9 Survival games like Zoochosis that you should try

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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 50 games similar to Zoochosis down to the 9 that fit the “Survival” category. Alone in the Dark, We Happy Few and Amnesia: The Bunker top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Zoochosis.

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The best survival games like Zoochosis

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Zoochosis. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Alone in the DarkClosest overall match

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SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 40%· 1.5KIGDB45· 2

Year 2008Dev Eden Games · Atari InteractiveOn PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, horror tension and survival mechanics

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: world.

It predates Zoochosis by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2We Happy FewClosest on visuals

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 77%· 14KIGDB63· 10OC63· 112

Year 2018Dev Compulsion Games · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · Linux · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and roguelike runs, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: world.

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#3Amnesia: The Bunker

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 93%· 12KIGDB85· 4OC77· 97

Year 2023Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with shooter, first-person shooting and puzzle design, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: world and combat.

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#4The Darkness IIClosest on progression

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SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 21KIGDB77· 11

Year 2012Dev Digital Extremes · 2K GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping deep simulation

Quad-wielding combat: two guns plus two demon arms that grab, throw and tear, which makes fights faster and more physical than the first game. The comic-book art style holds up well. It is short — a single sitting for many players — and the darkness-and-light mechanic reduces most encounters to shooting out the same lamps.

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: game mode and world.

It predates Zoochosis by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 90%· 132KIGDB83· 12OC83· 173

Year 2019Dev 4A Games · Deep SilverOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Same family of open-world action games: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and horror tension

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, first-person shooting and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: setting.

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Steam GOG Epic

#6Resident Evil Village

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 96%· 147KRAWG👍 91%· 1.1KMC83IGDB87· 15OC84· 216

Year 2021Dev CapcomPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with survival mechanics, horror tension and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings first-person shooting, shooter and stealth mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Experience survival horror like never before in the eighth major installment in the storied Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village.

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: combat and world.

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#7Hatred

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 84%· 28KIGDB43· 3OC40· 30

Year 2015Dev Destructive CreationsOn Linux · PC · Switch

✓ Fits the open-world action games cluster, with horror tension, survival mechanics and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and third-person shooting, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: visuals and world.

It predates Zoochosis by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeOpen WorldHorrorExploration

Steam👍 69%· 2.9KIGDB69· 8

Year 2012Dev Ubisoft Shanghai · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of open-world action games: survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, post-apocalyptic world and fantasy world, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: visuals and world.

It predates Zoochosis by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreActionSubgenreOpen World Action

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkOpen WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 86%· 40KIGDB76· 20OC77· 113

Year 2016Dev Ubisoft Montreal · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are open-world action games — sharing survival mechanics, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Zoochosis: setting.

It predates Zoochosis by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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