# Games like Syndrome

> The closest matches to Syndrome: Alien: Isolation, CASE: Animatronics, The Persistence, Dead Effect, and System Shock® 2 (1999). 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. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
2. [CASE: Animatronics](https://imho.run/games/489360/case-animatronics) — Shares stealth and resource management with Syndrome. 735 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489360/)
3. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Syndrome. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
4. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like Syndrome. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
5. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Shares inventory management with Syndrome. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
6. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — A frequent pick in Syndrome players' libraries, and another Action. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
7. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
8. [Metro: Last Light Redux](https://imho.run/games/287390/metro-last-light-redux) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 19,864 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287390/)
9. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Stealth and Survival Horror, like Syndrome. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
10. [Among Ashes](https://imho.run/games/2430900/among-ashes) — Shares enemy encounter design and stealth with Syndrome. 228 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430900/)
11. [Solarix](https://imho.run/games/284990/solarix) — Shares stealth with Syndrome. 142 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284990/)
12. [Dead Space (2008)](https://imho.run/games/17470/dead-space-2008) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like Syndrome. 11,870 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/)
13. [Skin Deep](https://imho.run/games/301280/skin-deep) — Also Stealth and Space, like Syndrome. 1,335 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/)
14. [Phantaruk](https://imho.run/games/468930/phantaruk) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 56 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/468930/)
15. [Dementium: The Ward](https://imho.run/games/3909960/dementium-the-ward) — Also Psychological and Survival Horror, like Syndrome. 176 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3909960/)
16. [The Voidness - Lidar Horror Survival Game](https://imho.run/games/2276850/the-voidness-lidar-horror-survival-game) — Shares stealth with Syndrome. 194 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2276850/)
17. [Species: Unknown](https://imho.run/games/2747330/species-unknown) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 3,668 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747330/)
18. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Shares stealth with Syndrome. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
19. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)
20. [Project Songbird](https://imho.run/games/3180410/project-songbird) — Shares stealth and inventory management with Syndrome. 109 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180410/)
21. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
22. [The Light Keeps Us Safe](https://imho.run/games/853240/the-light-keeps-us-safe) — Also Robots and Stealth, like Syndrome. 111 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853240/)
23. [Resident Evil Requiem](https://imho.run/games/3764200/resident-evil-requiem) — Also Survival Horror, like Syndrome. 48,719 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3764200/)
24. [Beneath](https://imho.run/games/1593230/beneath) — Shares resource management with Syndrome. 158 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1593230/)

## 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=409320&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=409320&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=409320&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=409320
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/409320
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Syndrome

Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 409320
- **Developer:** Camel 101
- **Publisher:** Camel 101, WhisperGames
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 6, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 56
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/409320/syndrome)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=409320&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409320/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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