Games like The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
If The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Darkest Tales, Pandamonium and Black Tear — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and mysterious. 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 →About The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare: 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 and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
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The Darkest Tales
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Top pick for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
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.
Pandamonium
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Second-strongest match for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
A panda who stumbles into the Lost Capital of Hell. Explore a beautiful and dangerous world with hand drawn crisp pixel art and 2.5D graphics. Face perilous foes, bosses and friendly allies. Customize yourself with abilities and outfits that will help you conquer your way through this doomed land.
Black Tear
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Third-strongest match for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
A dark 2D action-adventure with fast-paced hack and slash combat, deep exploration, and a branching story where every choice leads to a different ending.
Echo Wisp
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Ranked #4 for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Save the once peaceful land in Echo Wisp. Explore an underground depths overrun by evil ghostly apparitions. Slash and shoot your enemies as two heroes each with their own unique abilities in this action adventure platformer.
MeowPower!Yachiyo
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Ranked #5 for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Team up with felines and unleash justice on the nasty humans! A exciting side-scrolling beat-'em-up! Make peace with the cats, or prepare to be pounced.
LarsGadiel
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Ranked #6 for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
LarsGadiel is the prequel to Xenon Valkyrie, a game originally created for Nintendo's 8-bit console that was never released (at least for now), but is now coming to Steam. It's a classic Metroidvania, featuring the original maps and design from that era.
Micetopia
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Ranked #7 for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
In Micetopia you play as a brave mouse who must fight, jump and explore its way through a world of mystery. Overcome enemies, gain new powers, and rescue your compatriots from the clutches of their captors. Do you have what it takes for the elder to bestow upon you the title “Hero of Micetopia?”
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch
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Shares exploration and an atmospheric mood with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Ranked #8 for The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch is a Metroidvania action game featuring exploration, intense combat and challenging platforming.
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Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans
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Another title from Trinity Team, the studio behind The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in their first virtual adventure. Slaps And Beans is a co-operative or single player scrolling beat’ em up game with the addition of platform elements and mini-games in which you'll interpret the characters of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill
The Darkest Tales
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Shares an atmospheric mood with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Another title from Trinity Team, the studio behind The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
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.
Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
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Shares environmental interaction with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
Another title from Trinity Team, the studio behind The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare. Shares Action and Indie with The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare.
After the shipwreck in Africa, Bud and Terence save a village from criminals and make their way home on a raft loaded with bananas. But of course it wouldn't be a Bud and Terence adventure if everything went according to plan.
Frequently asked about The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
- Does The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare run on Steam Deck?
- The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare free to play?
- Yes — The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare are The Darkest Tales, Pandamonium, Black Tear.
- Who developed The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare?
- The Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare was developed by Trinity Team and published by 101XP.
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