ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Year 2025Dev Bloober TeamOn Xbox · Linux · Switch
14 Survival games like The Thing that you should try
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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to The Thing down to the 14 that fit the “Survival” category. Cronos: The New Dawn, Resident Evil and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Thing.
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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to The Thing is Cronos: The New Dawn — scoring 95/100 on our similarity scale. Resident Evil and Resident Evil Code: Veronica X follow close behind.
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The best survival games like The Thing
14 similar games foundUpdated July 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Thing. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB79· 3
Year 1996Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Virgin Interactive Entertainment
✓ 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
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2001Dev Nextech · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
IGDB80· 1
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Capcom
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMultiplayer
Year 2000Dev Nextech · Eidos Interactive
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design
≠ Stands apart with multiplayer gameplay, while skipping setting scifi
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB70· 3
Year 2002Dev Capcom Production Studio 3 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
≠ Missing: puzzle design.
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
IGDB90· 1
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ 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
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonStealth
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Year 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PS4 · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonPost-Apocalyptic
IGDB87· 9
Year 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4
ShooterTPS
SoloSci-FiThird PersonTacticalStealth
IGDB80· 1
Year 1998Dev Konami Computer Entertainment Japan · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
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94
iRank93
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonNarrative
IGDB93· 5
Year 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingOn Xbox · PC · PS5
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird PersonMelee
Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · Eidos InteractiveOn PlayStation 3 · PC
✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design
ShooterTPS
SoloThird PersonTacticalStealthMelee
IGDB94· 8
Year 2008Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PlayStation 3
✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with combat tactical, stealth mechanics and melee combat, while skipping puzzle design
95
iRank82
ShooterTPS
SoloDarkHorrorThird Person
IGDB82· 4
Year 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesOn PC