What is the best game similar to Panicore?

The closest game to Panicore is Pacify, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Panicore?

The three closest games to Panicore are: 1. Pacify (83/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. We Were Here (76/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Devour (75/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Panicore's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 16 dimensions.

Is We Were Here similar to Panicore?

Yes, very much so — We Were Here scores 76/100 similarity to Panicore. They share 12 attributes, including horror tension and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What Horror games are similar to Panicore?

The best Horror games similar to Panicore are Pacify, We Were Here, Devour and Outlast. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Panicore attributes like horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics.

How is similarity to Panicore calculated?

We compare Panicore against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Panicore experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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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.

If Panicore left you wanting more, this list of 47 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and procedural generation — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 16 attributes. Pacify comes closest (83/100).

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Top games similar to Panicore

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Panicore. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1PacifyClosest overall match

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineMeleeCasualDarkNarrativeProceduralHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 42K

Year 2019Dev Shawn Hitchcock · SKH AppsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: combat.

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#2We Were HereClosest on setting

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Co-opMultiplayerSoloOnlineMeleeDarkNarrativeCasualHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 32K

Year 2017Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, exploration and discovery and free to play, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: combat.

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#3Devour

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 87K

Year 2021Dev Joe Fender · Straight Back GamesOn PC · Mac

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, survival mechanics and strong narrative focus.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

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#4OutlastClosest on combat

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 135KRAWG👍 73%· 1.9KMC80IGDB77· 11OC77· 30

Year 2013Dev Red BarrelsPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Cinematic gameplay is used to make a stylistic point, and this psychological horror game performs just that. Outlast follows the story of investigative journalist Miles Upshur, that got the lead on the inhuman experiments, performed on the asylum patients.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

It predates Panicore by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 7.9KIGDB72· 11OC67· 121

Year 2019Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 82%· 23KIGDB83· 8OC79· 157

Year 2022Dev Supermassive Games · 2K GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals.

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#7The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerCo-opNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 77%· 13KIGDB72· 13

Year 2019Dev Supermassive Games · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals.

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#8Amnesia: The Dark Descent

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 35KRAWG👍 70%· 1.2KMC85IGDB89· 2

Year 2010Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

Carefully constructed horror game relies on positioning, camera work, and shocking content. But Amnesia: The Dark Descent adds psychological elements to it. Players control the young man named Daniel, who wakes up in a seemingly empty castle, alone and with a massive memory loss.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

It predates Panicore by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

NarrativeDarkProceduralHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 145KRAWG👍 87%· 597MC86OC86· 83

Year 2021Dev Daniel Mullins Games · Devolver DigitalPlaytime ~8hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, roguelike runs and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with card game strategy, puzzle design and visual 3d, while skipping survival mechanics

From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex comes the latest mind melting, self-destructing love letter to video games. Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals.

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#10Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 2.9KRAWG👍 81%· 124MC78IGDB80· 2

Year 2009Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping roguelike runs

Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition is a survival horror puzzle game developed by Frictional Games. It is a bundle of the second and the third games of the series. ###Plot The game begins with Phillip sending out an e-mail to his friend begging to end the thing he started.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

It predates Panicore by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Visage

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 84%· 11KIGDB87· 2OC77· 29

Year 2020Dev SadSquare StudioOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 8.2KIGDB66· 11OC66· 42

Year 2014Dev Krillbite StudioOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

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

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#13Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8

Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and exploration and discovery, while skipping roguelike runs

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: game mode.

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

It predates Panicore by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Until Dawn

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 83%· 4.7KIGDB78· 5OC79· 93

Year 2024Dev Ballistic Moon · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with exploration and discovery and visual third person, while skipping vibe casual

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: visuals and game mode.

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#15Slender: The Arrival

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMultiplayerMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 88%· 9.3KIGDB61· 7OC57· 30

Year 2013Dev Blue Isle Studios · Midnight CityOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Missing: roguelike runs.

Where it drifts furthest from Panicore: combat and game mode.

It predates Panicore by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of Panicore alternatives

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with Panicore, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

Mad Father

Horror · Adventure

The Witch's House MV

Horror · Adventure

Phasmophobia

Horror

Five Nights at Freddy's

Horror · Simulation

Sanitarium

Horror · Puzzle

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Horror · Puzzle

Rusty Lake Hotel

Horror · Puzzle

Detention

Horror · Adventure

Daylight

Horror · Adventure

Sally Face

Horror · Adventure

The Supper

Horror · Adventure

Yume Nikki

Horror · Adventure

Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

Horror · Simulation

Iron Lung

Horror · Adventure

Mouthwashing

Horror · Adventure

Rusty Lake: Roots

Horror · Puzzle

Tales of the Black Forest

Horror · RPG

The Cat Lady

Horror · Adventure

Layers of Fear 2

Horror · Adventure

Layers of Fear

Horror · Adventure

Pony Island

Horror · Puzzle

Fran Bow

Horror · Adventure

The Last Door - Collector's Edition

Horror · Puzzle

Call of Cthulhu

Horror · RPG

The Black Mirror

Horror · Puzzle

Stories Untold

Horror · Adventure

Oxenfree

Horror · Adventure

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime

Horror · Adventure

Close to the Sun

Horror · Adventure

Anna - Extended Edition

Horror · Adventure

FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction

Horror · Racing

Uriel's Chasm

Horror · Adventure

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Panicore?: The closest game to Panicore is Pacify, scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. They share 14 gameplay attributes, including horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Panicore?: The three closest games to Panicore are: 1. Pacify (83/100, 14 shared attributes) 2. We Were Here (76/100, 12 shared attributes) 3. Devour (75/100, 11 shared attributes). All share Panicore's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 47 candidates across 16 dimensions.
Is We Were Here similar to Panicore?: Yes, very much so — We Were Here scores 76/100 similarity to Panicore. They share 12 attributes, including horror tension and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Horror games are similar to Panicore?: The best Horror games similar to Panicore are Pacify, We Were Here, Devour and Outlast. All share the Horror genre alongside other key Panicore attributes like horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics.
How is similarity to Panicore calculated?: We compare Panicore against every game in our catalog using 16 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Panicore experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.