Games like Project Silverfish
If Project Silverfish is your kind of game, the closest matches are Where Dolls Hang, Seclusion and MOULD — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and eerie. 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 →Project Silverfish is an early-access action-adventure extraction shooter set in a hostile sci-fi exclusion zone, developed and published by Siris Pendrake. Players explore open environments, navigate environmental hazards, collect loot, and manage faction politics across a mysterious world where permadeath raises the stakes of each expedition. Reviewers highlight persistent NPC behavior that makes the setting feel alive, a deep reputation system with tangible consequences, and solid gunplay supported by extensive weapon configurations. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and eerie, with exploration rewarding discovery of hidden locations and artifacts. The game is solo-only, playable on Steam Deck, offers pausable gameplay with customizable difficulty, and currently holds a 93% positive rating from over 2,400 Steam reviews.
About Project Silverfish: Explore a hostile, living world: Uncover forgotten horrors, both man-made and supernatural, as you hunt for powerful weapons and exotic artifacts.
Players who liked Project Silverfish also play
Steam players who put hours into Project Silverfish 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.
Where Dolls Hang
WHY THIS
Top pick for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Where Dolls Hang is a survival psychological horror game where you investigate a place plagued by strange and unsettling events filled with hanging dolls. Explore dangerous locations, gather evidence, uncover hidden secrets, and use your boat to confront the unknown as you search for answers.
Seclusion
WHY THIS
Shares survival management and atmospheric with Project Silverfish.
Second-strongest match for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
The walls listen...
MOULD
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
MOULD is an adventure horror game about a shattered Soviet dream. The Earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable, humanity is gone, and its place has been taken by a monstrous life form, capable of surviving in the planet's new conditions.
Skin Deep
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Ranked #4 for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Ranked #5 for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Silverfish.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Rust
WHY THIS
Shares survival management and a tense mood with Project Silverfish.
Ranked #6 for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
The only aim in Rust is to survive. Everything wants you to die - the island’s wildlife, other inhabitants, the environment, and other survivors. Do whatever it takes to last another night.
No Man's Home
WHY THIS
Shares loot collection, environmental hazards and atmospheric with Project Silverfish.
Ranked #7 for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Silverfish.
You wander into the dangerous Asran Exclusion Zone. You will have to survive hunger, thirst, dangerous factions, radioactive emissions and the wild life. Remember, this is no man's home and you are not the hero.
NO BACKUP
WHY THIS
Shares atmospheric with Project Silverfish.
Ranked #8 for Project Silverfish fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Escape together or die alone. In this intense co-op bodycam horror game, you and your team are hunted by a relentless creature. Communicate, stay quiet, and fight to survive. Every move counts. Every sound could be your last.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Project Silverfish
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Stalker
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Silverfish.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
STALCRAFT: X
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Project Silverfish.
STALCRAFT: X is the largest open-world online game in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Explore the world full of mutants and anomalies alone or with friends — unforgettable emotions guaranteed.
ADACA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
A Sci-fi FPS set on the mysterious planet ADACA. - Use your GRAVITY-MANIPULATING arm to HURL objects at your foes or even RIP weapons directly from their hands! - EXPLORE and manipulate the environment in this EERIE and HOSTILE world!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Shares faction politics and an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Zombie Army Trilogy
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
Ready or Not
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
ULTRAKILL
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
Metro Exodus
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and an atmospheric mood with Project Silverfish.
Reviewers of Project Silverfish cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Project Silverfish at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Silverfish.
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.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Project Silverfish.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
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.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Project Silverfish on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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 Project Silverfish.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Silverfish.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Project Silverfish.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Project Silverfish.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Project Silverfish.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
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Frequently asked about Project Silverfish
- Does Project Silverfish run on Steam Deck?
- Project Silverfish 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 Project Silverfish cost?
- Project Silverfish is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Project Silverfish?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Project Silverfish are Where Dolls Hang, Seclusion, MOULD.
- Who developed Project Silverfish?
- Project Silverfish was developed by Siris Pendrake.
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