Games Like Dark Places

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Horror 19.3%, Survival Horror 15%, Violent 12.7%, Retro 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A claustrophobic and surreal psychological horror game that perfectly mirrors the indie, dream-like atmosphere of Dark Places.

Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

Why similar: Action 60.2%, Horror 15.5%, Survival Horror 5.5%, Gore 4.7%, Psychological Horror 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: The foundational survival-horror experience that excels at puzzle-solving and maintaining a constant state of psychological vulnerability.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Action 41.9%, Horror 21.6%, Survival Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Violent 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An intense psychological horror game that focuses on environmental storytelling and disturbing, surreal imagery.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Action 72.7%, Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 5.2%, Psychological Horror 3.2%, FPS 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic indie title captures the gritty, retro-styled psychological horror and difficult combat found in the seed game.

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Action 75.6%, Survival Horror 6.3%, Violent 5.7%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Dark 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in retro-styled survival horror that emphasizes complex puzzles and a deeply surreal, psychological narrative.

MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Action 63.9%, Horror 8.2%, Violent 5.3%, Survival Horror 4.5%, Psychological Horror 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that relies on puzzle-solving and unsettling, supernatural occurrences to build tension.

Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.

Why similar: Action 59.1%, Horror 8.7%, Gore 6.8%, Violent 6.5%, Dark 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric, puzzle-heavy horror game defined by its grotesque, surreal, and biomechanical world.

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Action 80.5%, Horror 4%, Survival Horror 2.9%, Violent 2.5%, Gore 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that blends historical trauma with surreal, nightmarish creature designs.

Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.

Why similar: Action 80.4%, Survival Horror 4.2%, Horror 4.1%, Psychological Horror 2%, Gore 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: A modern take on classic survival horror that prioritizes fixed-camera angles, challenging puzzles, and dark, atmospheric environments.

An FPS horror game set in a surreal, dark and deadly biomechanical world never seen before. Humankind is just a small part of a hostile universe. Want to survive? Discover its secrets.

Why similar: Action 86.5%, Horror 3.7%, FPS 2.3%, Dark 1.9%, Adventure 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, surreal, and atmospheric world that aligns well with the aesthetic and action-horror elements of the seed game.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Retro 19.4%, Violent 12.8%, Indie 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct low-poly, retro aesthetic and a fragmented, surreal narrative that feels very similar to Dark Places.

Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿

Why similar: Action 73.1%, Horror 4.4%, Survival Horror 3.7%, FPS 2.3%, Psychological Horror 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that incorporates psychological elements and puzzle-solving within a dark, unsettling framework.

Apartment 1406 is an intense horror game, that challenges you to constantly survive in a hostile environment. Collect items to survive against limited ammo and creatures that lurk in the dark. Solve the puzzles and survive in this dark game.

Why similar: Action 77.6%, Violent 5%, Horror 4%, Survival Horror 3.1%, Dark 2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on navigating a nightmarish, confined space with puzzle elements.

Implements of Hell is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mysteries, unlock the secrets, and change the outcome in a slow-paced atmospheric, and extremely horrifying experience.

Why similar: Action 77.1%, Horror 6.1%, Psychological Horror 3.2%, Dark 2.8%, Simulation 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror experience that focuses on atmospheric exploration and unsettling, surreal environments.

Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Indie 8.3%, Violent 7.8%, Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling psychological horror game that uses surreal imagery and puzzles to explore dark, historical themes.

Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is an Immersive Horror Adventure, featuring a Complex Story and Deep Atmosphere.

Why similar: Action 79.2%, Difficult 4%, Horror 3.8%, Survival Horror 2.8%, Gore 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that leans heavily into surreal, disturbing visuals and puzzle-based progression.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Horror 40.8%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, claustrophobic simulation-horror game that excels at creating a sense of dread through limited information and surreal surroundings.

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

Why similar: Horror 35.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 11.3%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological adventure game known for its surreal art style and mature, disturbing narrative themes.

The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.

Why similar: Action 77.8%, Violent 5.3%, Horror 4.2%, Survival Horror 2.4%, Adventure 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror adventure that captures the same low-budget, atmospheric, and violent tone as Dark Places.

Immerse yourself in the terrifying world of Circus of Pain, where you become the main participant in a deadly circus show. Solve dangerous puzzles to survive.

Why similar: Action 76.2%, Horror 4.8%, Violent 4.5%, Gore 2.8%, Psychological Horror 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, single-player psychological horror game that focuses on disturbing themes and adventure mechanics.

Omitted is a first-person psychological horror game. Experience being left alone in an old hospital, discover its secrets and try to survive.

Why similar: Action 76.9%, Horror 6%, Gore 3.3%, Psychological Horror 3.2%, Dark 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title that prioritizes a tense, atmospheric experience over traditional action.

A psychological first-person horror game where you enter a memory-erasing protocol and relive a trauma. Uncover dark secrets, and experience fear through immersive atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, FPS 12.4%, Dark 10.9%, Gore 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror walking-simulator that focuses on building an atmospheric, surreal experience.

A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.

Why similar: Horror 71.3%, Psychological Horror 28.7%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, cyberpunk-themed psychological horror game that focuses on investigating nightmarish memories.

A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.

Why similar: Horror 20.6%, Violent 20.2%, Simulation 20.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Gore 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-based psychological horror game that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a surreal setting.

Echoes Of Dread is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore the mansion, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets hidden within. Prepare for unexpected encounters with terrifying entities.

Why similar: Action 83%, Horror 4.9%, Survival Horror 3.3%, Psychological Horror 2.3%, Dark 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that utilizes supernatural themes and hidden-object mechanics to build tension.

Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.

Why similar: Action 86.4%, Horror 6%, Puzzle 2.5%, Indie 2.3%, Adventure 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that blends investigation and mystery with puzzle-solving mechanics.

Evacuated from their hometown due to dangerous bursts of dark energy, the ordinary citizen is trying to overcome and survive a series of events in a new reality where living as a human is no longer possible as it once was. 3rd-person horror with fixed camera angles and retro-styled graphics.

Why similar: Action 65.5%, Horror 6.7%, Retro 5.4%, Survival Horror 4.7%, Old School 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-styled horror game that features third-person survival mechanics and a surreal, post-apocalyptic atmosphere.

Schizo Dark is a survival horror game where you play as a detective investigating disappearances, encountering nightmares, monsters, and terrible secrets.

Why similar: Action 91.6%, Horror 3.1%, Shooter 1.7%, Old School 1%, Retro 0.7%

Shoot terrifying monsters and a killer clown in a haunted city full of nightmares. Explore 8 locations, solve puzzles, switch between dream and reality, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park 2 is a horror FPS with multiple endings and a boss fight.

Why similar: Action 57.2%, Difficult 8%, Horror 6.7%, Survival Horror 5.6%, Gore 4%

Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.

Why similar: Violent 16.5%, Difficult 13%, Horror 11.3%, Retro 9.9%, Simulation 9.5%

Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.

Why similar: Action 86.8%, Horror 6.2%, Psychological Horror 3.5%, Puzzle 2.2%, Adventure 1.3%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Action 83.9%, Horror 4.7%, Violent 4.6%, Gore 2.2%, Adventure 1.8%

Trapped in an abandoned asylum with the sinister Doctor Viscera, who will stop at nothing to keep you there as his test subject for cruel experiments. Explore the old GrimmHaus Asylum in this PSX-style survival horror game.

Why similar: Action 70.6%, Survival Horror 7.1%, Horror 7.1%, Adventure 2.7%, Violent 2.6%

First person shooter Psychological horror, which is about sick thought experiments that will be seen thanks to some videotapes and demonstrate what dark is the world now.

Why similar: Action 84.1%, Horror 4.9%, Violent 2.9%, FPS 2.5%, Shooter 1.8%

Fortuito: Lost History is an indie adventure first-person horror, face the unknown with classic fps mechanics, solve puzzles and immerse in this bad trip!

Why similar: Action 43.2%, Retro 10.3%, FPS 10.2%, Adventure 9.6%, Horror 8.3%

The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.

Why similar: Horror 36%, Psychological Horror 18%, Dark 16.1%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Violent 7.1%

Dolls is a first-person horror game in which the player must escape from a dark school inhabited by seemingly lifeless dolls. Confront your fears, unravel the mysteries, and survive this suffocating environment in order to return to reality.

Why similar: Horror 32.9%, Survival Horror 26.6%, Psychological Horror 15.9%, Dark 14.5%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Trenches is a First-Person World War l Survival Horror Game where you have to escape the claustrophobic environment and experience the war from the eyes of a soldier caught behind enemy lines in this surreal nightmare as you fight for your life and sanity to get back home to your family.

Why similar: Action 80.8%, Horror 3.8%, Survival Horror 3.1%, Simulation 2.8%, FPS 2%

Escape the nightmarish human abattoir in this blood-soaked Horror FPS.

Why similar: Action 82.9%, Violent 3.9%, Blood 2.9% ★, Horror 2.8%, FPS 2.2%

Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

Why similar: Action 79.4%, Horror 5%, Survival Horror 3.8%, Simulation 2.9%, Adventure 2.2%

A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

Why similar: Action 82%, Horror 3.9%, Violent 3.1%, Survival Horror 3%, Retro 2.2%

Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?

Why similar: Action 84.7%, Horror 4.3%, Survival Horror 2.7%, Psychological Horror 2.1%, Puzzle 1.9%

Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

Why similar: Horror 30%, Survival Horror 25.1%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Simulation 14.6%, Dark 14.1%

Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

Why similar: Action 75.3%, Violent 7.6%, Gore 3.8%, Simulation 2.9%, Horror 2%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Action 83.1%, Horror 6.4%, Survival Horror 2.4%, Adventure 2.2%, Indie 1.4%

Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.

Why similar: Action 77.1%, Retro 5.5%, Horror 5.3%, Dark 3%, Old School 2.6%

Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.

Why similar: Violent 23.7%, Horror 23.1%, Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Adventure 9%

Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?

Why similar: Action 82.1%, Horror 5.2%, Dark 2.7%, Psychological Horror 2.6%, FPS 2.4%

This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...

Why similar: Horror 33.2%, Simulation 22.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 11.8%, Adventure 8.2%

Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.

Why similar: Action 91.9%, Horror 3.7%, Psychological Horror 1.8%, Puzzle 1.4%, Atmospheric 0.8%

Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...

Why similar: Action 79.8%, Violent 4.5%, Horror 3.4%, Survival Horror 2.7%, Gore 2.4%

"Deep Dark Dungeon of Anglaus" is a first-person horror game set in a medieval fantasy world. Face the oppressive fears that haunt you in the darkness. Face unknown opponents in the dungeon of the demon lord Anglaus.

Why similar: Action 84.5%, Horror 5.6%, Simulation 3.1%, Psychological Horror 2.7%, Shooter 2.1%

Trapped in a nightmarish mannequin factory where reality itself is shattered, unravel the secrets of Mirrored Phantoms. Explore a deeply atmospheric world, solve the mystery of the mirror shards, and survive the terrors that await in this slow-burning, first-person horror experience.

Why similar: Action 81.9%, Horror 7.9%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Dark 2.4%, Atmospheric 1.5%

Where do you run to when your demons reside within you? Decarnation is a pixel art adventure/action puzzle game with a horrific story inspired by some of the most influential films and novels in the genre. Dive into a breathtaking thriller where nightmares and dreams intertwine…

Why similar: Action 82%, Horror 4%, Survival Horror 3%, Puzzle 2.2%, Dark 2.1%

Backrooms Doors - This is an atmospheric first-person horror game. Explore spaces that can't exist in the real world and find your way out before the entities find you.

Why similar: Action 83.5%, Horror 4.2%, Survival Horror 3.5%, Dark 2%, Simulation 1.6%

The Familiar Stranger is a 3D psychological horror game where twisted memories and nightmares blur. Uncover dark secrets while evading a relentless entity that watches from the shadows. Can you escape the horrors of the past, or will they consume you?

Why similar: Action 88.8%, Horror 4.8%, Indie 2.2%, Psychological Horror 2.2%, Adventure 2%

Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

Why similar: Action 92.1%, Adventure 2.3%, FPS 1.3%, Shooter 1.3%, Puzzle 1.1%

If hell is a state of the soul, these are the steps that will lead you to its gates. Dark Atlas: Infernum is a disturbing first-person story where an esoteric end of the world meets psychological survival horror with a strong narrative component.

Why similar: Horror 37%, Adventure 17%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Dark 14.5%, FPS 11%

Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.

Why similar: Action 82.9%, Horror 7.8%, Psychological Horror 3.8%, Dark 3.5%, Indie 2.1%

Survive a deadly clown in a haunted amusement park. Solve puzzles, search for items, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park is a first-person horror game with multiple endings, tense stealth, and terrifying moments.

Why similar: Action 80.2%, Horror 4.4%, Survival Horror 3.7%, Gore 2.5%, Adventure 2%