22 Horror games like Aliens vs. Predator that you should try

What brings it close to Aliens vs. Predator is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

If Aliens vs. Predator worked for you because of strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

What carries over from Aliens vs. Predator is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

Same family as Aliens vs. Predator: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and a third-person camera.

With Aliens vs. Predator it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in tone — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel.

With Aliens vs. Predator it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings puzzle design and crafting mechanics.

What brings it close to Aliens vs. Predator is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. Its own ground is exploration and discovery, and tower defense planning.

What carries over from Aliens vs. Predator is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and online features.

What carries over from Aliens vs. Predator is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Held in common with Aliens vs. Predator: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a top-down view.

Held in common with Aliens vs. Predator: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds a first-person view and multiplayer gameplay. Its own ground is online features.

What brings it close to Aliens vs. Predator is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is puzzle design.

What brings it close to Aliens vs. Predator is strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, and the two track each other on genre, tone and setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. It sets itself apart with deep RPG systems and open world exploration.

If Aliens vs. Predator worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds a first-person view and co-op play. They part company on combat: this one brings online features.

The thread back to Aliens vs. Predator runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.