Games like Dark and Darker

The closest matches to Dark and Darker: Dungeonborne, Hunt: Showdown 1896, MORDHAU, Chivalry 2, and The Cycle: Frontier. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Dark and Darker is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dungeonborne, Hunt: Showdown 1896 and MORDHAU — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, punishing and tense, and single out its class synergy and gear rollover system. 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.

Dark and Darker is a free-to-play extraction dungeon-crawler released in 2024 by IRONMACE. Players navigate a dark medieval fantasy setting as teams, coordinating class abilities for unique synergies while managing limited resources. Reviewers highlight how gear vanishes with each death, creating tense moments where preparation meets devastating loss. Players engage in high-stakes PvPvE combat against monsters and rival treasure hunters, managing loot under constant pressure. The core tension lies in balancing greed against the constant threat of total loss. Reviewers describe it as tense and unsettling, with the constant cycle of gearing up and losing everything creating genuine suspense. The class system offers unique synergy opportunities, allowing teams to combine abilities in ways that can turn the tide of dangerous encounters. The game holds a 67% positive rating from over 46,000 Steam reviews.

About Dark and Darker: An unforgiving hardcore fantasy FPS dungeon PvPvE adventure. Band together with your friends and use your courage, wits, and cunning to uncover mythical treasures, defeat gruesome monsters, while staying one step ahead of the other devious treasure-hunters.