# Games like Outbreak

> The closest matches to Outbreak: Outbreak: The New Nightmare, Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles, Resident Evil 6, Gears 5, and Contagion. 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. [Outbreak: The New Nightmare](https://imho.run/games/644480/outbreak-the-new-nightmare) — Also Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 160 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/644480/)
2. [Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles](https://imho.run/games/811720/outbreak-the-nightmare-chronicles) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 55 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/811720/)
3. [Resident Evil 6](https://imho.run/games/221040/resident-evil-6) — Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like Outbreak. 14,910 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/221040/)
4. [Gears 5](https://imho.run/games/1097840/gears-5) — A frequent pick in Outbreak players' libraries, and another Action. 8,300 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1097840/)
5. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
6. [Wizard with a Gun](https://imho.run/games/1150530/wizard-with-a-gun) — Also 2.5D and Isometric, like Outbreak. 1,734 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150530/)
7. [Remnant: From the Ashes](https://imho.run/games/617290/remnant-from-the-ashes) — Also Third-Person Shooter, like Outbreak. 24,137 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/617290/)
8. [Grim Dawn](https://imho.run/games/219990/grim-dawn) — Also Isometric and Dungeon Crawler, like Outbreak. 39,041 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/219990/)
9. [Kill to Collect](https://imho.run/games/241760/kill-to-collect) — Also 2.5D and Isometric, like Outbreak. 104 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/241760/)
10. [Hades II](https://imho.run/games/1145350/hades-ii) — Shares resource management with Outbreak. 62,885 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145350/)
11. [Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath)](https://imho.run/games/254480/obscure-ii-obscure-the-aftermath) — Shares lockpicking and resource management with Outbreak. 450 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254480/)
12. [Daymare: 1998](https://imho.run/games/842100/daymare-1998) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 1,273 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/842100/)
13. [Whisper Mountain Outbreak](https://imho.run/games/1953230/whisper-mountain-outbreak) — Also 2.5D and Isometric, like Outbreak. 1,061 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1953230/)
14. [How to Survive](https://imho.run/games/250400/how-to-survive) — A frequent pick in Outbreak players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,613 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/250400/)
15. [Darksiders Genesis](https://imho.run/games/710920/darksiders-genesis) — Also Isometric and Dungeon Crawler, like Outbreak. 3,410 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/710920/)
16. [Congo](https://imho.run/games/317530/congo) — Also Split Screen and Third-Person Shooter, like Outbreak. 77 Steam reviews, 60% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/317530/)
17. [Heaven Dust 2](https://imho.run/games/1515900/heaven-dust-2) — Also Third-Person Shooter and Dungeon Crawler, like Outbreak. 140 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515900/)
18. [Cinderia](https://imho.run/games/3214610/cinderia) — Shares resource management with Outbreak. 356 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3214610/)
19. [A Way Out](https://imho.run/games/1222700/a-way-out) — Also Split Screen, like Outbreak. 25,185 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222700/)
20. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
21. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Survival Horror, like Outbreak. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
22. [Left 4 Dead](https://imho.run/games/500/left-4-dead) — A frequent pick in Outbreak players' libraries, and another Action. 19,617 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)
23. [Warhammer: Chaosbane](https://imho.run/games/774241/warhammer-chaosbane) — Also Isometric and Dungeon Crawler, like Outbreak. 1,611 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774241/)
24. [Vampire Survivors](https://imho.run/games/1794680/vampire-survivors) — Same immersive mood as Outbreak. 126,214 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/)

## 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=514990&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514990&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514990&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=514990
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/514990
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Outbreak

Race against the clock and battle the undead in this co-op survival horror nightmare.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 514990
- **Developer:** Dead Drop Studios LLC
- **Publisher:** Dead Drop Studios LLC
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jan 17, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/514990/outbreak)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=514990&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/514990/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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