Games like DreadOut
If DreadOut is your kind of game, the closest matches are DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark, Arrogation: Unlight of Day and DreadOut Remastered Collection — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its camera as weapon, creepy atmosphere and monster ghosts. 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 →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.
Players who liked DreadOut also play
Steam players who put hours into DreadOut also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Top pick for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with DreadOut.
Second-strongest match for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
DreadOut Remastered Collection
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Third-strongest match for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Ranked #4 for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Ranked #5 for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
Two years ago, a group of young teenagers found themselves trapped inside their school. They suffered through the longest night of their lives, chased by abominable creatures created by their principal. Some of them survived that terrible night, while others perished.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with DreadOut.
Ranked #6 for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Granny Remake
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Ranked #7 for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Granny Remake is a gripping horror game where you must escape from a sinister house chased by a cunning and relentless Granny. Choose from multiple escape routes: drive away in a car, call the police, or unlock the main door
Resident Evil 0
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Ranked #8 for DreadOut fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
Before the mansion, before the destruction of Raccoon City, there was Resident Evil 0. Now remastered with improved visuals and sounds, as well as the all-new Wesker Mode, there's never been a better time to experience the origins of the Resident Evil story.
Reviewers mention these as similar to DreadOut
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FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Reviewers of DreadOut cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Reviewers of DreadOut cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
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.
Project Zero
WHY THIS
Reviewers of DreadOut cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
A fast-paced FPS where precision and movement decide every fight. Choose your weapons, master maps, and challenge other players and/or bots in casual or competitive, skill-based matches.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DreadOut at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under DreadOut on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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 DreadOut.
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 Adventure with DreadOut.
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 Indie with DreadOut.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Digital Happiness
Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Happiness, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DreadOut 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
DreadEye VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
DreadEye is a virtual reality experience that allows you to become an Indonesian shaman. Immerse yourself in terrifying experiences set in haunted rural Indonesia, and discover the gruesome horrors lurking in the shadows!
DreadHaunt
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Play your way. Alone or together. Survive, update, repeat. DreadHaunt — where every decision matters and survival depends on TRUST. New characters, emotes, and new modes keep the fear alive — all included. Now available: Cross play with console players!
Jurig Escape
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.
Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
DreadOut Remastered Collection
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DreadOut Remastered Collection
WHY THIS
Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut.
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Resident Evil Revelations
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with DreadOut.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with DreadOut.
Resident Evil® Revelations returns redefined for PC complete with high quality HD visuals, enhanced lighting effects and an immersive sound experience.
Frequently asked about DreadOut
- 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, Arrogation: Unlight of Day, DreadOut Remastered Collection.
- Who developed DreadOut?
- DreadOut was developed by Digital Happiness.
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