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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 47 games similar to Slitterhead down to the 12 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Amnesia: Rebirth, Soma and The Walking Dead: The Final Season top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Slitterhead.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2024Dev Bokeh Game Studio

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Slitterhead is Amnesia: Rebirth — scoring 86/100 on our similarity scale. Soma and The Walking Dead: The Final Season follow close behind.

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The best games like Slitterhead on Nintendo Switch

12 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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

#1Amnesia: Rebirth
Amnesia: Rebirth
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92
Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping visual 3d

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting79Visuals0
Soma
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeStealthNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94
Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping visual 3d

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

It predates Slitterhead by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting58Visuals0
The Walking Dead: The Final Season
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30
Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping stealth mechanics

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat68Setting68Visuals53
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13
Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping stealth mechanics

It predates Slitterhead by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat69Setting63Visuals53
Bendy and the Ink Machine
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25
Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, cozy, relaxing feel and fantasy world, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone90Combat69Setting57Visuals0
#6Outlast II
Outlast II
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 91%· 63KIGDB78· 17OC75· 117
Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay and visual first person, while skipping stealth mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

Genre100Tone100Setting100Game mode80Combat67Visuals0
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloStealthMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 70%· 12KIGDB73· 8
Year 2013Dev The Chinese Room · Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Shared with Slitterhead: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping visual 3d

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

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

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

Combat100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Genre50Visuals0
Dredge
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorror3D
Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102
Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Shared with Slitterhead: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, deep simulation and open world exploration, while skipping melee combat

Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals52Genre50
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
HorrorAction Horror
SoloNarrativeHorror3DCasual
Steam👍 94%· 35KIGDB83· 3OC90· 43
Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, vibe casual and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: tone.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals56Tone44
We Were Here Too
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 79%· 11KIGDB90· 1
Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping survival mechanics

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

Genre100Setting100Combat74Tone72Game mode20Visuals0
We Were Here Together
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Steam👍 82%· 17KIGDB70· 1OC67· 10
Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping survival mechanics

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

Genre100Setting100Combat72Tone72Game mode20Visuals0
Indika
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 90%· 8.0KIGDB85· 4OC79· 90
Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Like Slitterhead, it's known for horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, linear, story-driven structure and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from Slitterhead: visuals.

Game mode100Tone100Setting100Genre50Visuals44

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