# Games like The Ritual

> The closest matches to The Ritual: The Evil Within 2, Resident Evil 4, Dead Space, Dying Light, and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. 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. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
2. [Resident Evil 4](https://imho.run/games/2050650/resident-evil-4) — A frequent pick in The Ritual players' libraries, and another Action. 64,552 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050650/)
3. [Dead Space](https://imho.run/games/1693980/dead-space) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 29,773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693980/)
4. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
5. [Saints Row: Gat out of Hell](https://imho.run/games/301910/saints-row-gat-out-of-hell) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Demons, like The Ritual. 3,366 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301910/)
6. [Red Faction®: Armageddon™](https://imho.run/games/55110/red-faction-armageddon) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Ritual. 1,285 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/55110/)
7. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
8. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
9. [El Paso, Elsewhere](https://imho.run/games/1546310/el-paso-elsewhere) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 1,224 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1546310/)
10. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
11. [Alan Wake's American Nightmare](https://imho.run/games/202750/alan-wake-s-american-nightmare) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 3,464 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/202750/)
12. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Also Demons, like The Ritual. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
13. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
14. [Blood West](https://imho.run/games/1587130/blood-west) — A frequent pick in The Ritual players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,604 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/)
15. [Hunt: Showdown 1896](https://imho.run/games/594650/hunt-showdown-1896) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 93,211 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594650/)
16. [The Sinking City Remastered](https://imho.run/games/750130/the-sinking-city-remastered) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Ritual. 1,970 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/750130/)
17. [Strange Brigade](https://imho.run/games/312670/strange-brigade) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like The Ritual. 3,503 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/312670/)
18. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
19. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
20. [Friday the 13th: The Game](https://imho.run/games/438740/friday-the-13th-the-game) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 20,603 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/438740/)
21. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl](https://imho.run/games/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 15,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/)
22. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 4,136 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
23. [Bleak Faith: Forsaken](https://imho.run/games/1173220/bleak-faith-forsaken) — Also Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 1,866 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173220/)
24. [The Callisto Protocol™](https://imho.run/games/1544020/the-callisto-protocol) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like The Ritual. 16,074 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1544020/)

## 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=3122100&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3122100&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3122100&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3122100
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3122100
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Ritual

The ritual is a third person survival horror game. You have been hired to find out how a school began crawling with demons. Search the school for information. Run. Scream. Shoot. And remember don't get caught.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3122100
- **Developer:** Mad Genius Games
- **Publisher:** HandMade Games
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Sep 6, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3122100/the-ritual)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3122100&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3122100/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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