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Games like The Last Guy

2008PlayStation

You play the lone hero who must lead civilians out of monster-infested cities. Its appeal lies in carefully sneaking past threats and planning escape routes while keeping your charges alive.

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Puzzles and brain teasers

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In short: Games like The Last Guy

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes The Last Guy special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Penumbra: Black Plague

84 %Match

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

Brings what grabs you about The Last Guy: puzzles to figure out, a sci-fi setting and a calm pace.

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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Penumbra: Overture

Calm and deliberate

A first-person survival horror set in a desolate Greenland mine, where you're nearly defenseless and rely on physics-based puzzles and hiding to survive. Its oppressive atmosphere and mouse-driven object interaction define the experience.

Soma

Calm and deliberate

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.

Dino Crisis

Sci-fi setting

Capcom's survival horror classic sends agent Regina into a research facility overrun by dinosaurs. Scarce ammo, puzzles and relentless raptors keep the tension high throughout.

Inside

Sci-fi setting

A wordless, oppressive puzzle-platformer in which a boy slips through a bleak dystopia, controlling bodies with his mind along the way. Masterful atmosphere and a disturbing finale make it unforgettable.

Monobot

Sci-fi setting

A 2D physics-based puzzle platformer where you guide a small robot through a bleak dystopian future, solving puzzles to uncover the secrets of its world.

Deadlight

Easy to pick up

A gloomy 2.5D platformer set in zombie-ridden 1980s Seattle, where you run, climb and fight to survive while searching for your family as Randall Wayne. Comic-style cutscenes and a silhouette look give it an oppressive, cinematic mood.

Quadrilateral Cowboy

Sci-fi setting

You plan and execute heists as a hacker in a retro cyberpunk world, typing commands on a chunky in-game laptop and using gadgets to outwit security systems. Its quirky low-poly style and hands-on, tactile interface make it stand out.

Hollowbody

Sci-fi setting

A short tech-noir survival horror set in an abandoned British city: as smuggler Mica you search for your missing partner with scarce resources. It mixes exploration, puzzles and gunplay in the spirit of classic PS1-era horror games.

Dark Echo

Calm and deliberate

You navigate pitch darkness by sending out sound that bounces off walls and reveals the layout around you. An eerie soundscape and 80 levels full of lurking dangers make every step tense.

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