27 Games like Barotrauma that you should try

The thread back to Barotrauma runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds online features. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

Same family as Barotrauma: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Barotrauma for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and ranged combat.

On paper it is what Barotrauma is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to online features. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Barotrauma’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Barotrauma, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.

Shelved next to Barotrauma for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is ranged combat and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Barotrauma and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.

Same family as Barotrauma: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a mythological setting and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Barotrauma is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.

The genre is the same as Barotrauma’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a third-person camera.

Shelved next to Barotrauma for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: stealth mechanics and crafting mechanics.

It comes from the same genre as Barotrauma 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: a cyberpunk setting and a first-person view.

On paper it is what Barotrauma is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in world and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.

Genre puts it alongside Barotrauma, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and progression: exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.