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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 39 games similar to The Walking Dead down to the 24 that fit the “Horror” category. Dying Light: The Beast, Silent Hill 2 and Jurassic Park: The Game top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead.

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to The Walking Dead is Dying Light: The Beast — scoring 55/100 on our similarity scale. Silent Hill 2 and Jurassic Park: The Game follow close behind.

#1Dying Light: The Beast55 #2Silent Hill 284 #3Jurassic Park: The Game84 #4Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare79 #5Dino Crisis79

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The best games with a horror setting like The Walking Dead

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Walking Dead. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

#1Dying Light: The BeastClosest on genre

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Dying Light: The Beast

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticMultiplayer

Steam👍 87%· 68KIGDB82· 7OC81· 126

Year 2025Dev TechlandOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping puzzle design

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals and game mode.

Released 3 years after The Walking Dead.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#2Silent Hill 2Closest overall match

84

Silent Hill 2

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB90· 1OC87· 160

Year 2001Dev Team Silent · Konami

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

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

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#3Jurassic Park: The Game

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Jurassic Park: The Game

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

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 puzzle design

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

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.

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting.

It predates The Walking Dead by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 1

Year 2001Dev Darkworks · InfogramesOn PlayStation 3

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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

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#5Dino CrisisClosest on visuals

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Dino Crisis

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorIsometric

IGDB60· 1

Year 1999Dev Capcom Planning Room 2 · CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

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

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting.

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

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#6Silent Hill 3

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Silent Hill 3

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB88· 3

Year 2003Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PC

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with stealth mechanics, setting scifi and exploration and discovery, while skipping post-apocalyptic world

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat and setting.

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

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#7Minecraft: Story Mode

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Minecraft: Story Mode

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 77%· 8.3KIGDB66· 7

Year 2015Dev Mojang StudiosOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

✓ Same family of PvE survival games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, fantasy world and crafting mechanics, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: setting and visuals.

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Steam GOG Nintendo

#8FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

IGDB90· 1OC52· 10

Year 2020Dev Steel Wool Studios · Steel Wool GamesPlaytime ~2hOn Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems and visual first person, while skipping melee combat

Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Survive terrifying encounters with your favorite killer animatronics in a collection of new and classic FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S™ experiences. “Where fantasy and fun come to life!

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: visuals.

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#9Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

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Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB90· 1

Year 2002Dev Silicon Knights · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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

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#10Silent Hill: Origins

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Silent Hill: Origins

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB80· 4

Year 2007Dev Climax LA · Konami Digital Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

It predates The Walking Dead by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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#11Rule of Rose

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Rule of Rose

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB60· 2

Year 2006Dev Punchline · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Nearly identical: survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

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

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Silent Hill

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

IGDB82· 1

Year 1999Dev Team Silent · KonamiOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the PvE survival games cluster, with survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat.

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

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P.T.

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorStealthFirst Person

Year 2014Dev Kojima Productions · KonamiOn PS4

✓ Both are PvE survival games — sharing survival mechanics, puzzle design and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics and visual first person, while skipping strong narrative focus

Where it drifts furthest from The Walking Dead: combat and visuals.

It predates The Walking Dead by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-op PvE Survival

SoloDarkHorrorThird Person

IGDB75· 6

Year 2009Dev Climax Studios · Konami

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

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

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

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#15Haunting Ground

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Haunting Ground

GenreSurvivalSubgenreCo-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.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

It predates The Walking Dead by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Complete list of games with a horror setting like The Walking Dead

The full catalog of games sharing gameplay DNA with The Walking Dead, ordered from highest to lowest similarity score. Use the filters above to narrow down by genre, setting or game mode and find the alternative that best fits your playstyle.

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Silent Hill: Downpour

Survival · Adventure

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Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Survival · Adventure

Fatal Frame

Fatal Frame

Survival · Adventure

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Silent Hill 4: The Room

Survival · Adventure

Stranded Deep

Stranded Deep

Survival · Adventure

Slender: The Eight Pages

Slender: The Eight Pages

Survival · Adventure

Don't Starve Together

Don't Starve Together

Survival · Simulation

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Parasite Eve II

Survival · RPG

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Survival · RPG

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