The Blackout Club similar games & best alternatives

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The Blackout Club

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

The Blackout Club is a first-person co-op horror game centered around a group of teenage friends investigating a monstrous secret beneath the skin of their small town. 1-4 players explore procedurally-generated missions against a fearsome enemy you can only see with your eyes closed.

What works

  • Unique cooperative stealth gameplay
  • Deep and evolving lore
  • Immersive horror atmosphere
  • Active and welcoming community
  • Developer interaction and live story elements

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited mission variety leading to repetition
  • Small player base affecting matchmaking
  • Some ui and control limitations
  • Gameplay can be difficult for solo players
  • Content updates have slowed or ended

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Other Side

  • Midnight Heist

  • PIT OF GOBLIN

  • Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles

  • Labyrinthine

  • The Outlast Trials

More violent

Games that feels like The Blackout Club but with more combat and destruction

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • Marathon

  • After the Fall®

  • Killing Floor 2

  • Hellpoint

Less competitive

Games that feels like The Blackout Club but with less competition against others

  • REANIMAL

  • Journey

  • Backrooms Society

  • Knights End

  • Clandestine

  • Chernobylite Complete Edition

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The Blackout Club: 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 Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Relaxation.

Last update: 21/08/2026