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We filtered the 50 games similar to Shadowgrounds down to the 25 that fit the “Horror” category. Aliens vs. Predator, Zombie Panic! Source and DOOM 3 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shadowgrounds.
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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to Shadowgrounds is Aliens vs. Predator — scoring 90/100 on our similarity scale. Zombie Panic! Source and DOOM 3 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shadowgrounds. Each one has been evaluated across 15 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.
It meets Shadowgrounds on dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.
Released 5 years after Shadowgrounds.
Shelved next to Shadowgrounds for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and online features.
Released 3 years after Shadowgrounds.
What carries over from Shadowgrounds is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.
The genre is the same as Shadowgrounds’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and a sci-fi setting. The common ground extends to multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: a first-person view.
The thread back to Shadowgrounds runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.
It predates Shadowgrounds by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
Its point of contact with Shadowgrounds is dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.
Released 4 years after Shadowgrounds.
Shelved next to Shadowgrounds for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds co-op play. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a first-person view.
Released 8 years after Shadowgrounds.
Shelved next to Shadowgrounds for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a first-person view.
Shelved next to Shadowgrounds for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to co-op play. Where the two diverge is visuals and tone: a casual, approachable feel and a first-person view.
Released 9 years after Shadowgrounds.
Genre puts it alongside Shadowgrounds, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds co-op play. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings a first-person view.
It predates Shadowgrounds by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
The genre is the same as Shadowgrounds’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, ranged combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a first-person view.
If Shadowgrounds 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. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.
With Shadowgrounds it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and offline play. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.
Released 3 years after Shadowgrounds.
The genre is the same as Shadowgrounds’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world and online features.
Released 13 years after Shadowgrounds.
It meets Shadowgrounds on dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and offline play. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.
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