Games like Dark Fall: The Journal
If Dark Fall: The Journal is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dark Fall 2: Lights Out, Black Mirror I and The Lost Crown — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, immersive and mysterious. 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 Fall: The Journal: This Myst-style horror-adventure game will bring fear into your heart. From the very beginning you are exposed to an overwhelming but invisible ghost presence – strange calls, footsteps, voices from nowhere. In order to help your brother and survive you will need to solve the mystery of this abandoned, haunted place. And remember!
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Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Top pick for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Three men once manned the lighthouse on Fetch Rock, but they vanished without trace on New Year, 1900. No-one knows what really happened to those three poor souls, and no-one is brave enough to stay in the lighthouse, alone, after dark. Except you...travel to Fetch Rock Island, and discover what really happened...
Black Mirror I
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Second-strongest match for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
The Lost Crown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Third-strongest match for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Goetia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Ranked #4 for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Paranormal State: Poison Spring
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Ranked #5 for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Thrills abound as the ghost-hunters from the hit TV show “Paranormal State” race to solve a terrifying Civil War haunting!
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Ranked #6 for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
Whispering Willows
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Ranked #7 for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Ranked #8 for Dark Fall: The Journal fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Fall: The Journal at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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 ~70% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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 ~80% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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.
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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".
TOEM: A Photo Adventure
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Set off on a delightful expedition and use your photographic eye to uncover the mysteries of the magical TOEM in this hand-drawn adventure game. Chat with quirky characters, solve their problems by snapping neat photos, and make your way through a relaxing landscape!
Aventura Copilului Albastru și Urât
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dark Fall: The Journal on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Pornește într-o aventură scurtă de uitat în maxim 30min după ce ai închis jocul! Ce mai aștepți? Aventura îl urmărește pe Copilul Albastru și Urât într-o lume bizară, seara. 2D Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
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.
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Other recommendable Steam games by Darkling Room, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
The Lost Crown
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
Dark Fall: Lost Souls
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
The Last Crown: Midnight Horror
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Halloween celebrations are in full swing, in the harbour town of Saxton. Ghost-hunter, Nigel Danvers, doesn't believe the night is any different. He knows that ghosts exist, so why would tonight be any different? Nigel and his ghost-hunting partner, Lucy Reubans, are in for a supernatural surprise.
Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
WHY THIS
Shares environmental storytelling and an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Three men once manned the lighthouse on Fetch Rock, but they vanished without trace on New Year, 1900. No-one knows what really happened to those three poor souls, and no-one is brave enough to stay in the lighthouse, alone, after dark. Except you...travel to Fetch Rock Island, and discover what really happened...
Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Another title from Darkling Room, the studio behind Dark Fall: The Journal. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.
Frequently asked about Dark Fall: The Journal
- Is Dark Fall: The Journal verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dark Fall: The Journal is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Dark Fall: The Journal cost?
- Dark Fall: The Journal is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dark Fall: The Journal?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Fall: The Journal are Dark Fall 2: Lights Out, Black Mirror I, The Lost Crown.
- Who developed Dark Fall: The Journal?
- Dark Fall: The Journal was developed by Darkling Room and published by THQ Nordic.
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