Games like Dead Under

Expedition: Backrooms is a co-op survival game built around an original Expedition Survival formula, set in an open-world interpretation of the Backrooms. Prepare expeditions, uncover the story, expand your base, gather resources, and make it back alive - everything you carry beyond the safe zone can be lost forever. The entire game world exists as one continuous space connected to your base - th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Expedition: Backrooms.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP is a different take on the gameplay of the original EMPTY SHELL. You'll be thrown into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape? Followed by a top-down black-an… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP - PROLOGUE.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

82% User Score Based on 264 reviews

Focus on exploration Find passwords for doors, search for access cards for terminals, repair damaged equipment and combine items. Think with your head. Intense battles You have a gun, but that doesn't mean you're safe. The enemies here are deadly, and not all of them can be killed... The atmosphere of cold loneliness Graphics inspired by classic 3D games such as Zero Tolerance, System Shock… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ZERO PROTOCOL.

Deep Drift: Signal Below is a 2D pixel action-adventure game centered around deep-sea exploration, resource management, and risk-based decision-making.Begin your journey from the safety of shallow waters and descend through coral reefs, kelp zones, current-filled caves, and abyssal depths covered in dark mist. As you dive deeper, water pressure rises, oxygen steadily drains, and the creatures lurk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Drift Signal Below.

Athanasia is an immersive horror FPS set in an abandoned South American research facility overrun with prehistoric predators. Inspired by classics like System Shock and Dino Crisis, Athanasia challenges players to outthink and outmanoeuvre the brute strength of your ancient adversaries.   You are Carmen Flores, researcher and explorer, called to investigate a mysterious facility in South America… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Athanasia.

About This GameThe nightmare begins underground. A crowded subway station erupts into chaos as a mysterious virus spreads, turning ordinary people into the infected. Panic fills the dark tunnels, streets are abandoned, and the city falls into silence. You are one of the few survivors. To live, you must fight your way through bloodthirsty zombies, mutated creatures, and horrors born from the outbr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Outbreak Zero.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

94% User Score Based on 341 reviews

There's a serial killer stalking your video store, and you just got called into work on your day off! Stock shelves, deal with customers and run for your life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rewind Or Die.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

43% User Score Based on 46 reviews

You play as a schizophrenic and must find an outlet at any cost... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Old School FOTD.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

76% User Score Based on 771 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcosis.

OMEGA: The Dead PlanetOMEGA: The Dead Planet is a third-person sci-fi survival horror game set on a hostile alien world - a dying planet where abandoned colonies, infected ruins, and unknown lifeforms hide the truth behind Jessica’s mutation. After the events of the Project Werewulf / Inner Beast universe, Jessica is separated from the remaining survivors and stranded on a world that should have … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OMEGA: The Dead Planet.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

88% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Cage an angel. Ransack Heaven. In a far-flung dystopian future, the Angel Engine Initiative carries on as the last hope for humanity. Seal yourself in your operating room, perform surgery on comatose test subjects, and pray you make it out alive. A FUTURE STEEPED IN SIN Angel Engine is a horror surgery simulator that explores a missing chapter of the Angel Engine series. Nuclear fire burned the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Engine.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

70% User Score Based on 10 reviews

You entered by choice. Can you find your way out?The Soviet era has long faded into history. But its shadows still linger... In the heart of an abandoned scientific facility lies a mysterious anomaly. This place exists outside of time, reason, and logic. You are a scientist, an investigator accustomed to confronting the unexplained. But what awaits you here will turn your world upside down. Wha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Soviet Anomaly 7.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

89% User Score Based on 1,160 reviews

An isometric co-op PvE multiplayer survival horror game. It's 1998, and an ancient curse has been unleashed, trapping everyone on Mt. Bisik. When a mysterious fog appeared, people started hearing whispers and seeing monsters. Fight, explore, solve puzzles, and figure out a way to escape... together! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whisper Mountain Outbreak.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

87% User Score Based on 102 reviews

"My Putrid Ponies" is a horror adventure set in a once-idyllic pony ranch now overrun by undead equines. As the last surviving, your mission is to uncover the mystery behind the ponies zombies outbreak while navigating through haunting landscapes filled with danger and despair. The Gameplays: Dynamic Gameplay Perspective: Engage in heart-pounding first-person gameplay for intense com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Putrid Ponies.

Description: Welcome Dr. Lazo,It is 00:00 UTC December 4, 2039 You have been awoken at a nonstandard time due to an electrical malfunction. A Mars space station shrouded in darkness lost power after a terrible accident, equipped with only your knowledge of electromagnetism, you must save the station from certain doom. You and your collogues have been researching Mars habitation in a pilot hibernat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mars at Midnight.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

94% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Embark on a spine-chilling odyssey with "No Ticket Back," a fusion of horror, roguelike, strategy simulation, zombie survival, tower defense, RPG, crafting and building, and colony builder genres. The SS McCalister's Hope, once a beacon of hope bound for Mars, now drifts as a haunted vessel, plagued by the looming threat of a zombie apocalypse. Can the crew endure the nightmarish onslaug… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No Ticket Back: Craft, Survive & Escape.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

91% User Score Based on 266 reviews

Dino Trauma introduces you to a place where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Inspired by Doom, Quake, Blood, Turok, Dino Crisis and all your '90s favorite survival horrors. In three campaign episodes based on '90s level design style mixed with current standards, players will battle through dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures out for his blood. Featuring a vast arsenal of weaponry incl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dino Trauma.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 238 reviews

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stirring Abyss.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 135 reviews

Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyss of Neptune.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

76% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Lured to a rural property in Massachusetts, college students Jessica King and Nathan Romero are thrust into a terrifying battle for survival against an otherworldly evil. Test your instincts and your will to survive in this retro-style survival horror adventure, inspired by the classics of the '90s. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Derange.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

48% User Score Based on 80 reviews

Long Night is a Third Person Survival-Horror video game series which aims to reconnect with the atmosphere of its ancestors, the old classics from the 90's and early 2000 With this game Trickster Face wants to put Lurking Fear back to the center of the gaming experience, rather than pure action sustained by an escalation of noisy special effects. Here we have no shot guns nor giant monsters, but s… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Long Night.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

50% User Score Based on 34 reviews

The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the horror of the survival of the 90s, controlling the main character with a fixed camera system that enhances the feeling that you are incredible in a real horror movie. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Walking Evil.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

87% User Score Based on 103 reviews

"I remember getting the call vividly. I was trying to finish up for the day, but a stack of paperwork was keeping me late. To be honest, I was also looking for reasons not to go home. My phone rang, I answered it, and the director of the institute was talking, albeit disjointedly, about something that had turned up in a recent survey of The Sirena Deep." Explore a mysterious, abandoned underwat… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sirena Expedition.

55%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

75% User Score Based on 24 reviews

The Nameless is a classic survival horror game in a first person perspective set on an abandoned research vessel. EXPLORE Assume the role of an unnamed protagonist and take on the task of uncovering the mystery behind this "ghost ship" and it's former (and current) inhabitants. FIGHT OR FLIGHT? When encountering these "inhabitants", you must make your choice on how to deal with them. Each sc… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Nameless.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

71% User Score Based on 83 reviews

"Red Valley" is an adventure and horror game inspired by ps1 classics such as: Silent Hill, Resident Evil, Alone in The Dark... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Valley.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

67% User Score Based on 220 reviews

Deadnaut is a Squad-Based tactical RPG from the developers of Zafehouse: Diaries. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadnaut.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

74% User Score Based on 121 reviews

Fossilfuel is a cyberpunk horror shooter where the player must fight their way through dinosaurs and super soldiers in an open world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fossilfuel.

A PSX-style survival horror experience set deep beneath the ocean. Far below the surface lies a corporate-run industrial prison, hidden in the darkness of the deep sea. Built to conduct experiments far from public scrutiny, the facility has become something far worse than just a prison. Now the halls are overrun with grotesque cloning organisms that multiply from severed limbs. Every violent e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whalefall.

In a distant future where humanity has abandoned the solar system, leaving silent worlds and unsolved mysteries, you are a lone interstellar traveler who crash-lands on Earth. Now a desolate and unrecognizable planet haunted by the remnants of a vanished civilization, Earth becomes your unexpected battleground for survival. With no way to leave, your mission is to restore an abandoned launch base… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Silent Desolation.

There was peace between humans, elves, dwarves and even orcs. As a lone wanderer, you try to find a place to camp in the forest. After you venturing deeper into the forest, you find a campsite. But deep in the dark forest, you never know what you might encounter. You are kidnapped by an outcast tribe of orcs. As you learn why this tribe is abducting people, you'll try to escape the orc strongho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Rite.

Why’s It Getting DARKER?! is a first-person psychological survival horror set in a suffocating, pitch-black ocean. You aren't just a researcher; you are prey. Your only connection to the surface is a malfunctioning PDA, a small island, and a darkly sarcastic AI that seems a little too comfortable with your impending doom. How deep are you willing to go before the light disappears for good? COR… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why's It Getting DARKER?!.

Descend into the depths of underwater horror and industrial routine. RebreatheR is a story-driven horror game. You're a deep-sea diver working on the ocean floor. Explore a small open world beneath the waves. Collect industrial debris, repair pipes, follow your instruments, and conserve oxygen. You’re no superhero — your suit is practically antique, oxygen is limited, and you can’t run from the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RebreatheR.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Stuck in a submarine at the bottom of the sea, guide your crewmate around the sea floor to gather parts and repair the sub while avoiding the source of a mysterious light. Learn the required Morse Code on the fly, or surrender to the mysterious presence lurking in the deep blue... The Old Gentleman is a short half-hour horror game inspired by the real-life "Old Gentleman" dive suit and … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Old Gentleman.

This game has both VR and Non-VR suport! The Arctic depths conceal mysteries that are impossible to fully comprehend. An tempting offer: a short contract, generous compensation, and an expedition beyond the Arctic Circle. How could one resist? Your task seemed simple — to service the carrier vessel of the enigmatic soviet submarine  called "Sever-3" (North-3). But fate had other plans: You volu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project SEVER.

Circus Interstellar is a brutal arcade shooter featuring high-octane action, and killer music! Earth voyagers encounter a sadistic alien race with a terrifying clownish appearance and a nasty appetite. Will the survivors escape the gory circus? Or will they be assimilated like all the rest? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Circus Interstellar.

44%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, monetization

73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Submeris A deep-sea mining adventure filled with exploration, danger, and survival beneath a mysterious island! Dig. Upgrade. Descend. And uncover the treasure buried deep below. --- About the GameSubmeris invites you into an immersive underwater experience combining exploration, mining mechanics, and survival gameplay beneath a remote and mysterious island. Start with just a simple … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submeris.

CAN YOU SURVIVE 49 DAYS? Survive for 49 days to escape the zone where you've been imprisoned by Z.O.L. Each shift, equip your backpack, pull the main power breaker, and explore the zone. Scavenge valuable items, convert them into scrap, and ship them via the terminal at the starting point. Complete quota deliveries and make it back to your cell before time runs out. But it's never that simpl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Manager - Together.

WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS SUDDEN NOISES AND FLASHING LIGHTS Viewer discretion advised. DOMESTIC DEFENSE A tense and not too serious horror experience. ________________________ After an irrational individual threatens to do harm to your loved ones and proceeds to break into your household, it is up to you to purge this threat from your home. Domestic Defense is a unique horror game in which … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Domestic Defense.

Dwarven Alchemist is a traditional-modern roguelike set in a medieval fantasy world, where you take on the role of a dwarven alchemist striving to earn the title of Master Alchemist. To achieve that goal, you must brew the legendary Poison of Annihilation - the only weapon capable of slaying the Great Wyrm. Features grid-based, turn-based tactical combat procedurally generated dungeons bl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dwarven Alchemist.

VHS> VerminFight through grotesque VHS nightmares with limited ammo and nowhere to hide in this arcade survival horror shooter. There’s no escape, no cover, and no downtime — your only chance of survival is to destroy everything that moves. Experience three standalone “movie segments” plus a wrap-around town sequence, each delivering its own gruesome horror scenario. Every environment ooz… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VHS Vermin.

"Down the Dungeon" is an unforgiving precision platformer that starts you from the top of the dungeon. Without checkpoints, navigate your way around dangerous traps, and rotting enemies - jumping and crawling through forgotten corridors. Collect 9 pieces of gear that provide powerful passives. Multiple main routes down to the bottom with branching hidden pathways. 3 consumabl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Down the Dungeon.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 228 reviews

Backrooms Lost Runners is a cooperative survival-horror experience where teamwork is your only real weapon, and even your voice can put you in danger. Trapped inside the endless corridors of the Backrooms, you and your friends must explore abandoned camps, solve environmental puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive encounters with entities that react to sound, light, and movement. Every dark… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms Lost Runners.

Core Gameplay: A Dual Game of Puzzle-Solving and Survival 1. Brain-Teasing Puzzles：Explore abandoned laboratories, twisted hospital wards, confined cells and other areas to solve puzzles related to human experiments and architectural mechanisms. From decoding experimental data codes to manipulating outdated power systems to open paths, every puzzle is the key to escape and may hide the terrifyin… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Restricted Area B-17.

In Zovid27: The Last Vaccine, humanity’s survival hinges on the aftermath of a global disaster caused by a deadly virus known as Zovid. In 2026, the world falls into chaos as the virus spreads rapidly, turning the infected into savage, zombie-like creatures. The outbreak is linked to a controversial vaccine that was designed to combat the original pandemic but had unforeseen and deadly side effect… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zovid27: The Last Vaccine.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

87% User Score Based on 16 reviews

PARACOM [PARAnormal COMmando] is squad based tactical horror rpg inspired by SCP, Backrooms, Delta Green, The Thing and Quake."Swat team vs Eldritch gods" * Control the RRMTF (Rapid Response Mobile Task Force) Seven-Headed Dragon Gamma Fireteam. * Investigate the Anomaly and locate the missing group * Complex and rich tactical combat with a variety of weapons to choose from Sub-machine … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Paracom.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, story

90% User Score Based on 112 reviews

Your shift starts now. Good luck. In Deadly Delivery, you and your fellow delivery goblins are tasked with delivering parcels into pitch-black mines full of... things. Armed with questionable equipment, you'll sneak, sprint, and scream your way through procedurally generated tunnels. Features Deadly Co-op MissionsTeam up with up to 3 other players in online co-op. Coordinate, deliver, and survive … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Delivery.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

96% User Score Based on 24 reviews

One Last Toast is a first-person adventure set in a Venetian villa owned by the Bepi's family. You awaken in the chilling silence of a ballroom, surrounded by the deceased guests of the family's latest celebration. Just hours ago, you raised a glass to their new wine. Now, the opulent Venetian villa is a tomb, strangled by monstrous vines visible beyond the windows, and haunted by a sinister f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Last Toast.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 12 reviews

Abyssal Trench is a single-player, first-person psychological horror game set deep underwater. You play as a lone explorer who awakens from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. Your escape pod is out of fuel, your team is missing, and a mysterious AI voice directs you to investigate three abandoned drilling sites scattered across the seafloor. In this narrative-driven horror experience, you must pi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Trench.

40%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

52% User Score Based on 29 reviews

Instead of a traditional flashlight, a camera flash – a brief, flickering, blinding light that reveals dark secrets and leaves you in total darkness when it fades. Every step is a fight for survival, and the use of the flash completely redefines the way you explore dark locations. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror.

42%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

59% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Cursed Bet is available at itch.io at a special price for a short time!  Cursed Bet is a horror game where you play from a body camera perspective. Enter the abandoned preschool, the subject of terrible rumors, in the midnight. Struggle the cursed doll Ebeleen as you investigate the school's dark past. Will you be able to destroy him and his curse? Experience horror and suspense in the creep… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cursed Bet.