Rank 01Why this
Shares tank controls and quick time events with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- $9.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2025
Games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
- 23 games
- Updated May 5, 2026
Players who liked Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix also play
The closest matches to Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix: Fear Effect, Resident Evil Requiem, Tormented Souls 2, MDK 2, and Kusan: City of Wolves. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Shares character switching and boss fights with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- $69.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2026
Rank 03Why this
Shares checkpoint based progression and inventory management with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2025
Rank 04 
MDK 2
Why this: Shares character switching and puzzle solving with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
Rank 05 
Kusan: City of Wolves
Why this: Shares boss fights with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
Rank 06 
F.E.A.R.
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
Rank 07 
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Why this: Shares stealth sequences and weapon variety with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
Rank 08 
System Shock® 2 (1999)
Why this: Shares inventory management with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Fear Effect
Shares tank controls and quick time events with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 78% of 73 reviews
- 2Resident Evil Requiem
Shares character switching and boss fights with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 97% of 48,719 reviews
- 3Tormented Souls 2
Shares checkpoint based progression and inventory management with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 86% of 610 reviews
- 4MDK 2
Shares character switching and puzzle solving with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 79% of 129 reviews
- 5
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- 7Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Shares stealth sequences and weapon variety with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 90% of 7,330 reviews
- 8System Shock® 2 (1999)
Shares inventory management with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 94% of 4,870 reviews
- 9God of War Ragnarök
Shares checkpoint based progression and real time combat with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 89% of 14,771 reviews
- 10
- 11NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Shares weapon variety and real time combat with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 81% of 1,451 reviews
- 12
- 13Metro: Last Light Redux
Shares weapon customization and exploration with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 88% of 19,864 reviews
- 14Daymare: 1998
Shares inventory management and puzzle solving with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 67% of 1,273 reviews
- 15The Evil Within 2
Also Third-Person Shooter and Violent, like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 91% of 5,997 reviews
- 16Flesh Made Fear
Shares tank controls and inventory management with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 95% of 187 reviews
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- 22Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 94% of 5,248 reviews
- 23
- 24Ghostrunner
Shares checkpoint based progression with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
- 91% of 19,213 reviews
- Released: 2026
- Developer: Implicit Conversions
- Price: $9.99checked Nov 2
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 100% of 13 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cel shaded ps1 aesthetic preserved
- Cel shaded visuals and gory death animations
- Creepy story and character backstories
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Intense
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Why this: Shares inventory management and puzzle solving with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Shares exploration and puzzle solving with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Same dark mood as Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Shares tank controls and quick time events with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Shares character switching and boss fights with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Shares boss fights with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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Why this: Shares stealth sequences and weapon variety with Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix.
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About Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
The closest matches to Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix: Fear Effect, Resident Evil Requiem, Tormented Souls 2, MDK 2, and Kusan: City of Wolves. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is your kind of game, the closest matches are Fear Effect, Resident Evil Requiem and Tormented Souls 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and intense, and single out its boss fights and character switching. 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 Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix: The fear is back.Return to 2048 Hong Kong in the groundbreaking survival-horror that defined style and mature storytelling for a generation.
Is Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix worth buying?
Too few reviews to call
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- Only 13 Steam reviews so far, not enough to judge.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 2).
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cel shaded ps1 aesthetic preserved
- Cel shaded visuals and gory death animations
- Creepy story and character backstories
- Cyberpunk meets chinese mythology setting
People who play it also play: Fear Effect, Resident Evil Requiem, Tormented Souls 2
Frequently asked about Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Can I run it?
Is Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix cost?
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix are Fear Effect, Resident Evil Requiem, Tormented Souls 2.
Who developed Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix?
Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix was developed by Implicit Conversions and published by Limited Run Games.