Games like The Dark
Below are 11 hand-picked alternatives to The Dark for fans of action, indie, adventure, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in The Dark also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, and Steam Deck–friendly options. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About The Dark: You come round as your escape pod plummets into the inky waters of a distant flooded planet. Comms are down and power failing. You have no choice but to head out into.. the dark.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Trump and Virus
Top pick for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
At the beginning of a disaster, those seemingly unimportant warnings will always be felt that this is not serious, such as the invasion of viruses.
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Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
Second-strongest match for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
We promise you will feel like a pilot flying airliners, helicopters, fighters, gliders, historical and aerobatic aircraft in a photorealistic world! Over 10,000 real world flights, highly detailed cockpits and scenery are awaiting you.
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Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator
Third-strongest match for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator lets you explore the world of flying in a quality never seen before. Fly a large selection of highly detailed aircraft or a helicopter with interactive 3D cockpits. Aerofly FS 2 currently features over 200 airports in the south western USA and global elevation and satellite imagery.
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Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
Ranked #4 for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Polynomial 2 is an amazing visual candy which tends to be a space shooter and a music visualizer. Immersive on screen, mind-blowing in VR.
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Race The Sun
Ranked #5 for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!
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BallisticNG
Ranked #6 for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.
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CarX Drift Racing Online
Ranked #7 for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with The Dark.
CarX Drift Racing Online is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of drifting. Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
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Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
Ranked #8 for The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
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Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator lets you explore the world of flying in a quality never seen before. Fly a large selection of highly detailed aircraft or a helicopter with interactive 3D cockpits. Aerofly FS 2 currently features over 200 airports in the south western USA and global elevation and satellite imagery.
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BallisticNG
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
BallisticNG is a high speed, all thrills anti-gravity combat racer and open modding environment developed as a tribute to old school classics such as Wipeout, Rollcage and Jet Moto.
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CarX Drift Racing Online
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with The Dark.
CarX Drift Racing Online is your chance to immerse yourself in the real world of drifting. Get together with friends, tune your car and burn some tires!
Frequently asked about The Dark
- How much does The Dark cost?
- The Dark is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Dark are Trump and Virus, Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator, Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator.
- Who developed The Dark?
- The Dark was developed by Light Arc Studio Ltd.
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 The Dark.
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