SCP: 5K similar games & best alternatives

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SCP: 5K

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5 • 2022

Should you play it?

SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!

What works

  • Immersive and tense atmosphere
  • Satisfying and realistic gunplay
  • Strong cooperative multiplayer
  • Good graphics and sound design
  • Active developer support and updates

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access bugs and glitches
  • Limited current content and scp variety
  • Ai behavior needs improvement
  • Some linearity and navigation issues
  • Price considered high for current state

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Outlast Trials

  • SURV1V3

  • Resident Evil Revelations 2

  • Contagion

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)

Less competitive

Games that feels like SCP: 5K but with less competition against others

  • Backrooms Lost Runners

  • Nuclear Nightmare

  • Species: Unknown

  • Lethal Company

  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite

  • Occult

More value-seeking

Games that feels like SCP: 5K but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Dead Effect 2 VR

  • BrainBread 2

  • Sker Ritual

  • Hellbreach: Vegas

  • METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

  • Sketchy's Contract

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SCP: 5K. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with SCP: 5K. These titles are not in What to play next.

SCP: 5K: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026