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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 41 games similar to The Lacerator down to the 25 that fit the “Horror” category. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Lacerator.

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to The Lacerator is Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Silent Hill: Origins and Silent Hill: Shattered Memories follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like The Lacerator

25 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Lacerator. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design

It predates The Lacerator by 23 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Silent Hill: Origins
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB80· 4
Year 2007Dev Climax LA · Konami Digital Entertainment

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design

It predates The Lacerator by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB75· 6
Year 2009Dev Climax Studios · Konami

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere.

It predates The Lacerator by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Haunting Ground
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.

It predates The Lacerator by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Silent Hill: Downpour
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.

It predates The Lacerator by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Rule of Rose
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB60· 2
Year 2006Dev Punchline · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design

It predates The Lacerator by 19 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals100
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly
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

It predates The Lacerator by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals62
Fatal Frame
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

It predates The Lacerator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals62
Silent Hill 4: The Room
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonFirst Person
IGDB72· 2
Year 2004Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings visual first person

It predates The Lacerator by 21 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting100Visuals62
Silent Hill
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonRanged
IGDB82· 1
Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, strong narrative focus and ranged combat

It predates The Lacerator by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone79
Silent Hill 2
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB90· 1OC87· 160
Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat

It predates The Lacerator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB80· 1
Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design and strong narrative focus

It predates The Lacerator by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100Tone71
Parasite Eve
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
IGDB60· 1
Year 1998Dev Squaresoft · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, stealth mechanics and fantasy world

Where it drifts furthest from The Lacerator: setting.

It predates The Lacerator by 27 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Setting41
Jurassic Park: The Game
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
Steam👍 69%· 2.1KRAWG👍 31%· 96MC54IGDB61· 4
Year 2011Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Xbox · iOS

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and melee combat

Security systems have failed and the creatures of the park roam free. Now, a rogue corporation will stop at nothing to acquire the dinosaur embryos stolen and lost by Dennis Nedry.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for The Lacerator.

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

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone76Setting66
Silent Hill 3
SurvivalCo-op PvE Survival
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
IGDB88· 3
Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics

It predates The Lacerator by 22 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone71Setting69

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