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17 Games like The Walking Dead: Season Two on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 42 games similar to The Walking Dead: Season Two down to the 17 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Detention, Mad Father and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream 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 “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to The Walking Dead: Season Two is Detention — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Mad Father and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream follow close behind.

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The best games like The Walking Dead: Season Two on Nintendo Switch

17 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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Detention

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Detention
Closest overall match
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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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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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

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I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream
Closest on visuals
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorPost-ApocalypticThird Person
Year 1995Dev The Dreamers Guild · Acclaim EntertainmentOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

Its point of contact with The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

It predates The Walking Dead: Season Two by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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Indika

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Indika
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorThird Person
Year 2024Dev Odd Meter · 11 bit studiosOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Its point of contact with The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 11 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Stories Untold

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Stories Untold
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2017Dev No Code · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · PC · Mac

The thread back to The Walking Dead: Season Two runs through strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting: a sci-fi setting.

Released 4 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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0/1 agree it's a good match
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Iron Lung

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Iron Lung
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2022Dev David SzymanskiOn PC · PS5 · Switch

It comes from the same genre as The Walking Dead: Season Two and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Released 9 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Fran Bow

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Fran Bow
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFantasy
Year 2015Dev Killmonday Games HBOn PS4 · Linux · Android

On paper it is what The Walking Dead: Season Two is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: fantasy world and 2D presentation.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting62Visuals0
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Sally Face

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Sally Face
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Year 2016Dev Portable MooseOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

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 2D presentation.

Released 3 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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1/1 agree it's a good match
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Layers of Fear 2

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Layers of Fear 2
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorCasual
Year 2019Dev Bloober Team · Gun InteractiveOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

Its point of contact with The Walking Dead: Season Two is strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 6 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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Call of Cthulhu

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Call of Cthulhu
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorFirst Person
Year 2018Dev Cyanide Studio · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

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

Released 5 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Mouthwashing

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Mouthwashing
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSpace
Year 2024Dev Wrong Organ · Critical ReflexOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Genre puts it alongside The Walking Dead: Season Two, and so does strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a space setting and a first-person view.

Released 11 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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Close to the Sun

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Close to the Sun
HorrorPsychological Horror
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorSci-Fi
Year 2019Dev Storm in a Teacup · Wired ProductionsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It comes from the same genre as The Walking Dead: Season Two and shares strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a sci-fi setting and a first-person view.

Released 6 years after The Walking Dead: Season Two.

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