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10 Games with a horror setting like Beyond: Two Souls that you should try

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We filtered the 47 games similar to Beyond: Two Souls down to the 10 that fit the “Horror” category. Somerville, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Maniac Mansion top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Beyond: Two Souls.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure
Tags
NarrativeDarkSoloCo-op
Year 2013Dev Quantic Dream

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Beyond: Two Souls is Somerville — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Luigi's Mansion 3 and Maniac Mansion follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like Beyond: Two Souls

10 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Beyond: Two Souls. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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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Somerville

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Somerville
Closest overall match
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkSci-FiHorrorThird Person
Year 2022Dev JumpshipOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside Beyond: Two Souls, and so does strong narrative focus, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and visuals — its own ground is 2D presentation.

Released 9 years after Beyond: Two Souls.

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Luigi's Mansion 3

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Luigi's Mansion 3
Closest on visuals
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person
Year 2019Dev Next Level Games · NintendoOn Switch

Held in common with Beyond: Two Souls: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone: fantasy world and offline play.

Released 6 years after Beyond: Two Souls.

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Maniac Mansion

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Maniac Mansion
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 1987Dev Lucasfilm GamesOn PC · Mac

Same family as Beyond: Two Souls: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: 2D presentation.

It predates Beyond: Two Souls by 26 years, with what that implies technically.

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Still Life

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Still Life
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2005Dev Microids · Meridian4On PC

Same family as Beyond: Two Souls: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is game mode and setting: puzzle design.

It predates Beyond: Two Souls by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers

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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 1993Dev Sierra On-LineOn PC · Mac

The genre is the same as Beyond: Two Souls’s, and with it strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode and setting — its own ground is fantasy world and pixel art.

It predates Beyond: Two Souls by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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The Council

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The Council
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2018Dev Big Bad Wolf · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Same family as Beyond: Two Souls: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on setting and game mode: this one brings historical setting.

Released 5 years after Beyond: Two Souls.

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What Remains of Edith Finch

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What Remains of Edith Finch
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorRanged
Year 2017Dev Giant Sparrow · Annapurna InteractiveOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Genre puts it alongside Beyond: Two Souls, and so does strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 4 years after Beyond: Two Souls.

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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1

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Tales From Off-Peak City Vol. 1
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Dev Cosmo D · Cosmo D StudiosPlaytime ~2hOn PC

On paper it is what Beyond: Two Souls is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a first-person view.

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Until Dawn

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Until Dawn
AdventureNarrative Adventure
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2015Dev Supermassive Games · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PS4

It comes from the same genre as Beyond: Two Souls and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where they diverge is game mode and setting.

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