It's a tough act to follow, but there are plenty of games like Until Dawn to check out next. Developer studio Supermassive Games cemented itself as a master of cinematic horror when Until Dawn launched in 2015, and although it started life as a PS4 exclusive, it finally got a PC release in October 2024.
Whether you're here because you're craving another interactive movie or you're looking for a cheaper alternative to the PC version, these games like Until Dawn will have you covered. Here, you'll find a choice selection of gaming experiences that have something in common with the skinwalker slasher. Ominous atmospheres and unseen evil, as seen in the best survival horror games, will draw you into some of the titles listed below, while tense moments of decision-making make the case for others. Alternatively, we've found that unravelling mysteries in one of the best PSVR games also strikes a similar tone to the one Supermassive goes for.
Of course, this diversity means you won't find strictly spooky games listed below. If that's what you're after, there are plenty of upcoming horror games to take note of – including the first game in season two of Supermassive's Dark Pictures Anthology, Directive 8020 (aka: "The Thing in space," according to the developer).
For now though, let's get to the good stuff. Load up that flashlight with fresh batteries, because here are 10 stellar games like Until Dawn to play right now.
The best games like Until Dawn, starting with...
10. Batman Arkham VR
Available on: PSVR
Batman Arkham VR is a very clever game. Since big swooping movements cause motion sickness in virtual reality, the developers made a game about everything else Batman is known for. He might be a caped crusader, but he’s also a detective, and Arkham VR is a distilled mystery where you have to use the gadgets at Bruce Wayne’s disposal (and his ol’ noggin) to figure out what happened after Nightwing goes missing. It’s genuinely spooky too; a trip to a morgue has you craning your neck at cadavers and there are more than a few jump scares. Arkham VR has all the atmosphere of Until Dawn and an equally compelling secret at its core - you’ll have a lot of fun uncovering it.
9. The Evil Within 2
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, and PC
Shinji Mikami is the daddy of survival horror, which is the brand of games where players are vulnerable to grisly monstrosities and often unable to fight back - or are forced to do so with limited resources. Mikami invented the genre with Resident Evil in the 90s, and Evil Within was his return to it. In The Evil Within 2 you play detective Sebastian Castellanos who plunges into a psychological world called STEM - think The Matrix multiplied to the power of Insidious - in search of his missing daughter. One of the things that made Until Dawn so brilliant was its sense of constant mortal peril, and when Sebastian is scrabbling in the dark for an exit with two bullets left in his gun, all it takes is one jump scare for you to burden your pantaloons.
8. Oxenfree
Available on: PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Android, and iOS
Where Until Dawn saw teenagers trapped on a remote snowy mountain, Oxenfree sees them stranded on a remote island. You play as blue-haired Alex who’s on vacation with some pals and her new step brother to explore and test a local myth that if you tune a radio to certain frequencies, you’ll hear ghostly voices. Without spoiling the story any further, the heartbeat of Oxenfree is learning more about the island’s history and the complex relationships between its cast. It’s as much a story about growing up as it is about scares, and the art direction is sublime. With its pastel hues and frosted lighting, this is a world you’ll actually want to get lost in.
7. Vampyr
Available on: PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC
It’s refreshing to play a horror adventure game that’s as much about atmosphere as it is jump scares and shocks. Vampyr is a bracing take on a monster as old as horror itself, set in first world war London where you play modern-man-of-science-turned-vampire Dr. Jonathan Reid. Once more, expect big in-game choices that affect the plot (will you sacrifice Reed’s humanity, or try to spill as little blood as possible?) but there are many more shooty-bangs and punchy-kicks to throw here than in Until Dawn. Those that like their horror served with a handgun will be right at home on Vampyr’s cobbled streets.
6. Telltale’s The Walking Dead
Available on: PC (Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X, PS4, Nintendo Switch
Ah Telltale. One of the ill-fated studios’ seminal hits was The Walking Dead, a choose-your-own adventure style narrative set in the comic book’s universe. The first season released in 2012 and introduced a completely new cast including Clementine, a young girl who the player must protect as the apocalypse ravages American cities around you. The writers dance from brutally gut-wrenching decisions to quietly emotional moments of reflection with Clementine, and the resulting play of light and shade fashioned one of the strongest adventure narratives of the last decade. The game’s fourth and final season ended this year, making this the perfect time to go back and live The Walking Dead’s story again.
5. The Inpatient
Available on: PSVR
If you still had questions about the Blackwood Sanitorium at the end of Until Dawn, The Inpatient is a must-play prequel. You’re plunged face-first into the 1950s institution through PlayStation VR and step into the shoes (quite literally) of a patient suffering from amnesia. Thankfully the experience is anything but forgettable, with jump scares and a clever twist where NPCs will react to anything you say (or scream) thanks to voice recognition tech. This prequel to Until Dawn is a chilling trip back to the mountain, and once again, the outcome of the story hangs entirely upon the choices that you make.
4. The Casting of Frank Stone
Available on: PC, Xbox Series X, PS5
Surprise! Dead by Daylight had a kid with a Supermassive game, and it's a boy named Frank. The Casting of Frank Stone is a first-person cinematic horror game, combining "massive amounts of documentation and secrets" about the lore of Behaviour Interactive's asymmetrical horror game with the style, form, and branching narrative flow of games like Until Dawn. Playing through a revolving ensemble cast of characters across three timelines, The Casting of Frank Stone has the Supermassive seal of quality. Each timeline overlaps, twisting when you think it will turn, keeping players on their toes as they uncover the legend of Frank Stone - and whatever The Entity might be, exactly. It's certainly a richer experience if you happen to be a DBD fan, as it turns out the whole game is a very poignant comment on its multiplayer counterpart.
3. As Dusk Falls
Available on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC
If the couch co-op decision-making is your favorite thing about Until Dawn, you'll devour As Dusk Falls. The cinematic mystery sees solo or co-op players play through an ensemble cast as two families meet in a roadside motel. Mystery and drama ensues, and with six endings to collect, there's plenty of replay value in As Dusk Falls. It's one of the best games like Until Dawn for anyone craving another chance to decide the fate of a host of vibrant characters, though as far as scares go, this one's more of a interactive drama than all-out spookfest.
2. Detroit: Become Human
Available on: PS4, PC
Quantic Dream has been perfecting its brand of branching narratives for years now, and Detroit: Become Human is its most recent work. The game is set in a future where androids are as vital a fixture in humans’ daily lives as smartphones, but the plot grapples with a classic science fiction question: Can robots feel the same emotions as humans? Like Until Dawn, each character is vulnerable to permadeath, and player choice dramatically affects where the tale ends. This is sci-fi and not a ghost story, but if you play your cards right you might stumble across a creepy chapter in a house that borrows heavily from horror cinema tropes. Even if you don’t though, Detroit: Become Human is a satisfying interactive drama.
1. The Quarry
Available on: Xbox Series X, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One
Imagine Friday the 13th, but with werewolves instead of Jason. That's the vibe Until Dawn developer Supermassive creates in The Quarry, which is perhaps its best game since. A gaggle of gossipy teenagers find themselves stuck at summer camp after weeks of counselling the young'ins, and now, they're the ones who need to start running and jumping through all manner of proverbial hoops if they want to make it out alive. The task is simple: survive the night. Only that's way harder than it sounds, since the forest around their cozy campgrounds is teeming with danger. The Quarry is Supermassive at its finest, plunging a memorable ensemble cast into a mysterious, eerie branching narrative adventure that can be enjoyed solo or with friends in Cinema Mode.
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