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by Geoff 'Zag' Keene, Deep Field Games
An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend and be rescued from failing outposts, but not everyone around you is who they claim to be...
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$9.99Backrooms: Escape Together
Oct 18 · Triiodide Studios
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Co-op
A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.
MultiplayerHorrorOnline Co-OpPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorCo-opAtmosphericFirst-PersonRealisticEarly Access👍 42,321
-50%$17.49Barotrauma
Mar 13 · FakeFish, Undertow Games
Both: Co-op · Survival Horror · Horror
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Co-opMultiplayerSurvivalSubmarineSurvival HorrorHorror2DUnderwaterSimulationSci-fi👍 61,946
$6.99Nuclear Nightmare
Oct 20 · BG Productions
Both: Survival Horror · Horror · Co-op
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Online Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorCo-opFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericExplorationOpen World👍 15,409
-20%$7.99Escape the Backrooms
Oct 23 · Fancy Games, Blackbird Interactive
Both: Horror · Co-op · Survival Horror
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👍 137,469
$4.99Pacify
Feb 22 · Shawn Hitchcock
Both: Horror · Co-op · Survival Horror
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
HorrorOnline Co-OpMultiplayerCo-opPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorExplorationFirst-PersonSupernaturalDark👍 32,923
-75%$4.99Level Zero: Extraction
Jan 29 · Doghowl Games
Both: Survival Horror · PvP
Tactical extraction shooter meets immersive survival horror. Play as rival mercenaries fighting for loot, or as alien monsters hunting humans from the shadows. Solo or with friends, experience this unique dark take on asymmetrical PvPvE multiplayer.
Survival HorrorPvPExtraction ShooterAliensFPSPvEMultiplayerTacticalEarly AccessShooter👍 2,448
$19.99Empyrion - Galactic Survival
Aug 5 · Eleon Game Studios
Both: Co-op
Build and explore in a true space sandbox survival adventure. Construct mighty capital vessels, sprawling planetary settlements, and vast space stations in your galactic journey to discover the mysteries of Empyrion!
SimulationCo-opSpaceOpen World Survival CraftSurvivalBuildingOpen WorldExplorationSpace SimSandbox👍 29,209
$7.99Backrooms Media
Dec 16 · NPK Games
Both: Co-op · Horror · Survival Horror
Backrooms Media is a 1-4 player co-op horror that plunges you into unsettling, hyper-realistic liminal spaces. Navigate eerie environments filled with lurking horrors. Group up with your friends to face the terror of the endless backrooms together and... try to escape.
Co-opMultiplayerCasualPsychological HorrorHorrorOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorFirst-PersonExplorationSingleplayer👍 546
-75%$14.99Dead Space
Jan 27 · Motive
Both: Horror · Survival Horror
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSpaceSci-fiSingleplayerPsychological HorrorShooterAtmosphericGore👍 63,050
$4.00Zort
Dec 7 · Londer Software
Both: Horror · Co-op
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!
Early AccessHorrorOnline Co-OpCo-opFunnyPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonPvEAtmosphericAction👍 11,741
$39.99Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
Jun 4 · IllFonic, Teravision Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Co-op
Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!
MultiplayerHorrorSurvival HorrorTeam-BasedViolentStealthThird PersonSurvivalCo-opOnline Co-Op👍 3,396
-60%$7.99Dead Space (2008)
Jan 9 · EA Redwood Shores
Both: Horror · Survival Horror
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
HorrorSci-fiActionSpaceSurvival HorrorThird PersonAtmosphericSingleplayerThird-Person ShooterGore👍 22,896
$29.99Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Aug 23 · Cold Iron Studios
Both: Co-op · Horror
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Co-opShooterAliensActionThird-Person ShooterHorrorCharacter CustomizationOnline Co-OpSci-fiSurvival👍 21,677
$7.99Content Warning
Apr 1 · Zorro, Wilnyl, Philip, thePetHen, Skog
Both: Horror · Comedy · Co-op
Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)
Online Co-OpHorrorProcedural GenerationExplorationAction RoguelikeMultiplayerComedyPhysicsCo-opFunny👍 72,464
$24.99Risk of Rain 2
Aug 11 · Hopoo Games
Both: Co-op
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Third-Person ShooterAction RoguelikeMultiplayerCo-opRoguelikeRogueliteActionLooter ShooterLootOnline Co-Op👍 240,052
$12.99Viscera Cleanup Detail
Oct 23 · RuneStorm
Both: Co-op
In Viscera Cleanup Detail, you step into the boots of a space-station janitor tasked with cleaning up after various horrific sci-fi horror events. Instead of machineguns and plasma-rifles, your tools are a mop and bucket. That hero left a mess, and it's up to you to deal with the aftermath.
SimulationGoreMultiplayerCleaningCo-opFirst-PersonFunnyPhysicsIndieSci-fi👍 18,058
$4.99Malum
Sep 2 · MalumGames
Both: Horror · Survival Horror · Co-op
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorDarkDemonsOnline Co-OpCo-opAtmosphericActionAdventure👍 400
$19.99This Means Warp
May 4 · Outlier
Both: Co-op
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpSpaceCo-opMultiplayerTop-DownSci-fiLocal MultiplayerRogueliteCo-op Campaign👍 438
-80%$3.99Dead Space™ 3
Jun 18 · Visceral Games
Both: Horror · Co-op
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
HorrorActionOnline Co-OpSci-fiCo-opShooterThird-Person ShooterSurvivalSpaceDark👍 12,253
-75%$3.74Farworld Pioneers
May 30 · Igloosoft
Both: Co-op · PvP
Explore an open world, sci-fi sandbox – in PVP, PVE, and co-op. Build and manage colonies on alien planets, and recruit AI survivors with unique personalities and skills. Craft, build, mine, farm, or get your electric death rifle and say hello to your neighbors.
Co-opColorfulOpen World Survival CraftColony SimSandboxPvPBase BuildingSimulationCraftingManagement👍 622
$9.99Spectral Scream
Aug 28 · STOIC Ent.
Both: Co-op · Horror · Survival Horror
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
Online Co-OpCo-opHorrorMultiplayerPsychological HorrorThrillerDemonsSurvival HorrorLogicPuzzle👍 653
$19.99Pit People®
Mar 2 · The Behemoth
Both: Comedy · Co-op
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Turn-Based CombatOnline Co-Op2DFunnyStrategyMemesComedyCo-opIndieTurn-Based👍 7,458
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120
$19.99Syndrome
Oct 6 · Camel 101
Both: Survival Horror · Horror
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
Survival HorrorHorrorStealthPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonAtmosphericSci-fiSpaceFPSShooter👍 248
$29.99Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
May 1 · Gearbox Software
Both: Co-op · Horror
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
ActionFPSAliensCo-opSci-fiShooterMultiplayerHorrorSpaceOnline Co-Op👍 7,834
-80%$3.99Dead Space™ 2
Jan 25 · Visceral Games
Both: Horror · Survival Horror
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
HorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterShooterSurvivalActionThird PersonStory RichSci-fiSpace👍 25,921
-35%$9.74Cosmodread
Mar 25 · White Door Games
Both: Survival Horror · Horror
Cosmodread is a VR survival horror roguelike about escaping a dying spaceship filled with nightmares. Stranded in a hostile universe, you must explore, survive, and find your way back to the safety of Earth.
VRSurvival HorrorSci-fiAtmosphericPerma DeathSurvivalHorrorActionAdventureRoguelike👍 391
-90%$1.29Distrust: Polar Survival
Aug 23 · Cheerdealers
Both: Horror · Survival Horror
DISTRUST is an isometric survival adventure with procedural generation on an Arctic research station lost in the endless dark of a polar night. A story-rich fiction with multiple endings that suits both singleplayer fans and co-op enthusiasts.
SurvivalIsometricAdventureProcedural GenerationHorrorPsychedelicSurvival HorrorSingleplayerTop-DownAtmospheric👍 1,764
$14.99Nemesis: Distress
Jun 15 · Awaken Realms, Ovid Works
Both: Survival Horror · Horror
NEMESIS DISTRESS is a unique multiplayer Sci-Fi horror experience that aims at creating unforgettable, cinematic moments. Remember – this is NOT a shooter, in Nemesis you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
Survival HorrorFPSShooterFirst-PersonStrategy3DHorrorActionTeam-BasedRealistic👍 290
$6.99Backrooms Rec.
Mar 6 · Liminal Logic
Both: Survival Horror · Horror
Dive into the mysteries of the Backrooms with a solo-developed survival game. Explore eerie hallways, uncover secrets alone or in multiplayer (up to 6 players), and take on unique challenges.
MultiplayerOnline Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorChoose Your Own AdventureFPSFirst-PersonLocal MultiplayerPsychological HorrorAction-Adventure👍 1,832
Osiris: New Dawn
Jan 18 · Fenix Fire Entertainment
Both: Horror
Osiris: New Dawn is an unforgiving near future space survival game with a cinematic feel and elements of horror. Play as a Mission Specialist in single or multiplayer to build your planetary base, pilotable vehicles, and controllable drones as you explore a dangerous solar system far from Earth.
Open World Survival CraftHorrorSurvivalSpaceOpen WorldMultiplayerSci-fiBuildingAdventureCrafting👍 13,081
$19.99Greyhill Incident
Jun 9 · Refugium Games
Both: Survival Horror · Horror
This story-driven Survival-Horror game is about a classic Alien-Invasion which takes place during the early 90s. As Ryan Baker, equipped with a baseball bat and a few bullets in his revolver, the story takes you across the atmospheric neighborhood of Greyhill which is invaded by UFOs & Grey Aliens.
Survival HorrorHorrorFirst-PersonAliensSingleplayerAdventureAtmosphericSatireStory RichFPS👍 634
FreeNo More Room in Hell
Oct 31 · No More Room in Hell Team
Both: Horror · Co-op
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Free to PlayZombiesMultiplayerSurvivalHorrorCo-opOnline Co-OpActionFPSFirst-Person👍 698
$24.99Void Crew
Nov 25 · Hutlihut Games
Both: Co-op
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
Co-opSpace SimMultiplayerRoguelitePvECharacter CustomizationAdventureFirst-PersonSpaceSimulation👍 6,577

