Games like Lust for Darkness
If Lust for Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Lust from Beyond, Lust from Beyond: Prologue and Gray Dawn — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its tactical positioning matters, unpredictable enemy encounters and writing quality is exceptional. 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 →Lust for Darkness is a 2018 indie adventure that blends psychological horror with cult mystery elements. Players navigate a Victorian mansion alongside a perverse, otherworldly realm inspired by Lovecraftian lore and the surreal paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński. The game features exploration across dual realms, hidden-object collection, puzzle-solving, and side-story gathering. Players describe the atmosphere as dark and immersive, with tactical positioning mattering during unpredictable enemy encounters. The title runs short at roughly three hours and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. It holds a 69% positive rating from 1,407 Steam reviews and carries mature sexual and occult themes alongside its horror elements.
About Lust for Darkness: A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
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Lust from Beyond
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Top pick for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.
Lust from Beyond: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Second-strongest match for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired with the works of Lovecraft, Giger and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to the dark ecstasy.
Gray Dawn
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Third-strongest match for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
Scorn
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Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Ranked #4 for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
Lust for Darkness VR
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Ranked #5 for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Enter the Yelvertons’ Victorian mansion and discover the perverse reality of Lusst’ghaa - now in Virtual Reality! Inspired by the works of Lovecraft and Zdzisław Beksiński, this psychological horror guides you through an intriguing plot filled with erotic and occult themes.
Outlast 2
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Ranked #6 for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
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.
Welcome to the Game
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Ranked #7 for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
Agony UNRATED
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Ranked #8 for Lust for Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Agony UNRATED is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Lust for Darkness at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
PEAK
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?
Slay the Spire
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Priced ~58% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Inscryption
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...
Cookie Clicker
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Priced ~67% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
Noita
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under Lust for Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.
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 Lust for 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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
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 Indie with Lust for Darkness.
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 Lust for Darkness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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 Lust for 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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Lust for Darkness.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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More from Movie Games Lunarium
Other recommendable Steam games by Movie Games Lunarium, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Lust from Beyond
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Another title from Movie Games Lunarium, the studio behind Lust for Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired by the works of Lovecraft, Giger, and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to dark ecstasy.
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
WHY THIS
Shares exploration, puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Another title from Movie Games Lunarium, the studio behind Lust for Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.
Lust from Beyond: Prologue
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Lust for Darkness.
Another title from Movie Games Lunarium, the studio behind Lust for Darkness. Shares Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
A Victorian mansion. A cult worshipping an otherworldly erotic deity. Among all that - you. Explore a world inspired with the works of Lovecraft, Giger and Beksiński. See for yourself that there are no limits to the dark ecstasy.
Lust from Beyond: Scarlet
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and a dark mood with Lust for Darkness.
Another title from Movie Games Lunarium, the studio behind Lust for Darkness. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lust for Darkness.
"Lust from Beyond: Scarlet" is a stand-alone, free introduction to the full version of "Lust from Beyond" - a horror game with elements of eroticism and occultism. This is not a demo version - you won't experience any spoilers here.
Frequently asked about Lust for Darkness
- Does Lust for Darkness run on Steam Deck?
- Lust for Darkness 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 Lust for Darkness cost?
- Lust for Darkness is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Lust for Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Lust for Darkness are Lust from Beyond, Lust from Beyond: Prologue, Gray Dawn.
- Who developed Lust for Darkness?
- Lust for Darkness was developed by Movie Games Lunarium and published by Movie Games S.A..
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