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2018PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch65 % positive29.99 €

The Persistence is a first-person stealth horror built for VR, where you sneak through a starship whose layout reshuffles after every death. You hide behind cover and peek around corners while hunting enemies try to find you.

  • Sneaking and hiding
  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Dread and tension
  • Sci-fi setting
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In short: Games like The Persistence

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

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SCP: Containment Breach

91 %Match

2014PEGI 16PC, Steam Deck playable96 % positivefree

Brings what grabs you about The Persistence: sneaking and hiding, dread and tension as well as a dark atmosphere.

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.

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Monstrum

Sneaking and hiding

A survival horror game on a derelict cargo ship with procedurally generated layouts. A stalking monster hunts you and death is permanent, so you must hide, outwit it and find a way out.

Duskers

Sneaking and hiding

You guide a squad of drones through derelict spaceships using a command line, relying only on sensors and limited camera feeds. Its roguelike survival structure and oppressive atmosphere keep tension high.

Alien: Isolation

Sci-fi setting

A nerve-shredding survival horror game where, as Amanda Ripley, you are hunted through Sevastopol station by an unpredictable, unkillable Alien. Its faithful lo-fi retro-futurist look from the 1979 film and constant dread make hiding in lockers terrifying.

Depths of Fear: Knossos

Sneaking and hiding

As Theseus you descend into procedurally generated labyrinths beneath Knossos, trying to evade or slay the Minotaur. First-person hiding, fleeing and desperate fights make for a tense roguelike with permadeath.

The Outlast Trials

Dark, serious atmosphere

A co-op survival horror where you endure the cruel experiments of the Murkoff Corporation, alone or with up to three friends. You sneak, flee and complete objectives while sadistic stalkers hunt you down.

Eldritch

Sneaking and hiding

A Lovecraft-inspired first-person roguelike with procedurally generated dungeons, stealth and melee in a blocky, stylized look. Each run is short, tricky and rewards careful play.

Golden Light

Sneaking and hiding

A first-person survival horror with roguelike elements that leans on an eerie atmosphere, tension and survival under pressure. Each run changes how exploration plays out.

Aliens vs. Predator

Sci-fi setting

A first-person shooter with three separate campaigns as Marine, Predator and Alien, each playing very differently, from tense horror to stalking hunts and ambush kills. It also offers asymmetric three-faction multiplayer.

Empty Shell

Dark, serious atmosphere

A top-down survival horror roguelite set in a secret facility on a Japanese island. Scarce resources, a grim industrial mood and randomized runs keep the tension high.

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