Games like F.E.A.R.
If you like F.E.A.R. (shooter, horror and action), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
- In common: action
When you've already played Half-Life and want to return to that world for a couple of afternoons, with more shooting and fewer puzzles.
Half-Life 2
- In common: action and long sessions
When you want an action adventure with a story: each chapter changes pace and fits into an hour or two.
BioShock™
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: more exploring
When you want a story-driven campaign with an unsettling atmosphere and fights you can approach in many different ways.
Half-Life
- In common: action and long sessions
When you fancy a classic campaign at your own pace: you can save anytime and progress in hour-long chunks.
Half-Life: Blue Shift
- In common: action
When you want a complete campaign that fits in an afternoon, with no long commitment.
Star Wars: Republic Commando
- In common: action
When you want an old-school action campaign you can finish in a few afternoons.
BioShock Infinite
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: more story
When you fancy a single-player campaign with a thought-provoking story that brings parallel universes into play.
DOOM
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you're fired up and want an adrenaline rush: each level is a succession of intense fights.
Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
- In common: action
- Difference: more co-op
When you want a short, intense campaign for a weekend: it takes around 4-6 hours on normal difficulty.
DOOM Eternal
- In common: action and a challenge
- Difference: more progression
When you're fired up and want to let off adrenaline. Each level is 45 minutes to an hour of pure action.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About F.E.A.R.
A shooter with a Japanese horror streak: you slow down time to win firefights against soldiers who flank you and take cover, while Alma, a girl in a red dress, haunts you through visions. Two expansions are included.
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