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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

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DarkNarrativeSoloMultiplayer

Year 2005Dev Monolith Productions

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Steam ↗Xbox ↗

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Within the “Ranged” category, the closest game to F.E.A.R. is Half-Life 2: VR Mod — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. Half-Life 2 and Quake 4 follow close behind.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod97 #2Half-Life 297 #3Quake 497 #4Max Payne 396 #5Resident Evil 7 Biohazard96

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34 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to F.E.A.R.. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Half-Life 2: VR Mod

97

Half-Life 2: VR Mod

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping free to play

97

Half-Life 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 272KRAWG👍 91%· 4.1KMC96IGDB79· 7

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~7hOn PC · Xbox · Android

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping free to play

97

Quake 4

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 3.8KRAWG👍 69%· 352MC81IGDB75· 6

Year 2005Dev Aspyr Media · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: free to play.

96

Max Payne 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedNarrativeDark

Steam👍 87%· 63KIGDB89· 12

Year 2012Dev Rockstar New England · Rockstar GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, sandbox freedom and adventure storytelling, while skipping horror tension

#5Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

96

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and puzzle design, while skipping setting scifi

#6F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

96

F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 9.3KRAWG👍 77%· 690MC79IGDB76· 7

Year 2009Dev Warner Bros. InteractivePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

96

BioShock 2

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 15KRAWG👍 84%· 2.0KMC88IGDB87· 6

Year 2010Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, adventure storytelling and puzzle design, while skipping free to play

96

Singularity

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeSci-FiHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 5.9KRAWG👍 82%· 447MC76IGDB80· 4

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · ActivisonPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping free to play

95

Prey

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedSci-FiFirst Person

IGDB77· 4OC81· 166

Year 2006Dev Human Head Studios · SkyZone EntertainmentOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, while skipping horror tension

#10Painkiller Overdose

95

Painkiller Overdose

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 71%· 1.2KRAWG👍 52%· 115MC65IGDB50· 3

Year 2007Dev Mindware Studios · THQ NordicPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

#11S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

93

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 31KRAWG👍 90%· 947MC80IGDB79· 3

Year 2009Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping free to play

#12S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

93

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiFirst Person

Steam👍 85%· 22KRAWG👍 75%· 898MC75IGDB82· 3

Year 2008Dev GSC Game WorldPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping free to play

93

DOOM 3

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-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 horror tension

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, tower defense planning and turn-based strategy, while skipping free to play

92

DUSK

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 25KRAWG👍 88%· 228IGDB90· 4OC89· 44

Year 2018Dev David Szymanski · New Blood InteractivePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Nintendo

✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: PvP competition, while skipping setting scifi

92

ROUNDS

GenreShooterSubgenreFPS

MultiplayerMeleeRanged2D

Year 2020Dev draggonairOn Web

✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, fighting mechanics and visual 2d, while skipping horror tension

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