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Games like AVA: Dark History

If AVA: Dark History is your kind of game, the closest matches are Atomorf2, Atomorf and Booobjz — picked from the ranked list below. 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 AVA: Dark History: Mysterious, dark as night, hard as a saw platformer. AVA: Dark story in the world "Koutei"

2020ActionAdventureCasual0.49 USDWindowsby Dnovel
AVA: Dark History — Steam game cover

Players who liked AVA: Dark History also play

Steam players who put hours into AVA: Dark History 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. Atomorf2

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    This is a high-speed platformer with rotation and jumping. Explore the mysterious world with your friend Atomorf!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  2. Atomorf

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Atomorf loves radiation and collects plutonium, but is afraid of very hot and sharp objects.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure0.49 USDSteam ↗
  3. Booobjz

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    You have to solve puzzles and switch gravity.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. RRRR2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    RRRR2 continuation of the game RRRR, the Reindeer is added to the team.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. CaptainMarlene

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    In the game CaptainMarlene, you control the spacecraft shortening the danger.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BlackEye

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    BlackEye is an adventure game, and its main character is the inhabitant of the world of Koyte. This mysterious world is divided into two - upper and lower ones. No one inhabitant of the upper world would voluntarily go down to the lower world. However the main character has to reach the bottom!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Horace

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    "The best platformer of 2019."Horace is a huge platforming adventure which pushes the boundaries of the genre with a profound story of a small robot learning of life, the universe and Douglas Adams. Made by videogame lovers for videogame lovers!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for AVA: Dark History fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    "The most rewarding game of 2013!" Influenced by retro classics Mega Man and Castlevania, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures features the AVGN and friends as they blast their way through 10 levels of fun, fast paced 2D action based on the AVGN's adventures in his online series.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with AVA: Dark History.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with AVA: Dark History.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with AVA: Dark History.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    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 ↗

More from Dnovel

Other recommendable Steam games by Dnovel, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. BlackEye

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    BlackEye is an adventure game, and its main character is the inhabitant of the world of Koyte. This mysterious world is divided into two - upper and lower ones. No one inhabitant of the upper world would voluntarily go down to the lower world. However the main character has to reach the bottom!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Get Achievements for Achievements

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    The main goal of this game is to get achievements.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Cyberoque

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    The game takes place in 2215. Suddenly terrible news has come from the outskirts of the solar system: our civilization was attacked by the alien armies. A terrible war begins, humanity is surrounded, enemy space ships press the earth's army.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Halloween Pumpkin Story

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Evil spirits on the Day of All Saints give the pumpkin power and send into the otherworldly dark world of nightmare and horror, and what will happen to the pumpkin you will be able to find yourself in the world of the game!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Super Jet Juck

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Super Jet Juck is a dynamic puzzle and adventure game. Join the soldiers Juck and Tom!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. CRYEP

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    CRYEP is a hardcore two-dimensional action platformer that combines the genre of "rogue" and the mechanics of Contra. Actions take place in a parallel universe, year 3318. Go on an expedition and fight with alien enemies.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SAMS

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    Classic shooter with traveling to various exotic planets.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Moi Mei

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Dnovel, the studio behind AVA: Dark History. Shares Action and Adventure with AVA: Dark History.

    The fate of his brother in danger, May is going to be a dangerous journey.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about AVA: Dark History

How much does AVA: Dark History cost?
AVA: Dark History is listed on Steam at 0.49 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to AVA: Dark History?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside AVA: Dark History are Atomorf2, Atomorf, Booobjz.
Who developed AVA: Dark History?
AVA: Dark History was developed by Dnovel and published by My Way 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 AVA: Dark History.

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