What games are like Stray?

The best games like Stray on Steam right now include Outer Wilds, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, SOMA. They share Stray's genre and gameplay (Cats, Atmospheric, Cyberpunk) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Stray, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Stray (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Stray? The closest matches on Steam right now are Outer Wilds, Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach, SOMA — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Cats, Atmospheric, Cyberpunk) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Stray

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Stray
1	Outer Wilds	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Open World, Horror
2	Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach	Action	Atmospheric, Colorful, Horror, Exploration
3	SOMA	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Horror, Exploration
4	Cloudpunk	Adventure	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Cyberpunk, Open World
5	Subnautica	Adventure	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Open World, Horror
6	Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Open World, Exploration
7	DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Open World, Horror
8	SIGNALIS	Action	Sci-fi, Dystopian , Atmospheric, Cyberpunk
9	Chants of Sennaar	Adventure	Atmospheric, Colorful, Exploration, Puzzle
10	Adorable Adventures	Adventure	Adventure, Indie, single-player
11	Bendy and the Ink Machine	Action	Atmospheric, Horror, Puzzle, Mystery
12	Atomic Heart	Action	Sci-fi, Atmospheric, Cyberpunk, Open World

Why these are like Stray

1. Outer Wilds

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, open world; both offer single-player. Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

2. Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach

Both are tagged atmospheric, colorful, horror; both offer single-player. In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex.

3. SOMA

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, horror; both offer single-player. From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean.

4. Cloudpunk

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, cyberpunk; both offer single-player. A neon-noir story in a rain-drenched cyberpunk metropolis.

5. Subnautica

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, open world; both offer single-player. Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril.

6. Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered

Both are tagged sci-fi, atmospheric, open world; both offer single-player. In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story.

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