Games like The Wake
Games like The Wake include The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners, Pavlov, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Blade and Sorcery, and Resident Evil Village. We matched them by the tags players give The Wake on Steam (Action, Gore, Violent, and Zombies): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Shared: Action · VR · Gore

Pavlov
Shared: Action · VR · Gore

Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Shared: Gore · VR · Action

Blade and Sorcery
Shared: Gore · VR · Action

Resident Evil Village
Shared: Action · Gore · Zombies

DOOM Eternal
Shared: Gore · Action · Violent

GORN
Shared: Gore · Action · VR

Blood Trail
Shared: Gore · Violent · Action

Resident Evil 3
Shared: Action · Zombies · Gore

Resident Evil 2
Shared: Zombies · Gore · Action

Resident Evil 4
Shared: Action · Zombies · Gore

Arizona Sunshine® VR Legacy
Shared: Action · VR · Zombies

Prototype 2
Shared: Action · Gore · Violent

Hotline Miami
Shared: Action · Violent · Gore

Mortal Kombat 11
Shared: Gore · Action · Violent

Back 4 Blood
Shared: Zombies · Gore · Action

Serious Sam Fusion 2017 (beta)
Shared: Action · Gore · Violent

Paint the Town Red
Shared: Gore · Action · Violent

Left 4 Dead 2
Shared: Zombies · Action · Gore

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Shared: Gore · Action · Violent

Hellsplit: Arena
Shared: Gore · Action · VR

SURV1V3
Shared: Action · VR · Zombies

ZomDay
Shared: Violent · Gore · VR

Killing Floor
Shared: Zombies · Action · Violent