# Games like Silent Descent

> The closest matches to Silent Descent: Rise of Insanity, Decay: The Mare, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Left Alone, and Dark Fall: Lost Souls. 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. [Rise of Insanity](https://imho.run/games/629220/rise-of-insanity) — Shares sound design with Silent Descent. 330 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629220/)
2. [Decay: The Mare](https://imho.run/games/323720/decay-the-mare) — Shares psychological horror with Silent Descent. 481 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/323720/)
3. [Amnesia: The Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/57300/amnesia-the-dark-descent) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 12,717 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/)
4. [Left Alone](https://imho.run/games/417750/left-alone) — A frequent pick in Silent Descent players' libraries, and another Action. 371 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/417750/)
5. [Dark Fall: Lost Souls](https://imho.run/games/46750/dark-fall-lost-souls) — A frequent pick in Silent Descent players' libraries, and another Indie. 153 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46750/)
6. [Layers of Fear (2016)](https://imho.run/games/391720/layers-of-fear-2016) — Shares light puzzle solving with Silent Descent. 5,082 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/391720/)
7. [The Initiate 2: The First Interviews](https://imho.run/games/858360/the-initiate-2-the-first-interviews) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 68 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/858360/)
8. [Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition](https://imho.run/games/22120/penumbra-black-plague-gold-edition) — Shares psychological horror with Silent Descent. 1,480 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22120/)
9. [Remothered: Tormented Fathers](https://imho.run/games/633360/remothered-tormented-fathers) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 658 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/633360/)
10. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
11. [Visage](https://imho.run/games/594330/visage) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 3,985 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/594330/)
12. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
13. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — A frequent pick in Silent Descent players' libraries, and another Strategy. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
14. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
15. [No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut](https://imho.run/games/1254370/no-one-lives-under-the-lighthouse-director-s-cut) — Shares sound design with Silent Descent. 1,541 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1254370/)
16. [Stories Untold](https://imho.run/games/558420/stories-untold) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 3,201 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558420/)
17. [Husk](https://imho.run/games/553960/husk) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 54 Steam reviews, 59% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/553960/)
18. [Silver Chains](https://imho.run/games/975470/silver-chains) — Also Demons, like Silent Descent. 220 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/975470/)
19. [Unspoken](https://imho.run/games/2846290/unspoken) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 392 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2846290/)
20. [God's Basement](https://imho.run/games/753930/god-s-basement) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 535 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753930/)
21. [Stairs](https://imho.run/games/374060/stairs) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 158 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/374060/)
22. [Ad Infinitum](https://imho.run/games/1234430/ad-infinitum) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 384 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1234430/)
23. [The Heilwald Loophole](https://imho.run/games/1697720/the-heilwald-loophole) — Same atmospheric mood as Silent Descent. 262 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1697720/)
24. [Moons of Madness](https://imho.run/games/1012840/moons-of-madness) — A frequent pick in Silent Descent players' libraries, and another Adventure. 1,209 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1012840/)

## 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=729060&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=729060&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=729060&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=729060
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/729060
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Silent Descent

Silent Decent is a highly-immersive first-person horror game with a rich and engaging atmosphere. Trapped in purgatory, you play as Samuel Harris who roams in an endless loop of anguish, pain and suffering. Can you find a way to save a tormented man's soul?

## Game info

- **AppID:** 729060
- **Developer:** Deceptive Games Ltd.
- **Publisher:** Deceptive Games Ltd.
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Feb 6, 2018
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/729060/silent-descent)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=729060&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/729060/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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