# Games like The Consuming Shadow

> The closest matches to The Consuming Shadow: WORLD OF HORROR, Eldritch, Teleglitch: Die More Edition, Lovecraft's Untold Stories, and Darkwood. 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. [WORLD OF HORROR](https://imho.run/games/913740/world-of-horror) — Shares sanity management with The Consuming Shadow. 6,020 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/913740/)
2. [Eldritch](https://imho.run/games/252630/eldritch) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 1,204 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/252630/)
3. [Teleglitch: Die More Edition](https://imho.run/games/234390/teleglitch-die-more-edition) — Also Rogue-lite and Rogue-like, like The Consuming Shadow. 794 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/234390/)
4. [Lovecraft's Untold Stories](https://imho.run/games/871420/lovecraft-s-untold-stories) — Also Lovecraftian and Rogue-lite, like The Consuming Shadow. 310 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871420/)
5. [Darkwood](https://imho.run/games/274520/darkwood) — Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like The Consuming Shadow. 9,910 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/)
6. [Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/209830/lone-survivor-the-director-s-cut) — Shares sanity management and resource scarcity with The Consuming Shadow. 581 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/209830/)
7. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares sanity management and time pressure with The Consuming Shadow. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
8. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Also Survival Horror and Violent, like The Consuming Shadow. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
9. [Feed the Deep](https://imho.run/games/2332260/feed-the-deep) — A frequent pick in The Consuming Shadow players' libraries, and another Indie. 386 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2332260/)
10. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — A frequent pick in The Consuming Shadow players' libraries, and another Action. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
11. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — Also Lovecraftian and Rogue-like, like The Consuming Shadow. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
12. [SUNLESS SEA](https://imho.run/games/304650/sunless-sea) — A frequent pick in The Consuming Shadow players' libraries, and another RPG. 5,627 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304650/)
13. [School Labyrinth](https://imho.run/games/2423300/school-labyrinth) — Shares sanity management and resource scarcity with The Consuming Shadow. 69 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2423300/)
14. [Dead of Darkness](https://imho.run/games/2157210/dead-of-darkness) — Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like The Consuming Shadow. 103 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2157210/)
15. [Endless Dark](https://imho.run/games/2290890/endless-dark) — A frequent pick in The Consuming Shadow players' libraries, and another Strategy. 104 Steam reviews, 99% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2290890/)
16. [Inscryption](https://imho.run/games/1092790/inscryption) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 74,873 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/)
17. [The Backrooms: Survival](https://imho.run/games/1889640/the-backrooms-survival) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 511 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1889640/)
18. [Beyond the Long Night](https://imho.run/games/1730080/beyond-the-long-night) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 71 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1730080/)
19. [The Pit: Infinity](https://imho.run/games/577410/the-pit-infinity) — Shares character leveling and procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 196 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/577410/)
20. [The Light Keeps Us Safe](https://imho.run/games/853240/the-light-keeps-us-safe) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 111 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/853240/)
21. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Lovecraftian and Survival Horror, like The Consuming Shadow. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
22. [Cultist Simulator](https://imho.run/games/718670/cultist-simulator) — Also Lovecraftian and Rogue-lite, like The Consuming Shadow. 5,197 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/)
23. [The Binding of Isaac](https://imho.run/games/113200/the-binding-of-isaac) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 23,345 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/113200/)
24. [Duskers](https://imho.run/games/254320/duskers) — Shares procedural generation with The Consuming Shadow. 1,932 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254320/)

## 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=403830&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=403830&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=403830&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=403830
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/403830
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About The Consuming Shadow

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 403830
- **Developer:** Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
- **Publisher:** Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw
- **Genres:** Adventure
- **Categories:** Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Nov 20, 2015
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/403830/the-consuming-shadow)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=403830&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/403830/)
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