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150 games like The Thing

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01 Dead Space Cover

2008 · PC, PS3, X360

Dead Space

70%

Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008. The game puts the player in cont...

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The Thing

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Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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02 Prey Cover

2017 · PC, PS4, XONE

Prey

68%

In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you...

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The Thing

68% Sehr nah dran
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode
Trade-offs

Weltdesign in IGDB nicht eindeutig klassifiziert · Keine Beschreibung von IGDB verfügbar

03 Half-Life Cover

1998 · Linux, Mac, PC

Half-Life

66%

Half-Life is a 1998 first-person shooter (FPS) game developed by Valve Corporation and published by Sierra Studios for Windows. It was Valve's debut product and the first game in the Half-Life series. The player assumes the role of Gordon Freeman, a theoretica...

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The Thing

66% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Choices Game feel
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04 Silent Hill 2 Cover

2001 · PS2

Silent Hill 2

64%

The second entry in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill 2 is a narrative-focused third-person psychological survival horror game with emphasis on combat, exploration and puzzle-solving elements which follows James Sunderland, a man who receives a letter, se...

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The Thing

64% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel Choices Game feel
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05 Resident Evil 7: Biohazard Cover

2017 · Stadia, Mac, Switch 2

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

63%

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard is the first game of the Resident Evil series to switch from 3rd-person to fully 1st-person perspective. A complete refresh of gameplay systems simultaneously propels the survival horror experience to another level. It is as much hor...

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The Thing

63% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
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06 Spec Ops: The Line Cover

2012 · Linux, Mac, PC

Spec Ops: The Line

62%

A third-person shooter in which three American soldiers led by Capt. Walker are sent to Dubai in order to recover whoever remains of an infantry unit, the 33rd Battalion, until they decide to take action against the militants situated in the city. As they prog...

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The Thing

62% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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07 The Last of Us Cover

2013 · PS3

The Last of Us

61%

The Last of Us is a third-person action-adventure game featuring a mix of exploration, stealth and combat. Players face both infected creatures and hostile human enemies while progressing through varied environments. The game includes a narrative-driven single...

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The Thing

61% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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08 Dead Space 2 Cover

2011 · PC, PS3, X360

Dead Space 2

61%

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Just as his health begins to improve, The Sprawl is overrun with even more advanced forms o...

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The Thing

61% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective
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09 Wolfenstein: The New Order Cover

2014 · PC, PS3, PS4

Wolfenstein: The New Order

58%

Wolfenstein: The New Order is an action-adventure shooter game played from a first-person perspective. It is the semi-sequel to 2009's Wolfenstein, however utilizes very little from the game and drops any direct references to veil or supernatural. To progress...

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The Thing

58% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel
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10 Syndicate Cover

2012 · PC, PS3, X360

Syndicate

58%

Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. With no one to question their intentions or actions, three mega corporations - Eu...

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The Thing

58% Spannender Match
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Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel Puzzles Game feel
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11 Soma Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Soma

57%

SOMA is a sci-fi horror game from Frictional Games, the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent. It is an unsettling story about identity, consciousness, and what it means to be human. Enter the world of SOMA and face horrors buried deep beneath the ocean waves...

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The Thing

57% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel Horror Game feel
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12 Resident Evil 4 Cover

2005 · Android, Meta Quest 2, NGC

Resident Evil 4

54%

Resident Evil 4 is the sixth installment in the Resident Evil series and is often noted for its departure from the fixed camera angles of earlier titles. It introduced an over-the-shoulder third-person perspective, faster-paced gunplay, and more dynamic contro...

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The Thing

54% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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13 Alan Wake Cover

2010 · PC, X360

Alan Wake

54%

Alan Wake is a psychological horror action-adventure game developed by Remedy Entertainment. The narrative centres on Alan Wake, a bestselling thriller novelist experiencing writer's block. He travels to the small town of Bright Falls with his wife, Alice, see...

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The Thing

54% Spannender Match
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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14 Mass Effect 2 Cover

2010 · PC, PS3, X360

Mass Effect 2

51%

Are you prepared to lose everything to save the galaxy? You'll need to be, Commander Shephard. It's time to bring together your greatest allies and recruit the galaxy's fighting elite to continue the resistance against the invading Reapers. So steel yourself,...

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The Thing

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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Choices Game feel Challenging Game feel
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15 BioShock Cover

2007 · Mac, PC, X360

BioShock

50%

BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting n...

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The Thing

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Adventure Genre Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Survival Game feel
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16 The Last of Us Part II Cover

2020 · PS4, PS5

The Last of Us Part II

50%

The Last of Us Part II is an action-adventure game set five years after the events of The Last of Us. The player traverses post-apocalyptic environments such as buildings and forests to advance the story. They can use firearms, improvised weapons, and stealth...

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The Thing

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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17 The Last of Us Remastered Cover
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The Last of Us Remastered is an updated release of the PS3 game The Last of Us. It is identical to the PS3 version but runs at a 1080p resolution and incorporates character models with a higher resolution. There are also improved shadows and lighting, upgraded...

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The Thing

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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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18 Half-Life 2: Episode Two Cover

2007 · Linux, Mac, PC

Half-Life 2: Episode Two

50%

Half-Life 2: Episode Two is a first-person shooter set in the aftermath of the Citadel's destruction. Players control Gordon Freeman as he and Alyx Vance travel through forests and underground tunnels toward a resistance base, facing Combine forces and new ene...

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The Thing

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Puzzle Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Science fiction Theme Single player Mode Challenging Game feel Combat-focused Game feel Puzzles Game feel
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19 Resident Evil 2 Cover

2019 · Mac, PC, PS4

Resident Evil 2

50%

Resident Evil 2 is a remake of 1998's Resident Evil 2. The game was not developed with the intent of improving the original, but rather a reimagining of the original story with redesigned maps, characters and story elements. Gameplay mechanics are more similar...

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The Thing

50% Mutiger Treffer
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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Horror Theme Survival Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Survival Game feel
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20 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Cover
49%

Several years after his last adventure, retired fortune hunter, Nathan Drake, is forced back into the world of thieves. With the stakes much more personal, Drake embarks on a globe-trotting journey in pursuit of a historical conspiracy behind a fabled pirate t...

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The Thing

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Adventure Genre Shooter Genre Action Theme Single player Mode Third person Perspective Choices Game feel Combat-focused Game feel Linear World design
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