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Games like DreadOut

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  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked DreadOut also play

The closest matches to DreadOut: DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, DreadOut 2, Resident Evil, Darkwood, and Obscure. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as DreadOut.

    • $6.79 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2020
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like DreadOut.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 2)
    • 2015
  1. Rank 04

    Darkwood

    • $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017
  2. Rank 05

    Obscure

    • $6.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • 2014
  3. Rank 06

    Enigma of Fear

    Why this: Also Supernatural and Survival Horror, like DreadOut.

    • $20.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  4. Rank 08

    The Beast Inside

    Why this: Shares exploration and puzzle solving with DreadOut.

    • $24.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2019

The full ranked list: top 24 games like DreadOut

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark

    Shares puzzle solving with DreadOut.

    • 82% of 346 reviews
  2. 2
    DreadOut 2

    Same atmospheric mood as DreadOut.

    • 76% of 794 reviews
  3. 3
    Resident Evil

    Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like DreadOut.

    • 91% of 12,437 reviews
  4. 4
    Darkwood

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Adventure

    • 94% of 9,910 reviews
  5. 5
    Obscure

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,055 reviews
  6. 6
    Enigma of Fear

    Also Supernatural and Survival Horror, like DreadOut.

    • 90% of 229 reviews
  7. 7
    The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 94% of 404 reviews
  8. 8
    The Beast Inside

    Shares exploration and puzzle solving with DreadOut.

    • 77% of 2,333 reviews
  9. 9
    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    Genres: Adventure

    • 94% of 124 reviews
  10. 10
    Tormented Souls 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 86% of 610 reviews
  11. 11
    Connection: The Nightmare Within

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 90% of 52 reviews
  12. 12
    Daymare: 1998

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 67% of 1,273 reviews
  13. 13
    Alan Wake

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 88% of 16,015 reviews
  14. 14
    Flesh Made Fear

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 95% of 187 reviews
  15. 15
    Dread Flats

    Shares exploration with DreadOut.

    • 86% of 314 reviews
  16. 16
    Slender: The Arrival

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 3,482 reviews
  17. 17
    Dead Take

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 556 reviews
  18. 18
    Unmourned

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 98 reviews
  19. 19
    Penumbra Overture

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 89% of 1,939 reviews
  20. 20
    Remothered: Tormented Fathers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 70% of 658 reviews
  21. 21
    The Evil Within 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 91% of 5,997 reviews
  22. 22
    An English Haunting

    Genres: Adventure

    • 96% of 247 reviews
  23. 23
    Descending The Woods

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 59% of 51 reviews
  24. 24
    Those Who Remain

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 71% of 279 reviews
DreadOut — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2014
  • Developer: Digital Happiness
  • Price: $14.99checked Nov 3
  • Steam Deck: Deck Playable
  • 78% of 1,797 reviews
  • Genres: Indie, Adventure
  • Metacritic 55
  • Platforms: Windows, Linux

Players highlight

  • Camera as weapon
  • Creepy atmosphere
  • Monster ghosts
  • Atmospheric
  • Tense
  • Unsettling

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About DreadOut

The closest matches to DreadOut: DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, DreadOut 2, Resident Evil, Darkwood, and Obscure. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If DreadOut is your kind of game, the closest matches are DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, DreadOut 2 and Resident Evil — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, tense and unsettling, and single out its camera based combat and exploration. 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.

DreadOut, developed and published by Digital Happiness in 2014, is a third-person horror game in which the player's camera doubles as a weapon against ghosts. Built around ghost photography, exploration and puzzle-solving, it follows a female protagonist through supernatural, unsettling environments. Reviewers describe the atmosphere as creepy and tense, with monstrous spirits to capture on film. Built for sit-down solo sessions at a normal difficulty, it draws on Indonesian folklore for its scares. The game carries a Metacritic score of 55, is Steam Deck Playable, holds a 78% positive rating across 1,797 Steam reviews, and costs 14.99 USD. A fit for survival-horror fans who like investigation and atmosphere over direct combat.

About DreadOut: DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Is DreadOut worth buying?

  • 78% of 1,797 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 6 h when they wrote their review.
  • Critics had played a median of 5 h before their negative review.
  • Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

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

“Meh. The folklore is interesting but the gameplay sucks. Easy to get lost and the camera shake is annoying.”
4 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, DreadOut 2, Resident Evil

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Frequently asked about DreadOut

Can I run it?

Does DreadOut run on Steam Deck?

DreadOut 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 DreadOut cost?

DreadOut is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to DreadOut?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DreadOut are DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, DreadOut 2, Resident Evil.

Who developed DreadOut?

DreadOut was developed by Digital Happiness.