7 Horror games like Receiver that you should try

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We filtered the 50 games similar to Receiver down to the 7 that fit the “Horror” category. Ready or Not, Half-Life: Source and Black Mesa top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Receiver.

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The best horror games like Receiver

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Receiver. 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.

#1Ready or Not

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloTacticalRangedMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 78%· 329KRAWG👍 81%· 175IGDB84· 2OC82· 59

Year 2023Dev VOID InteractivePlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep simulation

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting modern, while skipping roguelike runs

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 69%· 17KRAWG👍 72%· 557

Year 2004Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and precision platforming, while skipping deep simulation

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 142KRAWG👍 90%· 1.1KMC86IGDB88· 3OC85· 16

Year 2020Dev Crowbar CollectivePlaytime ~6hOn PC · Linux

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

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

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#4Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 23KIGDB76· 15OC78· 84

Year 2015Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeRangedTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 68%· 1.9KRAWG👍 44%· 89MC63IGDB60· 1

Year 2009Dev The Farm 51 · 1C-SoftClubPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping deep simulation

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeTacticalHardcoreNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 215KIGDB86· 14OC89· 211

Year 2020Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

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

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#7Return to Castle Wolfenstein

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 9.1KRAWG👍 90%· 467MC88IGDB68· 5

Year 2001Dev Nerve Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

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