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Games like Evil Dark

If Evil Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Expedition to Madness, ESCAPE Protocol: Online and Pacify — 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 Evil Dark: The darkness isn't just atmosphere--it's alive. A co-op survival horror with psychological elements for 1-4 players set in 2030 with deep lore. Survive until dawn, or perform the ritual and leave early. Light is your only defense, but it is never guaranteed.

2026ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby Jinnworks
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Steam players who put hours into Evil 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. Expedition to Madness

    WHY THIS

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

    1–4 player co-op Lovecraftian horror. Investigate paranormal phenomena across unstable dimensions, identify the entity haunting each world, extract primordial energy and escape before the wormhole collapses.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. ESCAPE Protocol: Online

    WHY THIS

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

    In this co-op horror game, escape an unknown realm where reality is shattered and dimensions collide. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly entities, and uncover the hidden saboteur.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Pacify

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Evil Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Dark.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dream Eaters.exe

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Evil Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Evil 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 ↗
  5. Paranormal Cleanup

    WHY THIS

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

    Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Exorcist Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Evil Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Evil Dark.

    Exorcist Simulator is a 1‑4 player online co‑op horror where every play asks the same, terrible question: Will you cast out the Devil —or wear his skin?

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Devil of the Plague

    WHY THIS

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

    A 1–4 player co-op horror game. Cleanse cursed lands, perform forbidden rituals, and survive a spreading plague. Fear is not scripted. It emerges from your choices, your mistakes, and your team.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Phasmophobia

    WHY THIS

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

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSteam ↗

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 Evil Dark.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Evil 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 ↗
  7. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Evil Dark

Does Evil Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Evil Dark supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to Evil Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Evil Dark are Expedition to Madness, ESCAPE Protocol: Online, Pacify.
Who developed Evil Dark?
Evil Dark was developed by Jinnworks.

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 Evil Dark.

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