Summary

There are few games as closely associated with the online multiplayer survival horror trend asDead By Daylight. It’s been going strong for several years and has a dedicated fanbase with players who have been loyally playing it all this time. As great as its 4v1 horror formula is, it has spawned many inspired titles that are also worth your time.

These games all have something that Dead By Daylight fans are looking for: online co-op, survival horror elements, and a dark immersive atmosphere that never lets up whether you’re winning or losing. Do you think you have what it takes to survive them all?

Phasmophobia: UV Glowstick In Inventory And Its Area Of Effect

8Phasmophobia

For online co-op in an oppressive setting,Phasmophobiais a hard classic to beat. Dead By Daylight fans will appreciate its familiar 4 player team setup, but will also find the different forms of paranormal entities to track down an interesting change of pace.

Phasmopbia isn’t as gory or violent as Dead By Daylight, but it does have an interesting change of focus on exploration. You are technically the hunters in this game instead of the hunted - that is, of course, if everything goes according to plan.

Four paranormal investigators retreat down an elaborate staircase surrounded by paintings

7Pacify

What makes Pacify worth playing is how well it leans into the classic horror situation of feeling trapped in enclosed locales, much like how Dead By Daylight accomplishes the same feeling with its mechanics and aesthetics. Don’t worry if you like to play combative as well as cooperative, as there is a PvP mode in addition to the classic co-op mode.

Like Dead By Daylight, Pacify only has one enemy but she becomes tougher and wiser as you progress. The levels in Pacify are also quite elaborate, so you shouldn’t underestimate how hard it can be to get lost and separated from your equally terrified teammates.

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6Demonologist

Well-polished design and lots of extra customization features go a long way in adding replayability to a game, especially online ones. This is why, despite being one of the newest entries to this genre of online horror,Demonologistis already shaping up to be one of the best examples in this category.

With several ways to design your character, new objectives that are updated weekly, and a personal safe house that grows as you play more, there’s a lot to look forward to with this game.

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5Escape The Backrooms

Though the setting may seem different from your usual horror experience, Escape The Backrooms still finds ways to keep you and your three companions on your toes. Instead of throwing you into dark and gritty forests and mansions, you’ll be wading through over 20 different levels that offer dreamy (and nightmarish) vibes.

Part of what makes Escape The Backrooms so enticing is its no man left behind mandate, and everyone needs to survive for everyone to achieve victory. This is hammered home by its hardest difficulty, in which the death of just one player means game over for all.

Mutant Twins aggressively approaches player in bunker in Sons of the Forest

4Sons Of The Forest

One of the best survival horror sequels of the past couple of generations of gaming is an easy recommendation for fans of the stealth, difficulty, and atmosphere of Dead By Daylight.Sons Of The Forestis a great place to test your Dead By Daylight skills in an open-world sandbox that is loaded with secrets.

While the single-player adventure alone is worth the price of admission, Sons Of The Forest doesn’t truly open up until you experience its online co-op mode, where getting accustomed tomap markersand tracking down extra weaponry is paramount. It’s not only more immersive, but it makes you feel as if more is on the line.

A scared young man runs away from Jason Vorhees in a forest

3Friday The 13th: The Game

Released only a year apart from each other,Friday The 13thhas invariably earned comparisons to Dead By Daylight, and it’s understandable why. Mechanically speaking, they play very similarly, and even in their art style and animation there is something they have in common.

While some say it might be redundant to own both games, there are good reasons to pick up both. If you’re a huge fan of the Friday The 13th film franchise, or you’re just looking for a change of visuals, Friday The 13th: The Game can provide a whole new perspective on the 4v1 online horror genre.

Lethal Company player carrying bottles holding a flashlight

But the best thing about Lethal Company has got to be its creative cast of deadly creatures. With very intelligent AI and unpredictable thought patterns, you’ll spend forever trying to outsmart thebaboon hawksor the nutcrackers.

1Content Warning

Ever wondered what a horror game would be like if you were encouraged to put yourself in danger? As counter-intuitive as the idea might seem, it’s also unmistakably creative. InContent Warning, you and your friends will push each other to higher limits, because your role is to entertain the world with life-or-death situations.

Content Warning is turning the horror online co-op world on its head. Everything is all fun and games until it isn’t. Danger often emerges in unsuspecting ways, and that’s often part of the fun. Especially if you’re not the one being used as bait for one of its manydeadly enemies, that is.