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Games Like One Dark Night

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Horror, Indie, Free to Play, Psychological Horror.

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Produced exclusively from real recordings of 911 calls, witness trial testimony, and architectural drawings. One Dark Night tells the story of the day teenager Travyon Martin was shot and killed by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Reviews: Mixed — 45% — of 94 reviews
Released: 2016-12-14
Developer: Emblematic Group
Genres: Free To Play, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    96% matchVery Positive93% of 386 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    You are Agent Zero. Your mission: assassinate Benjamin Miller, a radical who broke into CIA facilities and stole top secret chemical weapons research. Your mission quickly takes a dark turn as you learn the truth of what Miller was searching for that night.

    Why similar: VR 82.3%, Indie 17.7%

  2. #2 Project Syria
    97% matchMixed41% of 71 reviews2016
    Dev: Emblematic Group
    Windows

    Nearly one half of Syria’s 23 million people have been displaced in its civil war and no group has been as severely affected as children. Children make up more than half of the three million refugees living in camps some news reports indicate that children are actually being specifically targeted in the violence.

    Why similar: VR 36.9%, Political 28.1%, Simulation 19.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Indie 5.9%

  3. #3 Introvert: A Teenager Simulator
    95% matchMostly Positive72% of 869 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    One of the new guys in school tells you he’s going to shoot up the school if he doesn’t make friends in 5 days. Discover the decisions, people, situations you will encounter while playing and trying to make friends of your own and living your own life.

  4. #4 ABE VR
    96% matchMixed61% of 313 reviews2016
    Dev: Hammerhead VR
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 21.3 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    ABE VR is an intense experience that recreates the horrifying story about a misguided robot seeking the unconditional love of humans…at whatever cost.

    Why similar: VR 100%

  5. #5 Night of the Extinct
    94% matchMostly Positive79% of 154 reviews2025
    Dev: Silvercity Sharks
    Windows

    Become the eyes of a mid-2010s paranormal content creator, who has challenged himself to stay overnight at an allegedly haunted museum. Will he make it out alive?

    Why similar: Simulation 61.4%, Psychological Horror 38.6%

  6. #6 The Visitor
    94% matchMostly Positive76% of 210 reviews2016
    Dev: Stephen Long
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    The Visitor is a VR horror experience about an unexpected visitor calling to your door in the middle of the night. The game relies heavily on atmosphere, utilizing a dark environment to make the player both as nervous and uncomfortable as possible.

    Why similar: VR 83.6%, Indie 16.4%

  7. #7 (BURIED TAPES) The Cleaner
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2025
    Dev: LIAR MANNEQUIN
    Windows · Mac

    (BURIED TAPES) is a collection of psychological horror stories recorded on VHS. Each story features paranormal incidents narrated from the perspective of the survivors of these supernatural encounters.

    Why similar: Simulation 59.8%, Psychological Horror 31.9%, Indie 8.2%

  8. #8 When the Darkness comes
    90% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 81.2%, Indie 18.8%

  9. #9 I Must Kill: Fresh Meat
    93% matchMostly Negative29% of 264 reviews2015
    Dev: Gaming Cats Studio
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 47.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    I must kill...: Fresh Meat is a light horror story adventure game based on a sad story of a butcher. One day, one night and one accident will bring his misty past and memories to light.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  10. #10 One Night at Barneys 3
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 197 reviews2023
    Dev: IFMGStudios
    Windows

    A survival horror game based off of Five Nights at Freddy's featuring many iconic characters from Barney & Friends. Defend, upgrade, and discover secrets throughout the one night you will spend trapped in a prison.

    Why similar: Simulation 86.4%, Indie 13.6%

  11. #11 Typical Nightmare
    91% matchMostly Negative33% of 111 reviews2018
    Dev: ELECTROSTALIN ENTERTAINMENT
    Windows

    Typical Nightmare is a narrative adventure horror game based on real cases from psychological practice. It tells the story of an ordinary guy named John that is trapped in his nightmares. Find out what force keeps him there and do everything to rescue John from his Typical Nightmare!

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 42.8%, Simulation 39.4%, Indie 17.8%

  12. #12 The Lancaster Leak - Crisis At Call Center
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 327 reviews2023
    Dev: Jeremy FischerPub: Jflyer Games
    Windows · Mac

    YOU CONTROL THE FOUND FOOTAGE. Another tape has been leaked, this time a cover-up of a tragic mass casualty event.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 95.1%, Indie 4.9%

  13. #13 Shattered Lights
    88% matchVery Positive87% of 430 reviews2019
    Dev: Team MorbidPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
    Windows

    Shattered Lights is a VR psychological horror room-scale experience, which focuses on drawing the player into the game with unparalleled immersion.

    Why similar: VR 61.1%, Psychological Horror 27.9%, Indie 11%

  14. #14 He Needs His Medicine
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,521 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    You have been dispatched for a 911 call. From the moment you step inside the apartment, you realize something is really wrong with the place. You are gonna make Him the last dosage. He needs his medicine.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 68.4%, Indie 31.6%

  15. #15 The Works of Mercy
    89% matchMostly Negative39% of 232 reviews2018
    Dev: Peпtacle
    Windows

    The Works of Mercy is a psychological thriller inspired by the classics of the genre. The game’s plot revolves around mysterious killings committed on seemingly random victims. Only this time it’s the player who becomes the murderer.

    Why similar: Simulation 72.6%, Indie 27.4%

  16. #16 Deadly Hunter VR
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 284 reviews2017
    Dev: Leiting Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    Deadly Hunter is an immersive first-person defense game designed exclusively for VR. You play as a renowned Orc hunter whose goal is to learn the enemy’s weaknesses and use the best-suited traps to blow their heads off!

    Why similar: VR 74.8%, Simulation 25.2%

  17. #17 Death On Holly Ridge
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: MixoNat
    Windows

    Christmas Eve, a delivery driver turns onto Holly Ridge & becomes trapped inside a decaying house of death. Reality fractures as something hunts her through rooms that shouldn’t exist. Survive the night, uncover the truth behind the house, & escape the snowy nightmare, if escape is even possible.

    Why similar: Simulation 66.6%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Indie 9.3%

  18. #18 Negative Atmosphere: Emergency Room Prototype
    85% matchMixed68% of 120 reviews2023
    Dev: Sunscorched Studios
    Windows

    A free, first-person, short medical horror experience that is an early rendition of the prequel we envisioned for Negative Atmosphere.

    Why similar: Political 73.9%, Simulation 26.1%

  19. #19 Night at the Office
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 52 reviews2024
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows

    You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 94.9%, Indie 5.1%

  20. #20 SEPTEMBER 1999
    84% matchVery Positive84% of 2,446 reviews2018
    Dev: 98DEMAKE
    Windows · Mac

    A free, VHS styled, first-person found footage horror game, which runs exactly for 5 minutes and 30 seconds.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 70.2%, Indie 29.8%

  21. #21 NIGHT SHIFT NIGHTMARE
    81% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2025
    Dev: Taco Al Pastor Dev
    Windows

    First-person horror game where you work the night shift at a Mexican convenience store, handling daily tasks while facing eerie and unexpected events.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 59.7%, Simulation 31.3%, Indie 9%

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    81% matchVery Positive86% of 229 reviews2025
    Dev: zebaxx
    Windows

    "Stories to Tell" Is a psychological horror game series developed by a 15 year old kid were each installment is based on a dream/nightmare me the developer has had. This is a game you wouldn't want to miss...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 83.2%, Indie 16.8%

  23. #23 Silence In The Cabin
    84% matchMostly Negative31% of 67 reviews2022
    Dev: RedRockGameStudios
    Windows

    "Silence In The Cabin" is an Open Map Survival Horror Game, where you must survive Dark linear story sections in order to unlock more areas of the world.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  24. #24 This is the Zodiac Speaking
    82% matchMixed58% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: Punch Punk GamesPub: Wildlands Interactive
    Windows

    Story-driven FPP mystery thriller-horror with stealth and detective modes based on facts from the world-famous story of Zodiac, a never-captured American serial killer.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  25. #25 It Happened At Night
    78% matchMixed69% of 54 reviews2024
    Dev: Davidcrosdev
    Windows

    It Happened At Night is a short horror game where the player must complete basic objectives to advance the story and immerse themselves through the eyes of the protagonist.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 94.5%, Indie 5.5%

  26. #26 Evil Inside - Prologue
    79% matchMixed68% of 1,036 reviews2021
    Dev: JanduSoft
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    Evil Inside is a first-person psychological horror game. After the death of his mother and the arrest of his father for it, Mark decides to contact her using the Spiritual board. But it fades away, and here is when all begins... Mark will face his greatest fears to discover the truth.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 86.6%, Indie 13.4%

  27. #27 VirtualCop
    80% matchMixed52% of 94 reviews2021
    Dev: WrestlerPub: New Zealand Police
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a New Zealand Police officer. Search for forensic evidence, connect with the community, and catch offenders in this immersive 3D experience. Do you care enough to be a cop?

    Why similar: Simulation 69.8%, Indie 30.2%

  28. #28 Black Light Kills
    76% matchMostly Positive74% of 84 reviews2025
    Dev: Fatih Atacan PRODUCTIONSPub: TallGrass Tapes Interactive
    Windows

    Welcome to the darkness of the town; here, you walk a fine line between reality and dreams, questioning your sanity. Black Light Kills takes you deep into Aiden’s mind, where nightmares begin as reality fades.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 57.2%, Simulation 42.8%

  29. #29 The Cubicle.
    78% matchVery Positive87% of 620 reviews2016
    Dev: Roel van BeekPub: Pelican Party Studios
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 18%

    The Cubicle is a short VR experience about your regular everyday job in an office, or is it?

    Why similar: VR 68.2%, Simulation 22.9%, Indie 8.9%

  30. #30 Burkina Faso: Radical Insurgency
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Blackridge EntertainmentPub: Octorian Studios
    Windows

    BF:RI is a military tactical shooter and a work of historical fiction set in war-torn Burkina Faso. You are a CIA SAC Tier 1 operator, assigned to Operation Sahel Dominion, a covert manhunt targeting the Leader of the Sahel Caliphate responsible for an act of terrorism on American soil.

    Why similar: Political 79.5%, Indie 20.5%

  31. #31 Obscula
    76% matchMostly Negative39% of 61 reviews2025
    Dev: Lunafrost Studio
    Windows

    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: Psychological Horror 100%

  32. #32 03.04
    77% matchMostly Positive78% of 461 reviews2019
    Dev: JPEG OF PAIN GAMESPub: JPEG OF PAIN
    Windows

    04/03/2017How much does this date tell you? For the main character, it became very significant, because this is the day of his death. The protagonist was precisely in the train that arrived at the metro station "Technological Institute" with the bodies of innocent, already dead, people ...

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  33. #33 April 24th
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 914 reviews2024
    Dev: NOBODYPub: EMIKA_GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 51.4%, Simulation 45.8%, Indie 2.8%

  34. #34 The Darkest Files
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 580 reviews2025
    Dev: Paintbucket Games
    Windows · Mac

    Germany, 1956. The war is over, but justice is not served. Former Nazis walk free, while their victims lie in unmarked graves. As a prosecutor, you'll unearth long-buried evidence, confront witnesses and hunt down perpetrators. Will you have the courage to bring these "ordinary men" to court?

    Why similar: Simulation 95%, Indie 5%

  35. #35 Bite Night: Dine or Die
    71% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2026
    Dev: MyGrandfather Games
    Windows

    Bite Night: Dine or Die is a First-Person horror thriller where you play as a diner worker trying to solve the murders of your customers along side your best friend Vamp.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  36. #36 8/8/88 Needle AL
    74% matchVery Positive82% of 185 reviews2023
    Dev: Moolion
    Windows · Mac

    On the ominous date of 8/8/1888, the entire population of Needle, Alabama seemingly vanished, leaving behind only a haunting silence and an eerie sense of dread. A first-person psychological-horror drama.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 88.9%, Simulation 11.1%

  37. #37 Fears to Fathom - Home Alone
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 10,232 reviews2021
    Dev: Rayll
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 14%

    Fears to Fathom is an episodic psychological horror game where each episode unveils a short story narrated by the ones who survived.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 78.7%, Indie 21.3%

  38. #38 Forest Ranger Services: Episode 1
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2024
    Dev: GuardHouse
    Windows

    Horror game series about the investigation of missing hikers in the U.S. National Parks. Follow the story of a wannabe reporter who got a job as a ranger to investigate the disappearances - several episodes that tell one story! Based on true events.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

  39. #39 Fragments of Dread - False Haven
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 207 reviews2025
    Dev: Domnaier
    Windows

    Fragments of Dread is an episodic psychological horror series. Each episode tells a self-contained story of dread, fear, and survival.

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  40. #40 Conscience
    70% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2024
    Dev: Bowker Studios
    Windows

    Jack Beckham is found dead, hanging in his apartment alone. Police rule it a suicide. His father, refusing to accept the conclusion, hires you to investigate. Delve into the clues left behind in his apartment to discover what really happened.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

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    79% matchMostly Negative30% of 198 reviews2014
    Dev: Black Curtain Studio
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%

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    Why similar: Psychological Horror 75.1%, Indie 24.9%

  42. #42 Insanity VR: Last Score
    75% matchVery Positive83% of 179 reviews2017
    Dev: Threevol
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 35%

    Insanity VR combines an immersive and intuitive locomotion system in VR, a compelling horror story and escape the room like puzzles with stealth mechanics. As the new intern at a futuristic institute for mental illnesses you get transported into the mind of a patient to reconstruct his memories.

    Why similar: VR 69.3%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Indie 10.7%

  43. #43 Depression The Game
    75% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 55.7%, Simulation 44.3%

  44. #44 Sinister Halloween
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 144 reviews2019
    Dev: Celeritas Games
    Windows

    Experience Halloween Horror in PC or VR. You go out with your friends, trick or treating, entering haunted attractions, as you make your way to the big party, but this year's holiday of the afterlife brings something sinister.

    Why similar: VR 86.5%, Indie 13.5%

  45. #45 The Final Exam
    73% matchMixed44% of 443 reviews2024
    Dev: Webcore GamesPub: Change The Ref
    Windows

    This intense simulation recreates a school shooting scenario, lasting 10 minutes. Players navigate halls representing real-life tragedies, collecting gun bills to survive. The game aims to highlight the failure to protect schools and motivate action to prevent future shootings and save lives.

  46. #46 Escape The Glubinka
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 118 reviews2023
    Dev: blevsoft
    Windows

    December 6, 1994. the village of Glubnkovo. You were driving home after a very difficult day along an abandoned village and did not notice a tree peeking out ahead. In an instant, complete darkness overtook you and you passed out...

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

  47. #47 Almost Home Now
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 782 reviews2022
    Dev: Timberwell 本幺
    Windows · Linux

    A 10 minute horror experience of a girl walking home alone at night.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 86.8%, Indie 13.2%

  48. #48 Silent Nights
    70% matchMostly Positive74% of 210 reviews2023
    Dev: JustTomcuk
    Windows

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 62%, Simulation 38%

  49. #49 The Closing Shift
    69% matchMixed68% of 109 reviews2025
    Dev: Bird Box Games
    Windows

    A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

    Why similar: Simulation 62.3%, Psychological Horror 34.4%, Indie 3.3%

  50. #50 One Room Nightmare
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 94 reviews2024
    Dev: RenKon
    Windows

    Turn-based strategy horror. Terror in a confined space. Manage your limited power and time to protect yourself from the oncoming enemies and survive until dawn.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 49.9%, Simulation 35.7%, Indie 14.4%

  51. #51 The Renovator: Origins
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 235 reviews2024
    Dev: Peace_Studio
    Windows

    You play as the son of a restorer, a museum worker who died tragically. While searching for the memorabilia, the door suddenly closes and strange things begin to happen. The hero is waiting for immersion in the world of art and the paranormal.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 63.1%, Indie 21.1%, Simulation 15.8%

  52. #52 Hazing - Night Shift
    68% matchMostly Positive71% of 201 reviews2024
    Dev: REVVALUTION Studio
    Windows

    A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.4%, Simulation 43.3%, Indie 4.3%

  53. #53 Viltnemda
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 257 reviews2022
    Dev: Not In Kansas Games
    Windows

    You've been called into the forest to investigate a wounded deer, but the forest is dark and all you have is a flashlight. Oh bother, what a Tuesday you're having.A retro PSX style horror game

  54. #54 You Are Grounded
    66% matchVery Positive84% of 119 reviews2024
    Dev: Romooll
    Windows

    "You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 53.2%, Simulation 39.2%, Indie 7.6%

  55. #55 Autopsy Simulator
    69% matchMixed51% of 1,516 reviews2024
    Dev: Woodland GamesPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Autopsy Simulator is a first-person horror-sim hybrid where players take on the role of a practice pathologist and study case files, created in collaboration with real-world forensic doctors, to help guide their dissection of anatomically accurate bodies to determine each subject’s cause of death.

    Why similar: Simulation 58.1%, Psychological Horror 24%, Indie 17.8%

  56. #56 Unseen
    65% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Redsroll
    Windows

    It’s an indie horror game where John, a forensic photographer, after an unexpected and exhausting shift, is forced to spend the night away from home. What seemed like a temporary rest soon begins to turn unsettling.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 52.2%, Simulation 36.4%, Indie 11.4%

  57. #57 Psychopath Massacre
    67% matchMixed69% of 78 reviews2024
    Dev: Tarba Paul CornelPub: Galactic Crows
    Windows

    George Dinescu kidnapped you in his home in Romania. Get out alive while utilizing a V.H.S camera to film everything that happens inside. Torture, murder, and dismemberment take place inside the house, exposing the frightening legacy of a serial killer's decade of terror.

    Why similar: Psychological Horror 100%

  58. #58 TRAILCAM
    66% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2024
    Dev: NiceSoup
    Windows

    In TRAILCAM, you are a wildlife investigator called to the Appalachian Mountains to solve mysterious missing person cases. Using trail cameras from your watchtower, you’ll uncover a sinister truth, navigating a non-linear plot full of twists. Can you solve the mystery?

    Why similar: Simulation 100%

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