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2013PC89 % positive

A free Half-Life total conversion that tells a oppressive psychological horror story with a bleak atmosphere and scarce resources. Multiple endings and an optional co-op mode add replay value.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Challenging difficulty

The closest matches for Cry of Fear are The Suffering, Resident Evil: Revelations and Resident Evil: Revelations. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Cry of Fear special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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The Suffering

90 %Match

2004PCPlayStationXbox

Brings what grabs you about Cry of Fear: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

As death-row inmate Torque, you fight through a maximum-security prison overrun by monstrous creatures and hallucinations. A grim third-person horror shooter where your moral choices shape Torque's fate and the ending.

Resident Evil: Revelations

Dread and tension

A survival horror shooter that revives the claustrophobic tension of early series entries: you scrape by with scarce ammo against eerie mutants aboard an abandoned luxury ship. The Raid mode adds co-op action with loot progression.

Resident Evil: Revelations

Dread and tension

A survival-horror shooter set aboard an eerie luxury liner, mixing claustrophobic exploration with scarce ammo and chapters that switch between characters. The HD version brings the handheld adventure to consoles and PC with improved visuals.

The Suffering: Ties That Bind

Dread and tension

A brutal horror shooter where you play Torque, switching between firearms and transforming into a monstrous creature. Your moral choices shape the course and ending of the grim story.

Cold Fear

Dread and tension

A survival-horror shooter set on an abandoned Russian whaling ship in a raging storm. As a Coast Guard sailor, you fight through tight, shifting corridors against mutated creatures.

Resident Evil: Revelations 2

Dread and tension

Episodic survival horror on a grim island prison, alternating between two duos – Claire and Moira, Barry and Natalia – mixing gunplay with sneaking and item-finding. The addictive co-op Raid Mode adds loot-driven replay value.

Tormented Souls

Dread and tension

A survival horror throwback to early Resident Evil with fixed camera angles, intricate puzzles and scarce ammo. You guide Caroline through a decaying mansion full of secrets and grotesque creatures.

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Dread and tension

A claustrophobic first-person reboot of the series that traps you in the rotting Baker family estate in Louisiana, scraping by on scarce ammo while stalked by relentless hosts and solving puzzles. It trades action spectacle for intimate, grimy dread.

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Dread and tension

A grim first-person horror thriller where you hunt serial killers as detective Ethan Thomas. Gritty melee combat with pipes, lockers and other scavenged objects plus a oppressive atmosphere define the experience.

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