The Quarry similar games & best alternatives

The Quarry

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2022

Should you play it?

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

What works

  • Engaging narrative with multiple endings
  • High-quality graphics and facial animations
  • Strong voice acting and soundtrack
  • Replayability with branching story paths
  • Couch co-op mode for shared experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Technical issues including stuttering and loading delays
  • Some characters and dialogue considered cheesy or cringy
  • Limited gameplay mechanics beyond qtes and walking
  • Lack of fast-forward or scene skip options
  • Price considered high by some for game length

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope

  • REANIMAL

  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes

  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan

  • Dead Reset

  • The Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Less social

Games that feels like The Quarry but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Until Dawn™

  • A.I.L.A

  • Mandemon

  • Heavy Rain

  • Burnhouse Lane

  • Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol

Less violent

Games that feels like The Quarry but with less combat and destruction

  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

  • Life is Strange: Reunion

  • Life is Strange 2

  • The Medium

  • SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION

  • Life is Strange - Episode 1

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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).
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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).

The Quarry: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. 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 Leadership, Value.

Last update: 03/08/2026