9 Horror games like The Pony Factory that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 38 games similar to The Pony Factory down to the 9 that fit the “Horror” category. Scorn, Dead Space and Resident Evil 7 Biohazard top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Pony Factory.

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The best horror games like The Pony Factory

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Pony Factory. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1ScornClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 18KIGDB63· 3OC68· 96

Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and setting scifi, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for The Pony Factory.

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 91%· 65KIGDB91· 7

Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, adventure storytelling and deep RPG systems, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from The Pony Factory: visuals.

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#3Resident Evil 7 BiohazardClosest on setting

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 95%· 120KRAWG👍 90%· 2.0KMC85IGDB85· 27OC86· 175

Year 2017Dev CapcomPlaytime ~10hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

The reset that pulled the series back to survival horror: first-person, confined to a single decaying Louisiana estate, with scarce ammo and a family that hunts you through it. The Baker house section is among the best horror the series has produced. After you leave it the game becomes far more scripted and linear, and the boss design is the weakest part of the package.

Where it drifts furthest from The Pony Factory: progression.

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#4The Last of Us Part I

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 84%· 103KIGDB77· 12OC82· 180

Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and survival mechanics

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, third-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping linear, story-driven structure

Where it drifts furthest from The Pony Factory: visuals.

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#5Killer7

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 3.8KIGDB74· 4OC69· 10

Year 2005Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · CapcomOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, puzzle design and setting anime, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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#6F.E.A.R. Extraction Point

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 19KIGDB73· 3

Year 2006Dev TimeGate Studios · Vivendi Universal GamesOn PC

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

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping survival mechanics

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

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#7Half-Life 2: Episode Two

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 41KRAWG👍 93%· 2.0KMC90IGDB70· 1

Year 2007Dev Valve Software · ValvePlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Android

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

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and ranged combat, while skipping survival mechanics

The strongest of the Half-Life 2 releases: open forest driving, the best encounter design in the series, and a Hunter fight that remains a high point of enemy AI. Roughly six hours. It ends on the cliffhanger that was never resolved, which for many is harder to sit with now than it was in 2007.

Where it drifts furthest from The Pony Factory: combat.

It predates The Pony Factory by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#8F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate

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