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

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We filtered the 42 games similar to Lifeless Planet down to the 4 that fit the “Horror” category. Bramble: The Mountain King, Deadlight and Inmost top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Lifeless Planet.

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GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

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NarrativeDarkSolo

Year 2014Dev Stage 2 Studios

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Lifeless Planet is Bramble: The Mountain King — scoring 88/100 on our similarity scale. Deadlight and Inmost follow close behind.

#1Bramble: The Mountain King88 #2Deadlight86 #3Inmost85 #4Limbo77

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The best horror games like Lifeless Planet

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Lifeless Planet. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Bramble: The Mountain KingClosest overall match

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Bramble: The Mountain King

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExplorationThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 7.5KIGDB68· 1OC79· 38

Year 2023Dev Dimfrost StudioOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, linear, story-driven structure and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Lifeless Planet: setting.

Released 9 years after Lifeless Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Visuals57

Steam Epic Xbox

86

Deadlight

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorPost-Apocalyptic

Steam👍 79%· 13KIGDB71· 7

Year 2012Dev Tequila Works · Microsoft StudiosOn PC

✓ Fits the puzzle-platformers cluster, with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Lifeless Planet: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting51Visuals0

85

Inmost

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 91%· 7.2KIGDB80· 1OC80· 25

Year 2019Dev Hidden Layer Games · Chucklefish GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Same family of puzzle-platformers: precision platforming, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with visual pixel and visual 2d, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Lifeless Planet: visuals and setting.

Released 5 years after Lifeless Planet.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Progression100Setting35

Steam GOG Nintendo

77

Limbo

GenrePlatformerSubgenrePuzzle-Platformer

SoloDarkNarrativeHorror2D

Steam👍 92%· 61KIGDB84· 10

Year 2010Dev Playdead · Microsoft Game StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Linux

✓ Both are puzzle-platformers — sharing precision platforming, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: visual 2d, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Lifeless Planet: visuals and setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting34Visuals0

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