18 Games with a horror setting like The Thing that you should try

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and exploration and discovery, while skipping setting scifi

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

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

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with Metroidvania exploration, strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi