Games like In Darkness
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to In Darkness for fans of indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in In Darkness also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About In Darkness: In Darkness is a game that combines the essence of several genres like: role playing; hack n' slash; dungeon crawler; rogue like; and many others. It brings a challenging experience not only based on real time fighting, but also on how to search for information, and navigate labyrinths without map systems.
Players who liked In Darkness also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Otherlights
Top pick for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Otherlights is an action-RPG game with roguelike tendencies designed for 1 to 4 players. In this sunless world, unlock many heroes and develop their destinies to try to access the solar fragment guarded by the powerful Exharques.
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Knight Crawlers
Second-strongest match for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Spawn your own enemies in this wobbly physics based rogue-lite action RPG and mow down hundreds of foes to your heart’s content. Fend off the Hordes of the Corrupted Realms by choosing powerful skill cards, enchanting equipment, and extracting living essence to upgrade your crawler.
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Salt and Sacrifice
Third-strongest match for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
Join your fellow Marked Inquisitors in this online coop successor to award-winning 2016 Soulslike Salt and Sanctuary.
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Roll Player - The Board Game
Ranked #4 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Create the ultimate Fantasy character by rolling dice, building attributes, purchasing weapons, gaining skills, and discovering character traits in Roll Player, a digital adaptation of a popular board game of dice manipulation and strategy!
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Han Xiongnu Wars
Ranked #5 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Welcome to Han Xiongnu Wars. A stand-along game and synergy of historical Far East and multiple features in role-playing, real-time strategy and action gameplay. This game brings you to the eventful years of the early Han Dynasty, and faithfully presents the ancient eastern culture with many objects and scenes faithfully reconstructed...
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Two Worlds Epic Edition
Ranked #6 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.
... 300 years after Aziraal has been banished, a brother and sister are drawn into the conflict which has flared up between the Orcs and the free world. Kyra, the hero's younger sister, suddenly disappears in mysterious circumstances.«...If my family really belongs to the chosen ones, why then have we always been as poor as church mice?
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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
Ranked #7 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Carve your path in this Hack’n’Slash free from class boundaries. Purify a world shattered by corruption, and uncover the grim secrets and forgotten horrors lurking in the shadows of this forsaken land as you rise in Power. Your Inner aspect beckons—will you answer?
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Path of Exile
Ranked #8 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
You are an Exile, struggling to survive on the dark continent of Wraeclast, as you fight to earn power that will allow you to exact your revenge against those who wronged you. Path of Exile is an online Action RPG set in a dark fantasy world. The game is completely free and will never be pay-to-win.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below In Darkness at current Steam store prices.
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~88% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
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?
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~63% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
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GRIS
Priced ~53% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
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The Test
Priced ~75% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
Priced ~81% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
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Crypt of the NecroDancer
Priced ~63% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
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A Short Hike
Priced ~50% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
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Super Hexagon
Priced ~63% under In Darkness on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 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.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with 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.
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The Looker
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
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 In Darkness
- How much does In Darkness cost?
- In Darkness is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does In Darkness have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — In Darkness supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to In Darkness?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside In Darkness are Otherlights, Knight Crawlers, Salt and Sacrifice.
- Who developed In Darkness?
- In Darkness was developed by ocasocreations.
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 In Darkness.
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