5 Games like Fear the Spotlight on PS5 that you should try

Games like Fear the Spotlight · Find similar →

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:PS5×← Back to home

We filtered the 44 games similar to Fear the Spotlight down to the 5 that fit the “PS5” category. Silent Hill 2, The Callisto Protocol and The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fear the Spotlight.

iRank88/ 100

Did you find what you were looking for?

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

The best games like Fear the Spotlight on PS5

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fear the Spotlight. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.

#1Silent Hill 2Closest overall match

iRank91

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person3D

Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160

Year 2024Dev Bloober Team · KonamiOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: linear, story-driven structure.

Where it drifts furthest from Fear the Spotlight: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fear the Spotlight.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Progression100Visuals75

Details →

Steam GOG Epic

#2The Callisto ProtocolClosest on world

iRank65

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeLinearHorrorThird Person3D

Steam👍 65%· 43KIGDB65· 7OC67· 159

Year 2022Dev Striking Distance Studios · KraftonOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are horror survival games — sharing survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Fear the Spotlight: combat and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Fear the Spotlight.

Genre100Tone100World100Visuals78Game mode53Setting47

Details →

Steam Epic Xbox

#3The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

iRank74

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 74%· 10KIGDB76· 10OC73· 111

Year 2020Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting mythology, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Fear the Spotlight: game mode and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fear the Spotlight.

Genre100Tone100Setting64Visuals41Game mode33

Details →

Steam Xbox PS

#4Subnautica: Below Zero

iRank87

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 90%· 105KIGDB85· 5OC83· 60

Year 2021Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch

✓ Same family of horror survival games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Fear the Spotlight: world and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fear the Spotlight.

Genre100Setting74Tone66Game mode65Progression44Combat39

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExploration

Steam👍 85%· 97KIGDB83· 3OC79· 49

Year 2019Dev Creepy JarOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the horror survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Fear the Spotlight: world and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fear the Spotlight.

Genre100Setting100Tone64Progression43Combat40Game mode23

Details →

Steam Xbox PS

Explore games similar to Fear the Spotlight by category

Rankings in the same genre

Best Survival Horror Games Best Survival Games