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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.

  • Dread and tension
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Strong, story-driven narrative

The closest matches for The Suffering are Cry of Fear, Cold Fear and Sorry We're Closed. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Suffering special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Cry of Fear

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Brings what grabs you about The Suffering: dread and tension, a dark atmosphere as well as a strong story.

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.

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.

Sorry We're Closed

Strong, story-driven narrative

A stylish first-person survival horror game about Michelle's final days, where you hide in unsettling places and fight back with a demon gun. Rich lore and multiple endings encourage replays.

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot

Strong, story-driven narrative

A brutal first-person horror thriller where you play ex-detective Ethan Thomas, brawling with pipes, fists and guns while using forensic tools to solve murders. Grim atmosphere and heavy melee combat define the experience.

Alan Wake Remastered

Dread and tension

An atmospheric psychological horror thriller in which writer Alan Wake fights darkness with light in the small town of Bright Falls, as a story he doesn't remember writing comes true. The remaster brings the TV-series-style storytelling back with upgraded visuals.

Spec Ops: The Line

Strong, story-driven narrative

A third-person cover shooter set in a sand-buried Dubai that gradually turns into a harrowing critique of war, guilt and the genre's own power fantasies. Its moral dilemmas and Captain Walker's psychological unraveling make it unforgettable.

Resident Evil 3: Nemesis

Dread and tension

Classic survival horror in which Jill Valentine escapes a collapsing Raccoon City while hunted by the relentless Nemesis. Scarce ammo, puzzles, a dodge move and split-second live choices keep the tension high.

BioShock 2 Remastered

Dread and tension

An atmospheric first-person shooter set in the sunken city of Rapture, where you play as a Big Daddy and mix guns with plasmid powers. The remaster adds sharper textures and better controller support.

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