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SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch
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We filtered the 50 games similar to Fear Effect down to the 5 that fit the “PS5” category. Cronos: The New Dawn, Alan Wake II and Days Gone top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fear Effect.
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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Fear Effect is Cronos: The New Dawn — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. Alan Wake II and Days Gone follow close behind.
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The best games like Fear Effect on PS5
5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fear Effect. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.
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SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design
Released 23 years after Fear Effect.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone79Setting51
ShooterTPS
SoloMeleeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 93%· 114KIGDB75· 16OC72· 183
Year 2019Dev Bend Studio · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · PS5
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Fear Effect: setting.
Released 19 years after Fear Effect.
Genre100Combat100Visuals100Tone81Game mode63Setting39
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SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Year 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Fear Effect: combat.
Released 25 years after Fear Effect.
Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting78Combat0
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonNarrative
Steam👍 97%· 43KIGDB88· 6OC86· 189
Year 2026Dev CapcomOn Xbox · Switch · PC
✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design
Where it drifts furthest from Fear Effect: tone and setting.
Released 26 years after Fear Effect.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting47Tone0
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