Games like Departure of Darkness
If Departure of Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tormented Souls 2, Holstin and Crow Country — 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: Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…
Players who liked Departure of Darkness also play
Steam players who put hours into Departure of Darkness 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.
Tormented Souls 2
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Top pick for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
Holstin
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Second-strongest match 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.
Crow Country
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Third-strongest match 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…
Echoes of the Living
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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.
Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.
The Last of Us™ Part I
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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.
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™.
Carnival Massacre
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Ranked #6 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Resident Evil
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Ranked #7 for Departure of Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Them and Us
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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.
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
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
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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
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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.
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
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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
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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
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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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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Crow Country
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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…
The Last of Us™ Part I
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. 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™.
Carnival Massacre
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Departure of Darkness.
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Departure of Darkness.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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 Tormented Souls 2, Holstin, Crow Country.
- Who developed Departure of Darkness?
- Departure of Darkness was developed by Red Vault Interactive.
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 Departure of Darkness.
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