Rank 01Why this
Shares fast travel with Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.
- $1.49 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2014
Games like Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
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The closest matches to Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder: Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008), The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, Call of Cthulhu®, and The Sinking City Remastered. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Shares hint system with Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.
- $0.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
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Also Lovecraftian and Detective, like Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.
- $8.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2017
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Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
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- 1Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
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- 62% of 92 reviews
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- 72% of 359 reviews
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- Released: 2014
- Developer: Stormling Studios
- Price: $1.19−85%checked Oct 3
- 72% of 269 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Document underlining adds detective feel
- Fast travel removes frustration
- Hidden clues reward exploration
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Immersive
About Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
The closest matches to Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder: Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008), The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker, Call of Cthulhu®, and The Sinking City Remastered. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is your kind of game, the closest matches are Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008) and The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and immersive, and single out its ambient sound analysis and document underlining. 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.
About Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder: Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
Is Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 72% of 269 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 85% off, now $1.19 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 15 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 7 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Document underlining adds detective feel
- Fast travel removes frustration
- Hidden clues reward exploration
- Lovecraftian atmosphere feels authentic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I have very mixed feelings about this game and I really think the best phase to explain this feeling is that this game failed by a death of a thousand cuts. I love the story, voice acting and visuals but it's the game play mechanics that…”
People who play it also play: Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008), The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Frequently asked about Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Can I run it?
Does Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder work on Steam Deck?
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder cost?
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder is listed on Steam at 1.19 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder are Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage, Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008), The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker.
Who developed Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder?
Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder was developed by Stormling Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive.