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Games like Journey Into Darkness

If Journey Into Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ominous, Deborg Desolation Pre-Born and Ghostbane — 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.

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About Journey Into Darkness: In an unknown environment, only this light can bring a little warmth, but the continuous decline of the battery is stripping away my sense of security, I have to escape! A zombie game for 1-4 players. In darkness, players use flashlights to affect zombie behavior, explore, escape and reach the end.

2023IndieAdventureEarly Access4.99 USDWindowsby Star Seeker Studio
Journey Into Darkness — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Journey Into Darkness 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.

  1. Ominous

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Ominous is a thriller/horror game for up to 4 players. In this game, you must collaborate with your teammates to face a creature within an indoor setting. What sets Ominous apart is its unique approach to multiplayer, offering a distinct experience compared to many other horror games available.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Deborg Desolation Pre-Born

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Deborg Desolation is a first-person indie game intended for the survival of mankind. Train to be a soldier capable of containing any injurious entity to achieve the survival of your own race, seek to plan strategies that allow your advancement without stopping.

    2021ActionAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Ghostbane

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Ghostbane, is a Co-Op horror game for 1-4 players. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations about ghosts in your main base.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. The Experiment

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. SEVERANCE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain is a four-player co-op survival horror game based on "Yokai", supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Trapped in a cursed domain, you and your companions must work together to endure the curse and find a way to escape, all the while hiding from the roaming yokai.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. My Putrid Ponies

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Outlast Trials

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Journey Into Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Journey Into Darkness at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Journey Into Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Journey Into Darkness.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Journey Into Darkness.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Journey Into Darkness

How much does Journey Into Darkness cost?
Journey Into Darkness is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Journey Into Darkness have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Journey Into Darkness supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Journey Into Darkness?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Journey Into Darkness are Ominous, Deborg Desolation Pre-Born, Ghostbane.
Who developed Journey Into Darkness?
Journey Into Darkness was developed by Star Seeker Studio and published by Star Seeker 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 Journey Into Darkness.

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