Games like In Darkness
If In Darkness is your kind of game, the closest matches are Otherlights, Superior Wizards and Knight Crawlers — 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 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.
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Otherlights
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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.
Superior Wizards
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Second-strongest match for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Explore the world, learn new spells, bend spells around corners and get spell upgrades in the adventure of a young wizard roaming the world. Become a wizard for hire and begin your journey.
Knight Crawlers
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Third-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.
Salt and Sacrifice
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Ranked #4 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.
Haamupeli: Wrath of the Iku-Turso
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Ranked #5 for In Darkness fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Haamupeli: Wrath of the Iku-Turso is a fantasy-themed action RPG adventure game about vanquishing an ancient threat. Recruit allies, find powerful items, develop your character and interact with the game world and its inhabitants to archieve your goals.
Han Xiongnu Wars
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Ranked #6 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...
Two Worlds Epic Edition
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Ranked #7 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?
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem
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Ranked #8 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?
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below In Darkness at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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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?
Buckshot Roulette
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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!
GRIS
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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.
The Test
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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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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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!
A Short Hike
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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.
Super Hexagon
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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.
Path of Exile
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. 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.
Stoneshard: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
You come to your senses in a sinister dungeon. The Ritual is about to commence – you have only one chance to escape. Stoneshard: Prologue is a demo to the main game, presenting its basic mechanics.
Soulstone Survivors: Prologue
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Face the Lords of the Void and their endless minions, collect their Soulstones and become a god! In this Action Roguelite, unveil secret spells, craft mighty weapons, unlock multiple characters, discover game-breaking synergies and conquer the power of the void.
Halls of Torment: Prelude
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
Vampire's Fall 2
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Rise as a vampire in a handcrafted 2D dark-fantasy RPG. Master devastating powers, confront horrific enemies, and forge your destiny in a world shattered by a brutal civil war between humans and vampires.
Tunche: Arena
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
Try the challenging Arena mode, a free standalone version of an upcoming hand-drawn beat’em up adventure Tunche, a glorious return of classic 2D beat'em up gameplay mixed with roguelike elements, hand-drawn 2D style and witchcraft.
Brother Brother
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Darkness.
You awake in a small world, in the small house that you share with your brother. His bed is cold and empty, and there’s no sign of his whereabouts. Something doesn’t feel right. Explore the land and gear up, finding your brother is going to be no walk in the park.
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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, Superior Wizards, Knight Crawlers.
- 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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