Games like Tunnels of Despair
If Tunnels of Despair is your kind of game, the closest matches are A Way To Be Dead, TOXICANT and Dark Shadows — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Tunnels of Despair: Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.
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A Way To Be Dead
WHY THIS
Top pick for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tunnels of Despair.
A Way to be Dead is an asymmetrical multiplayer (up to 5 players) horror game. Players can take on the role of killer, the victims, or even the undeads. Escape | Kill | Eat...
TOXICANT
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
TOXICANT offers a sinister twist on the survival horror genre, featuring randomized levels and roguelike elements.
Dark Shadows
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Elena killed Jason to protect her friend but unleashed a terrifying curse. Now Dark Shadow is back for revenge. Survive, face your fears, and don’t scream—if you do, it all starts over!
It follows you
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Ranked #4 for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
You are all alone in this dark and frightening place. Run and hide, hurry to find a way out, because it follows you...
Nightmare Zone
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Ranked #5 for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Nightmare Zone is an indie horror game made by two people. Run away from your nightmares, explore all areas of the dream world and find 5 doors in a row to escape. Will you be able to wake up? Something is looking for you and if you get caught you'll have to restart.
DESOLATE
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Ranked #6 for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Tunnels of Despair.
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
Nightwalker
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Ranked #7 for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Nightwalker is a short horror adventure game in which you play as an aspiring investigator.
Betrayer
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Ranked #8 for Tunnels of Despair fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Betrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century.The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Tunnels of Despair at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~83% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~50% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
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Priced ~67% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tunnels of Despair.
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
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Priced ~75% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tunnels of Despair.
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 ~83% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Tunnels of Despair.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Tunnels of Despair on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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 Tunnels of Despair.
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 Tunnels of Despair.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
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 Tunnels of Despair.
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 Tunnels of Despair.
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 Tunnels of Despair.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Tunnels of Despair.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Tunnels of Despair.
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.).
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Frequently asked about Tunnels of Despair
- How much does Tunnels of Despair cost?
- Tunnels of Despair is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Tunnels of Despair?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Tunnels of Despair are A Way To Be Dead, TOXICANT, Dark Shadows.
- Who developed Tunnels of Despair?
- Tunnels of Despair was developed by BearFighterDev.
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