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

Games Like Iron Lung (2026)

Q: What games are like Iron Lung?

The best games like Iron Lung on Steam right now include SOMA, Mouthwashing, POOLS. They share Iron Lung's genre and gameplay (Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

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 Iron Lung? The closest matches on Steam right now are SOMA, Mouthwashing, POOLS — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Horror, Atmospheric, Psychological Horror) 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 Iron Lung

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Iron Lung
1	SOMA	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Exploration, Horror
2	Mouthwashing	Adventure	Atmospheric, Surreal, Exploration, Horror
3	POOLS	Adventure	Atmospheric, Underwater, Minimalist, Surreal
4	Outer Wilds	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
5	Content Warning	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
6	Outlast	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, First-Person
7	Subnautica	Adventure	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
8	Stray	Adventure	Sci-fi, Dystopian , Atmospheric, Exploration
9	Poppy Playtime	Action	Atmospheric, Horror, Mystery, First-Person
10	Bendy and the Ink Machine	Action	Atmospheric, Horror, Mystery, First-Person
11	Backrooms: Escape Together	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
12	Lethal Company	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration

Why these are like Iron Lung

1. SOMA

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, exploration; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

2. Mouthwashing

Both are tagged atmospheric, surreal, exploration; both offer single-player. The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset.

3. POOLS

Both are tagged atmospheric, underwater, minimalist; both offer single-player. Walking simulator.

4. Outer Wilds

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, horror; both offer single-player. Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

5. Content Warning

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, horror. Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous!

6. Outlast

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, horror; both offer single-player. 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.

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