Games like Scorn
If Scorn is your kind of game, the closest matches are SOMA, Still Wakes the Deep and Outlast 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its deliberately vague narrative, atmospheric and bleak. 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 →Scorn is a 2022 Action/Indie/Adventure game developed by Ebb Software that tasks players with navigating a nightmarish biomechanical world. Players explore through environmental storytelling, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and employ stealth to progress. The art direction draws from H.R. Giger's aesthetic, presenting a world that reviewers describe as alive and decaying. Critics note the deliberately vague narrative and the absence of explicit guidance, requiring players to piece together meaning from their surroundings. Grotesque imagery and gore punctuate an atmosphere players describe as bleak and unsettling. Scorn costs $39.99, runs verified on Steam Deck, and holds a 75% positive rating from over 6,500 Steam reviews.
About Scorn: Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
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SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Top pick for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
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.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares stealth avoidance and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Second-strongest match for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Outlast 2
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
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.
Gray Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Ranked #4 for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scorn.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Ranked #5 for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
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.
Agony
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Transient: Extended Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Ranked #7 for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scorn.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
ROUTINE
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Ranked #8 for Scorn fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Necrophosis
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
ROUTINE
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
SIGNALIS
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Look Outside
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Scorn.
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Scorn.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
DOOM
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Scorn.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
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.
Metro 2033 Redux
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Scorn.
Reviewers of Scorn cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Scorn.
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Scorn at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~88% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Scorn.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Scorn.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Action with Scorn.
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.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Scorn on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Scorn.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
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 Scorn.
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 Scorn.
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 Scorn.
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 Scorn.
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 Scorn.
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 Scorn.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Scorn
- Is Scorn verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Scorn is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Scorn cost?
- Scorn is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Scorn?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Scorn are SOMA, Still Wakes the Deep, Outlast 2.
- Who developed Scorn?
- Scorn was developed by Ebb Software and published by Kepler Interactive.
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