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Games like SEVERANCE

If SEVERANCE is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lastbane, 灵魂筹码:契约 and Mournight — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its anxious, atmospheric and dark. 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 SEVERANCE: Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.

2025ActionStrategyIndieAdventureCasualEarly Access6.99 USDWindowsby Sykes Games
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Steam players who put hours into SEVERANCE 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. Lastbane

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    Lastbane is a CO-OP asymmetric horror game. Together with your friends, you must try to escape the map silently without being caught by sound-sensitive creatures that react to microphones and in-game voice chat.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 灵魂筹码:契约

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SEVERANCE.

    Second-strongest match for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    《灵魂筹码:契约》是一款生存恐怖对战游戏。这是一场一旦坐上牌桌便无法回头的赌局,为了取胜所要付出的代价远超想象,你需要通过合作才能逃离这越陷越深的泥潭。不过要小心,你将面对的敌人并不只有恶灵,而你要合作的也不仅仅是人类同伴……

    2022ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mournight

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    A terrifying 1–4 player co-op horror game set in a cursed mansion. Use flashlights, find clues, and survive the horrors within. Every decision matters. Can you escape before the curse claims you?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. NightSpawn

    WHY THIS

    Shares stealth, co op multiplayer and atmospheric with SEVERANCE.

    Ranked #4 for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    NightSpawn is a FREE to PLAY multiplayer horror game where investigators explore cursed locations, complete objectives, and escape supernatural monsters. Play co-op with friends or control the monster in asymmetric multiplayer modes including intense 4v1 hunts and competitive team-based matches.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Another's Memories

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    Another's Memories is a first-person psychological horror video game located in Argentina. Explore a sinister country house, solve puzzles, and survive ruthless enemies in an immersive experience where every shadow hides a disturbing story.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. Pacify

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with SEVERANCE.

    Ranked #6 for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with SEVERANCE.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. DON'T LOOK AWAY

    WHY THIS

    Shares a stressful mood with SEVERANCE.

    Ranked #7 for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    A frightening asymmetrical multiplayer experience! Survive as the Human or terrorize as the Entity that can only move when it isn't being watched.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Fear Therapy

    WHY THIS

    Shares an anxious mood with SEVERANCE.

    Ranked #8 for SEVERANCE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with SEVERANCE.

    Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.

    2021IndieEarly Access4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    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. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    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 ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under SEVERANCE on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with SEVERANCE.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. 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 SEVERANCE.

    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 ↗
  4. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with SEVERANCE.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with SEVERANCE.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with SEVERANCE.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about SEVERANCE

Does SEVERANCE work on Steam Deck?
SEVERANCE is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does SEVERANCE cost?
SEVERANCE is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does SEVERANCE have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — SEVERANCE supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to SEVERANCE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside SEVERANCE are Lastbane, 灵魂筹码:契约, Mournight.
Who developed SEVERANCE?
SEVERANCE was developed by Sykes 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 SEVERANCE.

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