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Games like Lurking in Tenebris

If Lurking in Tenebris is your kind of game, the closest matches are HAIGLA, Nightwatch: Closer and Mirror Forge — 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 Lurking in Tenebris: Lurking in Tenebris is a psychological horror game where you participate in a mysterious drug experiment, forced to escape mazes that intensify with every pill you take.

2025IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDWindowsby Zombie2358
Lurking in Tenebris — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Lurking in Tenebris 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. HAIGLA

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    Confined to a wheelchair, explore a hospital pulled into a distorted world beneath reality. A slow psychological horror focused on exploration, tension, and the unsettling atmosphere of this strange place.

    IndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Nightwatch: Closer

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    "Nightwatch : Closer" is a first-person horror game whose goal is to hold out for 10 minutes by preventing unknown anomalies in a small post. In a dark, narrow post, you have to hold out until the shift worker comes, keeping out the anomalies by yourself.

    2024IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Mirror Forge

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.

    2022IndieAdventureSimulation12.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hollow Cocoon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    "Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.

    2023IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. CRUELTY

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    "CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. The Backrooms Project

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?

    2022ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. The Cabin Factory

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    Your job at the Cabin Factory is simple: inspect the cabins and decide on whether they’re haunted or not. If you do find any anomalies, get out…immediately.

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Within Skerry

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Lurking in Tenebris fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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 ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lurking in Tenebris.

    "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 ↗
  6. Insaniquarium Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.

    2006Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Bejeweled® 3

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Lurking in Tenebris on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.

    2010StrategyCasual0.99 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 and Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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 Adventure with Lurking in Tenebris.

    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. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. 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 Casual with Lurking in Tenebris.

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

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

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    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 Lurking in Tenebris.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Lurking in Tenebris

How much does Lurking in Tenebris cost?
Lurking in Tenebris is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Lurking in Tenebris?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lurking in Tenebris are HAIGLA, Nightwatch: Closer, Mirror Forge.
Who developed Lurking in Tenebris?
Lurking in Tenebris was developed by Zombie2358.

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 Lurking in Tenebris.

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