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Games like Darkfield

If Darkfield is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Cursed Ritual, FOCUS and Backrooms Escape Protocol — 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 Darkfield: A person named Marc buys a house in a remote location, and strange things start happening in the house. Despite this, he continues to live there. However, as the situation persists, he decides to move out of the house.

2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDWindowsby Alarm Studio
Darkfield — Steam game cover

Players who liked Darkfield also play

Steam players who put hours into Darkfield 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. The Cursed Ritual

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    The Cursed Ritual is a horror genre FPS game about a person who gets stuck in the middle of the forest in midnight as his car crashes. With no signal in midnight he wanders through the forest finding a shelter to pass the night and finds an abandoned house. Explore the secrets of the haunted house.

    2024IndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. FOCUS

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    Surveillance footage is slowly being rewritten. A point-and-click observation horror game where you find what changed and report it.

    2026IndieSimulation3.39 USDSteam ↗
  3. Backrooms Escape Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    Backrooms Escape Protocol is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends explore eerie backrooms, evade terrifying entities, and uncover hidden secrets. Work together to survive the endless maze and escape before it's too late!

    2025ActionIndieEarly Access2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Intruders

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    Intruders is a survival horror / strategy game where you get kidnapped and in order to save your life you will need to survive five nights. Use camera system and environment to defend yourself against different intruders.

    2023Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. The Last Wait

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    Trapped in a sterile hospital, clinging to life, you anticipate your daughter’s arrival as reality slowly begins to slip. Your only chance is to endure the long, suffocating wait. The Last Wait. Can you hold on long enough to see her once more?

    2026IndieSimulationSteam ↗
  6. No Man Can Deny

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    Isolated on the open sea, equipped with a rusty lantern and a tape recorder. Endure the pain or drown like the rest in this short resource-management horror game.

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  7. The ENDLESS BACKGATE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    The ENDLESS BACKGATE is a Survival Horror Rogue-Lite where you face anomalies unfolding behind five doors. In this dark facility, your task is to recover every missing poster. Use the manual to identify the patterns of various Remnants and respond accordingly as you collect all the posters.

    2026IndieSimulationEarly Access4.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Pizza Delivery [zebaxx]

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Darkfield fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    You are a young Spanish woman who has just moved to the outskirts of Venice, and has just found a job in a newly opened pizzeria...

    2023IndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Darkfield.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Darkfield on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Darkfield.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

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 Darkfield.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

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

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

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

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Darkfield

How much does Darkfield cost?
Darkfield is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Darkfield?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Darkfield are The Cursed Ritual, FOCUS, Backrooms Escape Protocol.
Who developed Darkfield?
Darkfield was developed by Alarm Studio.

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 Darkfield.

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