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2026 PC

You play Penn, a hyper-intelligent chimpanzee hunted through a research station, surviving by scavenging, crafting and staying quiet. A story-driven first-person survival horror with an unusual protagonist.

What defines Animal Use Protocol:

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Lots to discover

The closest matches for Animal Use Protocol are Soma, Metro Awakening VR and Ground Zero. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Animal Use Protocol special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Soma

94 %

2015 PCPlayStationXboxNintendo Switch 28.99 € 👍 96 % Overwhelmingly positive, 45,365 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

A harrowing combat-free horror journey through a ruined deep-sea research station that confronts you with unsettling questions about consciousness and identity. Its philosophical story lingers long after the credits roll.

Metro Awakening VR

Dark, serious atmosphere

A VR trip into the bleak post-apocalyptic Moscow metro, where you sneak, fight and scavenge with a gas mask, flashlight and scarce supplies. The story of a doctor searching for his wife feels especially intense thanks to VR immersion.

Ground Zero

Lots to discover

A retro-style survival horror set in a ruined South Korea after a meteor strike, where mutated creatures roam. Scarce ammo, puzzles and gear upgrades deliver classic tension.

Dead Reset

Dark, serious atmosphere

A blood-soaked horror thriller where you play a kidnapped surgeon in an underwater facility, dying and looping again and again to uncover the truth behind a parasitic horror.

Nedra

Lots to discover

An atmospheric survival-horror adventure set in a Soviet-era Antarctic station, where you investigate the explorers' disappearance and confront cosmic dread.

Code Violet

Dark, serious atmosphere

A third-person action horror game where you play Violet, a girl pulled from the past, trying to escape an infested bioengineering complex. You sneak, hide or fight your way past the creatures.

Aspis

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric mystery thriller set in an alternate late-80s USSR, where you play a grieving scientist exploring a cybernetics institute and hopping between distorted realities of a simulation experiment.

Resident Evil 2

Lots to discover

The survival horror classic sends Leon and Claire through zombie-infested Raccoon City, where scarce ammo, inventory management, puzzles and fixed camera angles keep tension high. Two intertwined scenarios reward multiple playthroughs.

Parasite Eve II

Dark, serious atmosphere

A PlayStation classic blending survival horror with real-time combat and RPG elements. As FBI agent Aya Brea you hunt mutated creatures in a grim atmosphere while upgrading your weapons and abilities.

Penumbra: Black Plague

Dark, serious atmosphere

A claustrophobic first-person horror game set in an underground research facility, where you survive through physics-based puzzles and hiding rather than weapons. Atmosphere and fear of the unknown matter far more than combat.

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