Games like Nightmare of Decay
If Nightmare of Decay is your kind of game, the closest matches are EBOLA VILLAGE, Slipgate and Eternal Evil — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its extra modes add replayability, methodical combat feels satisfying 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 →Nightmare of Decay is a first-person survival horror game set in a nightmarish manor, developed and published by Checkmaty in 2022 at $4.99. Players navigate the environment through backtracking and puzzle-solving while managing scarce ammunition and healing items, facing hordes of undead enemies and cultists. The game features procedural generation alongside optional randomizer modes for replayability, with horde-mode elements adding tension. Reviewers highlight how loving homages to classic survival horror and retro pixel aesthetics create an atmospheric and immersive experience, while methodical combat and resource scarcity encourage deliberate play. The challenging difficulty and short length suit focused sit-down sessions, with extra modes providing additional content beyond the main campaign. The game holds a 96% positive rating from 2813 Steam reviews and runs in playable state on Steam Deck.
About Nightmare of Decay: A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
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EBOLA VILLAGE
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Top pick for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
Slipgate
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
Explore the gloomy rooms of a sci-fi base as a doomed marine, the sole survivor of the portal experiment. Save humanity as you did in the 90s with your trusty shotgun, make your way through ominous corridors inhabited by the shadows of sinners and evil spirits.
Eternal Evil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Third-strongest match for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.
Night At the Gates of Hell
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Ranked #4 for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
From the sick mind behind Bloodwash, Jordan King, comes his latest experiment in terror. Inspired by the Italian zombie flicks from Lucio Fulci and Bruno Mattei, Night of the Gates of Hell promises to be a blood dripping, neon soaked, flesh rotting experience.
The Last Patient
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
"Last patient" is a short first-person horror shooter with a frightening atmosphere.
Resident Evil Village
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Ranked #6 for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Ranked #7 for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
ZOMBI
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Ranked #8 for Nightmare of Decay fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Resident Evil 2
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
AMNESIA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Resident Evil 4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Tormented Souls
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a dark mood with Nightmare of Decay.
Reviewers of Nightmare of Decay cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Nightmare of Decay at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
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 ~70% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
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 ~80% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Nightmare of Decay on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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 Nightmare of Decay.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare of Decay.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare of Decay.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Nightmare of Decay.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Nightmare of Decay.
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.).
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Frequently asked about Nightmare of Decay
- Does Nightmare of Decay run on Steam Deck?
- Nightmare of Decay is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Nightmare of Decay cost?
- Nightmare of Decay is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Nightmare of Decay?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Nightmare of Decay are EBOLA VILLAGE, Slipgate, Eternal Evil.
- Who developed Nightmare of Decay?
- Nightmare of Decay was developed by Checkmaty.
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