# Games like Dark Deception

> The closest matches to Dark Deception: Outlast, Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals, CASE 2: Animatronics Survival, Five Nights at Freddy's, and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. 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. [Outlast](https://imho.run/games/238320/outlast) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 28,158 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238320/)
2. [Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals](https://imho.run/games/1266690/dark-deception-monsters-mortals) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception. 1,343 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266690/)
3. [CASE 2: Animatronics Survival](https://imho.run/games/722960/case-2-animatronics-survival) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception players' libraries, and another Action. 423 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/722960/)
4. [Five Nights at Freddy's](https://imho.run/games/319510/five-nights-at-freddy-s) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception players' libraries, and another Indie. 32,880 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/319510/)
5. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
6. [Resident Evil 7 Biohazard](https://imho.run/games/418370/resident-evil-7-biohazard) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 31,078 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/418370/)
7. [Super Dark Deception](https://imho.run/games/2193720/super-dark-deception) — Also Runner and Dark Humor, like Dark Deception. 189 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193720/)
8. [Decimate Drive](https://imho.run/games/2427950/decimate-drive) — Also Runner and Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 258 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2427950/)
9. [Poppy Playtime](https://imho.run/games/1721470/poppy-playtime) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 59,931 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721470/)
10. [Backrooms Rec.](https://imho.run/games/2275020/backrooms-rec) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception. 508 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2275020/)
11. [Escape the Backrooms](https://imho.run/games/1943950/escape-the-backrooms) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception. 36,625 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1943950/)
12. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
13. [Syndrome](https://imho.run/games/409320/syndrome) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 147 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409320/)
14. [Bendy and the Dark Revival](https://imho.run/games/1063660/bendy-and-the-dark-revival) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 7,385 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1063660/)
15. [Slender: The Arrival](https://imho.run/games/252330/slender-the-arrival) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 3,482 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252330/)
16. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
17. [Metel - Horror Escape](https://imho.run/games/1357870/metel-horror-escape) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 214 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1357870/)
18. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)
19. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
20. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
21. [Don't Be Afraid](https://imho.run/games/760410/don-t-be-afraid) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 328 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/760410/)
22. [Monstrum](https://imho.run/games/296710/monstrum) — Shares procedural generation with Dark Deception. 1,281 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/296710/)
23. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — A frequent pick in Dark Deception players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
24. [Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs](https://imho.run/games/239200/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Deception. 4,318 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239200/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=332950&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=332950
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/332950
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dark Deception

Dark Deception is a first-person horror maze game released in 2018 by Glowstick Entertainment. It combines Action, Adventure, and Indie elements in a free-to-play package that supports both single-player and multiplayer modes. Players navigate procedurally generated nightmares where tactical positioning matters, collecting secrets and items while evading pursuing monsters. Reviewers note the levels are unique and cool, offering a tense, atmospheric experience suited for short burst play sessions. The game runs at a challenging difficulty and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. It holds an 88% positive rating from over 7,600 Steam reviews. Players describe the experience as dark, anxious, and stressful.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 332950
- **Developer:** Glowstick Entertainment
- **Publisher:** Glowstick Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Free To Play
- **Categories:** Captions available, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud
- **Released:** Sep 26, 2018
- **Free to play:** yes
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/332950/dark-deception)
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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/332950/)
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