# Games like The Thing That Happened

> The closest matches to The Thing That Happened: Resident Evil Requiem, Silver Pines, ZERO Sievert, Backrooms Society, and A Plague Tale: Requiem. 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. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Shares weapon upgrades with The Thing That Happened. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
2. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Shares weapon upgrades and survival management with The Thing That Happened. 2,381 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
3. [ZERO Sievert](https://imho.run/games/1782120/zero-sievert) — Shares crafting and inventory management with The Thing That Happened. 7,696 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1782120/)
4. [Backrooms Society](https://imho.run/games/2304620/backrooms-society) — Shares survival management and wave based survival with The Thing That Happened. 342 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304620/)
5. [A Plague Tale: Requiem](https://imho.run/games/1182900/a-plague-tale-requiem) — Also Cinematic, like The Thing That Happened. 7,151 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/)
6. [Escape From Duckov](https://imho.run/games/3167020/escape-from-duckov) — Shares weapon upgrades and crafting with The Thing That Happened. 10,068 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3167020/)
7. [Dead Space (2008)](https://imho.run/games/17470/dead-space-2008) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Thing That Happened. 11,870 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/)
8. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Shares inventory management with The Thing That Happened. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
9. [HITMAN World of Assassination](https://imho.run/games/1659040/hitman-world-of-assassination) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Cinematic, like The Thing That Happened. 27,894 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1659040/)
10. [Selene's Unbearable Night](https://imho.run/games/2503690/selene-s-unbearable-night) — Shares survival management with The Thing That Happened. 64 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2503690/)
11. [Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins](https://imho.run/games/2806120/bio-goddess-doomsday-begins) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Action RPG, like The Thing That Happened. 72 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2806120/)
12. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Shares crafting with The Thing That Happened. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
13. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Shares survival management and inventory management with The Thing That Happened. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
14. [The Sinking City 2](https://imho.run/games/2825860/the-sinking-city-2) — A frequent pick in The Thing That Happened players' libraries, and another Action. 1,772 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2825860/)
15. [Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival](https://imho.run/games/2475440/last-hope-bunker-zombie-survival) — Shares weapon upgrades and survival management with The Thing That Happened. 86 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475440/)
16. [Fear The Timeloop](https://imho.run/games/2918090/fear-the-timeloop) — Shares survival management and resource gathering with The Thing That Happened. 114 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918090/)
17. [I Am Alive](https://imho.run/games/214250/i-am-alive) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Thing That Happened. 1,300 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214250/)
18. [The Midnight Walk](https://imho.run/games/2863640/the-midnight-walk) — Shares resource gathering with The Thing That Happened. 1,576 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2863640/)
19. [EVERSPACE™ 2](https://imho.run/games/1128920/everspace-2) — Also Looter Shooter and Action RPG, like The Thing That Happened. 7,075 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1128920/)
20. [Alan Wake](https://imho.run/games/108710/alan-wake) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Thing That Happened. 16,015 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/)
21. [Zombie Survival Game Online](https://imho.run/games/2268560/zombie-survival-game-online) — Also Looter Shooter, like The Thing That Happened. 173 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2268560/)
22. [Taora : Survival](https://imho.run/games/2165470/taora-survival) — Also Looter Shooter and Third-Person Shooter, like The Thing That Happened. 93 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2165470/)
23. [HELLMART](https://imho.run/games/3762550/hellmart) — A frequent pick in The Thing That Happened players' libraries, and another Indie. 420 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3762550/)
24. [The Killing Antidote](https://imho.run/games/2254890/the-killing-antidote) — A frequent pick in The Thing That Happened players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,109 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2254890/)

## 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=2906500&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2906500&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2906500&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2906500
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2906500
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Thing That Happened

Thing That Happened is an Openworld Third Person - Action Adventure Survial game. You can use multiple weapons, attachments, close combat skills tree's and crafting to break through your enemies.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2906500
- **Developer:** Mario Murkl, Zoltán Árva
- **Publisher:** Jericho Game Development
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jul 20, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2906500/the-thing-that-happened)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2906500&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2906500/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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