Games like Phantaruk
If Phantaruk is your kind of game, the closest matches are The House, MadMan and Haze Together — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and tense. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Phantaruk: Phantaruk combines survival horror with adventure and stealth mechanics. Expect true shivers down your spine as you fight for your life not only facing the dangers of the Purity-02 spaceship, but most of all - when you try to get rid of toxins continually destroying you from the inside.
Players who liked Phantaruk also play
Steam players who put hours into Phantaruk 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.
The House
WHY THIS
Top pick for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
The House is a new first-person horror and psychological game for the computer. Escape the house where it all began, collect items, weapons and level up. Travel between worlds and time to reach your goal. Go discover the dark secrets of the House where it all began!
MadMan
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
Trapped inside an abandoned mental asylum with a psychopathic killer lurking about, you are forced to explore the facility armed with only your wits to survive. With a blood hungry madman on your trail, every move could be your last. Will you escape to tell the tale or fall victim to the madness
Haze Together
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.
Granny: Escape Together
WHY THIS
Shares stealth avoidance and a tense mood with Phantaruk.
Ranked #4 for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
Pneumata
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Ranked #5 for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
Prepare to question what is reality, and what is insanity in one of the scariest psychological horrors in years. The tenants are going missing, screams echo and blood seeps through the walls of Clover Hill.
Paranormal Cleanup
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Ranked #6 for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
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!
THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE-
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
THREAT -SCREAM AND ESCAPE- is a unique horror game where you must scream into your microphone to stun approaching creatures and make your escape. Use the power of your voice to clear the path and guide the protagonist, who wakes up in a mysterious research facility, to freedom.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a tense mood with Phantaruk.
Ranked #8 for Phantaruk fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
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.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Phantaruk
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SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Prey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Phantaruk.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Alien: Isolation
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Phantaruk.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
System Shock® 2 (1999)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Phantaruk.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Phantaruk.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Penumbra Overture
WHY THIS
Shares environmental exploration and an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Dead Space
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Phantaruk.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Reviewers of Phantaruk cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Phantaruk at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Phantaruk.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantaruk.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantaruk.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Phantaruk.
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.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Action with Phantaruk.
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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Phantaruk.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Action with Phantaruk.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Phantaruk on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantaruk.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantaruk.
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 and Adventure with Phantaruk.
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 and Indie with Phantaruk.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phantaruk.
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 and Indie with Phantaruk.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantaruk.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Phantaruk.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Polyslash, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
We. The Revolution
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Another title from Polyslash, the studio behind Phantaruk.
As a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, preside over complicated cases of ordinary citizens, dangerous criminals, and enemies of the revolution in revolutionary Paris. Make judgments, plot political intrigue, and try to not lose your own head!
Mech Mechanic Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Polyslash, the studio behind Phantaruk.
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!
Mech Mechanic Simulator: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Phantaruk.
Another title from Polyslash, the studio behind Phantaruk. Shares Indie with Phantaruk.
Become a Mech Mechanic to deconstruct, rebuild, paint and fix gigantic iron machines. You live in an age of enormous machines and you better get ready to get your hands dirty!
Frequently asked about Phantaruk
- How much does Phantaruk cost?
- Phantaruk is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Phantaruk?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Phantaruk are The House, MadMan, Haze Together.
- Who developed Phantaruk?
- Phantaruk was developed by Polyslash and published by Ultimate Games S.A..
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