8 Games with a horror setting like Sword of the Stars: The Pit that you should try

It shares the essentials of what Sword of the Stars: The Pit does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus and an isometric view. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

With Sword of the Stars: The Pit it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a third-person camera.

It shares the essentials of what Sword of the Stars: The Pit does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world.

Genre puts it alongside Sword of the Stars: The Pit, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and tactical combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and base building.

The genre is the same as Sword of the Stars: The Pit’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and tactical combat. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Sword of the Stars: The Pit and shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and tactical combat. Both also lean on loot and gear systems, and 2D presentation. The distance is in setting and tone — its own ground is strong narrative focus and fantasy world.

Held in common with Sword of the Stars: The Pit: dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. Both also lean on an isometric view and single-player focus. The distance is in setting — its own ground is fantasy world.

The genre is the same as Sword of the Stars: The Pit’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, tactical combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings ranged combat and a cyberpunk setting.