FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse similar games & best alternatives

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2023

Should you play it?

Japanese survival horror game "FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse" is back with better graphics.

What works

  • Engaging story and atmosphere
  • Unique camera-based combat
  • Good remaster of a previously japan-only title
  • Strong horror and suspense elements
  • Lots of collectibles and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Slow character movement
  • Clunky controls especially with mouse and keyboard
  • Pixelated environment textures
  • Some frustrating combat encounters in narrow spaces
  • Lack of chapter select and replay options

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Hollow Cocoon

  • Tormented Souls 2

  • Them and Us

  • Dead Space

  • Beyond Hanwell

  • Total Chaos

Less expressive

Games that feels like FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse but with less self-expression and customization

  • Remothered: Tormented Fathers

  • The Beast Inside

  • The Story of Henry Bishop

  • DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark

  • Wick

  • Lethe - Episode One

Less violent

Games that feels like FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse but with less combat and destruction

  • Nancy Drew®: Ghost of Thornton Hall

  • SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION

  • The Medium

  • The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

  • Layers of Fear

  • CINERIS SOMNIA

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

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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.
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  • 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).

FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression, Story. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 03/08/2026