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Games like SCP: Retrieval

If SCP: Retrieval is your kind of game, the closest matches are Contain, GTFO and Six Days in Fallujah — picked from the ranked list below. 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.

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About SCP: Retrieval: SCP: Retrieval is an indie multiplayer action horror game set in the SCP universe. You will play as a Mobile Task Force unit sent to retrieve dangerous anomalous creatures after a massive series of major breaches.

2024ActionEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Arcsteel Games
SCP: Retrieval — Steam game cover

Players who liked SCP: Retrieval also play

Steam players who put hours into SCP: Retrieval 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.

  1. Contain

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with SCP: Retrieval.

    Contain is a Tactical Co-Op FPS game. Form your squad of four players to fight against the anomalies. Try to "Contain" them where the line between ordinary and extraordinary is blurred.

    2024ActionIndieEarly Access13.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. GTFO

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Six Days in Fallujah

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with SCP: Retrieval.

    Six Days in Fallujah is an intensely realistic first-person tactical shooter based on true stories from one of this century’s toughest urban battles.

    2023ActionEarly Access39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. EXFIL

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    EXFIL delivers raw tactical FPS intensity with no distractions. No loot grinding, no gimmicks, just pure realism. EXFIL tests your strategy, comms, and teamwork in high-stakes tactical engagements. Will your squad rise to the challenge?

    2024ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.

    2023Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. SWAT Commander

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with SCP: Retrieval.

    Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.

    2025ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. PAYDAY 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

    2013ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. PAYDAY™ The Heist

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for SCP: Retrieval fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”

    2011Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below SCP: Retrieval at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Battlefront (Classic, 2004)

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Fight the greatest battles in the STAR WARS universe any way you want to. The choice is yours.

    2019Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Kill It With Fire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~48% under SCP: Retrieval on Steam right now. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Kill It With Fire is a first-person action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation2.59 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    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.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with SCP: Retrieval.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Children of Clay

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Children of Clay is a short stop motion archeology horror game, where you have to study an ancient artefact and discover its dark secret.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SCP: Retrieval

How much does SCP: Retrieval cost?
SCP: Retrieval is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does SCP: Retrieval have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — SCP: Retrieval supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to SCP: Retrieval?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SCP: Retrieval are Contain, GTFO, Six Days in Fallujah.
Who developed SCP: Retrieval?
SCP: Retrieval was developed by Arcsteel Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on SCP: Retrieval.

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