Games like Dark Scavenger
If Dark Scavenger is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kill The Dragon, Joyfess Ep1: Martin's Secret Recipe and Tango: The Adventure Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its absurd humor stands out, contemplative 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 Scavenger: Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?
Players who liked Dark Scavenger also play
Steam players who put hours into Dark Scavenger 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.
Kill The Dragon
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Top pick for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
A unique choices matter adventure with horrific deaths and wonderful choices!
Joyfess Ep1: Martin's Secret Recipe
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Second-strongest match for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Joyfess Tidesman, a fearless sailor from the Caribbean, decides to take a break from his sea adventures by participating in a cooking contest, only to realize that the most exciting of his adventures is yet to come as he tries to fetch a recipe and gather its contents.
Tango: The Adventure Game
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Shares a whimsical mood with Dark Scavenger.
Third-strongest match for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
A point & click adventure based on the legendary life of the greatest Tango singer, Carlos Gardel. With a strong grasp on Argentinean culture, it guides the player through a very charming story full of rich details of an early twentieth century Buenos Aires.
Assassin at Crimson Keep
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Ranked #4 for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Assassin at Crimson Keep is a short, point and click visual novel set in a dark, quasi-fantasy world. After a botched assassination attempt, you pursue the King into his lair known as the Crimson Keep. Your small choices can have great consequences, either for good or for evil.
Non-Linear Text Quests
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Ranked #5 for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Non-Linear Text Quests is a bundle of text games of various genres. Here you can find interactive stories with branching plots and text-only versions of classic Point & Click quests, where you can communicate with different characters, use your inventory and combine items in various locations.
Prism: Master Tape
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Ranked #6 for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
This is a dystopian soft sci-fi game. One day, you and your family received a flyer from the community to watch a movie for free. Your family has already set off, and you arrived later – but you find out that they are not there. After that, you discover the untold secrets of the medium of "video".
The Bread Must Rise
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Ranked #7 for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
The Great Godstone Bake-off has arrived! As a hapless baker deeply in debt, you finally have the opportunity to rise to fame and fortune! Under the tutelage of famous chefs , you will learn the arts of baking, breading, and dare you whisper it...necromancy?
Shadows Over Loathing
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Shares turn based combat and a whimsical mood with Dark Scavenger.
Ranked #8 for Dark Scavenger fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
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Wizardry 8
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Shares turn based combat and a contemplative mood with Dark Scavenger.
Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure and RPG with Dark Scavenger.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
Resident Evil
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Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Star Control I and II
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Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
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Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!
Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
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Shares a mysterious mood with Dark Scavenger.
Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Travel through five mind-bending worlds to discover the ancient secret of Alchemy that will free the trapped souls from evil’s grip…Do you dare enter the Forbidden Lands?
Super Hero League of Hoboken
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Shares turn based combat and a whimsical mood with Dark Scavenger.
Reviewers of Dark Scavenger cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
The U.S. is a nightmare of toxic waste, melted ice caps, and desperate shortages of oat bran. Horrible mutations roam the countryside. Monsters spawned of radiation, environmental toxins, and unregulated bio-engineering. But a small group of Superheroes band together to the rebirth of a new society.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Scavenger at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~80% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Priced ~60% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Priced ~70% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Priced ~80% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Dark Scavenger.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
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Priced ~60% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dark Scavenger.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~80% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Dark Scavenger.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~80% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Scavenger.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
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Priced ~60% under Dark Scavenger on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Scavenger.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Scavenger.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Dark Scavenger.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
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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Frequently asked about Dark Scavenger
- Is Dark Scavenger verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Dark Scavenger 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 Scavenger cost?
- Dark Scavenger is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Dark Scavenger?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Scavenger are Kill The Dragon, Joyfess Ep1: Martin's Secret Recipe, Tango: The Adventure Game.
- Who developed Dark Scavenger?
- Dark Scavenger was developed by Psydra Games LLC.
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