Rank 01Why this
Same atmospheric mood as The Darkest Tales.
- Free
- Deck Playable
- 2021
Games like The Darkest Tales
- 16 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked The Darkest Tales also play
The closest matches to The Darkest Tales: The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare, Saviorless, Alice: Madness Returns, GRIME, and Vigil: The Longest Night. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02Why this
Also Surreal and Dark Fantasy, like The Darkest Tales.
- $12.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Rank 03- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Playable
- 2011
Rank 04 
GRIME
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Surreal, like The Darkest Tales.
Rank 05 
Vigil: The Longest Night
Why this: Also Character Action Game and Metroidvania, like The Darkest Tales.
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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Dark Fantasy, like The Darkest Tales.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like The Darkest Tales
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Also Character Action Game and Metroidvania, like The Darkest Tales.
- 86% of 1,329 reviews
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Also Metroidvania and Dark Fantasy, like The Darkest Tales.
- 93% of 641 reviews
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- Released: 2022
- Developer: Trinity Team
- Price: $4.99−75%checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 74% of 199 reviews
- Genres: Action, Adventure
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Chapter portal system aids replayability
- Diverse weapon selection for strategic combat
- Emotional exploration of trauma and lost innocence
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Eerie
More games like The Darkest Tales, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to The Darkest Tales
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.
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Darkest Tales.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Saviorless
Why this: Also Surreal and Dark Fantasy, like The Darkest Tales.
GRIME
Why this: Also Metroidvania and Surreal, like The Darkest Tales.
Vigil: The Longest Night
Why this: Also Character Action Game and Metroidvania, like The Darkest Tales.
Olija
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as The Darkest Tales.
About The Darkest Tales
The closest matches to The Darkest Tales: The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare, Saviorless, Alice: Madness Returns, GRIME, and Vigil: The Longest Night. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If The Darkest Tales is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare, Saviorless and Alice: Madness Returns — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and eerie, and single out its ability gated progression and chapter portal system. 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.
About The Darkest Tales: When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear heads to the far side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
Is The Darkest Tales worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 74% of 199 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $19.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 12 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 9 h before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Chapter portal system aids replayability
- Diverse weapon selection for strategic combat
- Emotional exploration of trauma and lost innocence
- Reinterprets classic fairy tales with a dark twist
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The idea of the game is absolutely amazing! Kind of dark the hero is a bit sarcastic...but I love him for it. The visuals are good in my opinion. However when it comes to the control that is the area where the game is fall short in a "…”
“Nice graphics. There is not enough detailed map, useless portals, only making things even more confusing. Almost half of the ability improvements are hidden or not available until the end of the game, you need to look for them after…”
People who play it also play: The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare, Saviorless, Alice: Madness Returns
Frequently asked about The Darkest Tales
Can I run it?
Is The Darkest Tales verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — The Darkest Tales 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 The Darkest Tales cost?
The Darkest Tales is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to The Darkest Tales?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Darkest Tales are The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare, Saviorless, Alice: Madness Returns.
Who developed The Darkest Tales?
The Darkest Tales was developed by Trinity Team and published by 101XP.