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Same atmospheric mood as Shot In The Dark.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
- 2014
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- Released: 2015
- Developer: Technomancy Studios
- Price: Free to play
- 45% of 87 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Darkness forces reliance on sound
- Free to play with no pressure to spend
- Laser gun briefly reveals enemies
- Atmospheric
- Dark
- Stressful
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About Shot In The Dark
The closest matches to Shot In The Dark: Doorways: The Underworld, Putrefaction, Shadowgrounds, NO BACKUP, and Project Silverfish. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Shot In The Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Doorways: The Underworld, Putrefaction and Shadowgrounds — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, dark and stressful, and single out its arena multiplayer and laser gun flash illumination. 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.
About Shot In The Dark: Shot in the Dark is a multiplayer arena FPS that takes place in a dystopian future where multiple factions have sent their agents to kill for sensitive government information. You take control of one of these agents in an attempt to survive this low-light arena skirmish... in the dark.
Is Shot In The Dark worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 45% of 87 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 4 h before their negative review.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Darkness forces reliance on sound
- Free to play with no pressure to spend
- Laser gun briefly reveals enemies
- Throw glowsticks to create temporary light zones
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Don't buy this, don't get it, don't earn it, don't win it, don't include it, don't own it... I do .. unfortunately. This goes on the pile 'utter crap'”
“achievements broken for kills dev doesn't respond to messages so it won't get fixed don't waste your time”
People who play it also play: Doorways: The Underworld, Putrefaction, Shadowgrounds
Frequently asked about Shot In The Dark
Can I run it?
Is Shot In The Dark free to play?
Yes — Shot In The Dark is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Shot In The Dark have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Shot In The Dark supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
What games are most similar to Shot In The Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shot In The Dark are Doorways: The Underworld, Putrefaction, Shadowgrounds.
Who developed Shot In The Dark?
Shot In The Dark was developed by Technomancy Studios.