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14 Games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 46 games similar to Alan Wake's American Nightmare down to the 14 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. The Walking Dead: The Final Season, The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and Soma top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Year 2012Dev Remedy Entertainment

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is The Walking Dead: The Final Season — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. The Walking Dead: A New Frontier and Soma follow close behind.

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The best games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare on Nintendo Switch

14 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Alan Wake's American Nightmare. Each one has been evaluated across 13 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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The Walking Dead: The Final Season

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The Walking Dead: The Final Season
Closest overall match
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2018Dev Telltale GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and combat — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

Released 6 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2016Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PS4 · Android · PC

If Alan Wake's American Nightmare worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and combat: post-apocalyptic world.

Released 4 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Soma

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Soma
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2015Dev Frictional GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

Same family as Alan Wake's American Nightmare: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and combat — its own ground is stealth mechanics and a first-person view.

Released 3 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Bendy and the Ink Machine

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Bendy and the Ink Machine
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Year 2017Dev TheMeatly Games, Ltd. · Rooster Teeth GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

On paper it is what Alan Wake's American Nightmare is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is fantasy world and a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Amnesia: Rebirth

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Amnesia: Rebirth
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2020Dev Frictional GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

On paper it is what Alan Wake's American Nightmare is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: stealth mechanics and fantasy world.

Released 8 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Outlast II

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Outlast II
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2017Dev Red BarrelsOn PS4 · PC · Mac

On paper it is what Alan Wake's American Nightmare is — strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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The Walking Dead: Season Two

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The Walking Dead: Season Two
Closest on combat
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloRangedMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 2013Dev Telltale Games · Skybound GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Android

What brings it close to Alan Wake's American Nightmare is horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and ranged combat, and the two track each other on combat, game mode and tone. Both also lean on a third-person camera and single-player focus. The distance is in genre and setting — its own ground is puzzle design and post-apocalyptic world.

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
HorrorAction Horror
SoloNarrativeHorrorCasualExploration
Year 2022Dev Crows Crows CrowsOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

The genre is the same as Alan Wake's American Nightmare’s, and with it strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.

Released 10 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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We Were Here Too

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We Were Here Too
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2018Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · Linux · PC

It comes from the same genre as Alan Wake's American Nightmare and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: co-op play and a first-person view.

Released 6 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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We Were Here Together

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We Were Here Together
HorrorAction Horror
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkHorror
Year 2019Dev Total Mayhem GamesOn PS4 · PC · PS5

Shelved next to Alan Wake's American Nightmare for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: co-op play and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

It meets Alan Wake's American Nightmare on horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in genre — its own ground is puzzle design.

It predates Alan Wake's American Nightmare by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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Stories Untold

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Stories Untold
Closest on setting
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

Where it meets Alan Wake's American Nightmare is tone and place, not genre: horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is genre: puzzle design.

Released 5 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Iron Lung

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Iron Lung
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

It is not Alan Wake's American Nightmare's genre, but it is after the same feeling: horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is puzzle design and a first-person view.

Released 10 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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Close to the Sun

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Close to the Sun
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorror
Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It is not Alan Wake's American Nightmare's genre, but it is after the same feeling: horror tension, strong narrative focus and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

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