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SEVERANCE

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.

What works

  • Unique concept allowing players to be the ghost
  • Strong developer engagement and frequent updates
  • Fun multiplayer experience with friends
  • Good potential for growth and improvement
  • Engaging jump scares and horror atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Early access with bugs and balance issues
  • Limited maps and content currently
  • Some mechanics need polish and better tutorials
  • Small player base affecting matchmaking
  • Lack of customization and progression depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • LOCKDOWN Protocol

  • The Bonerooms

  • Boo Men

  • Damned

  • In Silence

  • Deceit

More story-driven

Games that feels like SEVERANCE but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Remnant Records

  • The Other Side

  • MetaPhysical

  • Ghost Exile

  • Dark Hours: Prologue

  • SCP: Nine-Tailed Fox

Less competitive

Games that feels like SEVERANCE but with less competition against others

  • The Escape: Together

  • Hellcoming

  • Backrooms: Escape Together

  • Project Unknown

  • DeathWatchers

  • Subterror

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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).

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SEVERANCE: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Status, Expression, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026