Games like Dark Data
If Dark Data is your kind of game, the closest matches are LuPR: Lunar Post Recruit, Serious Sam 3: BFE and Kitball 20000 — 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 Dark Data: In a world driven by blackmail, time is not money...crime is. Do you have what it takes to uncover the truth while staring at the business end of a gun? Dark Data is a local multiplayer FPS based on the unreleased mid-nineties film of the same name.
Players who liked Dark Data also play
Steam players who put hours into Dark Data also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
LuPR: Lunar Post Recruit
WHY THIS
Top pick for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Dive into chaotic combat in this fast-paced party FPS for 1–4 players! Battle with or against AI bots across six retro-inspired game modes. Snipe, set traps, launch black holes, and fight for your faction in explosive split-screen action—no DLC, just pure couch mayhem!
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Kitball 20000
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Kitball is a homage to classic old-school Maze Shooters of the 90's era, featuring modernized gameplay and graphics, while still holding onto the original simplicity and charm of its inspiration.
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
Blood™ Fresh Supply
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.
Nitrania
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Race. Boost. Unlock. A blazing-fast 90s-inspired arcade grip racer with 4-player split-screen. Master Nitro to overtake 19 rivals, collect points, and unlock cars, upgrades, and vibrant track regions. Featuring an original soundtrack by the legendary retro racing composer BARRY LEITCH.
Murder Miners
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
The #1 rated Xbox Live Indie Game. Halo-inspired. Destructible/constructible environments. Vehicles. Zombie survival. Hookshots. Infection mode: Be the zombie & eat the dead to level up your zombie abilities. Community playdates are still hosted every week, join us!
It came from space and ate our brains
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dark Data fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dark Data at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dark Data.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Dark Data on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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 Dark Data.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dark Data.
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.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Tails Noir: Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Dark Data.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dark Data.
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
Murder Miners
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
The #1 rated Xbox Live Indie Game. Halo-inspired. Destructible/constructible environments. Vehicles. Zombie survival. Hookshots. Infection mode: Be the zombie & eat the dead to level up your zombie abilities. Community playdates are still hosted every week, join us!
It came from space and ate our brains
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Dark Data.
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Frequently asked about Dark Data
- How much does Dark Data cost?
- Dark Data is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dark Data have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dark Data supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dark Data?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dark Data are LuPR: Lunar Post Recruit, Serious Sam 3: BFE, Kitball 20000.
- Who developed Dark Data?
- Dark Data was developed by Enlightened Realm, Pixelfoot Games and published by The Incubator.
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