Games like Fear of Dark
If Fear of Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backrooms: Imposter, White Noise 2 and Kojou — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its addictive horror gameplay, atmospheric 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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Backrooms: Imposter
WHY THIS
Top pick for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fear of Dark.
Work together to escape the Backrooms, but choose carefully who you trust. An imposter hides among your team, turning survival into a deadly mind game.
White Noise 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Second-strongest match for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fear of Dark.
Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them!
Kojou
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fear of Dark.
You and your friends are staying in Kojou castle for a night - but one of you is a killer. Find them before the night breaks - or fail and be forced to choose between running or hiding to stay alive..
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Ranked #4 for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Fear of Dark.
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer with Fear of Dark.
Ranked #5 for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Fear of Dark.
Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience!
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Fear of Dark.
Ranked #6 for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Fear of Dark.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Escape From Monster
WHY THIS
Shares co op survival and an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Ranked #7 for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Fear of Dark.
You woke up in a dusty room, in an unknown place, with no memory of how you got here. Your pockets are empty, and there is something outside the door producing frightening sounds.
The Goatman
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Ranked #8 for Fear of Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear of Dark.
The Goatman is an Online CO-OP hunting game. It all began on February 23, 2019 with a call for help from the Greenfield village. It was alleged that a mysterious creature like a half goat and half demon attacked people and animals. Upon this call, a military research team set out.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Fear of Dark
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The Forest
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Reviewers of Fear of Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Fear of Dark.
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.
Dead by Daylight
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Reviewers of Fear of Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Fear of Dark.
Trapped forever in a realm of eldritch evil where even death is not an escape, four determined Survivors face a bloodthirsty Killer in a vicious game of nerve and wits. Pick a side and step into a world of tension and terror with horror gaming's best asymmetrical multiplayer.
Friday the 13th: The Game
WHY THIS
Shares asymmetrical multiplayer and an atmospheric mood with Fear of Dark.
Reviewers of Fear of Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Fear of Dark.
Jason is back! Jason Voorhees is unleashed and stalking the grounds of Camp Crystal Lake! Take on the role as Jason Voorhees and Camp Crystal Lake counselors. This is the game you’ve been waiting for; the chance to kill or be killed on Friday the 13th!
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Frequently asked about Fear of Dark
- Is Fear of Dark free to play?
- Yes — Fear of Dark is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- Does Fear of Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Fear of Dark supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Fear of Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Fear of Dark are Backrooms: Imposter, White Noise 2, Kojou.
- Who developed Fear of Dark?
- Fear of Dark was developed by Perfect games.
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 Fear of Dark.
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