21 Games like F.E.A.R. on PlayStation that you should try

It shares the essentials of what F.E.A.R. does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: deep RPG systems and open world exploration.

If F.E.A.R. worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: puzzle design and fantasy world.

If F.E.A.R. 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.

It shares the essentials of what F.E.A.R. does: strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting: post-apocalyptic world.

What brings it close to F.E.A.R. is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and tone. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. What it adds of its own: survival mechanics and co-op play.

What brings it close to F.E.A.R. is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. The common ground extends to a first-person view and single-player focus. It sets itself apart with adventure storytelling and crafting mechanics.

If F.E.A.R. worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view.

It shares the essentials of what F.E.A.R. does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. Its own ground is survival mechanics and stealth mechanics.

It shares the essentials of what F.E.A.R. does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is co-op play.

If F.E.A.R. worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is combat: adventure storytelling and open world exploration.

What brings it close to F.E.A.R. is strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and game mode. Where the two diverge is visuals: a third-person camera.

If F.E.A.R. worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on game mode: this one brings adventure storytelling and fantasy world.

Shelved next to F.E.A.R. for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is a space setting.

If F.E.A.R. worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting, the same is here. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and a first-person view. They part company on combat: this one brings adventure storytelling.

It meets F.E.A.R. on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a first-person view.