Games like Cry of Fear
If Cry of Fear is your kind of game, the closest matches are Syndrome, Gynophobia and No More Room in Hell — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its free with surprising depth, atmospheric and bleak. 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 →Cry of Fear is a free-to-play psychological horror game released in 2013 by Team Psykskallar. It combines survival mechanics with first-person action in a desolate Scandinavian setting, featuring cooperative multiplayer alongside its solo campaign. The game uses limited inventory, no automatic respawning, resource scarcity, and manual save-slot management to create a challenging experience. Players describe the atmosphere as bleak and dark, with tension built through immersion rather than cheap scares. Reviewers note the emotional weight carried by the protagonist's flaws, and that story choices feel personal. The co-op mode adds a distinct dimension to the horror experience. It holds an 88% positive rating from over 37,000 Steam reviews and does not support Steam Deck.
About Cry of Fear: Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.
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Syndrome
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Top pick for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
Gynophobia
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cry of Fear.
Second-strongest match for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cry of Fear.
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
No More Room in Hell
WHY THIS
Shares resource scarcity and an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Third-strongest match for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cry of Fear.
The chances of you surviving this all out war of society and the undead are slim to none. Already, there are millions of the walking dead shambling about, searching for food to eat. There's no known cure. One bite can possibly end it all for you. However, you aren't alone in this nightmare.
Lost in Vivo
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Ranked #4 for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Cry of Fear.
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
Inside the Backrooms
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Cry of Fear.
Ranked #5 for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Cry of Fear.
Ranked #6 for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cry of Fear.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Escape the Backrooms
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Ranked #7 for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cry of Fear.
Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.
Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Cry of Fear.
Ranked #8 for Cry of Fear fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cry of Fear.
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.
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SILENT HILL 2
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
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 an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cry of Fear.
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.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cry of Fear.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
Half-Life
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cry of Fear.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
Murder House
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cry of Fear.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
Slenderman: Shadow of the Forest - is a thrilling first-person horror game that immerses you in a terrifying and mystical forest. Your goal is to find a way out of this dark and gloomy place by collecting necessary items that will help you survive and escape to freedom.
AMNESIA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Cry of Fear.
Reviewers of Cry of Fear cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cry of Fear.
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.
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Frequently asked about Cry of Fear
- Does Cry of Fear work on Steam Deck?
- Cry of Fear is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Is Cry of Fear free to play?
- Yes — Cry of Fear is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Cry of Fear have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Cry of Fear supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Cry of Fear?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cry of Fear are Syndrome, Gynophobia, No More Room in Hell.
- Who developed Cry of Fear?
- Cry of Fear was developed by Team Psykskallar.
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