What games are like We Happy Few?

indielist matches 12 indie games to We Happy Few by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.

How are "games like We Happy Few" chosen?

By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with We Happy Few, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.

Games like We Happy Few

Looking for games like We Happy Few? indielist surfaces 12 similar indie games by shared genre and Steam tags, ranked by review count. We Happy Few is a action game from 2018; the closest matches share its tags and audience. The top match by reviews is The Forest with 577,971 Steam reviews. Each game links to a white-box sales estimate you can audit. Matches are computed from tracked Steam data, not editorial opinion.

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The Forest

2018 · Action

577,971 reviews · 96% positive

SurvivalOpen WorldHorror

Same: shares Survival and Open World. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Outlast 2

2017 · Action

53,671 reviews · 91% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into gore.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

2010 · Action

35,529 reviews · 95% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into gore.
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The Beast Inside

2019 · Action

10,448 reviews

HorrorAdventureFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Adventure. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Visage

2020 · Action

8,675 reviews · 84% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Slender: The Arrival

2013 · Action

7,878 reviews · 88% positive

HorrorSurvival HorrorFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Survival Horror. Different: leans more into multiplayer.
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Outlast

2013 · Action

103,251 reviews · 96% positive

HorrorFirst-PersonSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and First-Person. Different: leans more into gore.
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SOMA

2015 · Action

52,031 reviews · 96% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmospheric

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into sci-fi.
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Subnautica: Below Zero

2021 · Adventure

98,838 reviews · 90% positive

SurvivalSingleplayerOpen World

Same: shares Survival and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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No Man's Sky

2016 · Action

310,268 reviews · 85% positive

Open WorldExplorationSurvival

Same: shares Open World and Exploration. Different: leans more into open world survival craft.
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Poppy Playtime

2021 · Action

140,634 reviews · 88% positive

HorrorSingleplayerFirst-Person

Same: shares Horror and Singleplayer. Different: leans more into free to play.
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Escape the Backrooms

2025 · Action

130,040 reviews · 90% positive

HorrorPsychological HorrorSurvival Horror

Same: shares Horror and Psychological Horror. Different: leans more into multiplayer.

Frequently asked questions

What games are like We Happy Few?: indielist matches 12 indie games to We Happy Few by shared genre and Steam tags, led by The Forest (577,971 reviews). The list is ranked by review count.
How are "games like We Happy Few" chosen?: By overlap of Steam tags and primary genre with We Happy Few, weighted by review count as a popularity signal. It is computed from tracked data, not hand-picked, and updates as the catalog grows.