Games Like Darkwood

Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.3%, Survival 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Open World 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same grueling, oppressive atmosphere and focus on desperate survival in a decaying, surreal world.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.6%, Supernatural 12.3%, Survival 11.1%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the same 'hunker down' gameplay loop, forcing players to manage limited resources while being stalked by an unpredictable threat.

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

Why similar: Survival Horror 46.4%, Dark 18.2%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This immersive sim captures the dark, Victorian-inspired atmosphere and stealth-focused survival mechanics found in Darkwood.

THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Why similar: Survival 38%, Open World 25.3%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Survival Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is the gold standard for pure survival, focusing on the brutal reality of managing resources against a hostile, uncaring wilderness.

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 34.7%, Psychological Horror 23.8%, Dark 15.4%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same sense of dread and resource-constrained survival horror with a unique perspective and cryptic narrative.

Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

Why similar: Survival 42.7%, Open World 29.6%, Survival Horror 16.9%, RPG 7%, Adventure 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly punishing top-down survival experience where scavenging and managing your hideout are essential for staying alive.

Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.

Why similar: Survival 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Dark 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: The predecessor to Pathologic 2 provides an even more cryptic and punishing narrative-driven survival experience.

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 27.2%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 19.8%, Survival 11.3%, Atmospheric 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply psychological horror experience that excels at creating claustrophobic tension and surreal, unsettling environments.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Psychological Horror 16.4%, Horror 16.1%, Dark 14%, Story Rich 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: While more narrative-focused, it masterfully builds a sense of dread and existential horror that resonates with Darkwood's tone.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Survival Horror 35.1%, Survival 31.1%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Action 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: It combines intense claustrophobia with resource management and survival in a hostile, alien environment where the environment itself is your enemy.

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 34%, Survival Horror 25.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Survival 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gritty, psychological survival horror game that excels at making the player feel vulnerable and overwhelmed by their surroundings.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.5%, Dark 18.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Exploration 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-penciled art style and folk-horror themes create a uniquely unsettling atmosphere that mirrors Darkwood's eerie aesthetic.

Fear & Hunger is a horror dungeon crawler set in the dark and hopeless dungeons of fear and hunger. The game is a hybrid of survival horror and dungeon crawler genres with its influences ranging from Silent Hill to Nethack. There are roguelike elements to the game as well as a heavy foundation of a j-RPG.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.4%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Dark 11.6%, RPG 11%

Why You'll Like It: It is a brutal, uncompromising RPG that shares Darkwood's dark fantasy themes and unforgiving difficulty.

F&H 2: Termina is oppressive, relentless and hopeless. A mix of jRPG and Survival Horror. Turn-based combat meets resource management. 3 days to explore the wicked town of Prehevil and find out about its dark secrets. 3 days until the pale and sickly green moon rises at its apex. Termina is upon us!

Why similar: Survival Horror 26%, Dark Fantasy 21.5%, Horror 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Multiple Endings 9%

Why You'll Like It: It expands on the dark, punishing mechanics of its predecessor with a focus on survival and psychological decay.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18%, Supernatural 18%, Horror 12.1%, Survival 12%, Open World 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, atmospheric hunting horror game that emphasizes exploration and preparation in a dark, mysterious forest.

As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

Why similar: Survival 28.3%, Open World 20.8%, Horror 18.1%, Survival Horror 17.1%, Exploration 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the cycle of daytime exploration and nighttime fortification against terrifying, intelligent threats.

In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.

Why similar: Survival 55.7%, Choices Matter 18%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the civilian side of survival, emphasizing resource management and difficult moral choices in a bleak, war-torn setting.

Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.

Why similar: Horror 27.5%, Survival Horror 19.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Dark 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An early indie horror classic that focuses on physics-based puzzles and a heavy, oppressive atmosphere.

Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.6%, Horror 21.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Survival 9.4%, Dark 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, psychological horror experience with intense combat and resource management that fans of Darkwood will appreciate.

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: Horror 32.6%, Survival Horror 20.4%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 10.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A foundational horror title that prioritizes stealth and vulnerability over combat, much like the core experience of Darkwood.

Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Survival 16.5%, Supernatural 15.9%, Horror 13.6%, RPG 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It blends survival, base-building, and horror in a post-apocalyptic setting that feels grounded yet deeply unsettling.

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

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 28.5%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Dark 13.5%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short but incredibly effective experience that uses claustrophobia and the unknown to create pure, unadulterated terror.

A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12%, Supernatural 11.6%, Dark 11.3%, Horror 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It features a persistent, intelligent threat and a focus on investigation that rewards careful, methodical play.

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Survival Horror 14.3%, Supernatural 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian survival horror game that emphasizes the psychological toll of exploring a ruined, dangerous world.

Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.

Why similar: Survival 53%, Open World 15%, Survival Horror 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: While stylized, it features the same core loop of gathering resources by day to survive the lethal dangers of the night.

Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Dark 14.3%, Survival Horror 13%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A top-down survival horror game that blends classic mechanics with modern tension and high-stakes combat.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Horror 26.3%, Dark 18.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It uses perspective and scale to create a sense of vulnerability and horror in a dark, grotesque world.

A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Psychological Horror 22.9%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.8%, Survival 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the feeling of being lost in a sentient, malevolent forest where your equipment is your only lifeline.

Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scavenge the building to seek food, supplies, and weapons while encountering strange characters.

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.5%, Horror 20.2%, RPG 17.9%, Dark 9.5%, Exploration 6.4%

Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

Why similar: Survival Horror 15.8%, Open World 14.2%, Survival 11.4%, Dark 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.

Why similar: Survival 29.7%, Open World 27.2%, Horror 22.5%, Survival Horror 5.8%, Adventure 4.4%

A uniquely stylised survival-horror adventure game. Explore a dying world, averting enemies, managing your resources, and solving puzzles.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.6%, Horror 12.6%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Action-Adventure 10%

Peregrino is a dark isometric survival adventure where you explore a cursed forest by day and manage your caravan by night. Gather resources, hunt deadly creatures, upgrade your caravan, care for your companions, and lead them through the vast wilderness in search of New Eden.

Why similar: Survival Horror 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 27.7%, RPG 12.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%

By day, tend to your farm, care for your pets, and explore the mysteries of the haunted woods. By nightfall, They will come from the woods, Beware of ghosts and demons of the haunted woods. Hide, Survive, Build, Fight and Explore in this eerie Survival Horror alone or with friends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.3%, Supernatural 18%, Open World 14.6%, Horror 14.4%, Psychological Horror 13%

Survive. Build shelter. Build a fire. Scavenge and kill for materials. Craft. Eat and drink. Do what you need to do to survive.

Why similar: Survival 30.7%, Survival Horror 28%, Horror 17.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Action 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: A smaller indie title that focuses on the isolation and survival aspects of being trapped in a dangerous, wooded environment.

Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.6%, Supernatural 18.2%, Horror 12.3%, Open World 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.3%

You have to explore the mysterious forest and complete many tasks to get out of there alive.

Why similar: Dark 35.9%, Survival 26.5%, Exploration 18%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Action 8.1%

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 14.6%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Dark 10.1%

Bleak Haven is a cinematic survival horror where faith is twisted, every shot matters, and survival hangs on what you can build. Explore haunted ruins, abandoned villages, and face a cult preparing the world for a god no one should ever witness.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.5%, Supernatural 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16%, Supernatural 14.1%, Open World 11.5%, Horror 10%, Dark 9.8%

In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 15.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Survival 9.2%

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Horror 22.9%, Survival Horror 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Dark 11.9%, Survival 9%

You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Supernatural 20.9%, Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 12.1%, Survival 11.7%

Plunge into the captivating realm of "Horror Inside the Forest," an exhilarating game that tests your bravery. Explore a mysterious forest, confront supernatural forces, uncover secrets, survive the darkness, and escape its shadowy embrace in this immersive horror experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 49.2%, Action-Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 11.9%, Exploration 11.3%, Action 4.2%

Explore a frozen, mysterious land in this top-down survival adventure. Gather resources, craft tools, and fight to stay alive as you uncover a story of memory and redemption. Try to escape The Hollow.

Why similar: Supernatural 18.1%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Open World 12.1%, Survival 11.7%, Horror 10.6%

In DarKnot, you’ll get to explore the streets of a foggy city, and exterminate the monsters within. Insidious opponents, dynamic battles, and challenging puzzles are waiting for you! Your fate is in your hands, the way you approach those challenges is up to you…

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.5%, Survival 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!

Why similar: Open World 20.9%, Survival Horror 20.1%, Horror 15.5%, Dark 13.3%, Survival 13.2%

As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.

Why similar: Survival Horror 16.2%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Survival 11.4%, Horror 11%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

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: Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Survival 11.9%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 11%

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.7%, Horror 22.3%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Survival 13.2%, RPG 8.3%

Self-Delusion is a first-person survival horror in the original setting of Slavic fairy tales. You will faces such unique monsters like: Kolobok, Leshy, Boggart, Lapot and other creepy creatures. Explore, hide or run. Just don't get devoured by them.

Why similar: Supernatural 15.7%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.9%, Horror 12%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 11.8%, Fantasy 11.4%

The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

Why similar: Horror 25.7%, Survival Horror 19.2%, Psychological Horror 12%, Survival 10.8%, Open World 6.9%

Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.2%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Horror 13.9%, Dark 11.7%, Action-Adventure 9.6%

Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Horror 18.4%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Open World 12.1%, Story Rich 7.3%

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

Why similar: Horror 27.7%, Survival Horror 18.4%, Dark 10.4%, Survival 9.5%, Psychological Horror 7.1%

Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 44.3%, RPG 16.9%, Dark 13.9%, Horror 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.

Why similar: Supernatural 14.2%, Horror 13.8%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.

Why similar: Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Survival Horror 13.6%, Dark 10.2%, Survival 9.1%