# Games like Dead Format

> The closest matches to Dead Format: Among Ashes, Flesh Made Fear, Caput Mortum, Clock Tower: Rewind, and Dead Take. 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. [Among Ashes](https://imho.run/games/2430900/among-ashes) — Shares stealth and survival management with Dead Format. 228 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430900/)
2. [Flesh Made Fear](https://imho.run/games/3316350/flesh-made-fear) — Shares checkpoint system and inventory management with Dead Format. 187 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316350/)
3. [Caput Mortum](https://imho.run/games/3555980/caput-mortum) — Shares first person exploration and survival management with Dead Format. 236 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3555980/)
4. [Clock Tower: Rewind](https://imho.run/games/2794770/clock-tower-rewind) — Shares non linear progression and backtracking with Dead Format. 273 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2794770/)
5. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and puzzle solving with Dead Format. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
6. [Silver Pines](https://imho.run/games/2333000/silver-pines) — Shares backtracking and survival management with Dead Format. 3,920 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2333000/)
7. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Shares stealth and puzzle solving with Dead Format. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
8. [Project Songbird](https://imho.run/games/3180410/project-songbird) — Also Survival Horror, like Dead Format. 109 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180410/)
9. [Fear The Timeloop](https://imho.run/games/2918090/fear-the-timeloop) — A frequent pick in Dead Format players' libraries, and another Action. 114 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918090/)
10. [Tormented Souls 2](https://imho.run/games/2464280/tormented-souls-2) — Also 1990's and Survival Horror, like Dead Format. 610 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2464280/)
11. [EBOLA VILLAGE](https://imho.run/games/2306030/ebola-village) — A frequent pick in Dead Format players' libraries, and another RPG. 114 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2306030/)
12. [Dementium: The Ward](https://imho.run/games/3909960/dementium-the-ward) — Shares first person exploration and survival management with Dead Format. 176 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3909960/)
13. [Tormenture](https://imho.run/games/2545220/tormenture) — Shares backtracking and puzzle solving with Dead Format. 130 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2545220/)
14. [Resident Evil Village](https://imho.run/games/1196590/resident-evil-village) — Shares puzzle solving with Dead Format. 44,958 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/)
15. [Massacre At The Mirage](https://imho.run/games/2794610/massacre-at-the-mirage) — Shares puzzle solving with Dead Format. 224 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2794610/)
16. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Shares backtracking and inventory management with Dead Format. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
17. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Shares puzzle solving with Dead Format. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
18. [Rewind Or Die](https://imho.run/games/2329130/rewind-or-die) — Shares checkpoint system and environmental puzzle solving with Dead Format. 308 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2329130/)
19. [Carnival Massacre](https://imho.run/games/2304730/carnival-massacre) — Shares survival management and environmental puzzle solving with Dead Format. 136 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2304730/)
20. [SILENT HILL: Townfall](https://imho.run/games/1636440/silent-hill-townfall) — Shares first person exploration and stealth with Dead Format. 6,424 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1636440/)
21. [Skinfreak](https://imho.run/games/4007340/skinfreak) — Also 1980s and Survival Horror, like Dead Format. 280 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4007340/)
22. [Pyromaniac](https://imho.run/games/4303040/pyromaniac) — Shares first person exploration and inventory management with Dead Format. 67 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4303040/)
23. [Cursed Digicam | 呪われたデジカメ](https://imho.run/games/3334550/cursed-digicam) — Shares first person exploration and environmental puzzle solving with Dead Format. 270 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3334550/)
24. [Joyville](https://imho.run/games/2490790/joyville) — Shares checkpoint system and environmental puzzle solving with Dead Format. 183 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2490790/)

## Machine-readable

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- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3399290
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## About Dead Format

Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3399290
- **Developer:** Katanalevy
- **Publisher:** Oro Interactive
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Dec 10, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3399290/)
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