4 Online games like Dead by Daylight that you should try

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We filtered the 11 games similar to Dead by Daylight down to the 4 that fit the “Online” category. Resident Evil 6, Devour and R.E.P.O. top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dead by Daylight.

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GenreHorrorSubgenreAsymmetric Horror

The best online games like Dead by Daylight

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dead by Daylight. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

Resident Evil 6

51 similarity to Dead by Daylight

NGL71

Closest overall match

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineMeleeStealthDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person

Year 2012Dev CapcomOn PlayStation 3 · PC

It is not Dead by Daylight's genre, but it is after the same feeling: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. They part company on genre and visuals: this one brings shooting mechanics.

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Devour

49 similarity to Dead by Daylight

NGL91

Closest on visuals

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOnlineStealthNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2021Dev Joe Fender · Straight Back GamesOn PC · Mac

It shares the essentials of what Dead by Daylight does: horror tension, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics. To that it adds co-op play and a first-person view. They part company on genre.

Released 5 years after Dead by Daylight.

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R.E.P.O.

47 similarity to Dead by Daylight

NGL94

Closest on game mode

GenreHorrorSubgenreAction Horror

Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloStealthMeleeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Dev semiworkPlaytime ~4hOn PC

With Dead by Daylight it shares horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on co-op play and a first-person view. The distance is in genre and visuals — its own ground is roguelike runs and a sci-fi setting.

Combat100Game mode91Tone77Setting64Visuals52Genre50

Phasmophobia

34 similarity to Dead by Daylight

NGL85

GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror

Co-opOnlineMultiplayerNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person

Year 2020Dev Kinetic GamesPlaytime ~6hOn PC

The overlap with Dead by Daylight is in what it evokes rather than what it is: horror tension, strong narrative focus and co-op play. The common ground extends to a first-person view. Where they diverge is genre and visuals.

Released 4 years after Dead by Daylight.

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