Games like Barking from the Dark
If Barking from the Dark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Somnesis: The PSX Tapes, Look Both Ways and LOST ZION — 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 Barking from the Dark: You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
Players who liked Barking from the Dark also play
Steam players who put hours into Barking from the Dark also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Somnesis: The PSX Tapes
WHY THIS
Top pick for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
A 2000s psychological horror game about a young girl who uncovers a box of cursed 90s VHS cartridges in her new home. Play eerie PSX-style retro games on a CRT monitor while simultaneously managing threats in your dark bedroom. Balance nostalgic retro gameplay with real-time survival.
Look Both Ways
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
A short psychological horror game with a faithful companion and a memory that refuses to stay buried.
LOST ZION
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
Bughouse
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
Stifled is a multi-award winning, Sound-based Stealth Thriller Mystery, where SOUND is the only way you SEE and the enemies HEAR your fear through your microphone input. Microphone input and VR Features are optional.
Below, Rusted Gods
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Asleep: Act 1
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
Immersed in her nightmares, in a chaotic reality, confused and all alone. The only safe place is her room, but not forever... She wanders through an empty city and strange places while fleeing from creatures lurking in the darkness to find out what's going on. You are in the skin of Ana Lúcia.
You Must
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Barking from the Dark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
In the social network, the main character plays the quest "Hide and Seek", but this time the organizers decided to move the quest to the real world. They indicate the coordinates of the place where the quest item was hidden, the one who finds it first will receive a cash prize.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Barking from the Dark at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from 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?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Barking from 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.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barking from the Dark.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
Dictators:No Peace Countryballs
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Barking from the Dark on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Barking from the Dark.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Barking from 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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Barking from 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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Barking from the Dark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Barking from the Dark.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barking from the Dark.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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 Barking from 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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Barking from the Dark.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Frequently asked about Barking from the Dark
- How much does Barking from the Dark cost?
- Barking from the Dark is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Barking from the Dark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Barking from the Dark are Somnesis: The PSX Tapes, Look Both Ways, LOST ZION.
- Who developed Barking from the Dark?
- Barking from the Dark was developed by shoftArt.
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 Barking from the Dark.
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