Games like Dark Past
If Dark Past is your kind of game, the closest matches are Phasmophobia, Gluua and Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles — 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 →About Dark Past: Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
Players who liked Dark Past also play
Steam players who put hours into Dark Past also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
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.
Gluua
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.
Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
Demonsomnia
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Dark Past.
Demonsomnia is a CO-OP multiplayer bodycam horror game focused on the impact of nuclear reactions. Radiation has spread everywhere, so put on your gas mask. Your goal is to activate the nuclear reactor device and escape without being caught by mutants.
Demonologist
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
LockYourDoor
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Past.
Challenging co-op horror (1-4 players). You are looking for your missing friend Darvin. Do whatever it takes to stay alive. Only the patient and the clever will succeed.
Abnormality
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
Remnant Records
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dark Past fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Past at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dark Past.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
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!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Dark Past on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
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. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Past.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dark Past.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Narrow it down
Head-to-head comparisons
More from SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED
Other recommendable Steam games by SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Find Room 96
WHY THIS
Another title from SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED, the studio behind Dark Past. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.
The Eerie Surroundings
WHY THIS
Another title from SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED, the studio behind Dark Past. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.
HighScore Anomaly Shop
WHY THIS
Another title from SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED, the studio behind Dark Past. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.
Exit Station 7
WHY THIS
Another title from SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED, the studio behind Dark Past. Shares Indie with Dark Past.
You entered a train station and appear to be stuck in a loop. Multiple levels to test your observation skill. See if you have what it takes to escape the loop!
Frequently asked about Dark Past
- How much does Dark Past cost?
- Dark Past is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dark Past have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dark Past supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dark Past?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Past are Phasmophobia, Gluua, Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles.
- Who developed Dark Past?
- Dark Past was developed by SURPRISED HOTDOG LIMITED.
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 Dark Past.
For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.