# Games like Dread Hunger

> The closest matches to Dread Hunger: Project Winter, First Class Trouble, LOCKDOWN Protocol, GTFO, and The Walking Dead: Betrayal. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Project Winter](https://imho.run/games/774861/project-winter) — Shares social deception and team coordination with Dread Hunger. 4,737 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774861/)
2. [First Class Trouble](https://imho.run/games/953880/first-class-trouble) — Shares role assignment with Dread Hunger. 1,825 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/953880/)
3. [LOCKDOWN Protocol](https://imho.run/games/2780980/lockdown-protocol) — Shares role assignment and resource management with Dread Hunger. 9,033 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2780980/)
4. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Shares team coordination and resource management with Dread Hunger. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
5. [The Walking Dead: Betrayal](https://imho.run/games/1877320/the-walking-dead-betrayal) — Shares role assignment and crafting with Dread Hunger. 61 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1877320/)
6. [Among Us](https://imho.run/games/945360/among-us) — Also Social Deduction and Psychological, like Dread Hunger. 371,902 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/945360/)
7. [Barotrauma](https://imho.run/games/602960/barotrauma) — Shares team coordination with Dread Hunger. 27,564 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/)
8. [Last Year: The Nightmare](https://imho.run/games/511440/last-year-the-nightmare) — Also Team-Based and Gore, like Dread Hunger. 236 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/511440/)
9. [Enemy On Board](https://imho.run/games/999860/enemy-on-board) — Shares social deception with Dread Hunger. 1,280 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/999860/)
10. [Stowaway](https://imho.run/games/1428470/stowaway) — A frequent pick in Dread Hunger players' libraries, and another Action. 256 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1428470/)
11. [Scam Line](https://imho.run/games/2794590/scam-line) — Also Social Deduction, like Dread Hunger. 161 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2794590/)
12. [Depth](https://imho.run/games/274940/depth) — Also Team-Based and Gore, like Dread Hunger. 9,990 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274940/)
13. [The Ship: Murder Party](https://imho.run/games/2400/the-ship-murder-party) — A frequent pick in Dread Hunger players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,850 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2400/)
14. [MORDHAU](https://imho.run/games/629760/mordhau) — Also Team-Based and Gore, like Dread Hunger. 59,032 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629760/)
15. [Hunt: Showdown 1896](https://imho.run/games/594650/hunt-showdown-1896) — Same atmospheric mood as Dread Hunger. 93,211 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/)
16. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Shares resource management with Dread Hunger. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
17. [Don't Starve Together](https://imho.run/games/322330/don-t-starve-together) — Same melancholic mood as Dread Hunger. 80,691 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/322330/)
18. [DUBIUM](https://imho.run/games/1234040/dubium) — Also Social Deduction and Team-Based, like Dread Hunger. 51 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234040/)
19. [Valheim](https://imho.run/games/892970/valheim) — Shares crafting and resource management with Dread Hunger. 558,366 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/892970/)
20. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — Shares resource management with Dread Hunger. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
21. [The Matriarch](https://imho.run/games/1773180/the-matriarch) — A frequent pick in Dread Hunger players' libraries, and another Casual. 239 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1773180/)
22. [West Hunt](https://imho.run/games/1570330/west-hunt) — A frequent pick in Dread Hunger players' libraries, and another Indie. 563 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1570330/)
23. [DEVOUR](https://imho.run/games/1274570/devour) — Also Gore, like Dread Hunger. 20,582 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1274570/)
24. [Primal Carnage](https://imho.run/games/215470/primal-carnage) — Shares server based multiplayer with Dread Hunger. 2,525 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/215470/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1418630&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1418630&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1418630&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1418630
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1418630
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dread Hunger

Dread Hunger is a 2022 multiplayer survival game developed by the Dread Hunger Team and published by Digital Confectioners. Set in the Arctic, eight players navigate a frozen wilderness as explorers, with two secretly playing as traitors attempting to sabotage the group. The game combines crafting and resource management with social deception mechanics, where role assignment and team coordination become critical to survival. Reviewers highlight the atmospheric tension created by the hostile Arctic environment, with players describing the experience as both immersive and unsettling. The psychological dynamics of fragile community bonds being tested under pressure drive the gameplay, as tactical deception unfolds in a shared storytelling experience. The game holds a 72% positive rating from 2,285 Steam reviews and is not supported on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1418630
- **Developer:** Dread Hunger Team
- **Publisher:** Digital Confectioners
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Family Sharing, Valve Anti-Cheat enabled, Co-op
- **Released:** Jan 26, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1418630/dread-hunger)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1418630&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1418630/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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