# Games like Condemned: Criminal Origins

> The closest matches to Condemned: Criminal Origins: Manhunt, Butcher's Creek, The Evil Within, DOOM 3, and F.E.A.R.. 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. [Manhunt](https://imho.run/games/12130/manhunt) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 2,939 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12130/)
2. [Butcher's Creek](https://imho.run/games/2512560/butcher-s-creek) — Shares melee combat with Condemned: Criminal Origins. 1,190 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2512560/)
3. [The Evil Within](https://imho.run/games/268050/the-evil-within) — A frequent pick in Condemned: Criminal Origins players' libraries, and another Action. 7,495 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/268050/)
4. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Also Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
5. [F.E.A.R.](https://imho.run/games/21090/f-e-a-r) — Also Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 7,974 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21090/)
6. [Cry of Fear](https://imho.run/games/223710/cry-of-fear) — Also Survival Horror, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 37,058 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/223710/)
7. [The Darkness II](https://imho.run/games/67370/the-darkness-ii) — Also Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 3,614 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/67370/)
8. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
9. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
10. [Resident Evil Village](https://imho.run/games/1196590/resident-evil-village) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 44,958 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/)
11. [Supernormal](https://imho.run/games/2532430/supernormal) — Also Crime and Detective, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 420 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2532430/)
12. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Detective, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
13. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
14. [Max Payne](https://imho.run/games/12140/max-payne) — Also Crime and Detective, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 7,648 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12140/)
15. [Connection: The Nightmare Within](https://imho.run/games/2463620/connection-the-nightmare-within) — Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 52 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2463620/)
16. [Nightmare of Decay](https://imho.run/games/1848450/nightmare-of-decay) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 2,813 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1848450/)
17. [Murdered: Soul Suspect](https://imho.run/games/233290/murdered-soul-suspect) — A frequent pick in Condemned: Criminal Origins players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,239 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233290/)
18. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
19. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Also Survival Horror, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
20. [Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth](https://imho.run/games/22340/call-of-cthulhu-dark-corners-of-the-earth) — A frequent pick in Condemned: Criminal Origins players' libraries. 1,602 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22340/)
21. [Jawbreaker](https://imho.run/games/2137460/jawbreaker) — Also Crime and Survival Horror, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 52 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2137460/)
22. [Ready or Not](https://imho.run/games/1144200/ready-or-not) — Also Crime and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 144,933 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1144200/)
23. [Wounded - The Beginning](https://imho.run/games/1015130/wounded-the-beginning) — Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 115 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1015130/)
24. [PATHOGEN X](https://imho.run/games/2508980/pathogen-x) — Also Survival Horror and Gore, like Condemned: Criminal Origins. 76 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2508980/)

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## About Condemned: Criminal Origins

Condemned: Criminal Origins is a 2006 first-person horror action game developed by Monolith and published by SEGA. Players take on the role of a forensic investigator pursuing serial killers through deteriorating urban environments, combining environmental investigation with survival horror mechanics. The game features enemy AI that adapts to player behavior and a limited ammo system that pushes players toward tactical melee combat using improvised weapons. Reviewers highlight the game's detailed environments that convey narrative through their design, effective sound design that creates tension, and combat that players describe as having weight and requiring tactical consideration. Players describe the overall experience as atmospheric, dark, and immersive. The game holds a Metacritic score of 78 and an 88% positive rating from over 1,900 Steam reviews, and is marked as playable on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4720
- **Developer:** Monolith
- **Publisher:** SEGA
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Apr 11, 2006
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 78
- **Platforms:** windows

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