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Dead by Daylight/Similar games
Games like Dead by Daylight
24 matches, ranked by how much their player tags overlap
What “like Dead by Daylight” means here
HorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreFirst-PersonAtmospheric
Matches come from the tags Steam players vote on each game, weighted so a rare tag counts for far more than one that sits on half the store. A game's popularity never moves it up this list.
1
Outlast
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Gore
96% of 138,554 reviews positive · 340 playing now
96%
match
2
The Hat Man: Shadow Ward
Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person · Atmospheric
65% of 3,309 reviews positive
95%
match
3
95%
match
4
Shadow Corridor
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
90% of 2,200 reviews positive · 8 playing now
95%
match
7
DEVOUR
Horror · Survival Horror · Online Co-Op · Psychological Horror
90% of 88,112 reviews positive · 539 playing now
94%
match
8
94%
match
9
Silent Hill Homecoming
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Gore
47% of 3,981 reviews positive
93%
match
10
93%
match
11
Layers of Fear (2016)
Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person
88% of 27,711 reviews positive · 33 playing now
93%
match
12
Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Horror · Survival Horror · First-Person · Psychological Horror
89% of 8,334 reviews positive
93%
match
13
DreadOut
Horror · Survival Horror · Third Person · Psychological Horror
77% of 5,720 reviews positive · 5 playing now
93%
match
16
92%
match
17
The Beast Inside
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Gore
83% of 12,136 reviews positive
92%
match
18
91%
match
19
Slender: The Arrival
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
88% of 9,347 reviews positive · 6 playing now
91%
match
20
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Horror · Survival Horror · Team-Based · Blood
66% of 23,541 reviews positive
91%
match
22
Penumbra Overture
Horror · Survival Horror · Stealth · Psychological Horror
90% of 4,164 reviews positive
91%
match
23
90%
match
24
Emily Wants To Play
Horror · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · First-Person
79% of 2,331 reviews positive
90%
match
Frequently asked
What games are similar to Dead by Daylight?
The closest matches to Dead by Daylight on Steam are Outlast, The Hat Man: Shadow Ward, Kholat, Shadow Corridor, Dementium II HD. They rank highest because their Steam community tags overlap most with Dead by Daylight's, and shared tags include Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror.
How are games like Dead by Daylight chosen?
Every game is described by the tags Steam players vote on it. Rare, specific tags such as Horror, Survival Horror, Psychological Horror count far more than catch-all ones like "Indie" or "Singleplayer", and each game is scored on how closely its whole tag profile matches Dead by Daylight's. Popularity never affects the ranking.