Games like Gloomwood
If Gloomwood is your kind of game, the closest matches are Blood West, Fallen Aces and One Hunt — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive 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 →Gloomwood is an early-access action indie game released in 2022 by developers Dillon Rogers, David Szymanski, and Nate Berens, published by New Blood Interactive, available for $19.99 USD and verified on Steam Deck. Set in a Victorian-era environment, the game emphasizes environmental interactivity, faction-specific enemy behavior, multiple-path progression, and resource management. Reviewers highlight the mysterious atmosphere and tense mood players experience throughout the adventure. The save system encourages deliberate play rather than frequent reloading, and players describe levels as packed with hidden shortcuts and secrets. Stealth-based exploration is central to progression, with enemies reacting dynamically to player mistakes. Players report that the oppressive atmosphere feels uniquely immersive, and the early-access model keeps content fresh with ongoing updates. The game currently holds a 95% positive rating from 5516 Steam reviews.
About Gloomwood: Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.
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Blood West
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Top pick for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Weird west legends meet eldritch horror in BLOOD WEST, an immersive stealth FPS. Become the Undead Gunslinger, doomed to roam the barren lands until he manages to purge their curse, freeing his soul. 3 varied scenarios, perk-based character progression, and 20+ hours of gameplay await you!
Fallen Aces
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Second-strongest match for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
The A.C.E.S. Once the watchful guardians of Switchblade City - are being taken down, one by one. Now it's up to one man, with two fists, to get to the bottom of it all. Fallen Aces is a crime noir FPS that plays right out of the '90s and looks like it's right outta the comics.
One Hunt
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Third-strongest match for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Stranded in a blighted tundra with an ancient beast that is on the hunt. Keep your fingers warm and your shotgun loaded and you just might make it out alive.
Backrooms: The Others
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Ranked #4 for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Early Access with Gloomwood.
Backrooms: The Others is a cooperative horror game for up to 4 players where you will be forced to explore these unknown nooks and crannies, trying to survive in this complex world where death can be waiting for you at every turn!
Species: Unknown
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Ranked #5 for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
Remnants of R'lyeh
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Ranked #6 for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Great Work. An ancient dark power is calling you and you need to find an exit. Face your greatest fear, fight, hide... you must escape before the underwater city rises...
RetroSpace
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Ranked #7 for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Disco-punk space horror where you can be a sneaky chap or a mutant action hero as you try to survive on a space station swallowed by a black hole. A mind-bending ride with weird creatures, immersive features, time jumps, and '70s mustaches!
Thief: Deadly Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Ranked #8 for Gloomwood fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Gloomwood
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Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
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.
Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
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Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.
Resident Evil 4
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
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.
Dishonored
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
System Shock® 2 (1999)
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
Call of Cthulhu®
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
System Shock
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Shares an atmospheric mood with Gloomwood.
Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
Thief Gold
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Reviewers of Gloomwood cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Gloomwood at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Gloomwood on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Gloomwood.
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.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~50% under Gloomwood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under Gloomwood on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
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.
People Playground
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Priced ~50% under Gloomwood on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~50% under Gloomwood on Steam right now. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gloomwood.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Gloomwood.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gloomwood.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Gloomwood.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Gloomwood.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Frequently asked about Gloomwood
- Is Gloomwood verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Gloomwood 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 Gloomwood cost?
- Gloomwood is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Gloomwood?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Gloomwood are Blood West, Fallen Aces, One Hunt.
- Who developed Gloomwood?
- Gloomwood was developed by Dillon Rogers, David Szymanski, Nate Berens and published by New Blood Interactive.
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