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Games like DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark

If DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are DreadOut, Remothered: Tormented Fathers and Outlast — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and tense. 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 DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark: DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.

2016IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby Digital Happiness
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  1. DreadOut

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Top pick for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

    2014IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Remothered: Tormented Fathers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Second-strongest match for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Outlast

    WHY THIS

    Shares a tense mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Third-strongest match for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Red Haze

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Ranked #4 for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    You know, my dear, it isn't safe... To wander and creep while oh so weak. In the abandoned, the rotten, the decayed. Society has forgotten you; it won't lift a finger for that which is tossed away. You're just prey that the true prowlers who lay in shadows await to feast upon.

    2017IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Outlast 2

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Daymare: 1998

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Ranked #6 for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Ranked #7 for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.

    2026ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Ranked #8 for DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~46% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~72% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~79% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~86% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~57% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~43% under DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    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 ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    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 ↗
  5. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    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.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Digital Happiness

Other recommendable Steam games by Digital Happiness, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. DreadOut

    WHY THIS

    Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.

    2014IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. DreadOut 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    A third-person horror adventure that draws inspiration from Indonesian urban legend. Play as Linda, a high school student with the ability to sense and see ghosts. This spine-chilling sequel expands on the cult hit original, making DreadOut 2 another terrifying addition to the horror genre.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. DreadEye VR

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    DreadEye is a virtual reality experience that allows you to become an Indonesian shaman. Immerse yourself in terrifying experiences set in haunted rural Indonesia, and discover the gruesome horrors lurking in the shadows!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. DreadHaunt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Play your way. Alone or together. Survive, update, repeat. DreadHaunt — where every decision matters and survival depends on TRUST. New characters, emotes, and new modes keep the fear alive — all included. Now available: Cross play with console players!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Jurig Escape

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.

    2025IndieAdventure12.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. DreadOut Remastered Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Another title from Digital Happiness, the studio behind DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark.

    Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark

Does DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark run on Steam Deck?
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark cost?
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark are DreadOut, Remothered: Tormented Fathers, Outlast.
Who developed DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark?
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark was developed by Digital Happiness.

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