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The Thing is hard to replace: few games combine shooter, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting in quite the same way. We analyzed over 2,000 titles across 10 gameplay attributes and found 58 genuine alternatives — not generic genre suggestions. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Last of Us Part II and Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction lead the list, with Death Stranding 2: On the Beach reaching a 97/100 similarity score. Every game here is ranked by how closely it replicates what makes The Thing special.

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Année 2002Dev Computer Artworks

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Le jeu le plus proche de The Thing est Death Stranding 2: On the Beach — avec un score de similarité de 97/100. The Last of Us Part II et Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction suivent de près.

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurScience-fictionTroisième personne
Steam👍 96%· 22KIGDB92· 6OC90· 188
Année 2025Dev Kojima Productions · Sony Interactive EntertainmentSur PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with open world exploration, stealth mechanics and ranged combat, while skipping puzzle design

The Last of Us Part II
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personneInfiltration
IGDB95· 11OC93· 205
Année 2020Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentSur PS4 · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
ShooterTPS
SoloScience-fictionTroisième personneExploration
IGDB92· 4
Année 2007Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentSur PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping adventure storytelling

Jak II
ShooterTPS
SoloScience-fictionTroisième personneMonde ouvertExploration
IGDB90· 1
Année 2003Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentSur PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet & Clank: Going Commando
ShooterTPS
SoloScience-fictionTroisième personne
IGDB90· 1
Année 2003Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping puzzle design

Dino Crisis 2
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurScience-fictionTroisième personne
IGDB90· 1
Année 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 4 · Virgin Interactive EntertainmentSur 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

Alan Wake II
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personneNarratif
IGDB93· 5
Année 2023Dev Remedy Entertainment · Epic Games PublishingSur Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Cronos: The New Dawn
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personne
Steam👍 88%· 10KIGDB81· 5OC78· 161
Année 2025Dev Bloober TeamSur Xbox · Linux · Switch

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design.

≠ Missing: setting scifi.

The Last of Us: Left Behind
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personnePost-apocalyptique
IGDB87· 9
Année 2014Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Computer EntertainmentSur PlayStation 3 · PS4

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings post-apocalyptic world, while skipping puzzle design

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloScience-fictionTroisième personne
IGDB84· 18OC86· 89
Année 2016Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Interactive EntertainmentSur PS4 · PS5

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, while skipping puzzle design

Shadows of the Damned
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personneCorps à corps
IGDB83· 4
Année 2011Dev Grasshopper Manufacture · Electronic ArtsSur PlayStation 3

✓ Both are third-person shooters — sharing shooter, third-person shooting and puzzle design

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

The Suffering
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personne
IGDB82· 4
Année 2004Dev Surreal Software · Midway GamesSur PC

✓ Nearly identical: shooter, third-person shooting and survival mechanics.

≠ Missing: puzzle design.

Ratchet & Clank
ShooterTPS
SoloScience-fictionTroisième personneExploration
IGDB80· 1OC86· 89
Année 2002Dev Insomniac Games · Sony Computer Entertainment

✓ Fits the third-person shooters cluster, with shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

Deadly Premonition
ShooterTPS
SoloSombreHorreurTroisième personneNarratif
IGDB89· 1
Année 2010Dev Access Games · UTV Ignition EntertainmentSur PlayStation 3

✓ Same family of third-person shooters: shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, open world exploration and exploration and discovery, while skipping puzzle design

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What is the best game similar to The Thing?
The closest game to The Thing is Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, scoring 97/100 on our similarity scale. They share 8 gameplay attributes, including shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like The Thing?
The three closest games to The Thing are: 1. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (97/100, 8 shared attributes) 2. The Last of Us Part II (95/100, 8 shared attributes) 3. Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (95/100, 6 shared attributes). All share The Thing's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 58 candidates across 10 dimensions.
Is The Last of Us Part II similar to The Thing?
Yes, very much so — The Last of Us Part II scores 95/100 similarity to The Thing. They share 8 attributes, including shooter and third-person shooting. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Shooter games are similar to The Thing?
The best Shooter games similar to The Thing are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, The Last of Us Part II, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and Jak II. All share the Shooter genre alongside other key The Thing attributes like shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling.
How is similarity to The Thing calculated?
We compare The Thing against every game in our catalog using 10 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the The Thing experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.