Games Like The Dark Inside Me

A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

Why similar: Sexual Content 26.6%, Nudity 22.9%, Mature 18.9%, Gore 7.8%, Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the seed game's focus on mature, explicit, and dark psychological horror themes within a narrative-driven adventure.

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: Mature 17.8%, Horror 16.7%, Point & Click 12.2%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential dark, mature, and psychological point-and-click horror game that deals with heavy themes of trauma and despair.

There is nothing Joe wouldn't do for his wife. But as they try to save their marriage with a romantic getaway, things go from bad to worse, and from worse... to insanity...

Why similar: Horror 13.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Mature 12.1%, Point & Click 11.9%, Great Soundtrack 11%

Why You'll Like It: From the same developer as The Cat Lady, this title offers a similarly grim, violent, and surreal point-and-click horror experience.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Point & Click 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Horror 13.3%, Gore 11.8%, Dark 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror point-and-click game that explores disturbing, surreal imagery through the eyes of a child, mirroring the seed game's unsettling nature.

A strange and twisted world...Harvester! The most violent adventure game of all time comes to Steam!

Why similar: Gore 28.3%, Horror 21.6%, Point & Click 18.3%, Violent 15.7%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cult classic point-and-click adventure that features extreme, disturbing, and satirical violence similar to the seed game's tone.

STASIS The isometric, point-and-click, sci-fi horror adventure game! In the distant future aboard a seemingly abandoned spacecraft, John Maracheck awakes from stasis. He must push himself to new physical and emotional limits and unravel the mysteries around him.

Why similar: Point & Click 22.7%, Horror 21.7%, Gore 19%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric point-and-click horror game that leans heavily into gore, isolation, and a dark, oppressive atmosphere.

This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.

Why similar: Sexual Content 18.1%, Dark 16.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Psychological 8.4%, Mystery 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the human psyche through surreal, dream-like investigation mechanics that mirror the seed game's psychological focus.

Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

Why similar: Horror 24.2%, Gore 17%, Blood 16.7% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the manifestation of mental illness through disturbing, hand-drawn, and visceral horror imagery.

The Corruption Within is a psychological thriller first-person point & click adventure game set in the Victorian era, with an emphasis on strong narrative, intriguing characters and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.9%, Psychological 17.7%, Horror 10.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Dark 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A mature point-and-click mystery that deals with dark family secrets and psychological tension.

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Horror 13.3%, Mature 12.4%, Sexual Content 9.5%, Adventure 8.6%, Dark 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dual-reality mechanic that explores psychological horror and trauma in a dark, atmospheric setting.

Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.4%, Horror 22.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic psychological horror adventure that delves into the fractured mind of its protagonist through surreal and disturbing scenarios.

TORMENTUM is a dark Point & Click adventure game.The dreamlike, nightmarish atmosphere of the game was inspired by works of painters H.R. Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski. The game's final look and feel was also strongly influenced by the universes of games such as Demon's Souls or Dark Seed.

Why similar: Point & Click 20.6%, Dark 16.5%, Horror 12.9%, Gore 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal point-and-click adventure that features a bleak, nightmare-inspired aesthetic similar to the seed game.

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 32.1%, Gore 15.2%, Violent 12%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A photorealistic horror adventure that blends psychological tension with historical mystery and violent encounters.

DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.

Why similar: Indie 64.4%, Horror 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.2%, Dark 3.7%, Psychological 3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses a 2D point-and-click style to explore themes of guilt, greed, and moral decay.

Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.

Why similar: Horror 27.6%, Point & Click 25.1%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A classic point-and-click horror adventure that emphasizes Lovecraftian dread and psychological investigation.

In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.

Why similar: Mature 20.1%, Horror 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on the descent into madness through exploration and narrative discovery.

The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.

Why similar: Mature 23.3%, Horror 17.5%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Dark 13%, Mystery 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological horror experience that focuses on the mental breakdown of an artist, utilizing shifting environments to create dread.

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 51%, Psychological Horror 29.6%, Story Rich 19.4%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, cyberpunk-infused psychological horror game that forces players to navigate the disturbing memories of others.

An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

Why similar: Gore 16.8%, Horror 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Psychological Horror 9%, Dark 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric point-and-click horror game set in a sprawling, decaying mental institution.

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: Gore 22.4%, Horror 17.9%, Violent 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy psychological horror game that explores the dark history of a suburban home.

God's Basement is a first-person, narrative-driven, single player horror game. Uncover the secrets of an afterlife shrouded in mystery, as an entity known as "The Operator" leads you deeper into the fringes of a seemingly eternal purgatory.

Why similar: Mature 17.4%, Horror 11.8%, Violent 10.9%, Dark 10.6%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A walking-simulator style psychological horror game that focuses on disturbing, surreal imagery and narrative exposition.

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 22.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Point & Click 9.4%, Dark 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling psychological horror game that uses cultural folklore to tell a deeply disturbing and mature story.

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 20.3%, Horror 19.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense psychological horror experience that focuses on family tragedy and supernatural manifestations.

Hadley wakes in a facility. She is 9 months pregnant. They want her baby... CAYNE is the FREE, isometric horror game from the creators of STASIS.

Why similar: Gore 22.4%, Violent 17.9%, Horror 17.1%, Point & Click 17%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A free, gore-filled sci-fi horror point-and-click adventure that maintains a high level of tension and disturbing imagery.

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 97.6%, Adventure 0.6%, Mystery 0.6%, Psychological Horror 0.3%, Indie 0.2%

Why You'll Like It: While more grounded, this point-and-click mystery explores dark, mature themes and personal trauma in a small-town setting.

Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.

Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Horror 16.2%, Dark 16%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Story Rich 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person psychological horror game that emphasizes choices and the protagonist's internal struggle.

At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.

Why similar: Gore 43%, Horror 17.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Indie 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art adventure that blends science fiction with horror, featuring mature themes and violent consequences.

In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

Why similar: Horror 36.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Dark 10.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Indie 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-horror game that uses pixel art to convey deep psychological distress and surreal, nightmarish encounters.

NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.

Why similar: Gore 24%, Violent 19.5%, Point & Click 8.4%, Horror 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click horror game that uses a unique art style to depict gore and violent, surreal themes.

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 25.8%, Dark 21.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Story Rich 6.2%

The Archetype is a psychological-horror where you'll be in control (or not) of Archty's psychological aspects, like Fear, Despair, Anxiety, Sadness, Jealousy, Anger, Aggression, Libido, Envy, Guilt, Depression and Solitude.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.8%, Adventure 31.7%, Story Rich 18.3%, Atmospheric 17.3%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that focuses on atmosphere and the exploration of a dark, mysterious environment.

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: Violent 22.3%, Horror 21.5%, Gore 14.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.5%

Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Violent 14.9%, Blood 13.2% ★, Mature 12.9%, Gore 9.1%

A single-player psychological horror game that will take you to the deepest and darkest secrets of the asylum.

Why similar: Horror 17.5%, Point & Click 15.7%, Gore 13.9%, Nudity 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11%

Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.

Why similar: Gore 16.7%, Nudity 15.9%, Violent 13.6%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%

Horns of Fear is a third-person psychological horror game set in a mysterious mansion...

Why similar: Mature 18.9%, Gore 13.9%, Violent 10.4%, Horror 9.8%, Psychological 8.8%

Deep Inside - is a first-person psychological horror game! You are a police officer trying to find out who is behind the most high-profile murders in the city and have therefore become the number one target for a maniac!

Why similar: Indie 41.1%, Horror 24.7%, Adventure 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16.7%

Set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a first-person psychological horror experience focused on exploration and storytelling.

Why similar: Horror 27.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 6.7%, Great Soundtrack 6.6%

Caligo is the darkness everyone descends into one way or another, and to each of us it's something different. For some it's a short but exciting adventure, some will see it as a place to relax. Yet others will be reminded of their worst nightmare, while for a few, it might come as a revelation.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Psychological 13.6%, Horror 13.5%, Adventure 11.5%, Dark 11.2%

The Executioner puts you in the shoes of a man who tortures people for a living while trying to retain his own sanity. In this game the monster isn’t lurking behind you. You are the monster, if you choose to become one.

Why similar: Gore 20.4%, Violent 16.8%, Mature 13.4%, Horror 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%

ColdSide is a psychological horror first-person game. It takes place in an abandoned underground laboratory that studied anomalous phenomena.

Why similar: Horror 29.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Psychological Horror 20.6%, Indie 15.4%, Atmospheric 9.8%

YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!

Why similar: Dark 18.1%, Psychological 17.4%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Mystery 9.9%

Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Why similar: Gore 22.5%, Horror 17.5%, Violent 16.9%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Story Rich 6.6%

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

Why similar: Gore 20.2%, Horror 18.9%, Violent 18.2%, Nudity 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.1%

Inmates is a story-driven, atmospheric psychological horror game. Featuring interactive exploration in a suffocating location, mind-bending puzzles and disturbing imagery. You wake up in a run-down prison cell and have no clue how you got there. You’ve convinced yourself this is all just a nightmare...

Why similar: Horror 33.9%, Psychological 21.4%, Adventure 19.1%, Indie 12.7%, Story Rich 6.6%

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: Horror 26.9%, Gore 25.5%, Violent 21.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Adventure 8.1%

A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.

Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Gore 15.5%, Adventure 12%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 11.1%

Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.

Why similar: Violent 17.5%, Horror 16.4%, Mature 13.7%, Gore 12.6%, Blood 11.5% ★

DYING: Reborn is a first-person Room Escape puzzle game in which players must tackle all kinds of puzzles in a series of dark and eerie environments. Gameplay revolves around collecting, discovering and putting together pieces of a twisted story that will make your hair stand on end...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 35%, Horror 24.8%, Adventure 23.6%, Indie 16.6%

A point'n'Click adventure game. Resolve mysteries and fight the Great Evil.

Why similar: Adventure 17.9%, Point & Click 16.1%, Indie 12.6%, Gore 11.4%, Nudity 9.3%

Demons Never Lie is a creepy graphic adventure made with voxel and low-poly where even your soul is at stake! An incredible and dark story with elements of the classic point&click and visual novels. An exciting interactive experience with a unique atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 15.6%, Adventure 15.4%, Point & Click 14.8%, Dark 11.7%, Psychological 11.5%

You'll scream in pleasure... You'll choke with fear! Play through 11 sick, frightening and perverted games, released in an experimental episodic format that relies on you, the players, to continue. Can the curious souls brave through the hidden depths of each game to reach the shocking conclusion?

Why similar: Gore 19%, Horror 12.6%, Violent 12.5%, Mature 11.7%, Dark 7.2%

Experience the story of Alexander Green and find out what happened on the day of the accident in this First Person horror Adventure. Follow the development of Alex, solve puzzles around the event and try not to fall into madness as you search for answers.

Why similar: Horror 27.4%, Dark 20.4%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Adventure 9.8%

The Walking Evil takes you to the great classic of the survival horror of the 90s, where you guide the main character with a fixed system of cameras, which enhances the feeling of being in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Gore 20.8%, Horror 15.9%, Violent 13.2%, Psychological 12%, Psychological Horror 11.4%

The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.

Why similar: Horror 19.8%, Dark 16.7%, Gore 16.6%, Violent 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

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 31.8%, Gore 19.4%, Nudity 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Dark 9.2%

This Strange Realm Of Mine is a First Person Shooter mixed with poetry and psychological horror. Graphic style is 3D mixed with pixel art.

Why similar: Blood 21.9% ★, Gore 16.8%, Violent 13.4%, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10%

A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.

Why similar: Sexual Content 26.7%, Mature 25.5%, Nudity 21.5%, Gore 8.3%, Horror 8.3%

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

Why similar: Gore 20.6%, Mature 19.8%, Horror 15.7%, Dark 12.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%