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We filtered the 40 games similar to Gore Doctor down to the 23 that fit the “Melee” category. Ad Infernum, Silent Hill 2 and Five Nights at Freddy's 4 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gore Doctor.

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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Gore Doctor is Ad Infernum — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Silent Hill 2 and Five Nights at Freddy's 4 follow close behind.

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gore Doctor. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.

#1Ad InfernumClosest overall match

87

Ad Infernum

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 1.5K

Year 2023Dev Hekate · NaconPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, combat tactical and historical setting

MORE WW1 GAMES FROM NACONDiscover War Hospital, a narrative management game set during the First World War. https://store.steampowered.

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#2Silent Hill 2Closest on combat

87

Silent Hill 2

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 95%· 61KIGDB87· 5OC87· 160

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

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, visual third person and visual 3d, while skipping visual first person

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals.

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#3Five Nights at Freddy's 4

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Five Nights at Freddy's 4

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 17KIGDB55· 2

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, deep simulation and punishing difficulty, while skipping exploration and discovery

It predates Gore Doctor by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone76

85

Signalis

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 33KIGDB85· 5OC82· 71

Year 2022Dev rose-engine · Humble GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping exploration and discovery

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting53Visuals50

85

Miasmata

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 1.2KRAWG👍 33%· 27MC76IGDB70· 1

Year 2012Dev IonFX StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC

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

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, stealth mechanics and crafting mechanics

Steam Greenlight About the GameMiasmata is a first-person survival/adventure game, developed from the ground-up by brothers Joe and Bob Johnson. You play as Robert Hughes, a plague-stricken scientist on a journey to discover a cure.

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: combat.

It predates Gore Doctor by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#6Resident Evil 4

83

Resident Evil 4

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 94%· 95KOC82· 49

Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · CapcomOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and first-person shooting, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals.

It predates Gore Doctor by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

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#7Resident Evil

83

Resident Evil

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 92%· 35KIGDB82· 16

Year 2014Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals.

It predates Gore Doctor by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8Resident Evil 0

80

Resident Evil 0

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 80%· 19KIGDB70· 18

Year 2016Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping exploration and discovery

The partner-swapping is its idea: two characters you switch between and can separate, with a shared item system that replaces the storage box entirely. That change is the problem — dropping items anywhere sounds freeing but means constant backtracking to retrieve them, and it is widely considered the weakest of the classic-era entries.

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals.

It predates Gore Doctor by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#9Sons Of The Forest

80

Sons Of The Forest

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 304KRAWG👍 67%· 129OC78· 12

Year 2024Dev Endnight Games · NewnightPlaytime ~11hOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, sandbox freedom and open world exploration

An entirely new experience from the makers of the ‘The Forest’ Sent to find a missing billionaire on a remote island, you find yourself in a cannibal-infested hellscape. Craft, build, and struggle to survive, alone or with friends, in this terrifying new open-world survival horror simulator.

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: game mode and progression.

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Subnautica

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 359KRAWG👍 84%· 1.5KMC83IGDB84· 11OC84· 57

Year 2018Dev Unknown Worlds EntertainmentPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with sandbox freedom, open world exploration and sandbox world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Subnautica is a first-person game about survival in the deep sea. You control Ryley Robinson, a space traveler in the 22nd century, who crash-landed his starship on a planet that is covered almost entirely by the ocean.

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: progression.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#11The Evil Within

77

The Evil Within

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 85%· 33KIGDB75· 17OC73· 95

Year 2014Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals and combat.

It predates Gore Doctor by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Tone88Combat44Visuals0

#12Subnautica: Below Zero

77

Subnautica: Below Zero

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorExplorationFirst Person

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 dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: progression.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#13Alien: Isolation

77

Alien: Isolation

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 65KIGDB86· 19OC81· 121

Year 2014Dev The Creative Assembly · Feral InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and punishing difficulty, while skipping exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: progression and combat.

It predates Gore Doctor by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Resident Evil 2

76

Resident Evil 2

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 97%· 210KRAWG👍 93%· 2.3KMC91OC92· 210

Year 2019Dev CapcomPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, punishing difficulty and ranged combat, while skipping exploration and discovery

Resident Evil 2 is the remake of the 1998 game of the same name. ###Plot The plot of the remake is identical to that of the original game. The story follows the survivors of a zombie virus outbreak in the fictional Raccoon City.

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals.

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#15The Callisto Protocol

75

The Callisto Protocol

GenreSurvivalSubgenreHorror Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

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 exploration and discovery

Where it drifts furthest from Gore Doctor: visuals and setting.

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

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Steam Epic Xbox

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