7 Horror games like Receiver that you should try

Same family as Receiver: strong narrative focus, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and a first-person view. The distance is in tone and game mode — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a contemporary setting.

Genre puts it alongside Receiver, and so does strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

On paper it is what Receiver is — strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on a first-person view and single-player focus. The distance is in tone and setting — its own ground is dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

Same family as Receiver: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is tone and setting: dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

Same family as Receiver: punishing difficulty, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a first-person view. Where the two diverge is setting and game mode: dark, oppressive atmosphere and a sci-fi setting.

The genre is the same as Receiver’s, and with it strong narrative focus, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and historical setting.

It comes from the same genre as Receiver and shares strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and a first-person view. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics.