Games like Friday the 13th: The Game
If Friday the 13th: The Game is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead by Daylight, Manhunt and Outlast 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its asymmetrical roles feel distinct, counselor personalities shine and jasons power feels overwhelming. 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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Dead by Daylight
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Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Top pick for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
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.
Manhunt
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Second-strongest match for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
Outlast 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
The Evil Within 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Ranked #4 for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Carnival Hunt
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Ranked #6 for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Carnival Hunt is an asymmetric multiplayer horror game set inside a living, ever-shifting mechanical carnival designed by the Puppetmaster. One player becomes the Carnival Monster, while others play as puppet Bunnies struggling to survive, ascend, and escape the hunt.
Doorways: The Underworld
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Ranked #7 for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Ranked #8 for Friday the 13th: The Game fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
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.
Evil Dead: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Step into the shoes of Ash Williams or his friends from the iconic Evil Dead franchise in a game loaded with over-the-top co-op & PVP multiplayer action! Play as a team of 4 survivors in a game inspired by all 3 original Evil Dead films as well as the Ash vs Evil Dead television series.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Predator: Hunting Grounds
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.
Voltage High Society
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Reviewers of Friday the 13th: The Game cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
A first-person Metroidvania where you fight with your fists. No guns. Explore a prison island crawling with cybernetic horrors, rip new abilities from what you kill, and punch your way to freedom. Inspired by Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 with Friday the 13th: The Game.
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 Friday the 13th: The Game.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by IllFonic, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Predator: Hunting Grounds
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Another title from IllFonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Another title from IllFonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed Ecto Edition
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Another title from IllFonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
This is an asymmetrical game of hide and seek. In true form to IllFonic’s past titles, this title is a 4v1 setup where players will either play as part of a team of new Ghostbusters or a singular Ghost.
Arcadegeddon
WHY THIS
Another title from IllFonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Rise up and play with up to three friends in this ever-evolving cooperative multiplayer, roguelite shooter. Explore multiple biomes, mini games, find hidden chests, and defeat numerous enemies and bosses.
Dead Alliance™
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Another title from IllFonic, the studio behind Friday the 13th: The Game. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Dead Alliance™ is a fast-paced, multiplayer first-person zombie shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world, where former military bases have been turned into the only remaining city-states.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
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.
The Evil Within 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
The Evil Within
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Friday the 13th: The Game.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Frequently asked about Friday the 13th: The Game
- Does Friday the 13th: The Game work on Steam Deck?
- Friday the 13th: The Game is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- Does Friday the 13th: The Game have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Friday the 13th: The Game supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Friday the 13th: The Game?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Friday the 13th: The Game are Dead by Daylight, Manhunt, Outlast 2.
- Who developed Friday the 13th: The Game?
- Friday the 13th: The Game was developed by IllFonic and published by Gun Media.
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