# Games like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure

> The closest matches to Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure: Penumbra Overture, The Operator, Tokyo Dark, Pathologic 3, and True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3. 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. [Penumbra Overture](https://imho.run/games/22180/penumbra-overture) — Shares environmental exploration with Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 1,939 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22180/)
2. [The Operator](https://imho.run/games/1771980/the-operator) — Also Conspiracy and Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 3,406 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1771980/)
3. [Tokyo Dark](https://imho.run/games/687260/tokyo-dark) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 581 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/687260/)
4. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Also Detective and Survival Horror, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
5. [True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 3](https://imho.run/games/3168310/true-fear-forsaken-souls-part-3) — A frequent pick in Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure players' libraries, and another Adventure. 240 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3168310/)
6. [Draugen](https://imho.run/games/770390/draugen) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 966 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/770390/)
7. [The Room Two](https://imho.run/games/425580/the-room-two) — Also Steampunk, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 10,160 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/425580/)
8. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
9. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — A frequent pick in Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure players' libraries, and another Indie. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
10. [Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder](https://imho.run/games/298930/darkness-within-1-in-pursuit-of-loath-nolder) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 269 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298930/)
11. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
12. [Dark Fall: Lost Souls](https://imho.run/games/46750/dark-fall-lost-souls) — Same atmospheric mood as Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 153 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46750/)
13. [Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged](https://imho.run/games/2544110/broken-sword-shadow-of-the-templars-reforged) — Also Conspiracy and Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 375 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2544110/)
14. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Conspiracy and Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
15. [An English Haunting](https://imho.run/games/2474030/an-english-haunting) — Same atmospheric mood as Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 247 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2474030/)
16. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
17. [Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony](https://imho.run/games/567640/danganronpa-v3-killing-harmony) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 9,237 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/567640/)
18. [The Alien Cube](https://imho.run/games/1099220/the-alien-cube) — Shares environmental exploration with Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 298 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1099220/)
19. [Saturnalia](https://imho.run/games/916350/saturnalia) — Also Conspiracy and Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 55 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/916350/)
20. [Condemned: Criminal Origins](https://imho.run/games/4720/condemned-criminal-origins) — A frequent pick in Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure players' libraries, and another Action. 1,963 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4720/)
21. [ASYLUM](https://imho.run/games/230210/asylum) — Same atmospheric mood as Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 254 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/230210/)
22. [GET EVEN](https://imho.run/games/299950/get-even) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 482 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/299950/)
23. [Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches](https://imho.run/games/298140/rhiannon-curse-of-the-four-branches) — Also Detective, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 69 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/298140/)
24. [The Beast Inside](https://imho.run/games/792300/the-beast-inside) — Also Survival Horror, like Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure. 2,333 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/792300/)

## 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=620350&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=620350&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=620350&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=620350
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/620350
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Dark Hope: A Puzzle Adventure

Dark Hope is a puzzle adventure game set in a steampunk world where electricity started and ended its existence with the light bulb. Towering clockwork puzzles and archaic symbols cover the halls. Strange rifts of light span the hallways.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 620350
- **Developer:** Broken Bunny Studios, Inc
- **Publisher:** Broken Bunny Studios, Inc
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jan 17, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/620350/dark-hope-a-puzzle-adventure)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=620350&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/620350/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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