# Games like Despair: Blood Curse

> The closest matches to Despair: Blood Curse: 深空七号 Deep Space 7, Connection: The Nightmare Within, Rabbit Hole, Ground Zero, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. 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. [深空七号 Deep Space 7](https://imho.run/games/3037180/deep-space-7) — Shares backtracking with Despair: Blood Curse. 96 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3037180/)
2. [Connection: The Nightmare Within](https://imho.run/games/2463620/connection-the-nightmare-within) — Shares puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 52 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2463620/)
3. [Rabbit Hole](https://imho.run/games/1488810/rabbit-hole) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 82 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1488810/)
4. [Ground Zero](https://imho.run/games/2340130/ground-zero) — Shares backtracking and puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 175 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340130/)
5. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Despair: Blood Curse. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
6. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Inventory Management, like Despair: Blood Curse. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
7. [Selene's Unbearable Night](https://imho.run/games/2503690/selene-s-unbearable-night) — A frequent pick in Despair: Blood Curse players' libraries, and another Action. 64 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2503690/)
8. [PATHOGEN X](https://imho.run/games/2508980/pathogen-x) — Shares puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 76 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2508980/)
9. [Fear the Timeloop - Prologue](https://imho.run/games/3642660/fear-the-timeloop-prologue) — Shares backtracking and puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 107 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3642660/)
10. [Resident Evil 4 (2005)](https://imho.run/games/254700/resident-evil-4-2005) — Shares puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 25,574 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254700/)
11. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Shares backtracking and puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
12. [EBOLA VILLAGE](https://imho.run/games/2306030/ebola-village) — A frequent pick in Despair: Blood Curse players' libraries, and another RPG. 114 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306030/)
13. [Dead Space (2008)](https://imho.run/games/17470/dead-space-2008) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 11,870 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/)
14. [Eternal Evil](https://imho.run/games/1673630/eternal-evil) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Despair: Blood Curse. 290 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1673630/)
15. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — Also Blood and Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
16. [Cold Fear™](https://imho.run/games/15270/cold-fear) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 570 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15270/)
17. [Among Ashes](https://imho.run/games/2430900/among-ashes) — Also Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 228 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430900/)
18. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Despair: Blood Curse. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
19. [Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)](https://imho.run/games/254480/obscure-ii-obscure-the-aftermath) — Shares puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 450 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254480/)
20. [DYSTHANASIA](https://imho.run/games/3211490/dysthanasia) — Shares backtracking with Despair: Blood Curse. 59 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3211490/)
21. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Shares backtracking with Despair: Blood Curse. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
22. [Remorse: The List](https://imho.run/games/867960/remorse-the-list) — Shares backtracking and puzzle solving with Despair: Blood Curse. 152 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/867960/)
23. [Blood: One Unit Whole Blood](https://imho.run/games/299030/blood-one-unit-whole-blood) — Also Blood and Gore, like Despair: Blood Curse. 708 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299030/)
24. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Despair: Blood Curse. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)

## 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=1629350&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1629350
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1629350
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Despair: Blood Curse

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1629350
- **Developer:** Crimson Sequence
- **Publisher:** Crimson Sequence
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 10, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1629350/despair-blood-curse)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1629350&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629350/)
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