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Games like Panic Protocol

If Panic Protocol is your kind of game, the closest matches are GTFO, Dave's House and Fantôme — 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 Panic Protocol: A 1-4 player co-op horror game, where you guide your friends through a dangerous research facility. Use the CCTV system to observe enemies, set traps and interact with the environment. Extract with the research materials before time runs out.

2026ActionWindowsby PM2 Games
Panic Protocol — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Panic Protocol 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. GTFO

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    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 ↗
  2. Dave's House

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    In this frantic first-person co-op horror, answer the phone before Grandma eats you! Cook the food exactly as ordered, or she’ll eat you! Throw the food on the table and hide—don’t let it fall, or she'll eat you! If she finds you, RUN! If she catches you... don't get eaten!

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Fantôme

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    Fantôme is a psychological horror game. Secure dark relics in this chilling experience that offers both single-player and co-op modes. Procedural objectives mean every playthrough is unique. Team up with up to 3 friends for added terror.

    2024ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dead by Daylight

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.

    2016Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. クビトリドオルズ・レトリーバー: 島津怪談01

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    少女の首を奪う怪異「クビトリドオルズ」から首を盗み出す謎の仕事。1人でも複数人でも、推理とステルス、探索とクビトリを楽しもう。少女3人と少年1人は、これから始まる全ての怪談を呪うことになる――

    2025ActionIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Deathground

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    A 1-4 player co-op horror game that throws you into a desperate fight for survival against deadly dinosaurs. Run, hide and work together to complete missions and uncover the secrets buried within the abandoned AEON research facility. Can you and your friends make it out alive?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Paranormal Cleanup

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Panic Protocol fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Panic Protocol.

    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.

    2009Action9.99 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 Panic Protocol.

    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 Panic Protocol.

    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 Panic Protocol.

    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 Panic Protocol.

    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 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 ↗
  6. 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 ↗
  7. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

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

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Panic Protocol

Does Panic Protocol have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Panic Protocol supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Panic Protocol?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Panic Protocol are GTFO, Dave's House, Fantôme.
Who developed Panic Protocol?
Panic Protocol was developed by PM2 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 Panic Protocol.

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