Games Like Darkness Assault

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: Survival Horror 29.3%, Violent 21.5%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in psychological survival horror featuring a female protagonist and a deeply unsettling, claustrophobic atmosphere.

The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.1%, Gore 15.8%, Violent 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an atmospheric, exploration-heavy survival horror experience with a female protagonist and a distinct 90s aesthetic.

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: Survival Horror 23%, Gore 17.7%, Horror 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the essence of classic survival horror with a female lead trapped in a nightmare-filled mansion.

Get pulled into the nightmares of reality as you play as an abducted girl from the ger district of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Uncover a secret organization that deals in human trafficking and other horrendous activities. Try to escape from the scariest place on earth!

Why similar: Gore 34.7%, Violent 28.2%, Horror 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A direct indie horror experience that focuses on survival and navigating terrifying, gore-filled environments.

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: Horror 37.1%, Survival Horror 26.9%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Survival 5.9%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential indie psychological horror title that mirrors the gritty, desperate struggle for survival found in the seed game.

As Dr. Riley McClein, you have to figure out what is real and what is not as you try to uncover the mysterious happenings at the hospital, while also trying to deal with your epileptic attacks that have haunted you all your life.

Why similar: Gore 31%, Violent 25.8%, Horror 16.8%, Action 9.8%, Indie 9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-horror title that emphasizes the struggle against psychological degradation and physical threats.

A third-person survival horror game featuring non-linear gameplay, puzzles, and enemies from the depths of hell. When Anna's mother passes away from a sudden illness, she receives a worrying letter from her sister suggesting that not all is as it seems. Will she uncover the truth?

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.4%, Gore 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Horror 14.8%, Violent 14.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female protagonist in a third-person survival-horror setting that emphasizes action and exploration.

Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

Why similar: Violent 20.1%, Gore 19.3%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intense stealth and psychological tension with a female protagonist navigating a hostile environment.

Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.

Why similar: Gore 23.4%, Violent 23%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric adventure featuring a female protagonist navigating a surreal and dangerous world.

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: Survival Horror 23.1%, Horror 17.2%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Violent 15.7%, Gore 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a claustrophobic, psychological horror experience that perfectly mirrors the underground tension of the seed game.

Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.

Why similar: Survival Horror 37.3%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Horror 16.9%, Indie 11.9%, Action 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-style survival horror game featuring a female lead navigating a hostile, gothic environment.

Nightfall: Escape puts you in the shoes of a field journalist who is on a mission to investigate the mysterious disappearances in a remote area. Explore the place, search for leads and use your wits to survive the hidden terrors of the cursed place. Tread carefully, for curiosity may come at a price.

Why similar: Gore 30.4%, Violent 28.1%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Indie 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that focuses on gore and the desperate need to escape a dangerous location.

Trapped in a buried, forgotten facility, you must reach the core of an ancient machine to rescue your lost lover. System Purge is a challenging, atmospheric 2D platformer.

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Violent 22.5%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Horror 15.5%, Action 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D horror action game that highlights a female protagonist fighting for survival in a hostile environment.

Awakened in a bunker amidst a zombie outbreak after a car crash, guide Elise through harrowing challenges, solve puzzles, and face relentless undead hordes and uncovering the bunker's dark secrets

Why similar: Gore 17.2%, Violent 15%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Survival Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror title featuring a female protagonist and a heavy focus on exploration and atmospheric dread.

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.

Why similar: Horror 26.7%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Survival Horror 21%, Indie 15.1%, Action 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game with a female protagonist that focuses on narrative-driven survival and exploration.

You wake up to the smell of rotting flesh in what can only be described as someone's basement. Your memory is blank and your vision impaired, you have no idea where you are. The floors and walls are dirty, it appears there may be other people here as there are dirty sheets on the floor.

Why similar: Indie 45.1%, Horror 20.1%, Action 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action-adventure game that centers on surviving a terrifying, confined facility.

You awake, trapped in an abandoned hospital. Your only source of light is your phone. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind you lurks an eerie presence and strange noises... Experience Daylight, a procedurally generated psychological thriller for your PC.

Why similar: Horror 58.4%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Indie 8%, Survival 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person horror game that forces the player to navigate procedurally generated, claustrophobic environments.

In this psychological survival horror your daughter was kidnapped and whole building is overrun by dark monsters and crazy cultist for whom you are a prey. Survive and save your family in a face of danger from the mysterious black mist that covered entire city and changes human into vile creatures.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.8%, Horror 23.8%, Survival 21.2%, Action 14.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines survival and horror elements in a confined space, requiring careful resource management and combat.

It is a horror game, developed inside the psychiatric hospital Deca. Our protagonist wakes up disoriented, bloody, and unable to remember what she does there. Everything is dark, but she can see corpses lying on the floor and she hears noises, which leads her to think that she is alone.

Why similar: Gore 27.6%, Violent 24.8%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Horror 11.2%, Indie 8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie action game that leans into gore and violent encounters within a dark, horror-themed setting.

What does it feel like to find yourself in hell? You don't feel the wind, you don't see the sun. No more hearing child's laughter. No memory of those who once were your friends and family.

Why similar: Horror 28.1%, Indie 17.8%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Puzzle 12%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich indie horror game that explores themes of isolation and psychological distress.

The tragic fate brings you, a simple night guard, to an abandoned school. Plunge into a horrifying story and get to the bottom of the secret that this spectre of the long-gone Soviet era has in store.

Why similar: Gore 26.9%, Violent 21.2%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Horror 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person indie horror game that focuses on atmosphere and the psychological toll of survival.

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: Gore 26.2%, Violent 26.1%, Horror 19%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror game that emphasizes action and exploration within a terrifying, supernatural setting.

You are alone. Except for the zombies! But there are guns and some ammo. You can fight, but there is No Way Out of this city infested with hideous creatures that will chase you to the end!

Why similar: Indie 50.5%, Action 49.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game featuring a female protagonist in an open-world survival scenario.

You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.

Why similar: Gore 42.9%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 16%, Indie 12.5%, Violent 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that focuses on the terror of being trapped in a dark, underground location.

Protagonist of the game is investigating the disappearance of people. The investigation leads him into an old house, and then it becomes a party to the strange and dangerous events.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.7%, Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Survival 14.9%, Indie 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: An action-heavy indie horror title that places the player in a desperate fight for survival.

Space of Darkness tells the story of a mechanic who works on a space station. The mechanic is alone on the ship for a few months. One day the power suddenly cuts off. He soon finds himself alone in the dark corridors of a space station. Can you unearth what truly happened on the space station?

Why similar: Gore 32.1%, Violent 31%, Indie 9%, Action 8.7%, Survival Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure indie game that features gore and a dark, survival-focused narrative.

Stay atop a mountain of corpses! Fight numerous swarms of enemies, while dealing with the changing terrain.This game isn't messy. It's MESS ITSELF!

Why similar: Indie 36.3%, Gore 27.8%, Violent 24.7%, Action 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced indie action game that focuses on gore and survival against hordes of enemies.

You have lost your memory and are looking for a way out of the castle. The power of the nightmare magic has put the castle into an infinite loop. Carefully observing all possible abnormalities is the only way to crack the secrets of the vampire castle

Why similar: Gore 54.3%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Kidnapped and thrown into the dark depths of the Undercrypt to die, you are rescued by an unknown ally. Eager to find the motive behind your abduction you set out on an unexpected journey. Master sorcery and swordsmanship to overcome the evil forces out to put an end to your existence.

Why similar: Gore 39.5%, Violent 38.2%, Indie 11.5%, Action 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure-RPG that incorporates horror elements and action-based survival mechanics.

A young woman returns back to her home in a rural Japanese village - but something is very wrong. Find items, solve puzzles, fight monsters and traverse between dimensions. Help Kario Ito reveal hidden mysteries and stay alive in this retro-styled survival horror!

Why similar: Gore 23.7%, Survival Horror 16.6%, Violent 16.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Horror 10.8%

Horror. Nightmare. Fear. Monsters. Madness. And again ... And again ....

Why similar: Gore 37%, Violent 35.7%, Indie 10.4%, Action 9.8%, Horror 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented indie horror game that emphasizes gore and survival against overwhelming odds.

Subversive Memories is a story driven survival horror set in Brazil during the last military dictatorship. Explore the backrooms of an oppressive regime, escape ominous presences and scavenge every corner of this land in search of your ██████.

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.4%, Female Protagonist 22%, Psychological Horror 18%, Horror 17.1%, Action 9.2%

Wounded is a first-person survival horror game, bringing you the old-school indie horror vibe through a detailed and eerie environment.

Why similar: Violent 23.9%, Gore 19.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.3%, Survival 7.9%

Uncover the mystery of Archdale Castle in this Indie Action Survival Horror when an explosion threatens to expose a family curse and a new epidemic

Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.6%, Horror 30.4%, Action 18.9%, Puzzle 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 20%, Horror 17.7%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Indie 8.9%

The main character wakes up in a tunnel of the subway and tries to find out that happened to it and other passengers of the train. To understand that after all it happened to the gone passengers, the player should investigate strange catacombs being deeply underground.

Why similar: Indie 54.3%, Horror 29.3%, Action 14.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31.9%, Horror 31.3%, Female Protagonist 27%, Action 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Psychological Horror 22.6%, Survival Horror 21.3%, Action 14.7%, Female Protagonist 7%

This is a TPS, horror-type action shooting game. The game will draw players into a terrifying dark world with detailed atmosphere rendering and weird story. Here, you are not defenseless, but even with a gun, you can't suppress the trembling from the heart. Game revenue is used for 2.0 development.

Why similar: Gore 26.4%, Violent 20.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Horror 11.6%, Survival Horror 6.6%

With the death of Stalin, all those who surrounded him, are now fighting for the supreme power and control over the nation. Lena, our heroine, has found that her husband has been kidnapped and possibly murdered. She has no clue about who did it, but she knows whom to ask.

Why similar: Action 57.5%, Female Protagonist 42.5%

You awaken to whispers of an ancient cult and their unholy rite. As the veil to the dead unravels, explore, solve puzzles, and escape - before you become part of the ritual.

Why similar: Gore 20.7%, Horror 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Survival Horror 17.2%, Indie 8.6%

High School Dirty Secrets is a horror/puzzle adventure where Kasuga wakes up locked inside her high school with no memory of how she got there. As she searches for a way out, strange and unsettling events unfold, leading her to uncover dark secrets hidden within the school's walls.

Why similar: Gore 27.5%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Horror 18.8%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Action 7.4%

The visage of doctors and patients alike fade in and out of these nightmarish visions of tortured memories. This eggshell reality is fractured by experiments conducted in the ward. Blood, flesh and screams surround as you put together the pieces of your story and make your escape from the Bright Dawn Treatment Center while the dark...

Why similar: Horror 56.1%, Action 23.2%, Indie 20.7%

In the dark corridor as wide as a labyrinth, avoiding numerous pursuers who are aiming for their lives. Will you be able to save the missing person and escape safely!?

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.8%, Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 19.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Action 5.8%

To The Light is a pixel anime horror ACT game Our heroine was struck by a terrible monster on a dark night When she woke up, she found herself in a strange room...... Waiting for her....is death or survival?

Why similar: Gore 34.2%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Horror 15.3%, Indie 9.9%, Survival 9.7%

Single player horror game set in an underground lab. Kill monsters and escape.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 60.5%, Psychological Horror 39.5%

Everything fell apart. People started getting sick… not in a normal way. Now the city is desolate, and the only thing that matters is finding out if your best friend is still alive. You'll have to explore, run, hide, and face the contamination.

Why similar: Action 27.9%, Survival Horror 18.6%, Horror 17.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Puzzle 12.4%

Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Psychological Horror 24.4%, Gore 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Indie 14.4%

The world is facing a disease of unknown origin, resulting in a large number of humans going missing or mutating into monsters that only know killing and eating. The survivors have formed various resistance and self-defense organizations to fight against these monsters in order to survive.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.8%, Top-Down Shooter 27.3%, Indie 15.7%, Action 13.6%, Singleplayer 4.7%

Mortanis Prisoners - A survival horror game set in a Third Reich concentration camp where the camp's leadership, upon discovering a planned rebellion, orders the execution of all accomplices. Main protagonist encounter an even more terrifying fate. Will they be able to escape the nightmare?

Why similar: Gore 24.5%, Survival Horror 18.9%, Violent 18.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Horror 12.2%

In 2039, tsunamis of varying degrees occurred all over the world, and multiple small black holes inexplicably appeared in the sky, ruthlessly devouring the world. At first, scientists believed that this phenomenon was a common natural disaster, until one day, a test report shocked the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.6%, Gore 22.4%, Violent 18.9%, Action 12.8%, Indie 9.3%

Discover the secrets of the estate, as you look for answers among the violent inhabitants. A strange and repelling madness took hold of the servants roaming the halls, and they will attack on sight, for their madness is one rooted in a deeper understanding of cosmic insignificance.

Why similar: Violent 21.9%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Action 15.8%, Indie 15%, Female Protagonist 14.8%

You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...

Why similar: Horror 48.1%, Psychological Horror 43%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 3.8%

A first-person horror game Incoming Evil, you will explore an unsolved event about 3 missing people. Nobody knows what happened to them, the police could not solve the case. You are an experienced detective; the case handed over to you.

Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Psychological Horror 25.5%, Indie 19.6%, Puzzle 11.7%, Action 10.3%

A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.

Why similar: Horror 25.1%, Violent 21.6%, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Puzzle 9.4%

DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

Why similar: Horror 39.3%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Indie 10.8%, Psychological Horror 4.6%

Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.

Why similar: Horror 33%, Female Protagonist 31.9%, Puzzle 20.6%, Indie 12.5%, Singleplayer 2%

A scientific experiment in which no one survives, in a first-person survival horror game made by one developer In the role of a random person who is trapped in an experiment, try to get out and find out what is happening in this abandoned place.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.7%, Violent 19.9%, Gore 19.8%, Puzzle 10.1%, Survival Horror 8.3%

Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.

Why similar: Gore 21%, Violent 19.8%, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%