# Games like The Beast Within

> The closest matches to The Beast Within: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, GET EVEN, The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, SILENT BREATH, and We Were Here Too. 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. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Psychological, like The Beast Within. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
2. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like The Beast Within. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
3. [The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker](https://imho.run/games/545540/the-infectious-madness-of-doctor-dekker) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Indie. 453 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/545540/)
4. [SILENT BREATH](https://imho.run/games/2796180/silent-breath) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 544 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2796180/)
5. [We Were Here Too](https://imho.run/games/677160/we-were-here-too) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Indie. 3,542 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/677160/)
6. [School 666](https://imho.run/games/2802820/school-666) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Action. 169 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2802820/)
7. [Mundaun](https://imho.run/games/720350/mundaun) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 894 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/720350/)
8. [Martha Is Dead](https://imho.run/games/515960/martha-is-dead) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like The Beast Within. 1,082 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/515960/)
9. [Alan Wake](https://imho.run/games/108710/alan-wake) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 16,015 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/)
10. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Also Psychological, like The Beast Within. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
11. [Operator](https://imho.run/games/1540560/operator) — Also Thriller and Psychological, like The Beast Within. 631 Steam reviews, 56% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1540560/)
12. [Husk](https://imho.run/games/553960/husk) — Also Psychological, like The Beast Within. 54 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553960/)
13. [Lamentum](https://imho.run/games/1033950/lamentum) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Action. 212 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1033950/)
14. [Oxenfree](https://imho.run/games/388880/oxenfree) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 6,745 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/388880/)
15. [Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator](https://imho.run/games/2976900/unpossess-exorcism-simulator) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 216 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2976900/)
16. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Action. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
17. [The Stanley Parable](https://imho.run/games/221910/the-stanley-parable) — Also Psychological, like The Beast Within. 28,192 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221910/)
18. [The Backrooms 1998 - Found Footage Survival Horror Game](https://imho.run/games/1985930/the-backrooms-1998-found-footage-survival-horror-game) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 313 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1985930/)
19. [Grunn](https://imho.run/games/2720950/grunn) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Indie. 911 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2720950/)
20. [Chained in the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/3060170/chained-in-the-backrooms) — Also Thriller, like The Beast Within. 195 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3060170/)
21. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Psychological, like The Beast Within. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
22. [Little Nightmares II](https://imho.run/games/860510/little-nightmares-ii) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Adventure. 15,498 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/860510/)
23. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Action. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
24. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — A frequent pick in The Beast Within players' libraries, and another Action. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)

## 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=4175590&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4175590&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4175590&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4175590
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4175590
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Beast Within

The Beast Within is a cooperative horror escape game. You are an agent dispatched to a sealed research facility where CGI Corporation once conducted unethical experiments.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4175590
- **Developer:** MonoFieldGames
- **Publisher:** MonoFieldGames
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Online Co-op, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Dec 8, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4175590/the-beast-within)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4175590&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4175590/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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