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We filtered the 50 games similar to Receiver down to the 12 that fit the “Horror” category. Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life: Source and Black Mesa top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Receiver.

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The best games with a horror setting like Receiver

12 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

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.

#1Half-Life: Blue Shift

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 21KRAWG👍 74%· 764MC71IGDB60· 1

Year 2001Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

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

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedMeleeTacticalNarrativeHardcoreHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 161KRAWG👍 89%· 2.4KMC96IGDB80· 1

Year 1998Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

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

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#5Wolfenstein: 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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#8Half-Life: Opposing Force

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloRangedTacticalMeleeNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 28KRAWG👍 80%· 750IGDB70· 1

Year 1999Dev Gearbox Software · ValvePlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, precision platforming and adventure storytelling, while skipping deep simulation

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#9Return 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

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

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#11Call of Duty®: Black Ops III

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloMeleeRangedTacticalNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 42KRAWG👍 84%· 1.9KMC81OC79· 99

Year 2010Dev Raven Software · Square EnixPlaytime ~9hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, historical setting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

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#12DOOM II

GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS

SoloTacticalRangedMeleeHorrorFirst Person

Year 2020Dev ELDRAZI-17On PC

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

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

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