SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3
23 Games with a horror setting like Silent Hill that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 39 games similar to Silent Hill down to the 23 that fit the “Horror” category. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Silent Hill.
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 1999Dev Team Silent
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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Silent Hill is Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED and Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem follow close behind.
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The best games with a horror setting like Silent Hill
23 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Silent Hill. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
IGDB90· 1OC52· 10
Year 2020Dev Steel Wool Studios · Steel Wool GamesPlaytime ~2hOn Xbox · Nintendo
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2007Dev Climax LA · Konami Digital Entertainment
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB75· 6
Year 2009Dev Climax Studios · Konami
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 2
Year 2005Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 8
Year 2012Dev Vatra Games · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB60· 2
Year 2006Dev Punchline · Sony Computer Entertainment
✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.
95
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 1999Dev Square Product Development Division 5 · SquareOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and setting scifi, while skipping puzzle design
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB87· 2
Year 2003Dev TecmoOn PlayStation 3
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Its own twist: visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
#11Fatal Frame
95
iRank81
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB81· 1
Year 2001Dev Tecmo · Wanadoo EditionOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Stands apart with visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB72· 2
Year 2004Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorExplorationFirst Person
Year 2012Dev Parsec ProductionsOn PC · Mac
✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere
≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design
#14Dino Crisis
95
iRank60
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorSci-Fi
IGDB60· 1
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, setting scifi and visual isometric, while skipping ranged combat
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 77%· 8.3KIGDB66· 7
Year 2015Dev Mojang StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android
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