Games like The Whisperer in Darkness
If The Whisperer in Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition — 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 Whisperer in Darkness: Rumors resurface. Legends are resurrected. In this Lovecraftian visual novel, play as Alex N. Wilmarth, skeptic and professor at Miskatonic University, to unravel the hideous secrets centered at a secluded farm in the hills of Vermont, coming ever closer to mortal peril.
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Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim
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Top pick for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
At long last, the works of H.P. Lovecraft meet the medium of RPG in a spectacle of light and sound befitting an old western. Only this is set in New England. Meet interesting people! See astounding wonders! Enslave humanity! Go on one date side quest in a game subtitled a dating simulator!
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
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Second-strongest match for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
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Third-strongest match for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
The Last Door - Collector's Edition
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Ranked #4 for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Something ancient and evil is stirring in Victorian England. Only you can stop it. Journey to the brink of madness and beyond as you set forth alone into the dark.
Virginia
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Ranked #5 for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Virginia is a single-player first-person thriller set in a small town with a secret. Experience a missing person investigation through the eyes of graduate FBI agent Anne Tarver.
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
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Ranked #6 for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
Scanner Sombre
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Ranked #7 for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
Oxenfree
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Ranked #8 for The Whisperer in Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Whisperer in Darkness at current Steam store prices.
Gaming Burnout Treatment Center
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Priced ~41% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Digital ED Treatment Center is a random launcher for players in a gaming slump. We help you rediscover the joy of play and unearth hidden gems buried in your library. Click to start your treatment and reignite your gaming vigor!
The Vagrant
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Priced ~47% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Guide Vivian the Vagrant, through vibrant and dynamic landscapes while hacking and slashing a path from a quiet coastal village through mysterious forests, haunted castles, and wrecked battlegrounds. When the endless barrage of enemies have been vanquished, what solace will be left for our hero?
Mining Mechs
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Priced ~61% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Unleash your inner miner as you commandeer a high-tech Mining Mech! Mine for valuable resources and upgrade your mech for even bigger hauls as you explore the underground. Fun to play alone or with up to 7 friends in online co-op multiplayer!
Seraph's Last Stand
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Priced ~54% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Create insane builds and break the game in all possible ways to get your name into the leaderboards! Every round you get stronger, but so does the enemies...
ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
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Priced ~61% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Whisperer in Darkness.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
Your Mother
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Priced ~51% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Whisperer in Darkness.
《Your Mother》is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from mothers.
LIZARDS MUST DIE
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Priced ~47% under The Whisperer in Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
The great exploits of the Ancient Rus in the war with the lizards. Immerse yourself in the world of Hyperborea and defeat hordes of Lizards and other unholy who encroached on holy places Ancestors. Choose a blessed hero and go save the world from the green plague.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Whisperer in Darkness.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
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.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Whisperer in Darkness.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Whisperer in Darkness.
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
The Supper
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer in Darkness.
The Supper is a short adventure game about the darkest side of the human soul. Ms. Appleton was always a wellspring of kindness, until The Voice started talking to her.
It gets so lonely here
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Whisperer in Darkness.
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
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Frequently asked about The Whisperer in Darkness
- How much does The Whisperer in Darkness cost?
- The Whisperer in Darkness is listed on Steam at 1.50 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Whisperer in Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Whisperer in Darkness are Army of Tentacles: (Not) A Cthulhu Dating Sim, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition.
- Who developed The Whisperer in Darkness?
- The Whisperer in Darkness was developed by NQNStudios.
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