Games like Alone in the Dark
If Alone in the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Alone in the Dark Prologue, Murdered: Soul Suspect and I'm on Observation Duty 7 — 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.
Get personalized picks →This reimagining of the 1992 cult classic sends players to Derceto Manor in 1920s Louisiana for a short, atmospheric solo adventure. Players describe the experience as immersive, with reviewers highlighting strong voice acting and a compelling narrative that blends Lovecraftian horror with classic detective investigation. The game combines third-person action, survival horror elements, and environmental puzzles in a realistic, cinematic noir setting. Developed by Pieces Interactive and published by THQ Nordic, it holds a 78% positive rating from over 1,300 Steam reviews. The experience is designed for normal difficulty and sits comfortably within the short session_shape category. It runs in Playable condition on Steam Deck, allowing players to explore the manor's dark secrets on the go.
About Alone in the Dark: Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
Players who liked Alone in the Dark also play
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Alone in the Dark Prologue
WHY THIS
Top pick for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
Murdered: Soul Suspect
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
I'm on Observation Duty 7
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
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Ranked #4 for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
In My Head
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Ranked #5 for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
This Bed We Made
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Ranked #6 for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
Saint Kotar
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Ranked #7 for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
L.A. Noire
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Ranked #8 for Alone in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Resident Evil 2
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
SILENT HILL 2
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
The Evil Within
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Resident Evil
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
Resident Evil 3
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
The Last of Us™ Part I
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
The Evil Within 2
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Reviewers of Alone in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Alone in the Dark at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
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Priced ~50% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~75% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alone in the 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.
Schedule I
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Priced ~50% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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Priced ~50% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the 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.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Alone in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
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 Alone in the Dark.
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 with Alone in the Dark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Alone in the Dark.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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More from Pieces Interactive
Other recommendable Steam games by Pieces Interactive, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Magicka 2
WHY THIS
Another title from Pieces Interactive, the studio behind Alone in the Dark. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others
Kill to Collect
WHY THIS
Another title from Pieces Interactive, the studio behind Alone in the Dark. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.
Alone in the Dark Prologue
WHY THIS
Another title from Pieces Interactive, the studio behind Alone in the Dark. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
Frequently asked about Alone in the Dark
- Does Alone in the Dark run on Steam Deck?
- Alone in the Dark is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Alone in the Dark cost?
- Alone in the Dark is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Alone in the Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Alone in the Dark are Alone in the Dark Prologue, Murdered: Soul Suspect, I'm on Observation Duty 7.
- Who developed Alone in the Dark?
- Alone in the Dark was developed by Pieces Interactive and published by THQ Nordic.
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