# Games like Inner Darkness

> The closest matches to Inner Darkness: Rusty Lake Hotel, Visage, Pathologic 3, Happy Game, and The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Rusty Lake Hotel](https://imho.run/games/435120/rusty-lake-hotel) — Also Surreal and Hidden Object, like Inner Darkness. 2,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435120/)
2. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
3. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Also Detective and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
4. [Happy Game](https://imho.run/games/1206060/happy-game) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 1,199 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1206060/)
5. [The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2](https://imho.run/games/94300/the-dream-machine-chapter-1-2) — A frequent pick in Inner Darkness players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,057 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/94300/)
6. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — A frequent pick in Inner Darkness players' libraries, and another Action. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
7. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Also Psychedelic, like Inner Darkness. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
8. [2Dark](https://imho.run/games/435100/2dark) — Also Psychedelic, like Inner Darkness. 114 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/435100/)
9. [Eclipsium](https://imho.run/games/2419670/eclipsium) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 1,530 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/)
10. [REVEIL](https://imho.run/games/809060/reveil) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 384 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/809060/)
11. [Rise of Insanity](https://imho.run/games/629220/rise-of-insanity) — Also Psychedelic, like Inner Darkness. 330 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629220/)
12. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Also Psychedelic, like Inner Darkness. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
13. [Beside Myself](https://imho.run/games/1564110/beside-myself) — Also Psychedelic and Detective, like Inner Darkness. 169 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1564110/)
14. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3](https://imho.run/games/3168310/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-3) — Also Detective and Hidden Object, like Inner Darkness. 240 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168310/)
15. [Kairo](https://imho.run/games/233230/kairo) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 1,026 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/233230/)
16. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Detective, like Inner Darkness. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
17. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
18. [Fibrillation HD](https://imho.run/games/558450/fibrillation-hd) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 142 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558450/)
19. [NaissanceE](https://imho.run/games/265690/naissancee) — Also Psychedelic and Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 2,816 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265690/)
20. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
21. [Dreamcore](https://imho.run/games/2453060/dreamcore) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 797 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2453060/)
22. [Liminal Universe](https://imho.run/games/3151400/liminal-universe) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 75 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3151400/)
23. [The Norwood Suite](https://imho.run/games/696480/the-norwood-suite) — Also Surreal, like Inner Darkness. 536 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/696480/)
24. [Burial](https://imho.run/games/3554790/burial) — Also Surreal and Hidden Object, like Inner Darkness. 59 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3554790/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2678060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2678060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2678060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=2678060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/2678060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Inner Darkness

Inner Darkness is a first-person horror game made in pixelated 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of loneliness. The gameplay consists in walking around locations, solving riddles.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 2678060
- **Developer:** AquaHeaven Studios
- **Publisher:** Piece Of Voxel
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 7, 2024
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/2678060/inner-darkness)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=2678060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2678060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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