Games like Smiles in the Dark
Looking for games like Smiles in the Dark? Here are top survival shooter recommendations with a horror focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Whispers of the Dead, Hauntsville or Into Death and Beyond.
1 View GameA psychological horror game that blurs the lines between love, fear, and reality. The story begins with Eve Levine, a college student caught in a nightmare after being abducted on a rainy evening in the shadowy St. Peters Park. Her fiancé, Adam Hale, a poet haunted by his own creations, must confront the darkness that emerges from his mysterious writings.
View Game2 View Game74%Game Brain Scoregameplay, graphicsoptimization, stability74% User Score 164 reviewsHauntsville is a western horror survival simulation game where you and up to three friends must build a homestead and survive hostile creatures in a cursed frontier town. Featuring a compelling story, wonderful graphics, and immersive atmosphere, it offers both single-player and co-op multiplayer modes. Despite its great gameplay, the game suffers from bugs and lacks optimization.
View Game3 View Game49%Game Brain Scorehumorstory, gameplay82% User Score 11 reviewsInto Death and Beyond is a gripping first-person survival horror game set on the hostile planet XB32-ENT. As bounty hunter Mark Helkins, scavenge for resources, solve puzzles, and confront terrifying mutants. Unravel dark secrets and capture a rogue alien before it hunts you down. Will you survive?
View Game4 View Game78%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, music78% User Score 55 reviews"Despair: Blood Curse" is a third-person survival horror game with non-linear gameplay and puzzles. As Anna, players investigate their mother's suspicious death, facing enemies with the axegun. Limited inventory space and a location-based damage system add to the challenge, while exploring the mansion and uncovering mysteries drive the narrative.
View Game5 View Game73%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, stability78% User Score 3,366 reviewsCritic Score 50%1 reviews"DreadOut is a single-player horror adventure game, featuring a good story and exceptional music. As Linda, a high school student, you explore an abandoned town with your smart-phone and camera, battling supernatural forces and solving puzzles. Despite some hilarious bugs and optimization issues, the game delivers a dense atmosphere and a wholesome story of a teen discovering her latent powers in a terrifying realm."
View Game6 View Game64%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, replayability64% User Score 529 reviewsCritic Score 65%1 reviewsIn "Sky Break" , humanity is at risk from a deadly virus and you are part of a team sent to Arcania to find a cure. The planet's drones have turned against humans, so you must hack mechas for allies and evolve their skills to survive. The storm and its elements are a constant threat, and you must also avoid or overcome them to complete your mission.
View Game7 View Game49%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgameplay, atmosphere49% User Score 61 reviews"Shadows of Kurgansk" is a survival exploration game set in a mysterious open world, filled with dangerous creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization. Gameplay focuses on scavenging for resources, crafting tools, and uncovering the story behind the Kurgansk region's supernatural events. Players must balance exploration and survival, while evading or confronting the mysterious shadows that haunt the land.
View Game8 View Game77%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregrinding, stability82% User Score 1,917 reviewsCritic Score 73%14 reviews"Kona is a chilling interactive tale set in 1970s Northern Canada, where a detective, Carl Faubert, investigates strange events and vandalism at a rich industrialist's hunting manor. As a blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake, Carl becomes trapped and must battle harsh elements to survive while uncovering the area's eerie secrets in this suspenseful first installment of a four-game series."
View Game9 View Game72%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, replayability83% User Score 2,367 reviewsCritic Score 60%9 reviewsBetrayer is a first person action adventure game that takes you to the New World at the turn of the 17th century. The year is 1604. You sailed from England expecting to join a struggling colony on the coast of Virginia. Instead, you find only ghosts and mysteries. What catastrophe blighted the land and drained it of color and life?
View Game10 View Game86%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding, stability86% User Score 2,440 reviews"Feel the Snow" is a sandbox action-adventure game with RPG and survival elements, featuring an exciting storyline and dynamic combat system. Players can choose from two main characters, Annie and Willie, and explore the unique world, build and craft, solve puzzles, and battle dark creatures. The game supports up to four players in co-op mode.
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