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We filtered the 50 games similar to Orten Was The Case down to the 15 that fit the “Horror” category. Alone in the Dark, Control and Amnesia: The Bunker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Orten Was The Case.

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Year 2023Dev Woodhill Interactive

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Orten Was The Case is Alone in the Dark — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Control and Amnesia: The Bunker follow close behind.

#1Alone in the Dark77 #2Control75 #3Amnesia: The Bunker69 #4Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition66 #5Vangers65

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The best games with a horror setting like Orten Was The Case

15 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Orten Was The Case. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Alone in the DarkClosest overall match

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Alone in the Dark

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression75

75

Control

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 86%· 60KIGDB83· 15OC84· 183

Year 2019Dev Remedy Entertainment · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and Metroidvania exploration

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

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression71Tone62

Steam Epic Xbox

#3Amnesia: The Bunker

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Amnesia: The Bunker

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, shooter and first-person shooting, while skipping Metroidvania exploration

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and combat.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100World69Progression54Combat46

#4Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive EditionClosest on progression

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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - The Definitive Edition

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 79%· 14K

Year 2021Dev Grove Street Games · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, third-person shooting and racing gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Progression100World89

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Vangers

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 93%· 1.4KRAWG👍 77%· 83

Year 1998Dev K-D Lab · KranX ProductionsPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep RPG systems and sandbox freedom, while skipping puzzle design

Special EditionVangers was originally released in 1998 and now we present you with the special reworked edition of the game with improved performance on modern operating systems. Game still runs in 800x600 resolution though, as it was intended to do. Feature List- Vast Sandbox world - do whatever you like, just don’t get caught without Rubbox.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Progression100Setting76World75

#6Ghostwire: Tokyo

63

Ghostwire: Tokyo

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 83%· 20KIGDB77· 7OC77· 208

Year 2022Dev Tango Gameworks · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Combat70Tone70

Steam Epic Xbox

63

Postal III

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 46%· 6.1KIGDB10· 1

Year 2011Dev Running With Scissors · AkellaPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

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

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Progression100World83Combat62

#8Lost Planet 3Closest on tone

61

Lost Planet 3

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 63%· 3.9KIGDB58· 12

Year 2013Dev Spark Unlimited · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Tone100World100Progression100Setting64

60

We Happy Few

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

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

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

Genre100Game mode100Progression73World69Tone68Setting58

#10Resident Evil Village

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Resident Evil Village

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, first-person shooting and shooter, while skipping puzzle design

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and combat.

Genre100Setting100World100Game mode78Tone64Progression50

#11Metro Exodus

59

Metro Exodus

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and setting.

Genre100World100Progression100Game mode80Tone69Combat52

#12The Darkness II

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The Darkness II

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

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

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and game mode.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100World100Progression100Tone55

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Hatred

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30

Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100World100Progression100

54

I Am Alive

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and open world exploration

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, precision platforming and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100World100Progression100Tone61

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Clutch

GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 73%· 252MC51IGDB80· 1

Year 2009Dev Targem Games · Game Factory InteractivePlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing open world exploration, melee combat and horror setting

≠ Its own twist: racing gameplay, deep simulation and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

Clutch is a fast-paced arcade racing game which will challenge the resilience of anyone's nerves. You play as a person who has survived a catastrophe of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), while everyone else in the city has been transformed into a bloodthirsty zombie.

Where it drifts furthest from Orten Was The Case: tone and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Orten Was The Case.

It predates Orten Was The Case by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100World100Progression100Setting60Combat55

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