# Games like Dark Scavenger

> The closest matches to Dark Scavenger: Shadows Over Loathing, Crown Gambit, The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature, Death and Taxes, and Unforeseen Incidents. 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. [Shadows Over Loathing](https://imho.run/games/1939160/shadows-over-loathing) — Shares turn based combat with Dark Scavenger. 2,852 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1939160/)
2. [Crown Gambit](https://imho.run/games/2447980/crown-gambit) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 164 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2447980/)
3. [The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature](https://imho.run/games/966670/the-wanderer-frankenstein-s-creature) — A frequent pick in Dark Scavenger players' libraries, and another Indie. 98 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/966670/)
4. [Death and Taxes](https://imho.run/games/1166290/death-and-taxes) — Shares new game plus with Dark Scavenger. 3,973 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1166290/)
5. [Unforeseen Incidents](https://imho.run/games/501790/unforeseen-incidents) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 631 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/501790/)
6. [Expelled!](https://imho.run/games/2963890/expelled) — A frequent pick in Dark Scavenger players' libraries, and another RPG. 177 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2963890/)
7. [I Was a Teenage Exocolonist](https://imho.run/games/1148760/i-was-a-teenage-exocolonist) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 3,777 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1148760/)
8. [The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition](https://imho.run/games/497730/the-wardrobe-even-better-edition) — Same mysterious mood as Dark Scavenger. 161 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/497730/)
9. [Dead in Antares](https://imho.run/games/2511800/dead-in-antares) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dark Scavenger. 116 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511800/)
10. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
11. [Roadwarden](https://imho.run/games/1155970/roadwarden) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 3,718 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1155970/)
12. [Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector](https://imho.run/games/2442460/citizen-sleeper-2-starward-vector) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 1,721 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442460/)
13. [There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension](https://imho.run/games/1240210/there-is-no-game-wrong-dimension) — Also Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 9,373 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1240210/)
14. [THE LONGING](https://imho.run/games/893850/the-longing) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dark Scavenger. 3,804 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850/)
15. [Dark Nights with Poe and Munro](https://imho.run/games/1098170/dark-nights-with-poe-and-munro) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 248 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098170/)
16. [Unrest](https://imho.run/games/292400/unrest) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 103 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292400/)
17. [Quarantine Circular](https://imho.run/games/853500/quarantine-circular) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dark Scavenger. 399 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853500/)
18. [The Passenger](https://imho.run/games/2162160/the-passenger) — Also Lovecraftian and Choose Your Own Adventure, like Dark Scavenger. 107 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2162160/)
19. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Also Lovecraftian, like Dark Scavenger. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
20. [Signs of the Sojourner](https://imho.run/games/1058690/signs-of-the-sojourner) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 149 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1058690/)
21. [Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog](https://imho.run/games/2118420/stories-from-sol-the-gun-dog) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 404 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2118420/)
22. [Let Bions Be Bygones](https://imho.run/games/1347560/let-bions-be-bygones) — Also Choose Your Own Adventure and Interactive Fiction, like Dark Scavenger. 80 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1347560/)
23. [Deponia](https://imho.run/games/214340/deponia) — Same whimsical mood as Dark Scavenger. 3,001 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214340/)
24. [Gibbous -  A Cthulhu Adventure](https://imho.run/games/914020/gibbous-a-cthulhu-adventure) — Also Lovecraftian, like Dark Scavenger. 1,048 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914020/)

## 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=293880&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293880&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293880&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=293880
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/293880
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dark Scavenger

Dark Scavenger is a bizarre point-and-click RPG adventure with a focus on exploration, gaining loot, and meaningful choices. Filling the role of a powerful space traveler, you find yourself stranded on a mysterious alien planet. Will you save the world or just yourself?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 293880
- **Developer:** Psydra Games LLC
- **Publisher:** Psydra Games LLC
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 16, 2014
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/293880/dark-scavenger)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=293880&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/293880/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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