Games like In The Black
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to In The Black for fans of action, indie, simulation, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in In The Black also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About In The Black: Nuclear-powered space combat in the 23rd century! In The Black ® is an intense, realistic space combat simulator with a serious respect for science. It is laser focused on the pilot experience and features single- and online multiplayer game modes, plus robust ship customization options.
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Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Gravity in Space
Top pick for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Gravity in Space is an acurate-physics-based spacecraft flight and combat simulation. Learn how to use gravitational forces to navigate through surreal worlds, while you outplay your enemies and shoot them.
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Starfighter Arduxim
Second-strongest match for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Strap into the cockpit of your Arduxim fighter and take on enemy starships in this first-person tactical space shooter. Harks back to the classic Wing Commander games. Playable in VR or on monitor.
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DRONE The Game
Third-strongest match for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
This version of DRONE does not yet include updates from Earth 2. We invite players to download the free demo but please resist purchasing the game as Earth 2 intends to re-release the full version as free-to-play, making it accessible for everyone. Follow our Socials and Discord for news/updates.
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Combat Air Patrol 2: Military Flight Simulator
Ranked #4 for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Feel the power of flying the AV8B Harrier II. A middle ground flight and naval combat simulator with mission planner & fully dynamic open ended campaign. Showstopping VR.
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Forefront
Ranked #5 for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Forefront is an intense VR shooter featuring 32-player large-scale battles, land, sea, and air vehicles, and immersive, tactical combat. You are the tip of the spear in the war between a global energy giant and resistance forces. Which side will you take?
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Escape from Tarkov
Ranked #6 for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Simulation with In The Black.
Escape from Tarkov is the original extraction FPS where every raid is a gamble with death. Prep your raid, bleed, endure and fight through ruthless PMC players and Scavs, gain tactical advantage and cling to your loot — only extraction decides if you live or lose it all.
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Predator: Hunting Grounds
Ranked #7 for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with In The Black.
Hunt or be hunted in this asymmetrical multiplayer shooter that pits man against Predator. As part of a Fireteam, complete missions before the Predator finds you. Or be the Predator and hunt your prey.
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GROUND BRANCH
Ranked #8 for In The Black fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below In The Black at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~75% under In The Black on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with In The Black.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Lethal Company
Priced ~50% under In The Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Priced ~50% under In The Black on Steam right now. Shares Action with In The 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.
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People Playground
Priced ~50% under In The Black on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Priced ~50% under In The Black on Steam right now. Shares Action with In The Black.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In The Black.
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.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with In The 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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with In The Black.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In The Black.
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?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In The Black.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with In The Black.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with In The 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.
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Frequently asked about In The Black
- How much does In The Black cost?
- In The Black is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does In The Black have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — In The Black supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to In The Black?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside In The Black are Gravity in Space, Starfighter Arduxim, DRONE The Game.
- Who developed In The Black?
- In The Black was developed by Impeller Studios and published by Impeller Studios, Exothermic.
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 In The Black.
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