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2026PC

You play Penn, a hyper-intelligent chimpanzee hunted through a research station, surviving by scavenging, crafting and staying quiet. A story-driven first-person survival horror with an unusual protagonist.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Resources and survival
  • Dread and tension
  • Emotional impact
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In short: Games like Animal Use Protocol

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Animal Use Protocol special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Penumbra: Black Plague

94 %Match

2008PEGI 16PC, Steam Deck playable93 % positive9.75 €

Brings what grabs you about Animal Use Protocol: sneaking and hiding, dread and tension as well as scarce resources and survival.

A claustrophobic first-person horror game set in an underground research facility, where you survive through physics-based puzzles and hiding rather than weapons. Atmosphere and fear of the unknown matter far more than combat.

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Sneaking and hiding

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Alien: Isolation

Sneaking and hiding

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SCP: Containment Breach

Sneaking and hiding

You are a test subject trying to escape an SCP Foundation facility while escaped anomalies like the statue SCP-173 hunt you. Blinking as a mechanic, randomly generated corridors and constant dread make for a tense, scary experience.

Soma

Emotional impact

A harrowing combat-free horror journey through a ruined deep-sea research station that confronts you with unsettling questions about consciousness and identity. Its philosophical story lingers long after the credits roll.

Darkwood

Sneaking and hiding

Darkwood is a bleak top-down survival horror where you scavenge a eerie, partly randomized forest by day and barricade your hideout against horrors by night. Its surreal atmosphere and deliberately cryptic story create constant dread.

Yomawari: Midnight Shadows

Sneaking and hiding

An atmospheric horror game in which a small girl sneaks through a Japanese town at night, hiding from spirits while searching for her lost friend. Helplessness, silence and a miniature diorama look create an oppressive, melancholic mood.

Amnesia: Rebirth

Sneaking and hiding

A first-person horror adventure set in the 1937 Algerian desert, where you play the defenseless Tasi, hiding from monsters, solving puzzles and slowly uncovering a disturbing truth. Its strengths are dense atmosphere and a dark, emotional story.

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