Games like Into the dark

Venture into the chilling depths of a forgotten island steeped in royal history turned nightmarish nightmare in this gripping first-person survival psychological horror game. As a lone forest keeper, you find yourself marooned on an island with a sinister past—a once serene vacation haven of a king and his family, now home to the restless souls they've become. Your journey begins in the warmth of … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forest Keeper.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

84% User Score Based on 9,550 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 81 reviews

HORROR REIMAGINED If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layers of Fear.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

57% User Score Based on 244 reviews

The Panic Room offers an exciting hidden object experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Panic Room.

36%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

57% User Score Based on 14 reviews

Vinylove is a small exploration game experience about the deep relationship between the songs we love and the memories they relate to. You will follow the short story of Alex, the protagonist, while he's dealing with his past and the impact songs and music had on it. As you proceed with the experience, you will be asked to put on specific records to help Alex understand and finally cope with his o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vinylove.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, stability

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

Owl Lights is a first-person psychological horror game. You play as 16-year-old Paul, who lives in the small town of Windville, where rumors about a cult are beginning to spread. Your parents have gone out of town, leaving you to spend the night alone-or so you think. What was supposed to be a pleasant night at home quickly takes a twisted turn. The neighborhood feels unusually quiet this… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Owl Lights.

Lightless is a first-person psychological horror game set in the depths of an abandoned mine. You descend into the darkness to search for your missing father — but what you find is something far more disturbin The mine swallows light, leaving you vulnerable. Your only means of navigating the void are glowing orbs of light that you can throw into the darkness, illuminating the path ahead and revea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lightless.

29%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

41% User Score Based on 22 reviews

Welcome to Deep in The Fear, an intense and chilling experience that will take you and your friends on a plunge into the depths of fear. This 5-PLAYER CO-OP horror game offers a sinister and immersive journey where survival depends on collaboration and the courage of all.Synopsis Embark on a dark adventure that challenges the limits of human courage. Deep in The Fear immerses players in a nightmar… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep in The Fear.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

95% User Score Based on 496 reviews

You arrive at a luxury hotel to stay for just one night. During this time, the city turns into a den of deformed monsters, and the hotel becomes a prison for its guests. After quarantine was announced the hotel residents began to turn into deranged creatures. This alien influence haunts you too. The only chance for you to survive the apocalypse and to not go mad is to understand who you can t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Inn-Sanity.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

86% User Score Based on 13,514 reviews

Uncover the dark secrets of an overgrown maze with friends online as you try to escape the horrors within. Together, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty denizens of the maze as you try and get out alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Labyrinthine.

35%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, optimization

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

44% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Light The Way is a first-person horror adventure game. It takes place in a storage house after your character is kidnapped by a stranger. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Light The Way.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, music

77% User Score Based on 1,818 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 5 reviews

Emily Wants to Play is a unique horror game released on December 10th, 2015. Emily Wants to Play is a game based around you, a pizza delivery boy, making your way through an abandoned house, trying to survive until the large clock in the den hits the next hour. Every hour, another one of Emily's 'toys' becomes hostile, and will attempt to attack you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Emily Wants to Play.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 571 reviews

Black Rose is a first-person survival horror game in which you assume the role of Linda, an average girl who heard rumors about an old abandoned funeral home being haunted. No one knows what... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Black Rose.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

69% User Score Based on 790 reviews

Through the Woods is a third-person psychological horror game set in a forest on the western shore of Norway about a mother and her missing son. Through dynamic narration, you play the mother's re-telling of the events surrounding her son's disappearance in a setting heavily influenced by Norse mythology and Norwegian folk tales. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Through the Woods.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

68% User Score Based on 308 reviews

Claire is alone, lost, and hunted. The world has quickly becomes shrouded in darkness with unseen threats stalking Claire from the shadows. Aided by her dog and armed only with a flashlight, Claire must conquer her fear and find her comatose mother. However, there are others lost in the darkness seeking salvation. Claire must decide who she is going to save. With every choice she'll begin to disco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Claire.

PAPAO: The Legend of the Bogeyman is a horror game with mascots. Face mystical figures in dark settings, solve mysteries, and use toys as weapons to tackle challenges as you guide a child through an intense, puzzle-filled storyline If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PAPAO: The Legend of the Bogeyman.

NOTE: Although this game is fully released, please think of it as an Early Access Game. Only buy this game if you are okay with rough edges and bugs. I'll keep working on making improvements. Expect significant changes to game-play and featuresAbout the Gameplay:Those Left Behind is an action-horror game set in a city and its surrounding area shortly after a mysterious, global event transforms mos… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Left Behind.

Uncle Chuck Incorporated is a first-person survival horror game where you investigate the abandoned Funplex of a bankrupt robotics company. What starts as a routine search for answers quickly turns into a fight for survival as the animatronics lurking within prove to be anything but lifeless. Solve puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, and evade the ever-watching Uncle Chuck as you unravel the dark tru… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Uncle Chuck Incorporated.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 26 reviews

KIRO is an indie developed real-time horror text adventure game in which you play as the elected KIRO of your town. The game plays in real time while your player is controlled with text command inputs providing a unique intense experience that combines modern action game play with classic text adventure games. Gameplay: Navigate the crypts beneath your town to destroy all evil within. Type te… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KIRO.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, grinding

87% User Score Based on 102 reviews

"My Putrid Ponies" is a horror adventure set in a once-idyllic pony ranch now overrun by undead equines. As the last surviving, your mission is to uncover the mystery behind the ponies zombies outbreak while navigating through haunting landscapes filled with danger and despair. The Gameplays: Dynamic Gameplay Perspective: Engage in heart-pounding first-person gameplay for intense com… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Putrid Ponies.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

100% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Chapters 1 and 2 are available now in Early Access, offering about 2.5 hours of gameplay. Chapter 3 will become available as a free update at full release. Delve into the depths of Radu Castle's horrors as Dorinela, driven by a desperate plea from the past. This survival horror weaves a tale of trauma and dark secrets, where crafting hideouts becomes your key to staying alive. Navigate an eer… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Confronted.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, story

79% User Score Based on 53 reviews

Uncover the dark origins of Gehinnom. in the prologue, you'll discover the sinister forces behind the infernal realm and learn the secrets of how to escape. As you explore the map and gather clues to perform a powerful ritual to banish the demonic hunter that stalks you. Dynamic Gameplay Experience the thrill of the unknown with Random Scares, every run in Gehinnom is unique and dynamic, tailore… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gehinnom.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, gameplay

68% User Score Based on 25 reviews

You come home from a long day at work, go to bed, and when you wake up, something's very different... Liminality is a relaxing liminal horror game focused on exploration, the poolrooms and other liminal spaces. *the game might look different based on your graphics level and graphics card The game revolves entirely around Liminal Spaces, but what exactly are they? Liminality refers to somethi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Liminality.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

89% User Score Based on 117 reviews

"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying." "Includes 56 mysteries." Storyline "Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly." The Route 8 is a short walking simulator inspired by Exit8. "In fact, this game doesn't rely on language. It will take you to Route… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Route8.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

86% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Inside the Labs is an online co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Take on the role of teenagers who decide to explore abandoned labs featured in recent news for failed human experiments. You must fulfill a series of tasks, typically involving uncovering evidence to unveil the truth behind laboratory rumors and also undertaking chores to mitigate the harm and malevolence within the facil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Inside the Labs.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

96% User Score Based on 512 reviews

Critic Score 75%Based on 8 reviews

Enter the new creation from Tequila Works, a journey where you face your worst fears and are confronted with the emotional impact of your actions. Set in a creepy and melancholic world, GYLT is an eerie story mixing fantasy and reality in a surrealist place where your nightmares become reality. Hide from terrible creatures or confront them as you find your way through the challenges of this wicked… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Gylt.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

78% User Score Based on 627 reviews

Critic Score 62%Based on 12 reviews

Includes: Base Game - Ad Infinitum Ad Infinitum - Digital Artbook Ad Infinitum Soundtrack If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ad Infinitum.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

75% User Score Based on 467 reviews

The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player adventure online escape horror. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Escape: Together.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

94% User Score Based on 822 reviews

Story driven horror game with Christmas theme. It has a dialogue system and multiple endings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Snow.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 47 reviews

"A Demon's Game" is a very unique title, but keeps true to its horror roots, the game focuses on creating a terrifying atmosphere, rewarding exploration, and engrossing players in the rich lore of its world, moving away from the trend of incessant jump scares and low production quality is our main goal. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Demon's Game: Episode 1.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

78% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Stranded in the depths of an eerie forest after your car breaks down, you set out in search of help. But as you navigate the darkness, an unseen presence stalks you until it finally strikes. The adventure begins. Tales from Hoia Baciu Forest is a mini-game that will start a new series! Tales From Hoia Baciu is a first-person horror game free to play. Start an adventure Start an adventu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tales From Hoia Baciu Forest.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

74% User Score Based on 46 reviews

The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont. Traverse the abandoned property of Maine's wealthiest family, the Wescotts, as you search for the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lighthouse.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

67% User Score Based on 39 reviews

You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong. Hollow Head is a first person horror adventure game with PS1-style graphics. Experience a dark, intensely oppressive atmosphere and theme - not just a jump scare maze, this one may stick with you after playing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hollow Head.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

85% User Score Based on 248 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 3 reviews

Exploration, adventure and a touch of classic horror awaits you! Uncover the secrets and mysteries of Neuville's Mansion. Test your logic against diverse puzzles, locate and use a variety of items, and don't lose your sense of direction, as navigation itself becomes an obstacle in your path! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Viviette.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

69% User Score Based on 212 reviews

The Night Way Home is a Japanese survival horror game. Rina, a junior high school student, learns that a girl who goes to the next junior high school has gone missing. As she is going home, she enters an eerie world. While being chased by an enemy, Rina searches for her home. Will Rina be able to return home safely? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Night Way Home.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 20,478 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 3 reviews

Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a survival horror video game by Frictional Games. The game features a protagonist named Daniel exploring a dark and foreboding castle, while trying to maintain his sanity by avoiding monsters and other terrifying obstructions. The game was critically well received. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

64% User Score Based on 395 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 25 reviews

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont.Whispers of disappearances carry through the town as a burgeoning, uneasy and irrational fear begins to spread and darkness comes to be an unwelcome reflection to Those Who Remain.Some mistakes should never happen, not when your life is complete – and yet they do. Edward had the good life, a beautiful wife and th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Those Who Remain.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

70% User Score Based on 462 reviews

FACE IT is a game about facing the most challenging feelings of the human experience. It uses a dark atmosphere combining classic platformer mechanics with survival dynamics to bring the feeling of wandering in the deepest and darkest places of the mind and soul.Defeat Ghosts with the power of your inner light.Face dangerous traps in a challenging platformer experience.Find your way through mazes … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Face It - A game to fight inner demons.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, replayability

83% User Score Based on 654 reviews

Woke up in strange dark spot. Who has done it with you? And why? Try to get out from that scary place and stay alive... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somewhere in the Shadow.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

94% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Courier of the Crypts is a 2D puzzle adventure game where you have to survive as a Courier on his first errand to the ominous crypts. Main tool to achieve the mission is a Magic Torch which you use to illuminate your path, defend from darkness and solve puzzles - it must never run out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Courier of the Crypts.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

73% User Score Based on 738 reviews

Left alone is a psychological horror game set in multiple believable interior and exterior environments. The game has a unique, old school, high octane atmosphere which means you'll feel like you're truly beginning an adventure you'll never quite forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Left Alone.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

85% User Score Based on 215 reviews

In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irony Of Nightmare.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

75% User Score Based on 787 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 15 reviews

Yomawari is a Japanese horror action game and features a female protagonist that is searching for her older sister and pet dog, while exploring a creepy town at night. She only has a flashlight at her disposal, and using said flash light will let her “see things that shouldn’t be seen.” If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yomawari: Night Alone.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

79% User Score Based on 191 reviews

Eresys is a co-op game with horror elements inspired by H.P Lovecraft which focuses mainly on teamwork. A party of 4 players face together the fears of the Lovecraftian Universe. Featuring smart AI mechanics with horrifying entities that will make you regret stepping into the forest. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eresys.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

65% User Score Based on 43 reviews

Snipe Hunt is an ambient horror game that forces you to find clues hidden in a maze to identify and capture a monster. Explore atmospheric, spooky mazes. Bring tools with you to test evidence scattered throughout the mazes. Uncover the identity of the monster while avoiding becoming its next victim. If you're feeling brave, lay out a trap with the right bait to capture it or escape to hunt anothe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Snipe Hunt.

Cassidy is set in modern times where you're taken to a Manor that has gone through a horrific event in the 1950's. Playing in a first-person perspective as a crime and investigative student, it's your job to find out as much information as you can about what happened... and to try to get out alive. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cassidy.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

91% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Test of Courage is a horror game where you have to explore an abandoned school in search of your two friends. The only hint you have is the "Courage Test" in which you have to find 10 objects around the academy while maintaining your sanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Test Of Courage.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, atmosphere

79% User Score Based on 105 reviews

Short arcade game with handcrafted pixel art graphics. You play as Lily who traverses the dark corners of the basement under her house in search of her lost teddy bear. Inspired by some of the greatest fears from our childhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cellar.

You are a witch trapped in a nightmare born from your greatest sin. Kindling is a top-down action roguelite where you must break magical seals to escape a haunted forest. Navigate through darkness, wield fire magic against shadows, and uncover the truth across multiple attempts. Every death makes you stronger. Master Fire, Fear Darkness Sprint through a forest where visibility is everything. Place… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindling.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

53% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Asymmetric multiplayer meets atmospheric horror If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadownest.

The Journey into the Virtual Void is a captivating low-poly VR platformer/adventure game, reminiscent of classic 90s platformers like Mario 64. Story Overview: You play as a devoted gamer, utterly captivated by a retro platformer on your computer. Night after night, you immerse yourself in the game, sacrificing sleep for just one more level. But one fateful night, after playing until 4 AM, you… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Journey into the Virtual Void.