Games like Lurk in the Dark : Prologue
If Lurk in the Dark : Prologue is your kind of game, the closest matches are Outlast 2, GET EVEN and Agony — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fragmented storytelling creates intrigue, 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.
Get personalized picks →Lurk in the Dark: Prologue, developed and published by IDEA FRUITION and released free in 2019, is a first-person psychological horror walking sim built around slow exploration and inventory-based puzzles. Fragmented narrative, hallucination sequences and items that require close inspection drive a short, deliberately paced experience that relies on anticipation over spectacle. Reviewers describe the fragmented storytelling as creating intrigue and the minimalist horror as feeling fresh and immersive. Spanning action, indie and free-to-play genres, it holds an 89% positive rating across 1,266 Steam reviews. The game is free and listed as unsupported on Steam Deck. A normal-difficulty, tense single-player horror title for players who prefer quiet, dread-building exploration and puzzle-solving over jump scares, across a brief sit-down session in the dark.
About Lurk in the Dark : Prologue: A town flourished with woodworking and mining, "Babel's Hill Top". A Ruggles family who contributed greatly to the development of this town several centuries ago. The tragedy that happened at the residence of them. In this residence where blood and hatred are ingrained, their nightmare begins.
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Outlast 2
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Top pick for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
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GET EVEN
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Second-strongest match for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
Agony
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Third-strongest match for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Resident Evil Village
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Ranked #4 for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Ranked #5 for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Ranked #6 for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
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.
Outlast
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Shares a tense mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Ranked #7 for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
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.
Mundaun
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Ranked #8 for Lurk in the Dark : Prologue fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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GET EVEN
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
Resident Evil Village
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
Mundaun
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Lurk in the Dark : Prologue.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
Frequently asked about Lurk in the Dark : Prologue
- Is Lurk in the Dark : Prologue free to play?
- Yes — Lurk in the Dark : Prologue 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.
- What games are most similar to Lurk in the Dark : Prologue?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lurk in the Dark : Prologue are Outlast 2, GET EVEN, Agony.
- Who developed Lurk in the Dark : Prologue?
- Lurk in the Dark : Prologue was developed by IDEA FRUITION.
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