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Games like Whispers in the Dark

If Whispers in the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are HAUNTMATES, Dream Eaters.exe and Terres — 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 Whispers in the Dark: An online co-op horror RPG where you run a ghost-hunting agency. Explore haunted locations, uncover the nature of entities, upgrade your skills and tools, and survive their curses.

2025ActionIndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDWindowsby Gabrielle Games
Whispers in the Dark — Steam game cover

Players who liked Whispers in the Dark also play

Steam players who put hours into Whispers in the Dark 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. HAUNTMATES

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Co-op horror investigation game across multiple maps. Enter procedurally generated environments, use your equipment to gather clues, and identify the entity. Watch your back, because monsters are hunting you down.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.39 USDSteam ↗
  2. Dream Eaters.exe

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Trapped in a secret sleep experiment, you and your friends must survive terrifying nightmares, completing tasks to wake up before it's too late. Play solo or in co-op, but beware the experiments are never the same and something watches from the dark.

    ActionStrategyIndieSteam ↗
  3. Terres

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.

    Terres is a challenging teamwork and communication based 4-player co-op puzzle adventure game. While inside the trials you can adjust everything from lighting, duration and visibility to enemy behaviour and difficulty. Creating entirely new ways to overcome the challenge. Includes Singleplayer.

    2024ActionAdventureEarly Access9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Zomdied

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    A hardcore top-down zombie survival sandbox RPG. Scavenge for supplies, craft essential gear, and fight to survive against an ever-evolving horde that grows stronger and more dangerous the longer you last. Finding it too easy to survive the turning? Make it a challenge worthy of your skill.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Red Core Division

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Red Core Division is a co-op survival horror game for 1–4 players. Enter a classified containment facility, where something has gone horribly wrong. Your mission: find evidence of paranormal activity, complete high-risk objectives, and escape alive. But, something is down there—something that hunts.

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Breach Signal

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Breach Signal is a 1-6 player co-op cosmic horror game. As a recruit of the FNA, lead expeditions into strange places and investigate mysterious anomalies that threaten our reality.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  7. Horror Simulator VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    The First Multiplayer Horror VR game inspired by Phasmophobia. Play with friends, laugh & run! Work together to solve puzzles, explore creepy places & survive scary chases with cool power-ups & customized avatars.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Ghost Exorcism INC.

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Whispers in the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Ghost Exorcism INC is a horror game where you can play alone, or in a team of up to 6 exorcists. Your mission will be to identify paranormal entities, and then exorcise them.

    2021ActionIndieSimulation11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Whispers in the Dark at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action with Whispers in the Dark.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Whispers 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.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Whispers in the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. 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 Whispers 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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Whispers in the Dark.

    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.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. OnlyCans: Thirst Date

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Whispers in the Dark.

    Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!

    2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Cube Escape: Paradox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Whispers in the Dark.

    The tenth Cube Escape follows the story of detective Dale Vandermeer who finds himself trapped in two different universes and needs to escape. Cube Escape: Paradox will be released together with the accompanying Paradox: A Rusty Lake Film.

    2018IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Whispers in the Dark

How much does Whispers in the Dark cost?
Whispers in the Dark is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Whispers in the Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Whispers in the Dark supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Whispers in the Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Whispers in the Dark are HAUNTMATES, Dream Eaters.exe, Terres.
Who developed Whispers in the Dark?
Whispers in the Dark was developed by Gabrielle Games.

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 Whispers in the Dark.

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