Top Dark Games
60+ dark games ranked by player tags and tunable re-ranking. Related tags include Singleplayer, Adventure, Horror, Action.
Recommended Dark Games

Buckshot Roulette
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

Resident Evil 4
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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- #1 Buckshot Roulette98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 119,065 reviews2024Developer: Mike KlubnikaPublisher: CRITICAL REFLEXPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 2.6hMean: 8.1h≥1hr: 80%
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
- #2 Resident Evil 498% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 250,763 reviews2023Developer: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 27.5hMean: 51.1h≥1hr: 96%
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
- #3 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty98% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024Developer: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)Platforms: WindowsMedian: 6.1hMean: 24.8h≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
- #4 Persona 3 Reload98% matchVery Positive94% of 56,361 reviews2024Developer: ATLUSPublisher: SEGAPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 42.8hMean: 57.9h≥1hr: 93%
Dive into the Dark Hour and awaken the depths of your heart. Persona 3 Reload is a captivating reimagining of the genre-defining RPG, reborn for the modern era with cutting-edge graphics and gameplay.
- #5 Tiny Bunny98% matchVery Positive83% of 30,195 reviews2025Developer: SaikonoPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 8.5hMean: 12.6h≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
- #6 Phasmophobia98% matchVery Positive95% of 829,384 reviews2020Developer: Kinetic GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 17.0hMean: 50.9h≥1hr: 95%
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
- #7 Lies of P98% matchVery Positive92% of 78,056 reviews2023Developer: NEOWIZPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 24.1hMean: 38.8h≥1hr: 91%
Lies of P is a thrilling soulslike that takes the story of Pinocchio, turns it on its head, and sets it against the darkly elegant backdrop of the Belle Epoque era.
- #8 Inscryption98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 144,872 reviews2021Developer: Daniel Mullins GamesPublisher: Devolver DigitalPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 10.2hMean: 16.4h≥1hr: 92%
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
- #9 Poppy Playtime98% matchVery Positive88% of 138,123 reviews2021Developer: Mob EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.0hMean: 8.9h≥1hr: 51%
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
- #10 REMNANT II®98% matchVery Positive82% of 66,818 reviews2023Developer: Gunfire GamesPublisher: Arc GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 17.7hMean: 38.2h≥1hr: 95%
REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
- #11 Doki Doki Literature Club!98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017Developer: Team SalvatoPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.0hMean: 38.4h≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
- #12 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 392,863 reviews2014Developer: Nicalis, Inc.Platforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 43.8hMean: 184.0h≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
- #13 Little Nightmares II98% matchVery Positive93% of 57,181 reviews2021Developer: Tarsier StudiosPublisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.9hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 89%
Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.
- #14 DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED98% matchVery Positive92% of 150,705 reviews2018Developer: QLOCPublisher: FromSoftware, Inc.Platforms: WindowsMedian: 31.3hMean: 56.2h≥1hr: 92%
Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
- #15 A Plague Tale: Innocence98% matchVery Positive93% of 67,391 reviews2019Developer: Asobo StudioPublisher: Focus EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 9.8hMean: 25.5h≥1hr: 90%
Follow the grim tale of young Amicia and her little brother Hugo, in a heartrending journey through the darkest hours of history.
- #16 Little Nightmares98% matchVery Positive95% of 115,868 reviews2017Developer: Tarsier StudiosPublisher: BANDAI NAMCO EntertainmentPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.7hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 68%
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.
- #17 Ultimate Custom Night98% matchVery Positive95% of 62,275 reviews2018Developer: Scott CawthonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.2hMean: 9.0h≥1hr: 54%
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
- #18 INSIDE98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 74,205 reviews2016Developer: PlaydeadPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.0hMean: 8.5h≥1hr: 90%
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
- #19 Outlast98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 135,249 reviews2013Developer: Red BarrelsPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.6hMean: 18.9h≥1hr: 83%
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
- #20 SOMA98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 reviews2015Developer: Frictional GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 5.6hMean: 10.2h≥1hr: 89%
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.
- #21 Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice98% matchVery Positive90% of 75,796 reviews2017Developer: Ninja TheoryPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.2hMean: 12.8h≥1hr: 85%
From the makers of Heavenly Sword, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and DmC: Devil May Cry, comes a warrior’s brutal journey into myth and madness. Set in the Viking age, a broken Celtic warrior embarks on a haunting vision quest into Viking Hell to fight for the soul of her dead lover.
- #22 Outlast 298% matchVery Positive91% of 62,978 reviews2017Developer: Red BarrelsPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.5hMean: 17.1h≥1hr: 85%
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.
- #23 Five Nights at Freddy's98% matchVery Positive94% of 58,254 reviews2014Developer: Scott CawthonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 10.7h≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
- #24 The Binding of Isaac98% matchVery Positive95% of 62,317 reviews2011Developer: Edmund McMillenPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 5.0hMean: 28.0h≥1hr: 85%
Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!
- #25 Beholder98% matchVery Positive92% of 30,475 reviews2016Developer: Alawar Stargaze (Warm Lamp Games)Publisher: AlawarPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.3hMean: 13.6h≥1hr: 82%
You’re a state-installed landlord in a totalitarian country. Place listening devices, steal and sneak into your tenants’ apartments. Use what you uncovered to report anyone capable of plotting against the state. You MUST! But WILL you?
- #26 Bendy and the Ink Machine98% matchVery Positive89% of 35,088 reviews2017Developer: Joey Drew StudiosPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.8hMean: 12.7h≥1hr: 60%
Bendy and the Ink Machine® is the first person puzzle action horror game that will forever ruin your childhood love of cartoons.
- #27 LIMBO98% matchVery Positive92% of 60,918 reviews2011Developer: PlaydeadPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.6hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 73%
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
- #28 Hatred98% matchVery Positive84% of 28,349 reviews2015Developer: Destructive CreationsPlatforms: Windows, LinuxMedian: 3.2hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 80%
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
- #29 The Darkness II98% matchVery Positive92% of 20,781 reviews2012Developer: Digital ExtremesPublisher: 2KPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.6hMean: 9.2h≥1hr: 73%
An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
- #30 Thief98% matchMostly Positive75% of 23,858 reviews2014Developer: Eidos-MontréalPublisher: Eidos Interactive Corp.Platforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.2hMean: 13.3h≥1hr: 89%
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
- #31 Five Nights at Freddy's 498% matchVery Positive93% of 16,600 reviews2015Developer: Scott CawthonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 48mMean: 22.8h≥1hr: 45%
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.
- #32 Mouthwashing98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 36,697 reviews2024Developer: Wrong OrganPublisher: CRITICAL REFLEXPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.8hMean: 3.4h≥1hr: 90%
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
- #33 Sally Face - Episode One98% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,584 reviews2016Developer: Portable MoosePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 4.5hMean: 8.3h≥1hr: 84%
Delve into a dark adventure following the boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past. Unravel the sinister mysteries of Sally's world to find the truth that lies hidden beneath the shadows.
- #34 Five Nights at Freddy's 298% matchVery Positive94% of 25,670 reviews2014Developer: Scott CawthonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.4hMean: 17.1h≥1hr: 58%
Welcome back to the new and improved Freddy Fazbear's Pizza! As always, Fazbear Entertainment is not responsible for death or dismemberment.
- #35 REANIMAL97% matchMostly Positive74% of 21,977 reviews2026Developer: Tarsier StudiosPublisher: THQ NordicPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.3hMean: 7.7h≥1hr: 95%
The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.
- #36 SIGNALIS97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022Developer: rose-enginePublisher: Balor GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.5hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 80%
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.
- #37 DEVOUR97% matchVery Positive91% of 87,391 reviews2021Developer: Straight Back GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.4hMean: 13.4h≥1hr: 90%
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
- #38 Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location97% matchVery Positive90% of 12,492 reviews2016Developer: Scott CawthonPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 1.3hMean: 57.1h≥1hr: 56%
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
- #39 No, I'm not a Human97% matchVery Positive93% of 28,177 reviews2025Developer: TrioskazPublisher: CRITICAL REFLEXPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.8hMean: 5.8h≥1hr: 92%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
- #40 Amnesia: The Dark Descent97% matchVery Positive95% of 35,384 reviews2010Developer: Frictional GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 1.2hMean: 10.4h≥1hr: 55%
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.
- #41 Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor - Martyr96% matchMostly Positive76% of 22,064 reviews2018Developer: NeocoreGamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 6.6hMean: 31.5h≥1hr: 87%
Enter the Chaos-infested Caligari Sector and purge the unclean with the most powerful agents of the Imperium of Man! W40k: Inquisitor – Martyr is a grim Action-RPG featuring multiple classes of the Inquisition who will carry out the Emperor’s will.
- #42 Fran Bow96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,182 reviews2015Developer: Killmonday Games ABPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 7.4hMean: 10.5h≥1hr: 91%
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.
- #43 Scorn96% matchMostly Positive77% of 18,489 reviews2022Developer: Ebb SoftwarePublisher: Kepler InteractivePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.5hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 82%
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
- #44 Demonologist96% matchVery Positive85% of 23,709 reviews2023Developer: Clock Wizard GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 5.5hMean: 17.8h≥1hr: 89%
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
- #45 Darkwood95% matchVery Positive95% of 24,197 reviews2017Developer: Acid Wizard StudioPublisher: Hooded HorsePlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 2.7hMean: 8.8h≥1hr: 77%
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
- #46 Seen95% matchVery Positive91% of 9,952 reviews2019Developer: Seen GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 17.9h≥1hr: 74%
A lonely kid desperately tries to escape his dark world.
- #47 Bad Rats: the Rats' Revenge96% matchMostly Positive79% of 14,841 reviews2009Developer: Invent4 EntertainmentPublisher: Strategy FirstPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.5hMean: 20.4h≥1hr: 85%
Bad Rats is a physics puzzle game where rats finally get their bloody revenge on their new prisoners: The cats. Come up with creative solutions for each puzzle using physics, functional objects, and your specially trained Rats. Try different ways of solving each puzzle to finish faster or earn higher scores.
- #48 Dead Island 295% matchMostly Positive77% of 25,938 reviews2024Developer: Dambuster StudiosPublisher: Deep SilverPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 9.4hMean: 20.0h≥1hr: 91%
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
- #49 Visage95% matchVery Positive84% of 10,723 reviews2020Developer: SadSquare StudioPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 3.0hMean: 7.6h≥1hr: 77%
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
- #50 Choo-Choo Charles95% matchVery Positive91% of 17,081 reviews2022Developer: Two Star GamesPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 2.7hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 76%
Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.
- #51 the static speaks my name94% matchVery Positive82% of 5,749 reviews2015Developer: the whale husbandPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 18mMean: 15.1h≥1hr: 7%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
- #52 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard94% matchVery Positive94% of 13,416 reviews2023Developer: Bone NailPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 7.6hMean: 28.1h≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
- #53 Pony Island94% matchVery Positive95% of 17,978 reviews2016Developer: Daniel Mullins GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.0hMean: 15.7h≥1hr: 88%
Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. It is not a game about ponies.
- #54 Strange Horticulture93% matchVery Positive95% of 15,409 reviews2022Developer: Bad VikingPublisher: Iceberg InteractivePlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 4.6hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
- #55 Manhunt93% matchMostly Positive71% of 8,983 reviews2008Developer: Rockstar NorthPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 36mMean: 19.1h≥1hr: 41%
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
- #56 Fear & Hunger93% matchVery Positive94% of 21,597 reviews2019Developer: Miro HaverinenPublisher: Happy PaintingsPlatforms: Windows, MacMedian: 3.3hMean: 11.1h≥1hr: 73%
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.
- #57 SUNLESS SEA93% matchVery Positive83% of 9,506 reviews2015Developer: Failbetter GamesPlatforms: Windows, Mac, LinuxMedian: 3.4hMean: 10.8h≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
- #58 Still Wakes the Deep92% matchVery Positive88% of 11,771 reviews2024Developer: The Chinese RoomPublisher: Secret ModePlatforms: WindowsMedian: 4.8hMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
- #59 Max Payne93% matchVery Positive89% of 15,575 reviews2011Developer: Remedy EntertainmentPublisher: Rockstar GamesPlatforms: WindowsMedian: 2.6hMean: 9.1h≥1hr: 63%
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
