What games are like Dead by Daylight?

The best games like Dead by Daylight on Steam right now include GTFO, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Metro Exodus. They share Dead by Daylight's genre and gameplay (Horror, Survival Horror, Online Co-Op) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Dead by Daylight, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Dead by Daylight (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Dead by Daylight? The closest matches on Steam right now are GTFO, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Metro Exodus — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Horror, Survival Horror, Online Co-Op) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Dead by Daylight

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Dead by Daylight
1	GTFO	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Co-op, Horror
2	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS ▲	Action	Co-op, Stealth, Team-Based, First-Person
3	Metro Exodus	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Horror, Stealth
4	Outlast	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Horror, Stealth
5	RESIDENT EVIL RESISTANCE	Action	Gore, Co-op, Horror, Survival Horror
6	Folklore Hunter	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Horror, Survival
7	HELLDIVERS™ 2	Action	Gore, Co-op, Comedy, Difficult
8	Left 4 Dead 2 ▲	Action	Gore, Co-op, Horror, Team-Based
9	DOOM Eternal	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Horror, First-Person
10	Don't Starve Together ▲	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Horror, Survival
11	Hunt: Showdown 1896	Action	Gore, Atmospheric, Co-op, Horror
12	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Atmospheric, Co-op, Stealth, Survival

Why these are like Dead by Daylight

1. GTFO

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, co-op; both offer co-op and multiplayer. GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat.

2. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Both are tagged co-op, stealth, team-based; both offer multiplayer and online pvp. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play!

3. Metro Exodus

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, horror. Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness.

4. Outlast

Both are tagged gore, atmospheric, horror. Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history.

5. RESIDENT EVIL RESISTANCE

Both are tagged gore, co-op, horror; both offer multiplayer and online pvp. Experience a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe where four survivors face-off against a sinister Mastermind.

6. Folklore Hunter

Both are tagged atmospheric, co-op, horror; both offer co-op and multiplayer. You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts.

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