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Games like Species: Unknown

  • 20 games
  • Updated Nov 3, 2026

Players who liked Species: Unknown also play

The closest matches to Species: Unknown: Nuclear Nightmare, GTFO, Sketchy's Contract, Alien: Isolation, and Lethal Company. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Shares weapon upgrades and co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • $6.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024
  2. Rank 02

    Why this

    Shares team coordination and procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  3. Rank 03

    Why this

    Shares weapon upgrades and mission based progression with Species: Unknown.

    • $8.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2026
  1. Rank 04

    Alien: Isolation

    Why this: Shares resource management with Species: Unknown.

    • $39.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014
  2. Rank 05

    Lethal Company

    Why this: Shares team coordination with Species: Unknown.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2023
  3. Rank 06

    CRYO

    Why this: Shares co op multiplayer and procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • $7.49 (Price checked Oct 31)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  4. Rank 07

    Aliens vs. Predator™

    Why this: Shares environmental interaction with Species: Unknown.

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • 2010
  5. Rank 08

    PANICORE

    Why this: Shares proximity chat and co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2024

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Species: Unknown

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

    Shares weapon upgrades and co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • 83% of 8,674 reviews
  2. 2
    GTFO

    Shares team coordination and procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • 88% of 25,271 reviews
  3. 3
    Sketchy's Contract

    Shares weapon upgrades and mission based progression with Species: Unknown.

    • 85% of 1,334 reviews
  4. 4
    Alien: Isolation

    Shares resource management with Species: Unknown.

    • 92% of 26,101 reviews
  5. 5
    Lethal Company

    Shares team coordination with Species: Unknown.

    • 97% of 274,553 reviews
  6. 6
    CRYO

    Shares co op multiplayer and procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • 90% of 253 reviews
  7. 7
    Aliens vs. Predator™

    Shares environmental interaction with Species: Unknown.

    • 90% of 7,954 reviews
  8. 8
    PANICORE

    Shares proximity chat and co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • 75% of 4,299 reviews
  9. 9
    Backrooms: Extractions

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 71% of 227 reviews
  10. 10
    The Outlast Trials

    Shares character progression with Species: Unknown.

    • 94% of 38,564 reviews
  11. 11
    The Persistence

    Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Species: Unknown.

    • 67% of 63 reviews
  12. 12
    MIMESIS

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 1,794 reviews
  13. 13
    Syndrome

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 72% of 147 reviews
  14. 14
    Murky Divers

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 87% of 2,182 reviews
  15. 15
    Zort

    Shares team coordination and environmental interaction with Species: Unknown.

    • 92% of 3,767 reviews
  16. 16
    Bunker Invaders

    Shares wave based combat and procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • 85% of 72 reviews
  17. 17
    Deathground

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 61% of 578 reviews
  18. 18
    Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction

    Also Aliens and Stealth, like Species: Unknown.

    • 70% of 1,201 reviews
  19. 19
    NO BACKUP

    Shares environmental interaction and co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • 69% of 834 reviews
  20. 20
    Space Beast Terror Fright

    Shares procedural generation with Species: Unknown.

    • 91% of 1,115 reviews
  21. 21
    Jump Space

    Shares co op multiplayer with Species: Unknown.

    • 88% of 6,842 reviews
  22. 22
    Unsafe Express

    Also Aliens and Survival Horror, like Species: Unknown.

    • 65% of 163 reviews
  23. 23
    Contagion

    Same atmospheric mood as Species: Unknown.

    • 73% of 5,535 reviews
  24. 24
    Natural Selection 2

    Shares team coordination and resource management with Species: Unknown.

    • 85% of 5,398 reviews
Species: Unknown — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2025
  • Developer: WanadevStudio
  • Price: $9.99checked Nov 3
  • 95% of 3,668 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie, Early Access
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Ability to fight back against horror instead of just hiding
  • Dynamic mission modifiers keep gameplay fresh
  • Excellent performance across different pc specs
  • Atmospheric
  • Immersive
  • Intense

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About Species: Unknown

The closest matches to Species: Unknown: Nuclear Nightmare, GTFO, Sketchy's Contract, Alien: Isolation, and Lethal Company. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Species: Unknown is your kind of game, the closest matches are Nuclear Nightmare, GTFO and Sketchy's Contract — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and intense, and single out its alien hunting and character progression. 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 Species: Unknown: Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.

Is Species: Unknown worth buying?

Recent reviews are much worse

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 95% of 3,668 Steam reviews are positive.
  • Last 30 days: 54% positive across 1,099 new reviews, 41 points below its all-time score.
  • Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
  • Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
  • Not supported on Steam Deck.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

People who play it also play: Nuclear Nightmare, GTFO, Sketchy's Contract

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about Species: Unknown

Can I run it?

Does Species: Unknown work on Steam Deck?

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

How much does Species: Unknown cost?

Species: Unknown is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

Does Species: Unknown have multiplayer or co-op?

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

What games are most similar to Species: Unknown?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Species: Unknown are Nuclear Nightmare, GTFO, Sketchy's Contract.

Who developed Species: Unknown?

Species: Unknown was developed by WanadevStudio.