Games like Fear & Hunger
If Fear & Hunger is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, Darkest Dungeon® and Fortress of Hell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its coinflips decide critical outcomes, enemies require varied strategies and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Fear & Hunger is a 2019 horror dungeon crawler set in dark, oppressive underground environments. Players navigate a roguelike structure with permadeath and no manual saves, making each decision carry permanent weight. The game's coin-flip RNG system means critical outcomes hinge on chance, while its limb-targeting combat allows players and enemies alike to lose arms, legs, and other body parts. Reviewers note the lore is dense and rewarding to uncover, and players describe the overall experience as atmospheric, dark, and tense. Multiple difficulty modes accommodate different comfort levels with the game's brutal challenge. The game runs $7.99 and holds a 94% positive rating from over 10,700 Steam reviews, though it is not currently supported on Steam Deck.
About Fear & Hunger: Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.
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Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Fear & Hunger.
Top pick for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Fear & Hunger.
Second-strongest match for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
Fortress of Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Third-strongest match for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Can you survive inside a fortress full of monsters, and free the many prisoners (including your own girlfriend!) from their unfortunate fate? Play as up to 4 different parties - you can even play evil heroes from darkness - and find out!
Fresh Body
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Ranked #4 for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Defeat your enemies , take their body parts to replace yours and become another strong boss yourself.
Hatred and Blood
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Hatred and Blood is a psychological horror RPG set in a dystopian 1980s. Nations have turned to isolation and walls to prevent another war. But a curse, or sickness, spreads... consuming people from within and erasing their humanity. Will you endure… or be Baptized in Dismay?
Look Outside
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Ranked #7 for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
The Hunt - Rebuilt
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Ranked #8 for Fear & Hunger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
"As you blink the grogginess from your eyes, you remember what's happened and why you are here."Trapped within a forest of death, a white stag must find his way out before the hunter chasing him gains his prize. That is, unless the forest kills him first.(READ DESCRIPTION BEFORE PLAYING)
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Inscryption
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Darkest Dungeon®
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
BLACK SOULS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Long, long ago, there existed a kingdom shrouded in dense mist: the Lost Empire. This mist twisted humans into terrifying beasts, plunging the world into despair. War raged endlessly. Heroes rose, seeking fame and glory. It is in this place you awaken—a nameless undead.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Chants of Sennaar
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
In this award-winning puzzle adventure game, play as the Traveler on a quest to reunite the Peoples of the Tower. Observe, listen, and decipher ancient languages in a fascinating universe inspired by the Myth of Babel.
Trench Face
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
The Sexy Brutale
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear & Hunger.
Reviewers of Fear & Hunger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
The Sexy Brutale — a never-ending masked ball featuring intrigue, murder and the (quite possibly) occult! Relive the same mysterious day where the guests at the casino mansion are being murdered by the staff over and over again...
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Fear & Hunger at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Fear & Hunger.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~53% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~81% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Fear & Hunger.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Fear & Hunger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fear & Hunger.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fear & Hunger.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Fear & Hunger.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
NGU IDLE
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear & Hunger.
NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!
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Frequently asked about Fear & Hunger
- Does Fear & Hunger work on Steam Deck?
- Fear & Hunger is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Fear & Hunger cost?
- Fear & Hunger is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Fear & Hunger?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fear & Hunger are Fear & Hunger 2: Termina, Darkest Dungeon®, Fortress of Hell.
- Who developed Fear & Hunger?
- Fear & Hunger was developed by Miro Haverinen and published by Happy Paintings.
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