Games like You Must
by Thin Line
Outlast and Amnesia: The Dark Descent play most like You Must. Of the 18 closest games below, most share its first-person and exploration; 2 came out in the last year, 18 are free or under $10 and 2 have co-op. The best known is Escape the Backrooms, with 138,067 Steam reviews.
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Ranked by how similar the games actually are, not by sales. Released and Price are remembered for next time.
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Outlast
Sep 4, 2013 · Red Barrels
Both: First-Person · Survival · Dark
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPsychological HorrorGoreSingleplayerSurvivalMultiplayerDark👍 104,522Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Sep 8, 2010 · Frictional Games
Both: First-Person · Dark
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
HorrorGorePsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericPuzzleFirst-PersonDarkNudityLovecraftian👍 20,454An Unknown Land
Aug 31 · Luiz Augusto Arce
Both: Exploration · 3D Platformer · First-Person
Explore a mysterious island, gather resources, manage your flashlight and oil lamp, evade terrifying creatures, and survive as long as possible in this atmospheric single-player survival adventure.
AdventureSimulationAction-AdventureExploration3D Platformer3DFirst-PersonSurvivalHorrorSurvival HorrorEscape the Backrooms
Oct 23, 2025 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: First-Person · Exploration
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
HorrorMultiplayerOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorCo-opSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonEscape RoomExplorationAdventure👍 138,067Chernobylite Complete Edition
Jul 28, 2021 · The Farm 51
Both: Survival · First-Person · Exploration
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
SurvivalPost-apocalypticHorrorRPGSingleplayerAtmosphericAdventureFirst-PersonExplorationSurvival Horror👍 12,584Amidst The Haze
Feb 6, 2024 · Samuka Gomes
Both: Exploration · 3D Platformer · First-Person
Enter a world where survival becomes a lethal game. In "Amidst The Haze", your simple trip to the supermarket turns into a terrifying nightmare when a thick, unfathomable fog engulfs the city, isolating the supermarket as the only safe haven.
Exploration3D PlatformerPvEShooterArcadeFirst-Person3DHorrorStory RichActionDarkwood
Aug 17, 2017 · Acid Wizard Studio
Both: Dark · Survival · Exploration
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAdventurePsychological HorrorActionRPGDarkAtmosphericSurvivalExploration👍 22,283The Outlast Trials
Mar 5, 2024 · Red Barrels
Both: First-Person
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
HorrorMultiplayerCo-opSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPvEStealthCharacter CustomizationAction👍 91,225The Paribneur Combination
Dec 24, 2021 · Hindpaw Interactive
Both: Exploration · 3D Platformer · First-Person
Make your way through the abandoned establishment of Paribneur Co. As you discover the morbid secrets and chilling creatures of the building. Being forced to find a new way out of the building, you will be faced with hard choices, choose carefully, your choices will affect the rest of the game.
Early AccessExploration3D PlatformerPuzzle PlatformerPuzzlePlatformer3DFirst-PersonHorrorPsychological HorrorFind Yourself
Feb 21, 2021 · EMIKA_GAMES
Both: Exploration · 3D Platformer · First-Person
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
SimulationHorrorExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerCinematicFirst-PersonPsychedelicPsychological HorrorRealistic👍 1,213Little Nightmares II
Feb 10, 2021 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Dark
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
HorrorAdventureSingleplayerPuzzleDarkAtmosphericPsychological HorrorStory RichMultiplayerStealth👍 50,362Left Alone
Apr 28, 2016 · SpeedTutor
Both: Exploration · First-Person · Logic
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
ExplorationPuzzleWalking SimulatorFirst-Person3DHorrorStory RichPsychological HorrorActionLogic👍 592Little Nightmares
Apr 27, 2017 · Tarsier Studios
Both: Dark
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
HorrorAtmosphericAdventureSingleplayerPuzzle PlatformerDarkPuzzleIndieStory RichStealth👍 52,248Amnesia: The Bunker
Jun 6, 2023 · Frictional Games
Both: First-Person · Survival
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
HorrorSurvival HorrorAtmosphericImmersive SimStealthFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurvivalDifficultAction👍 10,396Monster In The Dark
May 16, 2021 · D I S S
Both: 3D Platformer · First-Person · Survival
Monster In The Dark is a single player first-person game, you will plunge into a world of fear and hopelessness when there is no way out and nowhere to run. The player must find a way out of the dense forest when chased by a monster. The player's task: to run and not stop, exploring this world.
AdventureWalking Simulator3D Platformer3DFirst-PersonRealisticSurvivalDarkPsychological HorrorMysteryCrow Country
May 9, 2024 · SFB Games
Both: Exploration
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Survival Horror1990'sExplorationFemale ProtagonistHorrorThird-Person ShooterRetroIndiePsychological HorrorAction👍 7,787Amnesia: Rebirth
Oct 20, 2020 · Frictional Games
Both: First-Person · Exploration
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Action-AdventureFirst-PersonPuzzleSingleplayerStory RichHorrorAdventureExplorationStealthLovecraftian👍 7,906Silver Chains
Aug 6, 2019 · Cracked Heads Games
Both: First-Person · Survival · Exploration
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
HorrorAdventureIndiePsychological HorrorMultiplayerFirst-PersonGoreSurvivalExplorationPuzzle👍 932
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