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13 Survival games like The Walking Dead: Season Two that you should try

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We filtered the 42 games similar to The Walking Dead: Season Two down to the 13 that fit the “Survival” category. Silent Hill Homecoming, Sanitarium and Detention top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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GenreHorrorSubgenrePsychological Horror
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DarkNarrativeSolo
Year 2013Dev Telltale Games

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Within the “Survival” category, the closest game to The Walking Dead: Season Two is Silent Hill Homecoming — scoring 81/100 on our similarity scale. Sanitarium and Detention follow close behind.

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The best survival games like The Walking Dead: Season Two

13 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The Walking Dead: Season Two. Each one has been evaluated across 12 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.

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Silent Hill Homecoming

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Silent Hill Homecoming
Closest overall match
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorrorThird Person
Year 2008Dev Konami Digital Entertainment · KonamiPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

It shares the essentials of what The Walking Dead: Season Two does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is combat.

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Sanitarium

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Sanitarium
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorIsometric
Year 1998Dev DreamForge Intertainment · ASC GamesOn Android · PC · iOS

Held in common with The Walking Dead: Season Two: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

It predates The Walking Dead: Season Two by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

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Detention

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Detention
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorExploration
Year 2017Dev Red Candle Games · Coconut Island GamesOn PS4 · Linux · Android

What carries over from The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings 2D presentation.

Released 4 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Five Nights at Freddy's

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Five Nights at Freddy's
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorHardcore
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

Its point of contact with The Walking Dead: Season Two is dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

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Mad Father

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Mad Father
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Year 2012Dev Sen · PLAYISMOn PC · Mac · Switch

Shelved next to The Walking Dead: Season Two for good reason: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an anime aesthetic and an isometric view.

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorHardcore
Year 2014Dev ScottgamesOn PC

Held in common with The Walking Dead: Season Two: dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

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The Witch's House MV

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The Witch's House MV
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorCasual
Year 2018Dev Fummy · DANGEN EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Nintendo

Genre puts it alongside The Walking Dead: Season Two, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings an anime aesthetic and 2D presentation.

Released 5 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Visage

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Visage
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMultiplayer
Year 2020Dev SadSquare StudioOn PS4 · PC · PS5

Held in common with The Walking Dead: Season Two: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 7 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Until Dawn

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Until Dawn
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2024Dev Ballistic Moon · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

What brings it close to The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, game mode and tone. To that it adds a third-person camera. Its own ground is exploration and discovery, and roguelike runs.

Released 11 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Kholat

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Kholat
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Year 2015Dev IMGN.PROOn PS4 · PC · Mac

It meets The Walking Dead: Season Two on strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

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Dredge

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Dredge
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorOpen World
Year 2023Dev Black Salt Games · Team17On Xbox · PS4 · Android

It meets The Walking Dead: Season Two on strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is an isometric view.

Released 10 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Blair Witch

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Blair Witch
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorMultiplayer
Year 2019Dev Bloober TeamOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

What carries over from The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 6 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator

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Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria Simulator
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloDarkNarrativeHorrorHardcore
Year 2017Dev ScottgamesOn PC

With The Walking Dead: Season Two it shares dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 4 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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