As Squid Game renews for Season 2, Here are similar shows to stream while you wait

By Shruti Dhingra -

June 15, 2022 - 1:42 PM IST

Squid Game is one of the most electrifying shows and grew in popularity almost immediately post-release. The show with its captivating characters and tense stakes has the audiences on the edge of their seats throughout. What makes the show so enthralling are the fatal games, the gory deaths and the solid competition among the characters.

As Squid Game renews for Season 2, Here are similar shows to stream while you wait

As the makers of the Squid Game have announced the renewal of the show for a second season, the fans cannot hold back their excitement. Here’s a list of shows similar to Squid Game for fans to watch while they wait for the second season of their favorite show.

1. Alice In Borderland
The core theme of Squid Game is to play a game, win it or die. The show Alice in Borderland walks in the same shoes as Squid Game. The story spins around a group of gaming enthusiasts who end up in a mysterious, desolated Tokyo. The show, based on a manga series by Haro Aso depicts the challenges faced by the group of gamers when they are forced to play numerous games in order to survive. The games keep coming and they bring along gruesome violence with them.

2. All Of Us Are Dead
This show takes you on a rollercoaster ride of emotions. It leaves you sobbing at one moment and disgusted by the dreadful deaths at another. This astounding thriller series about a zombie-virus outbreak in a high school displays the situation of the students who desperately seek help to be saved from the flesh-eating monsters. As the story of the show unfolds, it shows various similarities to the engrossing thriller, Squid Game which includes the corruption that prevails in the authoritative organizations and the abuse of power and resources.

3. Hellbound
Squid Game is well known for its rare mixture of thrill and morality, and just like that Hellbound mixes horror with morality. The series depicts the mysterious arrival of angels on our planet who let the sinners know when they will die. These angels condemn the sinners to hell which leaves a religious cult into suspicion. The story unfolds in a very complex manner and takes unforeseen twists and turns. The series is more than just what meets the eye and it keeps the audiences hitched to the show.

4. #Alive
The rare moments of humanity and kindness in Squid Game were the most cherished ones. Similarly, #Alive, a zombie-thriller includes moments of compassion amidst the chaos and destruction caused during a zombie apocalypse. The story revolves around a young man who is stuck in his apartment while the people on the streets of Seoul become cannibalistic and zombie-like. The man traces another survivor in the apartment across from him and bonds with her during the gruesome situation.

5. 3%
3%, the first Brazilian Netflix Original series shows great similarities to the Squid Game. The people in the series are split up into two groups. The first group includes the utterly downtrodden individuals of the ‘Inland’ and the second one includes the deep-pocketed individuals called the ‘Offshore’. The show displays the opportunity given to the people from the Inland to participate in a competition known as the ‘Process’ in order to be promoted to the Offshore. The tasks in the series are as backbreaking and enthralling as in Squid Game.

These shows are bound to keep you engaged with them till the very end. If you love shows with all the mysterious and frightful elements just as the Squid Game, then these shows are made just for you!

Also Read: Netflix announces Squid Game: The Challenge reality series with Rs. 35.56 crore prize money