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Games like Eyes in the Dark

If Eyes in the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kungfu Cowboy, Uber Destruction and Iron Dungeon — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and mysterious. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Eyes in the Dark: Fight with light against the dark in this "roguelight" platformer starring Victoria Bloom! Drive back the darkness that's overrun Bloom Manor and conquer swarms of creatures as you discover powerful new items to upgrade your arsenal. Are you ready to enter the ever-changing manor?

2022Indie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedMetacritic 81Windowsby Under the Stairs, Kontrast
Eyes in the Dark — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Eyes in the Dark also play

Steam players who put hours into Eyes in the Dark also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Kungfu Cowboy

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Headshot, dash and dodge like a Kungfu Cowboy in this quirky, challenging run 'n' gun platformer with roguelike elements. Explore randomly generated levels, acquire strong "gunfu" abilities and stack synergizible upgrades for a powerful build. Team up with friends in PvE or battle each other in PvP!

    2021ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Uber Destruction

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Uber Destruction is a side-scrolling roguelike top-down shooter. loot chests, gather insane weapons and unique upgrades to battle the relentless hoards of foes. You can also embrace the action online with friends, or in local co-op mode. Destroy your way to victory!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Iron Dungeon

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Iron Dungeon combines a twin-stick shooter, a 2d platformer and a roguelite. Explore a dangerous underground complex in search of dozens of weapons, gadgets and upgrades to find a way to the surface and find out if there is still life on Earth!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Rogue Stormers

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    An action packed platform shooter mashed-up with roguelike and RPG elements, crazy 3D graphics and co-op multiplayer for one to 4 players.

    2016ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. God's Trigger

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Eyes in the Dark.

    Ranked #5 for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Slay enemies with speed and precision in an over-the-top show of blood and explosions. Play solo or with others, make split-second decisions, dodge bullets, and use weapons and abilities to inflict violence in the most graphic way possible.

    2019ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Anomaly Agent

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Eyes in the Dark.

    Ranked #6 for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    ANOMALY AGENT is a cyberpunk action-adventure featuring fluid combat, a time-bending story, quirky characters and a catchy synthwave soundtrack! Punch or shoot through mobs of enemies, impact the story with your choices and stop the anomalies before the world plunges into chaos!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Doomed to Hell

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Eyes in the Dark.

    Ranked #7 for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Doomed to Hell is a roguelike-like top-down shooter where you play as Rose, a human in hell who will need to fight all of its monsters in waves of enemies, defeat bosses, and get new weapons to earn back his life on earth.

    2022ActionAdventure11.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Space Gladiators

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Eyes in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Ever dreamt of being a space potato? Now’s your chance! Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom!

    2021ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Eyes in the Dark

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. The Binding of Isaac

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Eyes in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Now 20% More Evil with the Free Halloween update!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Withering Rooms

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Eyes in the Dark.

    Reviewers of Eyes in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    Withering Rooms is a challenging 2.5D horror RPG set in a procedurally generated Victorian mansion that changes each night. Explore Mostyn House to collect the perfect items for your build and face a huge cast of overgrown undead, invisible ghosts, devious witches, and more.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Celeste

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Eyes in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dead Cells

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Eyes in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hades

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Eyes in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.

    2020ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Eyes in the Dark at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    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...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Eyes in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Eyes in the Dark.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Eyes in the Dark

Is Eyes in the Dark verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Eyes in the Dark is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Eyes in the Dark cost?
Eyes in the Dark is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Eyes in the Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Eyes in the Dark are Kungfu Cowboy, Uber Destruction, Iron Dungeon.
Who developed Eyes in the Dark?
Eyes in the Dark was developed by Under the Stairs, Kontrast and published by Under the Stairs.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Eyes in the Dark.

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