Games Like Alan Wake Similar Horror Games like Alan Wake

Alan Wake is described as 'A Psychological Action Thriller' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Alan Wake for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Mac, Linux and Playstation apps. The best Alan Wake alternative is Outlast. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try SCP: Containment Breach. Other Alan Wake like games are Left 4 Dead, Resident Evil, 7 Days to Die and The Last of Us.

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A Psychological Action Thriller

When the wife of the best-selling writer Alan Wake disappears on their vacation, his search turns up pages from a thriller he doesn’t even remember writing. A dark presence stalks the small...

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Alan Wake alternatives page was last updated Apr 1, 2024
  1. Outlast icon
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    Outlast is a series of first-person survival horror video games developed by Red Barrels. The plot centers around each game's protagonist trying to survive from a pursuing enemy whilst exploring poorly-lit environments with their camcorder and attempting to uncover the...

    28 Outlast alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Outlast Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  First person view
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    • Outlast is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Alan Wake.

    • Outlast is the most popular commercial alternative to Alan Wake.

    • Outlast is Paid and ProprietaryAlan Wake is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Left 4 Dead icon
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    Left 4 Dead (abbreviated as L4D) is a cooperative first-person shooter arcade-style video game.

    39 Left 4 Dead alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Left 4 Dead Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    4.  Split-screen multiplayer
    5.  Support for Android Things
    Left 4 Dead iconAlan Wake Icon

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  3. Resident Evil icon
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    Resident Evil, known as Biohazard in Japan, is a survival horror video game-based media franchise created by Shinji Mikami and Tokuro Fujiwara and owned by the video game company Capcom.

    28 Resident Evil alternatives
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    • Windows

    Resident Evil Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Coop storymode
    4.  Zombie Game
    Resident Evil iconAlan Wake Icon

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  4. 7 Days to Die icon
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    In the year 2034 nuclear attacks have decimated the Earth and the remaining population is infected by an unknown virus. The infected die within 7 days and soon reanimate becoming blood-thirsty zombies. No one believed it; nobody expected it and nothing can stop it!

    32 7 Days to Die alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    7 Days to Die Features

    1.  Moddable
    2.  Multiplayer Survival
    3.  Zombie Game
    4.  Sandbox
    5.  Zombie Mode
    7 Days to Die iconAlan Wake Icon

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  5. The Last of Us icon
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    The Last of Us is a critically acclaimed post-apocalyptic survival game following the emotional journey of Joel and Ellie in a world overrun by a deadly infection.

    28 The Last of Us alternatives
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    • Playstation
    • Steam
    • Windows

    The Last of Us Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Third person perspective
    5.  Stealth
    The Last of Us iconAlan Wake Icon

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  6. Slender: The Eight Pages icon
     12 likes

    Slender: The Eight Pages is a free indie-developed psychological horror/survival horror video game for Microsoft Windows and OS X. The game is based on the Something Awful forums' creation, Slender Man.

    31 Slender: The Eight Pages alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Slender: The Eight Pages Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Free to play
    3.  Psychological horror
    4.  First person view
    Slender: The Eight Pages iconAlan Wake Icon

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  7. Alien: Isolation icon
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    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    38 Alien: Isolation alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Steam
    • Nintendo Switch

    Alien: Isolation Features

    1.  Controller Support
    2.  Single player
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Sci-fi
    5.  Stealth
    6.  First person view
    7.  Steam cloud
    8.  Psychological horror
    Alien: Isolation iconAlan Wake Icon

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    • Alien: Isolation is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Alan Wake.

    • Alien: Isolation is Paid and ProprietaryAlan Wake is also Paid and Proprietary
  8. Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy icon
     8 likes

    In this paranormal thriller, New York City is stunned by a series of mysterious murders that follow the same pattern: ordinary people become possessed and kill absolute strangers in public. The main characters of the story must uncover the supernatural forces behind these crimes.

    4 Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Steam

    Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Features

    1.  Single player
    Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy iconAlan Wake Icon

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  9. Dying Light icon
     8 likes

    Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.

    39 Dying Light alternatives
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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dying Light Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Zombie Game
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  10. Silent Hill icon
     10 likes

    Silent Hill is a survival horror video game series consisting of eight installments published by Konami and its subsidiary Konami Digital Entertainment. The first four games in the series, Silent Hill, Silent Hill 2, 3 and 4, have been developed by an internal factor, Team...

    30 Silent Hill alternatives
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    • Windows

    Silent Hill Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Psychological horror
    Silent Hill iconAlan Wake Icon

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  11. Clive Barker's Undying icon
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    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    41 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
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    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
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  12. SCP: Containment Breach icon
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    SCP: Containment Breach is an indie survival horror video game based on the stories of the SCP Foundation website.

    27 SCP: Containment Breach alternatives
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    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SCP: Containment Breach Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  First person view
    SCP: Containment Breach iconAlan Wake Icon

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    • SCP: Containment Breach is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Alan Wake.

    • SCP: Containment Breach is Free and Open SourceAlan Wake is Paid and Proprietary
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