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Games like Into Black

If Into Black is your kind of game, the closest matches are DeadPoly, Karnage Chronicles and Survival Nation — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and funny. 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 Into Black: Explore, mine, craft, & fight for survival in the dark depths of this solo or co-op VR action adventure.

2025ActionAdventureRPG29.99 USDWindowsby The Binary Mill
Into Black — Steam game cover
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Beautiful cave environments to exploreCo op extraction missions with friendsDeep rock galactic meets subnautica in vrAtmosphericChillFunny

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Steam players who put hours into Into Black 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. DeadPoly

    WHY THIS

    Shares resource gathering and a chill mood with Into Black.

    Top pick for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Karnage Chronicles

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Second-strongest match for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    A true VR Action RPG built from ground up to fully immerse you in what VR has to offer.

    2020ActionAdventureRPG24.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Survival Nation

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Into Black.

    Third-strongest match for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    An open-world online RPG, survival game designed for VR. In this game, you will kill hundreds of zombies, acquire weapons, learn new skills, craft, explore the world, complete quests, and fight for survival. Choose from three modes: Solo, PVE, and PVP. Will you join a Survival Nation?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Dungeonborne

    WHY THIS

    Shares equipment upgrades, real time combat, indie and an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Ranked #4 for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    Dungeonborne is a first-person PvPvE dungeon crawler blending extraction gameplay with iconic fantasy class design. In a world of sword and sorcery, delve into ominous dungeons, face terrifying monsters, and outwit adventurers for treasure. Find an extraction portal to survive and fight another day.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. RUNE II: Decapitation Edition

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a funny mood with Into Black.

    Ranked #5 for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    A berserker viking and his psychopathic sidekicks travel to Midgard for bloody, mushroom-tripping escapades leading to a showdown with Loki. Hack, slice, disembowel, sever limbs and F&%K S#!T up in this must-play RPG.

    2020ActionAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  6. ELYON

    WHY THIS

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

    Elyon is an open-world action-combat MMORPG set in the continent of Harth, where the two sovereign realms, Vulpin and Ontari, are at war for the control of a portal that leads to paradise.

    2021ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerSteam ↗
  7. Salt and Sacrifice

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with Into Black.

    Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.

    2023ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Spire Horizon Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares equipment upgrades, resource gathering, action adventure and a chill mood with Into Black.

    Ranked #8 for Into Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    Spire Horizon Online is an MMORPG where players become skeleton adventurers on a quest to find their capybara friend. Choose from a variety of classes, battle numerous monsters, and explore diverse regions.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Into Black

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Subnautica

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Reviewers of Into Black cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Adventure with Into Black.

    Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

    2018IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. No Man's Sky

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Reviewers of Into Black cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Resist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Reviewers of Into Black cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, and hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, and an immersive story campaign.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Deep Rock Galactic

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Reviewers of Into Black cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Into Black.

    Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Hubris

    WHY THIS

    Shares crafting upgrades and an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Reviewers of Into Black cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.

    2022ActionAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Stardew Valley

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares RPG with Into Black.

    You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

    2016IndieSimulationRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Left 4 Dead 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action with Into Black.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Hollow Knight

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. People Playground

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action with Into Black.

    Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Fallout: New Vegas

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Into Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with Into Black.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. 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 Into Black.

    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 ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Into Black.

    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.

    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 Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    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 Into Black.

    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.

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from The Binary Mill

Other recommendable Steam games by The Binary Mill, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Gun Club VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Into Black.

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black. Shares Action with Into Black.

    Take to the range with an arsenal of the world’s most powerful weaponry in Gun Club VR. Addictive gameplay and unsurpassed realism combine to make Gun Club VR the ultimate virtual weapon simulator. The only thing missing is the smell of the gunpowder.

    2018ActionIndieSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Mini Motor Racing EVO

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Into Black.

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black.

    Little Cars, BIG Fun! Start your engines!

    2013IndieCasualRacingSteam ↗
  3. Mini Motor Racing X

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Into Black.

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black.

    Welcome to the world of Mini Motor Racing X! Strap yourself in, or strap on your VR headset, and jump into a nitro fueled world where little cars mean BIG fun!

    2020IndieRacing14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. RUSH

    WHY THIS

    Shares an intense mood with Into Black.

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black. Shares Action with Into Black.

    Are you ready for the ultimate thrill ride? Take a dive into the adrenaline-pumping world of wingsuit flying with RUSH! Soar down mountainsides at breakneck speeds. Weave through canyons, dodge outcrops, and plummet down sheer drops as you race towards the finish line.

    2018ActionSportsSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Resist

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Into Black.

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black. Shares Action and Adventure with Into Black.

    A dystopian future. An authoritarian regime. A tale of violence, intrigue, and hope. Swing from towering skyscrapers and battle deadly enemies as you fight to free your city from the evil that consumes it. With a kinetic swinging system, intense gunplay, and an immersive story campaign.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Forest Home

    WHY THIS

    Another title from The Binary Mill, the studio behind Into Black.

    Something's gone wrong in the forest! All the animals are lost, and only you can guide them home. Draw colorful paths that grow right beneath your finger, mouse or gamepad to lead the forest critters to safety. Avoid obstacles, navigate bridges, and collect food in this cute & challenging puzzler.

    2019StrategyIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Into Black

Does Into Black work on Steam Deck?
Into Black is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Into Black cost?
Into Black is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Into Black have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Into Black supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Online Co-op).
What games are most similar to Into Black?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Into Black are DeadPoly, Karnage Chronicles, Survival Nation.
Who developed Into Black?
Into Black was developed by The Binary Mill.

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 Into Black.

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