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Games like Spectral Scream

  • 16 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Spectral Scream also play

The closest matches to Spectral Scream: Backroom Company, PARANOIA PLACE, UNDERWARD, The Devourer: Hunted Souls, and Backrooms Society. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares survival management and permadeath with Spectral Scream.

    • $6.74 (Price checked Oct 6)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • $4.79 (Price checked Oct 6)
    • 2025
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Demons and Thriller, like Spectral Scream.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  1. Rank 04

    The Devourer: Hunted Souls

    Why this: Shares co op multiplayer and exploration with Spectral Scream.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  2. Rank 05

    Backrooms Society

    Why this: Shares survival management and wave based survival with Spectral Scream.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  3. Rank 06

    Sketchy's Contract

    Why this: Shares survival management and loadout customization with Spectral Scream.

    • $8.99 (Price checked Oct 12)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  4. Rank 07

    Deadly Broadcast

    Why this: Shares resource management with Spectral Scream.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • 2023
  5. Rank 08

    SEVERANCE

    Why this: Shares loadout customization and co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • 2025

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Spectral Scream

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Backroom Company

    Shares survival management and permadeath with Spectral Scream.

    • 73% of 79 reviews
  2. 2
    PARANOIA PLACE

    Shares co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • 88% of 636 reviews
  3. 3
    UNDERWARD

    Also Demons and Thriller, like Spectral Scream.

    • 74% of 74 reviews
  4. 4
    The Devourer: Hunted Souls

    Shares co op multiplayer and exploration with Spectral Scream.

    • 79% of 235 reviews
  5. 5
    Backrooms Society

    Shares survival management and wave based survival with Spectral Scream.

    • 81% of 342 reviews
  6. 6
    Sketchy's Contract

    Shares survival management and loadout customization with Spectral Scream.

    • 85% of 1,334 reviews
  7. 7
    Deadly Broadcast

    Shares resource management with Spectral Scream.

    • 86% of 365 reviews
  8. 8
    SEVERANCE

    Shares loadout customization and co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • 81% of 304 reviews
  9. 9
    Emissary Zero

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer

    • 88% of 1,113 reviews
  10. 10
    The Escape: Together

    Also Demons and Survival Horror, like Spectral Scream.

    • 79% of 758 reviews
  11. 11
    Hospital 666

    Shares checkpoint based progression with Spectral Scream.

    • 80% of 296 reviews
  12. 12
    School 666

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 169 reviews
  13. 13
    Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 69% of 170 reviews
  14. 14
    PANICORE

    Shares wave based survival and co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • 75% of 4,299 reviews
  15. 15
    Blood Typers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 689 reviews
  16. 16
    MIMESIS

    Shares permadeath with Spectral Scream.

    • 79% of 1,794 reviews
  17. 17
    Dread Flats

    Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Spectral Scream.

    • 86% of 314 reviews
  18. 18
    CRYO

    Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access

    • 90% of 253 reviews
  19. 19
    Dead of Darkness

    Shares inventory management and resource management with Spectral Scream.

    • 91% of 103 reviews
  20. 20
    Project Unknown

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 337 reviews
  21. 21
    Phasmophobia

    Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access

    • 96% of 350,092 reviews
  22. 22
    Murky Divers

    Shares co op multiplayer and resource gathering with Spectral Scream.

    • 87% of 2,182 reviews
  23. 23
    Descending The Woods

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 59% of 51 reviews
  24. 24
    Demonologist

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 84% of 10,143 reviews
Spectral Scream — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2024
  • Developer: STOIC Ent.
  • Price: $9.99checked Oct 10
  • 78% of 131 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Atmospheric lighting and art style
  • Constant tension from respawning enemies
  • Enemies respawn relentlessly
  • Atmospheric
  • Dark
  • Immersive

More games like Spectral Scream, sliced differently

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Spectral Scream at current Steam store prices.

  • The Escape: Together

    Why this: Also Demons and Survival Horror, like Spectral Scream.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  • Dread Flats

    Why this: Shares survival management and wave based survival with Spectral Scream.

    • $5.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  • Chased by Darkness

    Why this: Also Thriller and Survival Horror, like Spectral Scream.

    • $3.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  • INVITATION To FEAR

    Why this: Shares scavenger hunt with Spectral Scream.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  • SKIBIDI GYATROOMS

    Why this: Shares survival management and co op multiplayer with Spectral Scream.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  • The Experiment

    Why this: Shares survival management and checkpoint based progression with Spectral Scream.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 10)
    • 2024

About Spectral Scream

The closest matches to Spectral Scream: Backroom Company, PARANOIA PLACE, UNDERWARD, The Devourer: Hunted Souls, and Backrooms Society. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Spectral Scream is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backroom Company, PARANOIA PLACE and UNDERWARD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its checkpoint based progression and co op multiplayer. 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.

About Spectral Scream: Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.

Is Spectral Scream worth buying?

  • 78% of 131 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Oct 10).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Very Mixed emotions about this game. Its fun with friends... but the maps are WAY too big that it just ruins the scariness of it all because youre so frustrated that you've spent an hour trying to find one key... would recommend if you had…”
5 h played
“So buggy, huge lobby problems, I can't join people, when I do join people I get left behind when we all ready up. Sorry but completely unplayable currently.”
9 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Backroom Company, PARANOIA PLACE, UNDERWARD

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Frequently asked about Spectral Scream

Can I run it?

Does Spectral Scream work on Steam Deck?

Spectral Scream is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.

How much does Spectral Scream cost?

Spectral Scream is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Spectral Scream have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — Spectral Scream supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).

What games are most similar to Spectral Scream?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Spectral Scream are Backroom Company, PARANOIA PLACE, UNDERWARD.

Who developed Spectral Scream?

Spectral Scream was developed by STOIC Ent..