Games like Departure of Darkness
If Departure of Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are NECHROMIA, Litmustest and Tobias' Inferno — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Departure of Darkness: Emma is forced to clear a horrifying parasite-infested airport as she fights to save her brother. In this 90s style Retro Survival Horror, you’ll have the option to save or leave behind fellow survivors during your adventure. However, your choices will have consequences...
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NECHROMIA
WHY THIS
Top pick for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Trapped in a Castle made of memories that aren’t yours, you must navigate a path between light and dark to solve the mystery of your imprisonment and regain your freedom in this high contrast survival horror game.
IndieSteam ↗Litmustest
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
Litmustest is a Horror Search Action game. Search every room, manage your inventory, solve puzzles and fight the dangers spawning from the depths of this facility. Fixed camera angles and Tank Controls. A limited inventory that forces real decisions about what you carry and what you leave behind.
Tobias' Inferno
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Tobias' Inferno is a third-person mascot survival-horror game, where you are the mascot! Caught up in a zombie situation, you must escape the place you call home, while working with friends familiar, and unfamiliar! Explore a mysterious facility, fight the undead and earn your ticket to freedom!
Auditum
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Ranked #4 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Auditum is a top-down atmospheric survival horror game about a blind teenager searching for his father in a post-collapse Madrid overrun by the undead. Echolocate through ruined streets, stay hidden, and survive knowing every sound could be your last.
Holstin
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Ranked #5 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
A psychological survival horror game set in an eerie, isolated 90’s Polish town consumed by an ominous presence. You’ve come looking for answers, but everyone seems possessed by something foul. Explore the festering town, interrogate locals and fight ungodly manifestations to get to the truth.
The Last of Us™ Part I
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Ranked #6 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
Late Night Manifest
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Ranked #7 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
As Marco, you wake up to a reality where the world shrouded in darkness, forcing you to fight for survival while seeking answers in abandoned darkness.
Crow Country
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Ranked #8 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Departure of Darkness.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
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 Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Departure of Darkness.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Departure of Darkness.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Departure of Darkness.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
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.
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Frequently asked about Departure of Darkness
- What games are most similar to Departure of Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Departure of Darkness are NECHROMIA, Litmustest, Tobias' Inferno.
- Who developed Departure of Darkness?
- Departure of Darkness was developed by Red Vault Interactive.
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