Games like DreadOut 2
If DreadOut 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Selene's Nightmare, Bleak Faith: Forsaken and DreadOut — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its authentic cultural representation, clever and esoteric puzzles and atmospheric. 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 DreadOut 2: A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.
Players who liked DreadOut 2 also play
Steam players who put hours into DreadOut 2 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.
Selene's Nightmare
WHY THIS
Top pick for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Selene is trapped in a nightmare, and will have to fight her worst fears along the way to the end.
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Second-strongest match for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
DreadOut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Third-strongest match for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
Fear the Spotlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Ranked #4 for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Ranked #5 for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
The Eternal Cylinder
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Ranked #6 for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Ranked #7 for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Ranked #8 for DreadOut 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
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Yakuza 0
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Reviewers of DreadOut 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
Persona 5 Royal
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Reviewers of DreadOut 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
SILENT HILL 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Reviewers of DreadOut 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DreadOut 2 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under DreadOut 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut 2.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DreadOut 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DreadOut 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with DreadOut 2.
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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DreadOut 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under DreadOut 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with DreadOut 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 DreadOut 2.
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 DreadOut 2.
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 DreadOut 2.
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 DreadOut 2.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut 2.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 DreadOut 2.
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 DreadOut 2.
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 DreadOut 2.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Digital Happiness
Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Happiness, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
DreadOut
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
DreadEye VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
DreadEye is a virtual reality experience that allows you to become an Indonesian shaman. Immerse yourself in terrifying experiences set in haunted rural Indonesia, and discover the gruesome horrors lurking in the shadows!
DreadHaunt
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Play your way. Alone or together. Survive, update, repeat. DreadHaunt — where every decision matters and survival depends on TRUST. New characters, emotes, and new modes keep the fear alive — all included. Now available: Cross play with console players!
Jurig Escape
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.
Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
WHY THIS
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.
DreadOut Remastered Collection
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut 2.
Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut 2. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?
Frequently asked about DreadOut 2
- Does DreadOut 2 work on Steam Deck?
- DreadOut 2 is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does DreadOut 2 cost?
- DreadOut 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to DreadOut 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DreadOut 2 are Selene's Nightmare, Bleak Faith: Forsaken, DreadOut.
- Who developed DreadOut 2?
- DreadOut 2 was developed by Digital Happiness.
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