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5 Games with a horror setting like This War of Mine that you should try

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We filtered the 17 games similar to This War of Mine down to the 5 that fit the “Horror” category. Pacific Drive, Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville and Sunless Sea top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to This War of Mine.

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GenreStrategySubgenreColony Sim
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2014Dev 11 Bit Studios

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Within the “Horror” category, the closest game to This War of Mine is Pacific Drive — scoring 71/100 on our similarity scale. Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville and Sunless Sea follow close behind.

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The best games with a horror setting like This War of Mine

5 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to This War of Mine. 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.

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Pacific Drive

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Pacific Drive
Closest overall match
StrategyColony Sim
SoloNarrativeHorrorPost-ApocalypticCraftingBase BuildingManagement
Year 2024Dev Ironwood Studio · Kepler InteractivePlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS

On paper it is what This War of Mine is — strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds crafting mechanics. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings melee combat and a sci-fi setting.

Released 10 years after This War of Mine.

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Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

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Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville
Closest on tone
StrategyGrand Strategy
SoloDarkNarrativePost-ApocalypticHorrorBase BuildingManagement2D
Year 2015Dev Northway GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · iOS · Android

What carries over from This War of Mine is deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and post-apocalyptic world. To that it adds resource management and 2D presentation. They part company on genre: this one brings turn-based strategy.

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Sunless Sea

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Sunless Sea
StrategyRTS
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorHistorical2D
Year 2015Dev Failbetter GamesOn Linux · PC · iOS

Held in common with This War of Mine: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and horror setting. To that it adds 2D presentation and single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings real-time strategy and fantasy world.

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Banished

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NGL74
Banished
Closest on setting
StrategyRTS
SoloStealthDarkHorrorHistorical
Year 2021Dev Twilight LAB GamesOn Web

Its point of contact with This War of Mine is deep simulation, dark, oppressive atmosphere and stealth mechanics. Both also lean on horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and genre — its own ground is real-time strategy and an isometric view.

Released 7 years after This War of Mine.

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Kona

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NGL78
Kona
StrategyTycoon / Management
SoloNarrativeDarkHorrorManagement
Year 2017Dev Parabole · RavenscourtOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

Held in common with This War of Mine: survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in visuals and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and puzzle design.

Released 3 years after This War of Mine.

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