4 Games with a horror setting like Terraria that you should try

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We filtered the 15 games similar to Terraria down to the 4 that fit the “Horror” category. Minecraft, Unturned and Kitchen Simulator 2015 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Terraria.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

The best games with a horror setting like Terraria

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Terraria. Each one has been evaluated across 25 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.

Minecraft

77 similarity to Terraria

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Closest overall match

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineDarkSandbox WorldOpen WorldFantasyHorrorExplorationCraftingPixel Art

Year 2016Dev Mojang StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

What carries over from Terraria is dark, oppressive atmosphere, a sandbox world and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 5 years after Terraria.

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Unturned

71 similarity to Terraria

NGL66

Closest on game mode

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeRangedDarkNarrativeOpen WorldSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting

Year 2014Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

The genre is the same as Terraria’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, open world exploration and melee combat. To that it adds horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a casual, approachable feel and post-apocalyptic world.

Released 3 years after Terraria.

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Kitchen Simulator 2015

54 similarity to Terraria

NGL40

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkSandbox WorldHorrorExplorationCrafting

Year 2015Dev WhackAKey GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

Shelved next to Terraria for good reason: strong narrative focus, a sandbox world and melee combat. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is a casual, approachable feel and 3D presentation.

Released 4 years after Terraria.

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Don't Starve

53 similarity to Terraria

Closest on world

GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerSandbox WorldOpen WorldProceduralHorrorExplorationCrafting2D

Year 2022Dev FrayzzLoveOn PC

It comes from the same genre as Terraria and shares a sandbox world, horror setting and single-player focus. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation. They part company on tone and setting: this one brings punishing difficulty and a top-down view.

Released 11 years after Terraria.

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