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We filtered the 48 games similar to Ultimate Custom Night down to the 31 that fit the “Survival” category. Tea Party Simulator 2015, Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition and Five Nights at Freddy's 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Ultimate Custom Night.

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The best survival games like Ultimate Custom Night

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Ultimate Custom Night. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Tea Party Simulator 2015Closest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeHorrorCasual

Steam👍 69%· 669RAWG👍 4%· 25

Year 2015Dev Power Up to MaximumPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the action horror games cluster, with horror tension, deep simulation and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping punishing difficulty

Ever wanted to be a tea party extraordinaire? Well now you can. Brew the tea, pour the tea, serve the tea. Serve biscuits and cake. Try not to mess it up too bad, or your guest will get angry Find the hidden easter eggs You know...

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ultimate Custom Night.

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#2Shoppy Mart: Steam EditionClosest on setting

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloNarrativeHorrorFree to PlayCasual

Steam👍 70%· 92

Year 2015Dev PezomiPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, cozy, relaxing feel and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping punishing difficulty

Shoppy Mart: Steam Edition is the answer to the full grocery store cashier experience that many have dreamed about, and dozens asked for. Shoppy Mart puts you in the shoes of a grocery store cashier, where it is your job to scan items and stuff them into bags.

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: visuals and tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ultimate Custom Night.

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#3Five Nights at Freddy's 3Closest on tone

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 11KIGDB75· 1

Year 2015Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, deep simulation and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: skill tree progression.

Same studio: Scottgames.

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#4Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloDarkHardcoreNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 26KIGDB70· 1

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, puzzle design and adventure storytelling.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

Same studio: Scottgames.

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#5Five Nights at Freddy's

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SoloDarkNarrativeHardcoreHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 94%· 58KIGDB72· 3

Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

✓ Like Ultimate Custom Night, it's known for horror tension, deep simulation and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: resource management, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: progression.

Same studio: Scottgames.

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#6Bendy and the Ink Machine

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 89%· 35KIGDB87· 2OC69· 25

Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with cozy, relaxing feel, fantasy world and setting cartoon, while skipping deep simulation

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 79%· 4.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2024Dev Pieces Interactive · THQ NordicOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ultimate Custom Night.

Released 6 years after Ultimate Custom Night.

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#8The Walking Dead: Michonne

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 81%· 8.1KIGDB68· 4

Year 2016Dev Telltale GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

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

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: visuals.

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#9The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 95%· 21KIGDB71· 5OC78· 30

Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: visuals.

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#10The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror

Steam👍 83%· 18KIGDB75· 13

Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Stands apart with post-apocalyptic world and visual third person, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: visuals.

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 91%· 4.1KRAWG👍 74%· 237MC73IGDB74· 4

Year 2007Dev Frictional GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Penumbra Overture is a survival horror game developed by Frictional Games. In the year 2001, after his mother's death, Phillip receives a message from his father who left the family and was supposedly dead. The letter leads Phillip to Greenland where he finds a mine his father wrote about.

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: combat.

It predates Ultimate Custom Night by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 9.2KIGDB82· 9OC78· 92

Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, fantasy world and exploration and discovery, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: progression and combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for Ultimate Custom Night.

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#13Soma

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 51KIGDB81· 15OC83· 94

Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings stealth mechanics, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: progression and combat.

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#14Escape Dead Island

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror

Steam👍 62%· 1.7KRAWG👍 24%· 58MC52IGDB35· 5OC44· 20

Year 2014Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and deep simulation

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

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery game set on the enigmatic island of Narapela after the events of the zombie outbreak of the original Dead Island. The story lets players unravel the origins of the zombie virus through the eyes of the would-be documentary journalist Cliff Calo.

Where it drifts furthest from Ultimate Custom Night: progression and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against very positive for Ultimate Custom Night.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst PersonFree to Play

Steam👍 88%· 138K

Year 2021Dev Mob EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Android

✓ Nearly identical: horror tension, adventure storytelling and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: deep simulation.

Released 3 years after Ultimate Custom Night.

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