Games like Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
If Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Yomawari: Night Alone, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows and Parasite Mutant — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, eerie and melancholic. 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 Yomawari: Lost in the Dark: Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.
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Yomawari: Night Alone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Top pick for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Second-strongest match for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Parasite Mutant
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
This is a bio-horror RPG featuring a retro third-person semi-fixed camera and an ATC combat system that blends real-time and turn-based elements. You play as Nova, a Psionic Agent sent to investigate a mysterious abandoned city-island, ultimately uncovering the hidden truth and rewriting fate.
Dokimon: Quest
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
"Whoa, watch out!" That was close, didn't you know Dokimon are dangerous!?ーStep into Xelos region, where you'll set off on an adventure to uncover the mystery behind your missing childhood friend.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Ranked #5 for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Fear the Spotlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Ranked #6 for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Ranked #7 for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
"Atelier Yumia" is a story about “memory”. Explore the field to gather materials and synthesis items. The items you create can be key to advancing the story and can also be used in battles and exploration. Additionally, you can create your own base with “Building" in the field.
Asleep: Act 1
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Ranked #8 for Yomawari: Lost in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
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Yomawari: Night Alone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Reviewers of Yomawari: Lost in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Reviewers of Yomawari: Lost in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
RAIN Project - a touhou fangame
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Reviewers of Yomawari: Lost in the Dark cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
RAIN Project is a Touhou fangame re-imagined as a platforming boss-bash! After a ritual gone wrong, the newbie shrine maiden Sanae awakes in a world of fantasy. With only the storms to guide her, Sanae sets off to scale a towering mountain in search of answers.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Yomawari: Lost in the Dark at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Sid Meier's Civilization® V
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Create, discover, and download new player-created maps, scenarios, interfaces, and more!
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~69% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Yomawari: Lost in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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 Adventure with Yomawari: Lost 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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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 Adventure with Yomawari: Lost 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.
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More from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.
Other recommendable Steam games by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Disgaea PC
WHY THIS
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The hotheaded Laharl seeks to be the next big Overlord in the Netherworld...and will destroy anyone that gets in his way! With his devious vassal Etna and the angel trainee Flonne as his unlikely allies, he must battle his way to supremacy and retake the throne in this over-the-top RPG adventure!
Disgaea 5 Complete
WHY THIS
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The nefarious Overlord Void Dark seeks to enslave countless Netherworlds...and only the young demon Killia can stop him! Assemble your tenacious army of rebels and unleash vengeance in this hell-raising adventure! The stakes are high, the damage cap is higher, and the destruction is limitless!
Yomawari: Night Alone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Disgaea 2 PC
WHY THIS
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The Overlord Zenon has cursed the land, leaving a young man named Adell to seek vengeance. However, all hell breaks loose as Adell accidentally kidnaps the Princess of the Netherworld. Will Adell be able to return the Princess, defeat Zenon, and break the Overlord's dark curse?
Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Beneath a small town lies an endless maze known as the Labyrinth of Refrain. Dusk Witch Dronya arrives, and with her puppet soldiers, endeavors to find something buried deep within. Embark on an adventure as you discover the secrets underground.
Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless
WHY THIS
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Disgaea is back and better than ever in Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless! Join Fuji as he embarks on a perilous journey of redemption, and experience unique features new to the Disgaea series!
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Disgaea 4 Complete+
WHY THIS
Another title from Nippon Ichi Software, Inc., the studio behind Yomawari: Lost in the Dark. Shares Strategy with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The ultimate Disgaea has arrived to Steam! HL-raising action and a horde of special features await you in this tale of fiery revolution.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Yomawari: Night Alone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
A quiet evening stroll takes a turn for the worse as a tragic accident befalls a little girl and her dog. When her sister goes missing later in the night, the little girl decides to venture out into the eerie darkness to search for her loved ones as evil spirits haunt the alleyways and streets of her once-peaceful town.
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
The dark is no place to be alone. After a beautiful show of summer fireworks, two young girls begin to make their way home. However, a mysterious attacker separates them, and both must brave the haunting night filled with unspeakable terrors and survive the darkness.
Darkwood
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
Fear the Spotlight
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with Yomawari: Lost in the Dark.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
Frequently asked about Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
- Does Yomawari: Lost in the Dark run on Steam Deck?
- Yomawari: Lost 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 Yomawari: Lost in the Dark cost?
- Yomawari: Lost in the Dark is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Yomawari: Lost in the Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Yomawari: Lost in the Dark are Yomawari: Night Alone, Yomawari: Midnight Shadows, Parasite Mutant.
- Who developed Yomawari: Lost in the Dark?
- Yomawari: Lost in the Dark was developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. and published by NIS America, Inc..
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