Games like Veil of the Black Ark
If Veil of the Black Ark is your kind of game, the closest matches are Daymare: 1998, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil 4 (2005) — 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.
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Daymare: 1998
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Top pick for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
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.
Resident Evil 4
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Second-strongest match for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 4 (2005)
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Third-strongest match for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
(Release: 2014) Special agent Leon S. Kennedy is sent on a mission to rescue the U.S. President’s daughter who has been kidnapped.
Follia - Dear father
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Ranked #4 for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
Follia – Dear Father is a stealth survival horror that captures the genre’s essence in the halls and rooms of a university campus. Marcus goes in search of his parents, but instead finds himself struggling for his life against deadly horrors that creep around every corner.
Resident Evil 2
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Ranked #5 for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
The Evil Within
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Ranked #6 for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within 2
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Ranked #7 for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
EBOLA VILLAGE
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Ranked #8 for Veil of the Black Ark fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
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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.
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 Veil of the Black Ark.
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 with Veil of the Black Ark.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
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.
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Iron Snout
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Daymare: 1998
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
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.
Resident Evil 4
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
Resident Evil 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
The Evil Within
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Veil of the Black Ark.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
The Evil Within 2
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Veil of the Black Ark.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
Frequently asked about Veil of the Black Ark
- What games are most similar to Veil of the Black Ark?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Veil of the Black Ark are Daymare: 1998, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 (2005).
- Who developed Veil of the Black Ark?
- Veil of the Black Ark was developed by Nico Beher.
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