The Walking Dead: Season Two

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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 42 games similar to The Walking Dead: Season Two down to the 17 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Detention, Mad Father and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Walking Dead: Season Two is Detention — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Mad Father and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream follow close behind.

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The best games like The Walking Dead: Season Two on Nintendo Switch

17 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Walking Dead: Season Two. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

#1DetentionClosest overall match

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Detention

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration

Steam👍 96%· 12KIGDB76· 3OC81· 33

Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, visual novel storytelling and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Released 4 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Steam PS Nintendo

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Mad Father

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 97%· 6.5K

Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, setting anime and exploration and discovery, while skipping ranged combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone91Setting54Visuals0

#3I Have No Mouth, and I Must ScreamClosest on visuals

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person

Steam👍 89%· 3.7K

Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

It predates The Walking Dead: Season Two by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals87Setting83

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Indika

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 90%· 8.0KIGDB85· 4OC79· 90

Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with linear, story-driven structure, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 11 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting74Visuals66

#5Stories Untold

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Stories Untold

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 87%· 5.4KIGDB78· 3OC80· 42

Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi, while skipping survival mechanics

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 4 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting61

69

Kholat

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World

Steam👍 66%· 6.9KIGDB66· 8OC61· 43

Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

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

≠ Its own twist: open world exploration, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting75Visuals0

69

Dredge

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World

Steam👍 96%· 54KIGDB86· 5OC82· 102

Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

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

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Released 10 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting71Visuals0

68

Iron Lung

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 92%· 11K

Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

✓ Both are psychological horror — sharing horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 9 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting61Visuals0

68

Fran Bow

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy

Steam👍 97%· 22KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting62Visuals0

68

Sally Face

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 97%· 27K

Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual and visual 2d, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Released 3 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone85Setting75Visuals0

#11Layers of Fear 2

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Layers of Fear 2

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual

Steam👍 72%· 2.4KIGDB64· 11OC70· 101

Year 2019Dev Bloober Team · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of psychological horror: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping survival mechanics

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 6 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone76Setting75Visuals0

65

Blair Witch

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMultiplayer

Steam👍 79%· 7.9KIGDB72· 11OC67· 121

Year 2019Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: multiplayer gameplay, co op and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 6 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Tone100Setting75Game mode70Visuals0

#13Call of Cthulhu

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Call of Cthulhu

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 79%· 14KIGDB65· 8OC67· 146

Year 2018Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 5 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting73Visuals0

#14Mouthwashing

59

Mouthwashing

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSpace

Steam👍 95%· 37KIGDB87· 1OC84· 27

Year 2024Dev Wrong Organ · Critical ReflexOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the psychological horror cluster, with horror tension, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting space, exploration and discovery and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

Released 11 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting59Visuals0

#15Close to the Sun

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Close to the Sun

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi

Steam👍 74%· 1.3KIGDB61· 5OC64· 76

Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: Season Two: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Released 6 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting56Visuals0

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