Games like The Road of Dust and Sorrow
If The Road of Dust and Sorrow is your kind of game, the closest matches are Departure of Darkness, Pulsebreaker and Recurrence — 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 The Road of Dust and Sorrow: The Road of Dust and Sorrow is a tense, story-driven pixel art horror inspired by ’90s classics. Survive a world gone wrong and protect what matters most: your daughter.
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Departure of Darkness
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Top pick for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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...
Pulsebreaker
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Second-strongest match for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Pulsebreaker is a single-player survival horror game. Manage your scarce resources such as ammo, medicine, and tools to survive. Skill-based precision tactical combat utilizing headshots, contextual dodges, and melee attacks help beat back the undead. Explore a city teetering on the brink of doom.
IndieSteam ↗Recurrence
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Third-strongest match for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
"Something is broken... and it keeps repeating."A classic survival horror set in a cyberpunk world corrupted by a strange signal. Solve puzzles, face terrifying creatures, and try to escape a nightmare that seems endless
Zombie-Like
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Ranked #4 for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Zombie-Like is a 2D zombie arcade game. Face the apocalypse alone or share the fun in co-op mode.
Horde Sweepers
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Ranked #5 for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Horde Sweepers is a dynamic Rogue-lite action game built on speed, movement, and shooting. Blast through hordes of mutants while expertly weaving between enemies. Collect powerful weapon and upgrade combos. Cleanse the city of the infestation — one sweep at a time!
Auditum
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Ranked #6 for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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.
No One Returns
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Ranked #7 for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Have you ever wondered what happens if you wake up and everyone is simply gone? No One Returns is a third-person survival horror game. Play as Denis, search a chillingly silent city for clues about your missing family while fighting the frightening zombies swarming the streets.
Survive the Horde
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Ranked #8 for The Road of Dust and Sorrow fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Face overwhelming hordes of the undead in a hyper-realistic post-apocalyptic world. Build defenses, wield devastating weapons, and unleash powerful abilities as you tear through swarms of zombies in this adrenaline-fueled first-person survival shooter.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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 The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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 The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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 The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Frequently asked about The Road of Dust and Sorrow
- What games are most similar to The Road of Dust and Sorrow?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Road of Dust and Sorrow are Departure of Darkness, Pulsebreaker, Recurrence.
- Who developed The Road of Dust and Sorrow?
- The Road of Dust and Sorrow was developed by Painted Black Games and published by Silver Lining Interactive.
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