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Games like Carnival Hunt

If Carnival Hunt is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead by Daylight, In Silence and Dying Light — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About Carnival Hunt: Carnival Hunt is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game set inside a living, ever-shifting mechanical carnival designed by the Puppetmaster. One player becomes the Carnival Monster, while others play as puppet Bunnies struggling to survive, ascend, and escape the hunt.

2026ActionStrategyIndieEarly AccessWindowsby Crytivo, Beer Night Studio
Carnival Hunt — Steam game cover

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  1. Dead by Daylight

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

    2016Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. In Silence

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.

    2021Action9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Dying Light

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

    2015ActionRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Masked Forces: Zombie Survival

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?

    2017ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

    2023ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Back 4 Blood

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.

    2021Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    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!

    2024Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Home Sweet Home : Survive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Carnival Hunt fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Carnival Hunt.

    Home Sweet Home is back with its soul-stirring sequel that will haunt you to the ground ! Immerse yourself in a world of Thai myths, let's fight together to get out of this horrifying world. The 4vs1 game that will give you the experience of hunting and being hunted in one game.

    2021ActionStrategyIndieDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Carnival Hunt.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Carnival Hunt.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Carnival Hunt

Does Carnival Hunt have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Carnival Hunt supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Carnival Hunt?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Carnival Hunt are Dead by Daylight, In Silence, Dying Light.
Who developed Carnival Hunt?
Carnival Hunt was developed by Crytivo, Beer Night Studio and published by Crytivo.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Carnival Hunt.

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