switch

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Draugen. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Amnesia: A Machine for PigsClosest overall match

84

Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping historical setting

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Draugen.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting58

83

Indika

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 8.0KIGDB85· 4OC79· 90

Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Released 5 years after Draugen.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals68Setting56

83

Iron Lung

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

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, setting scifi and visual pixel, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: setting.

Released 3 years after Draugen.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals53Setting48

#4Layers of Fear 2

82

Layers of Fear 2

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 72%· 2.4KIGDB64· 11OC70· 101

Year 2019Dev Bloober Team · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Visuals100Tone75Setting58

#5Fran BowClosest on setting

81

Fran Bow

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting76Visuals0

#6Poppy Playtime

80

Poppy Playtime

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, melee combat and free to play, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting58

Steam Epic Xbox

80

Detention

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, survival mechanics and visual novel storytelling, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting58Visuals0

Steam PS Nintendo

78

Mad Father

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 97%· 6.5K

Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, vibe casual and setting anime, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Progression100Tone90Setting43Visuals0

#9Stories Untold

77

Stories Untold

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 5.4KIGDB78· 3OC80· 42

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

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

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting48

#10The Walking Dead: Season Two

76

The Walking Dead: Season Two

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorRanged

Steam👍 97%· 34KIGDB81· 5

Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, ranged combat and melee combat, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting48Visuals0

#11I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

75

I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

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: setting scifi, post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals and setting.

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

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting37Visuals0

75

Sally Face

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 97%· 27K

Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting58Visuals0

71

Kholat

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 66%· 6.9KIGDB66· 8OC61· 43

Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against mostly positive for Draugen.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting58

#14Mouthwashing

70

Mouthwashing

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 37KIGDB87· 1OC84· 27

Year 2024Dev Wrong Organ · Critical ReflexOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with setting space, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: setting.

Released 5 years after Draugen.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals100Setting47

68

Oxenfree

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkFantasyHorror

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, setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Draugen: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting62Visuals0

Complete list of games like Draugen on Nintendo Switch

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Draugen, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Call of Cthulhu

Call of Cthulhu

Horror · RPG

Dredge

Dredge

Horror · Adventure

Close to the Sun

Close to the Sun

Horror · Adventure

Observer

Observer

Horror · Adventure

Explore games similar to Draugen by category

Rankings in the same genre

Best Psychological Horror Games Best Horror Games