Games like The Darkness
Looking for games like The Darkness? Here are top action adventure recommendations, selected from player-similarity data — start with CASE: Animatronics, The Backrooms 1998 or Minds Eyes.
1 View Game63%Game Brain Scoregameplay, storystability, music68% User Score 838 reviewsCritic Score 40%1 reviews"CASE: Animatronics" is a first-person stealth horror game where you play as overworked detective John Bishop. While working late, the police department's security system is hacked, all exits are locked, and the power is shut off. To make matters worse, you're being pursued by animatronics controlled by a mysterious hacker, with red eyes and shifting, clanking metal sounds, in a terrifying fight for survival.
View Game2 View Game83%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability, grinding83% User Score 424 reviews"The Backrooms 1998" is a found footage survival horror game, where you explore the endless labyrinth of the Backrooms after accidentally falling in. With only a spray gun to mark your path, you must evade a mysterious entity while searching for supplies and tools to escape. Every action, from stepping on glass to knocking over objects, risks alerting the creature to your presence.
View Game3 View Game66%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, music66% User Score 1,090 reviewsMind's Eyes is a psychological horror game set in a surrealist, ever-changing environment. Players unravel a mystery surrounding their own identity, while avoiding grotesque enemies and solving puzzles. With a focus on exploration and story, Mind's Eyes aims to deliver a disturbing and thought-provoking experience.
View Game4 View Game51%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregameplay, stability51% User Score 274 reviews"Kidnapped" is a single-player horror action game with pretty visuals and a dense atmosphere, although it is full of bugs. As Sebastian Lee, you explore a terrifying manor and other environments from 1992 Scotland to uncover the mystery of your captivity. The game features a dynamic changing world and atmospheric environments to unnerve the player throughout the story-driven adventure.
View Game5 View Game90%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaystability90% User Score 862 reviews"Mists of Aiden" is a first-person, story-driven horror game where you play as a thief trying to steal a valuable jewel from an old mansion. The house traps you inside, and each attempt to escape leads to a new story and ending. Every walkthrough is unique, with different routes hiding their own tragedies and horrors. Uncover the secrets of the house, your partner, and yourself as you delve deeper into madness.
View Game6 View Game82%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaymusic, stability82% User Score 251 reviews"The Voidness is a SCI-FI horror game where you must scan the dark, eerie environment with a range finder device to see and avoid the mysterious entity stalking you. With a warning for flashing lights, fear, blood, and jumpscares, players must unravel the story and try to escape the void."
View Game7 View Game72%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherestability, grinding73% User Score 248 reviewsCritic Score 70%1 reviews"Shadows Peak" is an open-world, horror exploration game where you play as writer Tom Blair investigating the mysterious Shadows Peak. With large environments and non-linear gameplay, the game focuses on a haunting atmosphere and dark legends, allowing you to uncover the mystery at your own pace. Key features include gamepad support for 50 controllers and an emphasis on exploration and story over action.
View Game8 View Game71%Game Brain Scorestory, gameplaygrinding, optimization78% User Score 680 reviewsCritic Score 64%12 reviews"Home Sweet Home" is a first-person horror game that follows a man searching for his missing wife in a labyrinthine temple. Drawing inspiration from Thai folklore and beliefs, the game features a range of supernatural creatures that the player must avoid or outsmart. With a focus on stealth and exploration, "Home Sweet Home" aims to provide a tense and immersive experience.
View Game9 View Game58%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospheregraphics, gameplay58% User Score 909 reviews"The Hat Man: Shadow Ward Awarded 'Scariest Game of 2014' is a survival horror game based on real-life accounts. Investigate the disappearance of your daughter in the Canton State Insane Asylum, now overrun by supernatural beings controlled by a mysterious Hat Man. With only a flashlight and the items you find, evade the Shadow Ward's dangers and uncover the truth in this procedurally generated, unpredictable experience."
View Game10 View Game71%Game Brain Scorestory, atmospherestability, grinding71% User Score 768 reviewsIn "The Survey" , you are Marcus Walker, mysteriously waking up in a vacant house. As you unlock a phone and delve into the game's puzzles, past events haunt you through audio tapes and journal entries. With a sense of escalating dread, uncover the cryptic story while evading an unseen antagonist. This immersive horror experience offers a short, suspenseful adventure.
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