Games like Amnesia: The Dark Descent
If Amnesia: The Dark Descent is your kind of game, the closest matches are Penumbra Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition and SOMA — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its nostalgic and sentimental value, sound design enhances immersion and atmospheric. 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 →Amnesia: The Dark Descent is a 2010 first-person survival horror game developed by Frictional Games, available for $19.99. The game tasks players with solving puzzles, managing limited resources, and navigating through flashback sequences while maintaining their character's sanity. Players describe the experience as atmospheric and immersive, with reviewers highlighting the sanity-mechanic as well-integrated into the design. The title supports custom stories, maintaining strong community engagement years after release. Sound design receives particular praise for enhancing immersion, and players note nostalgic and sentimental value in the experience. The game runs at Playable status on Steam Deck and holds a 96% positive rating from over 12,700 Steam reviews.
About Amnesia: The Dark Descent: 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.
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Penumbra Overture
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Top pick for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Second-strongest match for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Third-strongest match for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a stressful mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Ranked #4 for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Ranked #5 for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Claustrophobia
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
Amnesia: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Ranked #7 for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Still Wakes the Deep
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Ranked #8 for Amnesia: The Dark Descent fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
Layers of Fear (2016)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
Amnesia: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Penumbra Overture
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Outlast
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and a stressful mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
Visage
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Reviewers of Amnesia: The Dark Descent cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Amnesia: The Dark Descent at current Steam store prices.
Terraria
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Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Portal 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Steam right now. Shares Action with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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 Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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 Action and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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 Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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 Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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 with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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 Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
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More from Frictional Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Frictional Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
SOMA
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
Amnesia: The Bunker
WHY THIS
Shares resource management and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
Amnesia: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving, resource management and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Indie and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
Penumbra Overture
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
WHY THIS
Shares puzzle solving and an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Action and Indie with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
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.
Penumbra: Requiem
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Another title from Frictional Games, the studio behind Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Shares Indie and Adventure with Amnesia: The Dark Descent.
Puzzle expansion for Penumbra: Black Plague. Requiem is part of Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, included in the Penumbra Collection.
Frequently asked about Amnesia: The Dark Descent
- Does Amnesia: The Dark Descent run on Steam Deck?
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent 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 Amnesia: The Dark Descent cost?
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Amnesia: The Dark Descent?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Amnesia: The Dark Descent are Penumbra Overture, Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition, SOMA.
- Who developed Amnesia: The Dark Descent?
- Amnesia: The Dark Descent was developed by Frictional Games.
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