Games like From The Darkness
If From The Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forest Asylum 2, Visage and 9 Childs Street — 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 →From The Darkness is an adventure game from 2021. Play draws on horror and psychological horror elements. It sells for $6.99 USD on Steam. Steam reviews sit at 89% positive across 1,307 reviews. It is rated Playable on Steam Deck. It comes from developer N4bA. On the technical side it supports partial controller support and a single-player mode. The build features a psychological-horror angle, a first-person viewpoint, an exploration-led pace, and survival-horror pressure. Steam community tags include walking simulator and survival horror.
About From The Darkness: From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
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Forest Asylum 2
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Top pick for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with From The Darkness.
Forest Asylum 2 - An Indie Psychological Horror Game and the sequel to the well-received first part. Embark on a Therapy that will change your life!
Visage
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
9 Childs Street
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
Welcome to Kowloon
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Ranked #4 for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
File Destined
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Ranked #5 for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
Summer of '58
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Ranked #6 for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
Blair Witch
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Ranked #7 for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
The Beast Inside
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Ranked #8 for From The Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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SILENT HILL 2
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with From The Darkness.
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 From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play.
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.
SOMA
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Resident Evil
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with From The Darkness.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Outlast 2
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
Visage
WHY THIS
Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
Trapped
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
MADiSON
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Reviewers of From The Darkness cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below From The Darkness at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~86% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
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Priced ~57% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
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Priced ~46% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~72% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~79% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~86% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with From The Darkness.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~57% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
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Priced ~43% under From The Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
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 Adventure with From The Darkness.
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 Indie with From The Darkness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by N4bA, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Welcome to Kowloon
WHY THIS
Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
Psalm 5:9-13
WHY THIS
Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
9 Childs Street
WHY THIS
Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
SHE WAS 98
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Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie with From The Darkness.
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
Trapped
WHY THIS
Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
You come to your senses in this place, you do not understand what is happening, but you know that it is better to get out of here as soon as possible
Psalm 2
WHY THIS
Another title from N4bA, the studio behind From The Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with From The Darkness.
First-person psychological horror where the elevator is the only safe place. Each floor is a new reality. Each floor has a new inhabitant. Find it to continue your descent downward.
Frequently asked about From The Darkness
- Does From The Darkness run on Steam Deck?
- From The Darkness 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 From The Darkness cost?
- From The Darkness is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to From The Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside From The Darkness are Forest Asylum 2, Visage, 9 Childs Street.
- Who developed From The Darkness?
- From The Darkness was developed by N4bA.
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