Games like Dead Beacon
If Dead Beacon is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nightmare of Decay, 1899: Secrets of the Maze and Eternal Evil — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and mysterious. 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 →About Dead Beacon: Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.
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Nightmare of Decay
WHY THIS
Shares randomizer mode, backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Top pick for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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.
1899: Secrets of the Maze
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
"1899: Secrets of the Maze" is a survival journey in a mysterious labyrinth. Subject No. 3 embarks on an adventure triggered by a Rubik's cube, battling zombies, setting traps, and uncovering the secrets of Dimension Technology Lab.
Eternal Evil
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Third-strongest match for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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.
The Hotel
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Ranked #4 for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
EBOLA VILLAGE
WHY THIS
Shares backtracking, inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Ranked #5 for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Ranked #6 for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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.
Blood: One Unit Whole Blood
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!
EBOLA 3
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Ranked #8 for Dead Beacon fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.
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Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Reviewers of Dead Beacon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Nightmare of Decay
WHY THIS
Shares randomizer mode, backtracking and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Reviewers of Dead Beacon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares inventory management, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Dead Beacon.
Reviewers of Dead Beacon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
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.
Alone in the Dark
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Beacon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Blood Within
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Beacon cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
With the absance of the mighty Bloodstar, the universe plunged into chaos. Unleash your inner power alongside Captain Thorne, vanquish demons and restore the order of light.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead Beacon at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dead Beacon.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Beacon.
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 Dead Beacon
- Does Dead Beacon run on Steam Deck?
- Dead Beacon 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 Dead Beacon cost?
- Dead Beacon is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dead Beacon?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Beacon are Nightmare of Decay, 1899: Secrets of the Maze, Eternal Evil.
- Who developed Dead Beacon?
- Dead Beacon was developed by SelianiDEV.
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