Games like A Torch in the Dark

Free an AI from their corporate prison. Hack a CEO's credit account. Rescue your friend's digital consciousness from a vending machine. Neon Black is a role-playing game about a community of poor people fighting back against tyrannical corporations and the indifference of the rich, as well as surviving in a dystopian city state. It’s like real life, but in this world you can kill the CEO’s, rob ba… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Neon Black.

We call them Haxen, those who make incursions into the Requiem, the world of the past. A place and time murdered by the sorcerous rich, those capricious and omnipotent divines who were so desperate to live they killed everything around them. Haxen leave the safety of the communes to hunt the wastelands for salvage, and clues about what killed the world. Will you find answers? Will you defy your fa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haxen.

Nasty, Brutish, & Long is a tabletop role-playing game about class war and revolution in your own fantastical setting. Based on the Forged in the Dark system, this rules-light game puts characters divided by class and resources front and center in a world on the brink of permanent change. Will your bastard noble defend their small town from the Church's magic-hunting inquisition? Will your charact… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nasty, Brutish, and Long.

You are a Sockgoblin! One of many loyal to the Great And All Powerful And Really Important Queen, living in the secret underground goblin city. Your Queen demands all sorts of items from the surface world; coffee, really big hats, the occasional hubcap. But what she craves most are Socks. Every year, the Queen demands a sock tithe, which is where you, little sockgoblin, come in! Every other Sockgo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sockgoblins.

The dragon is dead.  The adventurers are gone.  Time to organize. Dungeon Local 001 is a reverse-dungeon crawling game for 1-6 players. Unlike other fantasy games where someone outside the dungeon comes in to kill monsters and get treasure, in Dungeon Local 001 you play those monsters exploring the dungeon and making it a safe and beautiful place to live. You play as dungeon denizens like ogres wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeon Local 001.

MERGER is a single player role-playing game about trying to survive in a world of living predatory corporations. While the game is certainly a metaphor for living in late-stage capitalism, it is also quite literal. Corporations in MERGER are large, faceless, monstrous entities that span time-zones and continents, gestalt organisms built of millions of individuals. We made them but they answer to n… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MERGER.

The city of Heliwyr is damned. Decades ago, a mad priest officiated an ancient ritual, awakening a wicked force that branded every inhabitant, corrupting their blood. On nights with a blood moon, the curse awakens, depriving the inhabitants of their minds. Those who decide to follow the path of the priest, voluntarily feeding on the corrupt blood of people, become Apostles: almost immortal creatur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bloodstone.

There is a grassland – not quite a prairie, nor quite a savanna, where shaggy beasts graze under a wide sky. There was a river across the land once; now there is only a stream in a wide bed. There was a smooth highway of pale stone; now if you skip, you can travel by jumping long jumps from one gently slanted stone to another. Where the river met the highway on this grassland, there was a great ci… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sargolis.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, music

73% User Score Based on 238 reviews

This new adaptation of the Talisman board game focuses on solo play as you adventure through many epic quests using the full rule-set of the Revised 4th Edition. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Talisman: Origins.

CBR+PNK is a tabletop RPG for one-shot sessions of cyberpunk action. Player characters are a team of RUNNERS — mercs, criminals, activists living on the edge and running in the shadows of a gritty, ultraviolent world. In each game we play an entire new cast of characters making their LAST RUN. DUAL PAMPHLET SET The GM pamphlet features most of the rules for running the game, a Run g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CBR+PNK [OLD EDITION].

Life isn't kind to anyone in Doskvol, where lives are crushed under the gears of capital and corruption. But some people are decidedly more vulnerable and less able to fight back than others. Children are often not present in any given game of Blades in the Dark. We know they exist, as the setting wouldn’t be able to work without the pool of labor to be exploited by the capitalists replacing itsel… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to URCHINS - A Blades in the Dark Crew.

Greed or Grave is a dark medieval, unforgiving, cooperative action RPG dungeon extraction game. Gather your party, descend into the depths of forgotten ruins, face indescribable horrors, and loot as much as you can carry. But remember: true victory isn't finding the treasure, but escaping alive to tell the tale. If you fall in the darkness, you will lose everything you carry. Will you succumb to g… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Greed or Grave.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 142 reviews

Dredgeport is spiralling out of control. Gangs rule the slums, corruption trumps the law, and corpses of the war-dead are burned daily for fuel. You are an ex-soldier, mistaken for dead and shipped back to Dredgeport for processing. After a narrow escape, you find yourself alone in the guts of the city, with only two things to your name: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challen… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Duskpunk.

You are a traveling explorer who has traveled to a distant land that is infested with demonic invaders. Their magic has twisted the landscape itself so that no one knows where anything is anymore. With your help, the invaders can be forced back into the hell from which they came. The landscapes around you are changing. As an explorer, you must find the secrets and eliminate all the demons on your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Explorer of the Lost.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

63% User Score Based on 41 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 4 reviews

Guild of Darksteel is a story-driven adventure game set in a rich, dark fantasy world. As the immortal Sellsword, you must unearth an evil plot brewing beneath the city of Ravenrock. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guild of Darksteel.

Featuring complex fighting moves and a rich story set in a dark grey fantasy world, Deadly Edge is an homage to 16 bit side-scrolling action adventures (and even fighting!) games from the 1990s. Every battle encountered is a one-on-one duel to the death, and the levels are designed to require multiple play-throughs to see all of its bizarre secrets, dripping with lore and mystery. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deadly Edge.

The galaxy is vast, bright, and beautiful. The reach of the Dominion spans the galactic arms. But now, the Emprex-Demiurge is dead. Murdered on their throne-world. The Dominion Throne-System swallowed up by the black hole left in the wake of their death throes. With the screaming event horizon gleaming off the bow of your starship, you bore witness to this destruction.  Perhaps you were close enou… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to With Teeth Like Stars.

The King is just. Rather than execute you, he cursed you with the head of a wolf. Instead of death, you were exiled to be hunted for the rest of your days. But now, the King needs you, or someone like you. There is a great crisis threatening the realm. If you were to solve it, he would remove the curse, pardon you of your crimes. What would you be willing to do for absolution? WOLF HEAD is a dark… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Head.

anywhere, any dice, built for you. This is the Jack Of All Trades, a Tabletop Role-Playing Game skeleton to play on any scenario, with ANY DICE.  An incredible system for anyone that wants to play and start their journey through the TTRPG World! \\\\\///// CONTENTS: - Simple Rules that enable you to play with ANY DICE. - Fast, and deadly Combat. Static Damage for Weapons, no rolling 1s on Damage R… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jack Of All Trades Core Book: First Edition.

“Terrible things happening in the most distant borderlands,” says the emperor. “Odd monsters occur there, we’ve lost outposts under unknown circumstances, and dark sects seem to gather. In short, we know nothing for sure, but people desperately call for help. So I send you, my best scout! Do not interfere, just write the most thorough report. Power will be used then.” Will you adopt this story and… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grim Lands Adventure.

Enter the dark fantasy World of Regnum, where skill, survival, and progression shape your fate. Regnum Last Sanctum is a stylized medieval dark fantasy action RPG that begins with Saga I - Combat: Wrath of the Goblins, its opening Saga. Take on the role of the Nordheim hero, protect Regnum's last sanctum, defend fort Nordhold, and defeat the goblin invasion through fast-paced and skill-based comb… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Regnum Last Sanctum.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

94% User Score Based on 124 reviews

Wishlist Now! Music By About the GameThe Last Spell Prologue lets you experience the first five days of the final game. You start with only 3 heroes at your disposal, and their weapons are... not the best ones. But they can still make use of cool skills to get rid of those damned monsters! Build up your defenses, protect your city, and slay the very first hordes of enemies you will encounter i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Spell: Prologue.

A no-prep adventure for World of Dungeons Noctis Labyrinth is a compilation of modules laser-focused on your GMing needs. Based on John Harper’s minimalistic World of Dungeons, it is designed for quick pick and play, with complementary chapters expanding the game towards longer campaigns. In Noctis Labyrinth a red desert encompasses the known world. Only one bastion of civilization remains, Cardea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Noctis Labyrinth.

About our gameDungeons Deep is a hardcore dungeon crawler set in a dark fantasy world. Battle goblins, demons, skeletons, spiders, dragons and many more creatures. Play alone or with your friends. Our story follows an order of soldiers and mercenaries that return to the plagued kingdom of Antioch. Their quest is to plunder the depths for ancient artifacts, and rid the former kingdom of creatures t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dungeons Deep.

Mystic Depths: The Corrupted King is a 2D adventure RPG blending exploration, survival, and mystery in a dark world ruled by the Baldemar Empire. Explore a world shaped by oppression, where each region tells its own story. Travel through cities crushed under imperial rule, descend into deep mines filled with forgotten secrets, and venture into ancient dungeons hidden beneath the surface. The gam… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Depths: The Corrupted King.

Steal from the Dead. Pay the LivingBegraved is a first-person co-op dungeon crawler set in the decaying land of Goria where death collects its dues, and survival is a borrowed grace. You are one of the Gravebound, condemned to loot cursed tombs around the city, driven by a corrupt balance of ruin and despair. Beneath the ground you delve, where forgotten snares await the unwary, whispers coil in … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Begraved.

Ballads are sung and great stories are told, of fanciful feats, to please young and old, from long ago, in a far away land, where peril and whimsy walk hand in hand. What is Stravagante? Stravagante! is an easy to learn and fun to play table-top roleplaying game of whimsical fantasy adventure, that fits in your pocket.Based on a streamlined version of the Four Points RPG … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stravagante!.

" Alright listen up, there's a state of the art A.I. known as Solaris. They plan to develop a new super narcotic so they can take over the White House. We'd stop them ourselves but there's one problem.  They're in space." Wild Speed: Space Family is a game about an extraordinarily over the top action film. Players play characters in the tenth iteration of a popular action film franchise where ridi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wild Speed: Space Family.

Arkadia is a Forged in the Dark game about faith, magic, gods, and demigod scoundrels in a city of art and crime. Featuring: Brand new actions, attributes and special abilitiesDetailed character creationThematic mechanic reskinBlessings and Faith mechanics This first version of the PDF was mostly made for my players, and I recommend using it in conjunction with the original Blades in the Dark bo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arkadia.

GOBLINS IN SHADOW is a roleplaying game about goblin resistance and revolution in an age of elven oppression. It’s a world of clockwork and magic, of smoke and shadow. Players will take on the roles of a cell of goblin revolutionaries, working to undermine the elves and humans who have conquered their homeland and built an empire on its corpse. They’ll advance their goals by taking on scores, miss… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Goblins in Shadow (EARLY ACCESS).

You have arrived at the home of the digital in-development version, a working edition of the manuscript without any art or heavy layout. This edition can be purchased here, but pre-ordering using BackerKit helps us quite a bit more. --- Balsamic Moon Games Collective is actively working on the complete digital release of Witches of Midnight. This Digital Development Bundle grants you lifetime acce… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witches of Midnight Manuscript.

If you don’t support LGBTQ+, trans, & black and indigenous lives please kindly fuck off and don’t buy this product. Please check out our limited run on Exalted Funeral: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/a-grim-hack-pdf?_pos=1&_sid=0ae6400ef&_ss=r A Grim Hack is a Hack System for grim settings, perilous adventures, and pseudo-historical feels that wears its influences on it's sleeve. Grim Ha… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Grim Hack.

Get Ready for Epic Dungeon Crawling!Embark on an action-packed 2D RPG adventure with "Another Dungeon Game"! Battle through dungeons filled with randomized loot, over-the-top skills, and extensive passive trees. Designed with casual players in mind, this game offers an accessible and thrilling experience from level 1. An Action RPG for Everyone!Millions of players love the thrill that c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Another Dungeon Game.

49%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

82% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Dispel is an adventure set in a dark fantasy world. You are broke and decide to set off on a journey in search of wealth and fame. After dozens of cold nights in the forest, your eye catches an inconspicuous cave. Without hesitation, you rush straight into the very depth of it... Key Features Procedural generation of levels. With procedurally generated levels, no two runs are ever the same, allo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dispel.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Shattered Heaven is a single-player deck builder card game with RPG elements and an ambitious branching narrative, set in a dark fantasy world. The game focuses on a card game and roguelike gameplay fueled by a great replay value, thanks to procedural dungeons, a deep crafting system. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shattered Heaven.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

57% User Score Based on 201 reviews

Embark on an epic adventure to save the lands. Form a party by selecting 4 different adventurers from a pool of over 12 unique classes. Battle your way through the cursed lands scaling the highest mountains and exploring the darkest dungeons. Face more than 30 unique challenging bosses in order to reach the capital of the kingdom. Trade and interact with other travelers, influence their fate and d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unforgiving Trials: The Darkest Crusade.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 52 reviews

Heroes of Umbra is a 2D side-scrolling online RPG in-progress that plays similar to side-scrolling RPGs like MapleStory and Castlevania. Whether you’re on an Android device, a desktop computer, or the OUYA console, online play is platform-agnostic. You can connect and play with your friends anywhere with Internet access, or just solo single-player if you can’t get (or don’t want to be) online. Th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heroes of Umbra.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, graphics

64% User Score Based on 142 reviews

An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire is an action role-playing open world video game developed and published by Bethesda Softworks, set in the world of The Elder Scrolls. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Elder Scrolls Legend: Battlespire.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

62% User Score Based on 79 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 1 reviews

Official game of the iconic game books by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fighting Fantasy Legends.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

54% User Score Based on 301 reviews

Chainsaw Warrior is a classic nail-biting game for one strong-nerved player, based off the single-player board game of the same name. The player has sixty minutes to navigate a labyrinth composed of an abandoned urban slum in New York, represented by two decks of cards, locate the entity Darkness attempting to destroy the city and kill it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chainsaw Warrior.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

82% User Score Based on 8,343 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 31 reviews

Armello is a swashbuckling adventure that combines the strategic play of card and board games with RPG elements. As a hero from one of the clans of Armello, you'll quest, scheme, explore, vanquish monsters, and face off against other players, with one ultimate end goal in mind — storming the palace and becoming King or Queen of Armello. Armello is League of Geeks’ attempt to revolutionise digital … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Armello.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

89% User Score Based on 648 reviews

Critic Score 71%Based on 6 reviews

An epic adventure in a land of monsters, traps and magic. Journey across the deadly Shamutanti Hills and through Kharé, Cityport of Thieves. Armed with your sword and over fifty spells with weird and wonderful effects, embark on a narrative adventure of a thousand choices where every one is remembered. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery! Parts 1 & 2.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

90% User Score Based on 340 reviews

Deep in the twilight of the Black Forest, you and your companions crouch before the robber-knight's tower. Hans, the alchemist, places his mysterious potion by the door. Ebhard the friar implores Saint Dunstan to bless your weapons and armor. And you and Gretchen grip naked longswords, praying your plate mail won't squeak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Darklands.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

72% User Score Based on 978 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness is an isometric, party and XP based, real-time RPG (with pause option) set in the world of Yerengal. A game that combines immersive graphics and brand-new features with virtues of the classic RPGs we all loved! Solve mysteries, fight epic battles, help beggars and kings alike, outwit swindlers and gods, and never forget: greed has many forms and many names! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

81% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Fabled Lands is a challenging old-school narrative RPG set in an open world. Complete quests, fight, trade goods and develop your character. Explore a vast land of adventure: travel across the war-torn kingdom, survive the plains of howling darkness, and escape the Court of Hidden Faces. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fabled Lands.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

83% User Score Based on 1,429 reviews

Stoneshard: Prologue is a demo to Stoneshard, an open-world roguelike RPG currently in development.Key features: Familiarize yourself with the basic mechanics of the main game. Learn the backstory of one of Stoneshard's main characters, Verren. Explore the dark catacombs of the abandoned abbey. Try out a variety of skill trees, from two-handed sword and bows to pyromancy and geomancy. S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stoneshard: Prologue.

It's always an adventure with Ivory Tours! Explore a decaying star ship infested with malevolent aliens in this dice-building dungeon crawler! Made in seven days for Dungeon Crawler jam 2021.  Tasked with cleansing a dangerous menace that has overtaken the ill-fated S.S. Ivory Tours, your brave team must seek out weapons and equipment while developing the skills to use them against the dangerous m… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ivory Tours.

The world of Ashen Vow evokes the dark, haunting atmosphere of Christian Medieval Europe. You play as a knight watch guard who uncovers an evil that was never meant to be found. The priests within this castle no longer follow the teachings you learned as a child. Has God truly led these holy men astray, or has a far darker force infiltrated the faith of those who devoted their lives to it? Combo e… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashen Vow.

premise In CBR+PNK (Cyber plus Punk) you play as a team of RUNNERS—mercs, criminals, activists living on the edge and running in the shadows of a gritty, ultraviolent world. In each game we play an entire new cast of characters making their LAST RUN. CBR+PNK runs on a super-condensed version of John Harper's Forged in the Dark system, specially tweaked for action-packed ONE-SHOT sessions. As a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CBR+PNK Core.

Witches of Midnight Quickstart is a gender inclusive "hopeful horror" urban fantasy Forged in the Dark table-top game. Players take the roles of Wyld Witches and their Familiars who form a Coven for mutual support in a dark and harsh modern world. --- It's the not-too-distant future and your magical powers aren't registered. You can't rely on the electronic infrastructure of the world economy o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witches of Midnight Quickstart.